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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Three-Year Staffing Services Agreement Between the City of Alameda and the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda for $1,294,970 for Fiscal Year 2020-21, $1,376,529, for Fiscal Year 2021-22, and $1,471,870 for Fiscal Year 2022-23, to Administer the Rent Control Ordinance (Ordinance No. 3250) and Implementing Regulations for the City of Alameda's Rent Program. (Community Development 265)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) currently has a Staffing Services Agreement (Agreement) with the Housing Authority of the City of Alameda (Housing Authority) to administer the City's Rent Program. This Agreement will expire on June 30, 2020. Based on the Housing Authority's successful performance administering the Program, it is recommended that the City Council approve a three-year Agreement with the Housing Authority to administer the Rent Program, starting on July 1, 2020 and ending on June 30, 2023. Under the Agreement, the budget for program administration is $1,294,970 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21. For the following two years, the annual contract amounts are $1,376,529 and $1,471,870 respectively.
BACKGROUND
Following the City Council's initial adoption of the Rent Review, Rent Stabilization and Limitations on Evictions Ordinance in March 2016, the City Council approved an agreement between the City and the Housing Authority to administer the Rent Program through June 30, 2017. Subsequently, the City issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a Rent Program Administrator and the interview panel unanimously recommended that the City select the Housing Authority to continue administration of the program. On June 6, 2017, the City Council approved a three-year contract with the Housing Authority that included a $1,152,116 budget for the first year, with annual adjustments for the two subsequent years. This contract expires on June 3...
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