STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: June 28, 2023
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the City Manager or his or her designee to execute a one-year service contract for a term of one year, with an optional extension of one year, with Housing Forward (517577) (single proposer), approved as to form by the City Attorney, for master leasing services (described herein) for the Office of Homeless Solutions - Housing Forward, only proposer in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000 ("OHS") - Not to exceed $3,000,000 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service contract is to establish firm pricing for services, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis.
This service contract will provide for master leasing services on behalf of for the Office of Homeless Solutions, to secure housing units in bulk for formerly unsheltered individuals; maximizing potential for housing through existing, community rental subsidies. The proposer will manage, coordinate, and align all aspects of tenant occupancy. This includes identifying properties, potential property management as needed, negotiating 12-to-24-month lease-up plans, tenant move-in process, aligning funding for leases with a plan of sustainable rent for residents, and providing case management with the goal of creating additional supportive housing by securing more available units, in bulk, to rapidly meet the needs of our unsheltered neighbors.
A three-member committee from the following departments reviewed and evaluated the qualifications:
* Department of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization (1)
* Office of Community Care (1)
* Office of Homeless Solutions (1)
The committee selected the successful respond...
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