DATE: July 7, 2020
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Deputy City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt Resolutions: (1) Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Cooperation Agreement to Enable the City of Hayward to Continue Participation in the Alameda County HOME Consortium for 2021-2023; and (2) Appropriating $388,000 in HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) Funds to Provide Rental Assistance to Low-Income Tenants Experiencing Hardship Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic, as well as Authorizing the City Manager to Amend the Existing Agreement with Bay Area Community Services (BACS) to Add HOME Funds in an Amount Not-To-Exceed $388,000 to Administer the Additional Rent Relief Program Funds.
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council adopts:
1. A resolution (Attachment II) authorizing the City Manager to execute the Cooperation Agreement (the Agreement) and all other implementing documents to enable the City of Hayward to participate in the Alameda County HOME Consortium for the next three years; and
2. A resolution (Attachment III) appropriating the use of existing HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) funds for rental assistance to low-income tenants experiencing hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic and authorizing the City Manager to amend the existing agreement with Bay Area Community Services (BACS) to add HOME funds in an amount not-to-exceed $388,000 to administer the additional rent relief program funds.
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SUMMARY
This item recommends that Council adopt two resolutions related to the acceptance and allocation of federal HOME Funds.
Alameda County HOME Consortium Cooperation Agreement
Every three years, the City of Hayward must reaffirm its membership in the Alameda County HOME Consortium by entering into a Cooperation Agreement with the HOME Consortium. The administrative agreement between the City and Alameda County enables the City to continue participating in the Consortium, of which it has been...
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