Alameda City Council
November 15, 2022

Recommendation T o Execute Agreements to Implement a Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot ProgramAlameda City CouncilT uesday, November 15, 2022

May 17, 2022 City Council MeetingApproved guaranteed basic income pilot program$1,000 per month for 150 Low Income Households for Two Years $4.6 million of ARPA FundsCity staff will identify program partners and define roles and responsibilitiesCity staff will return to City Council to approve contracts and scopes of work for project partners Research and Program DevelopmentCity staff contacted 9 GI programsBi-weekly meetings with Mayors for Guaranteed Income (MGI)Monthly meetings with Bay Area & CA communities of practice Durham Louisville ProvidenceEvanston Mt. View TacomaLong Beach Oakland West Hollywood Outreach to StakeholdersCity staff discussed program with community stakeholders•Alameda Food Bank•ACCYF•Alameda Housing Authority•Alameda Point Collaborative•Alameda Family Services•Girls Inc. •BFWC•Kiwanis Club•Village of Love•Rotary Club (scheduled for Jan.)•Operation Dignity•City of Alameda’s Free Library•Boys & Girls Club•SSHRB•College of Alameda Request for Proposals (RFP) Process•The City released Requests for Proposals (RFPs) on August 8 for program partners•Implementation Partner •Financial Partner•Research Partner•RFPs were informed by examples provided by other cities and reviewed by Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI)•Proposals were due on September 7•The City received 12 proposals from local and out-of-state organizations RFP Process Continued•Staff completed an initial review of the proposals•Formed interview panels•The interview panels conducted a total of 8 interviews: •Implementing Partner—2 interviews; •Financial Partner—3 interviews; and •Research Partner—3 interviews.

Operation Dignity Scope of Work•Implementation Partner -- Responsible for administering the program •Support program design and refinement•Collection of applications from potential program participants•Selection and enrollment/on-boarding of program participants•Benefits counseling•Collaboration with other partners on outreach and communication efforts Abt Associates Scope of Work•Research Partner -- Responsible for evaluating the impacts of unrestricted cash aid to low-income Alameda households•Support in designing eligibility requirements•Determine methodology for the selection of the program and control group participants•Secure IRB approval and state benefits waivers•Conduct quantitative study; results to be presented to City Council Proposed Next Steps•Work with Program Partners to:•Secure benefits waivers•Develop key components of pilot program •Continue to conduct community outreach •Launch program spring/summer 2023 Recommendation•Authorize the City Manager to Execute Agreements to Implement the City of Alameda’s Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program•Operation Dignity ($900,000)•Abt Associates ($309,960)