HERCULES CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. 25-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERCULES AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A $187,985 PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH RSG TO ASSIST THE CITY WITH IMPLEMENTING HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS TO IMPLEMENT MEANINGFUL ACTIONS RELATED TO AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING (“AFFH”) AND INCREASING THE SUPPLY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY WHEREAS, on February 27, 2024, the City elected to become Housing Successor; and WHEREAS, as Housing Successor, the City is responsible for administration of approximately $4.9 million in Housing Asset funds to support affordable housing development in Hercules; and WHEREAS, on December 4, 2024, the City adopted its 6th Cycle Housing Element; and WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 686 (AB 686), passed in 2018, created new requirements for jurisdictions to affirmatively further fair housing consistent with the requirements of the federal Fair Housing Act. According to AB 686, affirmatively furthering fair housing means to take “meaningful actions, in addition to combating discrimination, which overcome patterns of segregation and foster inclusive communities free from barriers that restrict access to opportunity based on protected characteristics”; and WHEREAS, RSG’s proposal provides a scope of services to develop and implement a plan to fulfill the City’s Fair Housing commitments in the adopted and certified 6th Cycle Housing Element and to assist the City in administering the Housing Asset Funds; and WHEREAS, due to RSG’s extensive familiarity with the Successor Agency’s finances and its status as the City’s only pre-qualified vendor for fiscal analysis, the Finance Director and City Manager authorized the sole-source procurement for this agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Hercules as follows:
The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement with RSG to assist the City with implementing Housing Element programs to implement meaningful actions related to Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (“AFFH”) and increasing the supply of affordable housing in the City.
The City Council authorizes the expenditure of an amount not to exceed $120,595 from account no. 640-6000-611.40-00 and an amount not to exceed $67,390 from account no. 100-0000-311.90-00.
The foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hercules held on the 24th day of June, 2025 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Dion Bailey, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Eibleis Melendez, City Clerk
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