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Council Regular Meeting, 3/19/2024, Item No. 17., Item Page 24, Packet Page 236 Q1 What should be the primary focus of the rental assistance program? (Please rank based on order of importance with #1 being ...
Q2 What should rental assistance funds be used for? (Please rank based on order of importance with #1 being the highest and #6 being the lowest) OPTIONS AVG. RANK
Assistance to secure or maintain housing 2.30
Financial assistance to prevent homelessness 2.38
Assistance due to loss or change in employment or other catastrophic events
2.53 Eviction prevention 3.59
Housing relocation and stabilization 3.89
OPTIONS AVG. RANK
Deposit assistance 2.81
Covering rent increases 3.03
Financial assistance 3.04
Short-term rental assistance 3.52
Rental arrears (back rent owed) 3.59
Application Fees 4.26
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Council Regular Meeting, 3/19/2024, Item No. 17., Item Page 25, Packet Page 237 Q3 Who should be eligible for this program?
132 (53.2%)
132 (53.2%)
17 (6.9%)
17 (6.9%)
81 (32.7%)
81 (32.7%)
18 (7.3%)
18 (7.3%)
Current resident of the City of Monterey Employees of businesses located in Monterey regardless of their city of residence Both Other (please specify)
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Council Regular Meeting, 3/19/2024, Item No. 17., Item Page 26, Packet Page 238 Q4 How should recipients of the rental assistance program be selected? 54 (21.7%)
54 (21.7%)
164 (65.9%)
164 (65.9%)
31 (12.4%)
31 (12.4%)
First come, first served Urgency of assistance needed Other (please specify) Question options
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Council Regular Meeting, 3/19/2024, Item No. 17., Item Page 27, Packet Page 239 Q5 What income levels should be a primary focus for the rental assistance program? (Please refer to chart below)
136 (55.1%)
136 (55.1%)
70 (28.3%)
70 (28.3%)
26 (10.5%)
26 (10.5%)
15 (6.1%)
15 (6.1%)
Low income level and below Median income level and below Moderate income level and below Above moderate income level
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Council Regular Meeting, 3/19/2024, Item No. 17., Item Page 28, Packet Page 240 Q6 What is the total amount of rental assistance that each qualified applicant should be eligible to receive?
58 (23.9%)
58 (23.9%)
82 (33.7%)
82 (33.7%)
61 (25.1%)
61 (25.1%)
42 (17.3%)
42 (17.3%)
Up to $3,000 Up to $5,000 Up to $10,000 No Limit
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Council Regular Meeting, 3/19/2024, Item No. 17., Item Page 29, Packet Page 241 Q7 Should rental assistance cover:
38 (15.4%)
38 (15.4%)
90 (36.6%)
90 (36.6%)
27 (11.0%)
27 (11.0%)
62 (25.2%)
62 (25.2%)
29 (11.8%)
29 (11.8%)
Entire rent Only a portion of rent Only the amount of the rent increase Any expense necessary Other (please specify)
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Council Regular Meeting, 3/19/2024, Item No. 17., Item Page 30, Packet Page 242 Q8 How many times should an applicant be eligible to receive rental assistance? 82 (34.0%)
82 (34.0%)
159 (66.0%)
159 (66.0%)
Once Multiple times
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Council Regular Meeting, 3/19/2024, Item No. 17., Item Page 31, Packet Page 243 Q9 Should rental assistance be contingent upon requiring recipients to receive information/education from the City of Monterey regarding housing resources? 95 (38.8%)
95 (38.8%)
74 (30.2%)
74 (30.2%)
64 (26.1%)
64 (26.1%)
9 (3.7%)
9 (3.7%) 3 (1.2%)
3 (1.2%)
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Council Regular Meeting, 3/19/2024, Item No. 17., Item Page 32, Packet Page 244 Q10 Should the rental assistance program offer services such as financial counseling/problem solving?
112 (45.5%)
112 (45.5%)
86 (35.0%)
86 (35.0%)
30 (12.2%)
30 (12.2%)
13 (5.3%)
13 (5.3%) 5 (2.0%)
5 (2.0%)
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Council Regular Meeting, 3/19/2024, Item No. 17., Item Page 33, Packet Page 245 Q11 Should applicants be able to use rental assistance funds for one-time legal services to resolve Tenant/Landlord issues?
66 (26.9%)
66 (26.9%)
66 (26.9%)
66 (26.9%)
57 (23.3%)
57 (23.3%)
36 (14.7%)
36 (14.7%)
20 (8.2%)
20 (8.2%)
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Council Regular Meeting, 3/19/2024, Item No. 17., Item Page 34, Packet Page 246