IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-XXX
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO NEGOTIATE AND
EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH BAY AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES (BACS) TO MANAGE THE
PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION (PLHA) HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION RENTAL ASSISTANCE SHALLOW SUBSIDY PROGRAM FOR AN 18- MONTH PERIOD WITHIN FISCAL YEARS 2025-2026 AND 2026-2027 IN AN AMOUNT OF $1,368,952
WHEREAS, Shallow Rental Subsidy programs are a key component of local and regional homelessness prevention strategies and serve to reduce the inflow of at-risk households and homelessness; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Leandro authorized the City Manager to submit an application for PLHA funding to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and adopt the PLHA Five-Year Plan on July 20, 2020; and WHEREAS, the City amended the PLHA Five-Year Plan (2019-2023) and submission to the California Department of HCD, including an activity to develop a Shallow Rental Subsidy program; and WHEREAS, the City Council endorsed the Regional Action Plan (RAP) developed by the Bay Regional Impact Council, which outlines a system funding model to house, stabilize, and prevent individuals from reentering homelessness; and
WHEREAS, Bay Area Community Services (BACS) submitted a proposal outlining their qualifications and experience, including experience operating rental assistance shallow subsidy programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE that the City Manager has the authority to negotiate and execute an agreement between the City and BACS to manage the PLHA Homelessness Prevention Rental Assistance Shallow Subsidy program for an eighteen-month period within the Fiscal Years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 in an amount of $1,368,952.
Introduced by Councilmember ___________________ and passed and adopted this 17th of November 2025 by the following vote:
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ATTEST:
Sarah K. Bunting
Acting City Clerk
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