Santa Rosa City Council
June 21, 2022

Third Amendment to
Agreement F002014 with
LegalAid of SonomaCounty
City Council Meeting
June 21, 2022
1 Kate Goldfine, Administrative Services Officer
Housing & Community Services
Background
• February 2017- Council directed $20,000 General Fund money to Legal Aid of Sonoma County (“Legal Aid”) to provide renter advocacy/legal representation services, and requested staff seek proposals for Renter/Property Owner education and mediation, eviction defense, Section 8 terminations, and habitability retaliation.
• FY 2017/18 Budget Study Sessions- Council allocated $75,000 of General Fund money for renter legal services.
• June 2017,- Request for Information issued for contractor to provide services in preparation for potential passage of Ordinance 4072 establishing rent stabilization in Santa Rosa. • Legal Aid was the only respondent, with services including tenant education; habitability, retaliation, and discrimination claim defense; Section 8 assistance; eviction defense; assistance for qualified landlords; and mobile home park resident advocacy for $87,000 annually. Ordinance 4072 did not pass. 2 Background
• Since 2017, the City has had the following agreements with Legal Aid 2 Time Period Agreement # $ Amount
May – June 2017 F001408 20,000
October 2017- September 2018 F001600 87,000
October 2018 – June 2019 F001861 62,250
July 2019- June 2020 (FY 19/20) F002014 87,000
July 2020- June 2021 (FY 20/21) F002014 Amendment #1 87,000 July 2021- June 2022 (FY 21/22) F002014 Amendment #2 87,000 TOTAL FUNDING THROUGH 6/30/22 $438,250
TOTAL CURRENT CONTRACT F002014 $377,000
Analysis
• $111K in FY 2022/23 budget for 3rd amendment to current agreement ($5,000 CARES Act CDBG-CV / $106,000 City General Fund)
• Legal Aid has met the conditions of all previous agreements • To ensure service the entire community, including those historically underserved and overrepresented, changes to the FY 2022/23 agreement include:
• Scope of Service updated to increase onsite tenant education outreach/presentations at locations / events, focused on Communities of Color, particularly in City approved Equity Priority Community areas and focused on City’s Equity Priority Populations • Anticipated Outcomes updated to request one-third of clients served represent Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities
• Quarterly Status Report updated to include a metric that eight (8) onsite presentations/outreach events as described above would occur within the period of performance 2 RECOMMENDATION
• It is recommended by the Housing & Community Services Department that the Council, by resolution, approve a Third Amendment to Professional Services Agreement Number F002014 with Legal Aid of Sonoma County to increase compensation by $111,000.00, including $106,000 of City General Fund and $5,000 of Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG-CV) funds for a total amount not to exceed $377,000.00, to extend the time of performance from June 30, 2022 through June 30, 2023, and to add provisions regarding focused outreach to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities.
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