RFP for Consulting Services for
Anti-Displacement Roadmap
COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL DISPLACEMENT
Background
•South San Francisco has transitioned from an industrial suburb with a blue-collar residential population and relatively affordable housing to a biotech hub •Affordability and displacement issues for both commercial and residential tenants was raised during General Plan and Housing Element outreach
•At its annual retreat in February 2023, City Council directed staff to work on an AntiDisplacement Roadmap to address both commercial and residential displacement pressures Request for Proposals (RFP)
•Understanding developing an Anti-Displacement Roadmap would be a long-term, time-intensive process, staff issued an RFP for a firm (or firms) to guide the work •The RFP was posted on October 4, 2023, on the City's OpenGov platform •The Scope of Work identified in the RFP includes:
• Research & Data Gathering
• Community Engagement including establishment of a community advisory committee • Report development and policy recommendations
Request for Proposals (RFP)
•The City received four proposals:
• Community Planning Collaborative
• HR&A Advisors, Inc.
• RSG, Inc.
• InterEthnica
•ECD staff initially did a paper review of the submittals, eliminating one firm and interviewing the three highest scoring firms on November 30, 2023
Staff Recommends HR&A Advisors, Inc
•HR&A
• Experience working across the country analyzing residential and commercial displacement trends and developing policies and tools to address affordability challenges and displacement risks for both residents and businesses.
•Previous Work
• San Jose: worked with the City and VTA to develop residential and commercial anti-displacement strategies as part of a neighborhood plan update addressing impacts of a new BART station • St. Paul: analyzed feasibility and likely effectiveness of policies and programs to minimize residential displacement risks for low and mod households and commercial displacement for small businesses • Hayward: defined the impact of displacement on various neighborhoods and identified trends in rent and property value escalation
• Los Angeles County: Worked with the Department of Regional Planning to address residential and commercial displacement concerns in a historically Black neighborhood in South LA Kearns & West (Sub Consultant)
•Kearns & West
• Will support the community engagement and outreach portion of the work • Expertise in collaborative planning on multifaceted projects • Managing outreach and community facilitation
• Engaging with diverse Bay Area communities regarding housing and other challenging local topics Timeline
• The work will take up to two years
• 3-6 months for the preliminary work
• Data Gathering and Research
• Assembling an Advisory Committee
• One year of outreach, policy ideation, advisory committee work • Additional 3-6 months to finalize policy recommendations, present to Council, and create roadmap document
Budget
•HR&A proposes to complete the core tasks for an amount not to exceed $387,600 •Budget Breakdown
• Task 1: Project Management - $49,725
• Task 2: Research and Data Gathering - $144,650
• Task 3: Community Engagement - $79,790
• Task 4: Reporting and Policy Recommendations - $47,910 • 15% Contingency - $50,525
• Total = $387,600
Funding Sources
•$200,000 appropriated in the FY23-24 budget from the General Plan Maintenance Reserve •Additional $187,600 needed to fund the remainder of the contract will be incorporated into the FY24-25 budget and funded by Commercial Linkage Fees
Recommendation
•Staff recommends Council adopt the Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a professional services agreement with HR&A to develop an anti-displacement roadmap in an amount not to exceed $387,600.