Report
to
Council
Overview of
Universal/Guaranteed
Basic Income Study
Issue
Adjourn
Special
Meeting
• Ernie and Joe Dougherty. Gave
presentation.
• Mehlinger. Recognize as chair Din
would normally go last, maybe he
could go first. (wants to stick to
speaking at the end)
• Mehlinger. Why and the Who are the
issues. In strategic study session,
concerned that the approach was on
getting them out of homeless not
prevention. Keep people sliding into
homelessness. Especially looking on
reducing: powerful, 40 families in
TBRA – could also be in GBI could
supercharge the TBRA program. Other
folks, at risk, recently housed, low
income with children, domestic
violence survivors; like idea of lump
sum up front ($5,000 up front
$600/month).
• Klein. thanks to
Din for sponsoring
(Klein’s family moved around a lot and
received food assistance). GBI can’t
solve problem for everyone. Why, step
ladder, don’t fall further into poverty
and prevent homelessness. Target, not
completely behind TBRA recipients.
Like it as a narrow group. Parents with
income below certain level (Mt. View);
student parents (in college/community
college); 2 years, allows getting
degree. Philanthropic partners. Foster
Youth aging out and going to college.
Like up front lump sum. 2-year term.
½ to 1/3 up front. Finding funding and
partners is critical.
• Sell. Starting to see models (the gold
standard?). [Joe, data doesn’t support
any particular group— there is a
minimum amount, Bay Area $500-
$1,000, year minimum key success
factors]. Why give them a little help
can change the course of their life,
who low income families with children,
foster children,low income college
students. What $500-$1,000 2-years,
1/3 split up front.
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• Srinivasan. Slide 4, 733 + 64. Slide
18, Who did they talk to [reviewed
slides 26/27 in the extras] Step ladder,
prevention of homelessness. Why
comparing effectiveness with other
policies. Don’t want the same
household to get 2 benefits. Families
w/ children; parents who are partially
blind or in schooling. Duration 1-2
years. Needs to make an impact.
Hybrid lump + monthly
• Melton. Thank you to Joe Dougherty
and Ernie. One of co-sponsors of the
study. People know best how to spend
the money. Moms and Dads can make
these decisions. Look for funding –
General Fund (there could be a blow-
back from the community). Use the
existing programs as benchmarks.
Step ladder is the way to approach
(sometimes you need a boost); the
“who” starts and ends with children
(Mt. View ended up in the right place);
then foster children, then 18 years
olds going to community college.
• Joe. Need to make sure not in more
than one program
• Din. huge thank you for presentation.
Lots of thoughts. Opportunity to be a
leader. In the region Sunnyvale is one
of the few. In the middle, okay with
either of them. Many American’s are
one $1,000 check from being over the
edge. Leaning slightly stronger of a
step ladder. Lump sum vs. spread out
on who. 2 year duration. Larger
amount per month (maybe fewer
people). Think about trade-offs. Like
idea of families and parents. Federal
poverty guideline as a starting point.
Students (not specifically college
students); immigration status shouldn’t
preclude anyone; TBRA (hesitant to
focus on TBRA). Long term funding.
Council has discussed long-term
funding stream; take this in to
account. Thinking holistically about
new revenue stream.
• Mehlinger. Slide of the groups of
outreach. Add NovaWorks; Sunnyvale
Rotary Club.
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• Din. going above 15% for
administration troubles him.
• Mike Serrone. Excellent presentation.
Many studies that show it works.
Canada program. Don’t need another
pilot, just call it a program. Resist the
temptation to improve it by adding
lengthy application form. Genius of
these programs is that they are so
simple.
• Marie Bernard. Thank Joe, Alberto
and Ben. 733 is in SCS database. So
ready to partner with the city on a
program. Change lives, change city for
the better. 1/3 of children in are at risk
of hunger. 10,000 helped (that’s
40,000 if do math). 30% people
helped are children. Program to
partner with SSD/FUHSD. 2,500
children $100 gift cards for school. A
trampoline. No control group.
Program. Barriers as low and few as
possible. So much data, willing to
share.
• Stephen Meier. Enjoyed who
presentation. Anything we can do to
help unhoused population. Ask local
employers. Apple computer (largest);
tax dodge. Great employers in
Sunnyvale. Recognize Google for their
work in Moffett Park area. Help all of
Sunnyvale. Would like population to
come from local housing.
7:06. Adjourned. 10 minute recess. 7:15
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