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Report regarding a resolution to accept technical assistance grant funding from the Partnership for the Bay's Future in an amount up to $15,000 to fund consultant support for a single room occupancy (SROs) units and mobile home park preservation ordinance and approve Budget Amendment Number 24.039. (Nori Dubon, Housing Fellow)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adopting a resolution to accept up to $15,000 in technical assistance funding from the Partnership for the Bay's Future Grant and approve Budget Amendment Number 24.039.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The City of South San Francisco, working in close partnership with Housing Leadership Council (HLC), was awarded a Partnership for the Bay's Future Policy Grant (also referred to as a Breakthrough Grant) in Summer 2022. The Policy Grant, managed by the San Francisco Foundation, provides jurisdictions a full-time Fellow, technical assistance, and other resources to help local governments create and successfully implement policies to preserve and produce affordable homes. All eleven Policy Grant awardees are made up of a local government and at least one community organization with the intent of creating a more collaborative policy-making process. The fellowship will run until May 31, 2024.
The City of South San Francisco is using The Policy Grant to advance affordable housing preservation policies and coordinate an effort to create a residential and commercial anti-displacement roadmap by hiring a consultant team to lead the work around data and research gathering, staffing a community advisory committee, and policy recommendations.
This staff report focuses on the first objective to advance preservation policies for affordable housing.
Over the past year, staff has been reminded of the vulnerability of affordable housing, most notably on the water with liveaboards in private or public marinas, Single Room Occupancy (SROs) hotel residents, and mobile home park occupants. These housing...
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