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File Number: 12 -059 recommended budget of $40,000 is for a consultant to complete phase I of the project which includes establishing the benefit formula and determining initial support. Phase 11 is projected to cost an additional $34,000 the following fiscal year. It should be noted that establishment of a PBID would require substantial staff oversight and involvement. Housing Services Programs Mortgage Credit Certificate Program - Alameda County operates this first time homebuyer assistance program and charges cities an administrative fee to participate. The MCC program provides income eligible homebuyers with tax credits and serves as a mortgage subsidy to them. San Leandro's annual pro -rated administration fee has been $1,000. Given the low annual fee for this county -wide program, the recommendation is for the annual City contribution remain at $1,000. Davis Street Family Resource Center ( DSFRC) Affordable Housing Services - In recent years, DSFRC has received a $20,000 grant from RDA Set -Aside for its Affordable Housing Services Program, which includes providing affordable housing search assistance /placement and information /referral for very low income clientele. In the last two and a half years, DSFRC has used the City's grant to leverage funding from the federal Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re- Housing Program (HPRP) grant, which ends in June 2012, and provide affordable housing services to HPRP homeless and at -risk homeless clients. Given the more limited funds available for housing programs, $5,000 in funding is recommended in Scenario A and $11,000 in Scenario B. Everyone Home Administration - EveryOne Home is a community based organization that is implementing the EveryOne Home Plan to end homelessness in Alameda County by 2020. EveryOne Home receives a total of $7,755 annually from the City and RDA as a pro -rated administration cost: $6,755 from CDBG to implement the federal homeless funding/ database portion and $1,000 from RDA Set -Aside for EveryOne Home Plan administration/ implementation. CDBG entitlement grant funding for FY 2012 -13 has been cut by HUD significantly which likely means no more CDBG funding for EveryOne Home. All participating cities in the County are planning to maintain funding for EveryOne Home administration despite the end of redevelopment and federal funding cuts. $1,000 of funding for EveryOne Home is recommended under Scenario A given the more limited housing programs budget. Scenario B increases funding to $6,000 which will serve as the City's entire annual pro -rated contribution so as not to further impact already depleted CDBG funds. Single - Family Rehab Program - This program has been annually funded with $600,000 in RDA Set -Aside as follows: $342,000 for low interest rehab loans (maximum loan is $35,000; funds = 9 loans /year) $114,000 for grants (maximum grant amount is $5,000; funds = 22 grants /year) $144,000 for project management (outsourced to Neighborhood Solutions and includes application intake, preparing bids, selecting contractors, inspections, and work - write -ups) Based on actual program results over the last five years, the program has annually provided City of San Leandro Page 4 Printed on 211012012