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File Number: 18-294 <br />exceed $56,300 and the annual income of a two-person household must not exceed $64,350. <br />Due to limits in City staffing and technical capacity, the City began outsourcing administration of <br />the program in 2003 to Neighborhood Solutions, an experienced administrator of municipal <br />rehabilitation programs. In January 2017, due to unexpected and extenuating circumstances, <br />Neighborhood Solutions informed the City that they would no longer be able to administer the <br />Housing Rehab Program effective immediately. <br />Soon thereafter, on January 19, 2017, the City issued a Request for Proposals to administer the <br />Housing Rehab Program. The City received only one proposal from Rebuilding Together <br />Oakland - East Bay (Rebuilding Together). Rebuilding Together is an affiliate of Rebuilding <br />Together, Inc., which was formerly known as Christmas in April, a leading nonprofit working to <br />preserve affordable homeownership and to revitalize communities. <br />Rebuilding Together has been diligently conducting all areas identified in their scope of work from <br />their last contract including setting up administrative/financial/contracting systems and <br />establishing program delivery coordination with City Housing staff and federal CDBG regulations. <br />Due to staff turnover both in Rebuilding Together and the City Housing Services Division in the <br />last year, this program has been slower to launch than originally expected. Rebuilding Together <br />has been diligently working to more effectively implement the City’s Housing Rehab program and <br />now has staffing in place to more adequately administer the program in FY2018-19. <br />Analysis <br />Rebuilding Together has the expertise and experience to administer San Leandro’s Housing <br />Rehabilitation Program. Rebuilding Together currently administers the housing rehabilitation <br />programs for the Cities of Oakland and Hayward. Rebuilding Together staff has the knowledge of <br />construction standards and is also well versed in the regulations and requirements of HUD’s <br />CDBG program. The City Council also approved in March 2017 a contract with Rebuilding <br />Together to administer a similar home improvement grant program for Trailer Haven Mobile <br />Home Park residents. <br />Since the dissolution of the City’s Redevelopment Agency in 2012, the Housing Rehab Program <br />has been funded solely with federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Prior to <br />the dissolution of the City’s Redevelopment Agency, Housing Set-Aside funds were used to fund <br />both grants and loans to income eligible homeowners. <br />Rebuilding Together will serve as the City’s program administrator and provide administrative <br />services such as: <br />·reviewing prospective homeowners’ applications for income-eligibility <br />·providing inspection services, <br />·managing construction progress and completion, <br />·monitoring contractors for compliance with federal CDBG regulations as well as with local <br />and State health, safety, and building laws. <br />The contract will allow Rebuilding Together to award grants to approximately fifteen (15) <br />homeowners until June 30, 2019. The $100,000 budget allocates $25,000 to Rebuilding <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/12/2018 <br />423