DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood and Housing Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, AICP, Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
An Ordinance ratifying an application by the Neighborhood and Housing Services Department (NHSD), approving a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the City to participate in Grounded Solutions Network's ForEveryoneHome Initiative, and authorizing a co-investment in the Initiative from the city as required for participation in the Initiative in the amount of $75,000.00 to be funded from the FY 2019 Neighborhood and Housing Services Department General Fund Budget.
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance ratifies the City's application to the ForEveryoneHome Initiative (the Initiative), approves a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the City to participate in Grounded Solutions Network's ForEveryoneHome Initiative, and authorizes a one-time payment in the amount of $75,000.00 to Grounded Solutions Network (GSN.) In return, the City receives a value of $225,000.00 in technical assistance, policy consulting, and peer learning opportunities provided by GSN. Participation in the initiative is necessary for the City to advance its anti-displacement work.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The initiative is a nationwide anti-displacement and inclusive growth effort undertaken by Grounded Solutions Network (GSN) and sponsored by the Ford Foundation. GSN is a network of policy consultants specializing in anti-displacement and inclusive growth working nationwide. The Initiative's goal is to help cities develop sound anti-displacement and inclusive growth policies before displacement pressures become too great.
GSN solicited applications from municipal governments to participate in the inaugural cohort in Spring 2019. Staff identified the opportunity one week before the application deadline. Staff submitted the application on the March 14 deadline and did not have enough time to submit the application for Council approval.
GSN selected three citie...
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