Report to Housing Authority
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF A CONTRACT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WESTERN ECONOMIC SERVICES, LLC TO ASSIST IN THE PREPARATION OF A FIVE-YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND AN ANALYSIS OF IMPEDIMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING CHOICE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 19-158 TO AMEND THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S FY2019-20 BUDGET (HOUSING AUTHORITY)
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I. SUMMARY
The requested action is for the purpose of securing the services of a firm on a contractual basis to assist staff in the preparation of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan (ConPlan), One-Year Annual Action Plan (Action Plan), and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (AI), as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the implementation of the CDBG Program.
These services are necessary to prepare the said documents; however, except for the Annual Action Plan, their preparation is only required once every five years. Therefore, hiring additional full time staff would not be economically feasible. In addition, the services provided by this consultant are highly specialized and require an in-depth technical analysis which staff is not able to provide.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. APPROVE a contract services agreement with Western Economic Services, LLC, to provide professional services in the preparation of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan, One-Year Annual Action Plan, and Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice from through June 30, 2020, at a cost not to exceed $74,505.00.
2. AUTHORIZE the Chairman to execute the agreement following approval as to form by the City Attorney.
3. ADOPT Resolution No. 19-158 to amend the Housing Authority's FY2019-20 budget in account number 225-70-720-964-6004.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE any other action the Authority deems appropriate and is consistent with the requirements of law.
IV. BACKGROUND
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