RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH HIP HOUSING TO OPERATE THE SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM AND THE HOME SHARING PROGRAM FOR THE TERM OF JULY 1, 2003 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2004, AND AUTHORIZING THE DIRECTOR OF THE HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY TO EXECUTE SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS AND MINOR MODIFICATIONS NOT TO EXCEED $25,000 PER FUNDING SOURCE

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, HIP Housing administers the Self-Sufficiency Program (SSP) and the Home Sharing Program, programs which assist very low-income households to transition toward economic self-sufficiency and gainful employment, by providing case management services and various housing assistance options; and

WHEREAS, HIP Housing’s housing assistance options include shared housing living arrangements and time-limited shallow housing scholarships for up to two years for independent living; and

WHEREAS, the County Housing Authority administers the pilot Moving to Work Program, which offers Section 8 housing vouchers for up to five years; and

WHEREAS, HIP Housing and the County Office of Housing have negotiated to transition SSP clients receiving housing scholarships to Moving to Work Program under which they would be eligible to receive Section 8 vouchers; and

WHEREAS, County funding to facilitate the transitioning of clients will help maintain HIP Housing’s SSP Program and the Home Sharing Program; and

WHEREAS, these Programs were included in the FY 2003-2004 Community Development Block Grant Action Plan approved by the Board of Supervisors on May 6, 2003; and

WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Board of Supervisors for its consideration and acceptance, an Agreement between the County of San Mateo and HIP Housing, reference to which is hereby made for further particulars, and the Board of Supervisors has examined and approved the same as to form and content and desires to enter into the same;

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the President of this Board of Supervisors be, and is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Agreement for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the Clerk of this Board shall attest the President’s signature thereto.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Director of the Human Services Agency shall be authorized to execute subsequent amendments and modifications to this Agreement during the term of the Agreement, provided however, that such authority is limited to (a) reducing or increasing the County’s maximum fiscal obligation in the event that there is a commensurate reduction or increase in funding received by the County, provided, however, that any such increases shall be limited to a total of $25,000 per funding source; and (b) making changes in the types of services and activities provided by HIP Housing, provided that the changes have no impact on the County’s maximum fiscal obligation to HIP Housing.

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