REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: KELLI FURTADO, Chief of Staff
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
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Actions related to the One Fresno Housing Strategy to address the production of new housing and leveraging adaptive reuse opportunities:
1. ***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 22nd Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2022-154 Appropriating $175,000 for One Fresno Housing Strategy Related Activities (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
2. Affirm the City Manager's Finding that LeSar Support Services is Uniquely Qualified
3. Approve a Consultant Agreement with LeSar Support Services for $175,000 to Provide Consultant and Grant Writing Services
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a consultant agreement with LeSar Support Services for an amount not to exceed $175,000 for the term of the agreement through June 30, 2023, for consulting and grant writing technical assistance services.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Office of the Mayor and City Manager seeks City Council approval of a professional services agreement with LeSar Support Services, a firm specializing in housing policy and grant writing services. The proposed agreement will allow the City of Fresno (City) to apply for a highly competitive funding source announced by the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) in December 2022, focused on strategic investments that can quickly provide housing at scale and catalyze economic opportunity. In addition to grant writing services, LeSar Support Services (LeSar) will also provide technical assistance and interface with HCD to ensure Fresno meets the many density, unit-count, unit-mixture, and other eligibility requirements. LeSar is uniquely qualified to provide these services in a timely fashion and ensure the City's applications are competitive as part of HCD's expedited two-stage process, with ...
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