Title
Adopt Resolution Approving Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Burlington Associates in Community Development, LLC to Assess Feasibility of Establishing a Community Land Trust and Authorizing City Manager to Execute Same (Amount Not to Exceed: $40,000.00 from Account No. 329-4873-0755 and $20,000 from Account No. 329-5078-0630)
Summary
The State of California allocated SB-2 planning funds to the City, which the City is using to implement of several pro-housing policies and programs included in the 2019 Housing Element. One specific program that Council identified for these funds is Program H-2.4.4:
Program H-2.4.4: Consider Community Land Trust: Complete research regarding Community Land Trust and consider working with community partners to establish a Community Land Trust that serves Fort Bragg.
On August 31, 2020, the City Council approved a contract with Burlington Associates in Community Development, LLC. - a national consulting cooperative to support community land trusts (CLTs) and other shared equity homeownership strategies. The term of this contract included one year, from October 15, 2020 to October 15, 2021, for an amount not to exceed $40,000.
In January 2021, Mendocino Council of Governments (MCOG) amended their FY 2020/21 Budget to include Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) grant funds. REAP funds are provided to assist regions implement pro-housing policies. MCOG sub allocated funds to the region as follows: MCOG ($177,228), City of Ukiah ($69,536), City of Willits ($35,365), City of Point Arena ($16,381) and City of Fort Bragg ($46,410).
One of the projects the City of Fort Bragg identified for these regional planning funds is to expand the geographic area of the community land trust model to include the coastal region from Westport to Point Arena. The proposed contract amendment revises Burlington Associates in Community Development scope of work to include this expanded service area. $20,000 of REAP funds would be a...
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