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Authorization for Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Sacramento Related to Contracts with CVR Associates, Inc. and Payment of Costs Associated with a Contract for Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Assessment
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FileID
File ID: 2026-00606
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Adopt a City Council Resolution authorizing Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the County of Sacramento related to contracts executed with CVR Associates, Inc. and paying for costs associated with a contract for Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency Assessment and associated travel expenses for the Executive Director.
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Contact
Contact: Ya-yin Isle, City Housing Manager, (916) 808-1869, yisle@cityofsacramento.org, City Manager’s Office of Innovation and Economic Development; Michael Jasso, Assistant City Manager, (916) 808-1380, mjasso@cityofsacramento.org, City Manager's Office; James Shields, Deputy Executive Director, (916) 440-1308, jshields@shra.org, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency
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Presenter
Presenter: None.
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-City Council Resolution
3- MOU between the County of Sacramento and SHRA
4-Contract between County of Sacramento and CVR Component A
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: In 1982, the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency (SHRA) was established through a Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) between the County of Sacramento and the City of Sacramento (City) pursuant to California Government Code § 6500, et seq. SHRA was created to centralize and streamline housing and redevelopment efforts across both jurisdictions and currently serves as the primary administrator of federal, state, and local housing and community development programs.
SHRA operates with oversight provided by both the Board of Supervisors (Board) as the County and the Housing Authority of the County of Sacramento, and the Sacramento City Council (Council) as the City and the Housing Authority of the City of Sacramento. Each body retains authority over SHRA programs and funding decisions within its respective jurisdiction. SHRA also has an 11-member Housing Commission that serves as an advisory body for some items before they move to the Board or Council and has final decision-making authority for particular items, mostly related to Public Housing administration, that the Board and Council have delegated to this Commission. This structure was intended to ensure shared governance and equitable resource allocation.
In August of 2025, the Board of Supervisors directed the County Executive to obtain an outside assessment of SHRA governance and operations to determine if there are process improvements that could strengthen the organization and collaboration with jurisdictions and partners. In October of 2025, the longtime Executive Director of SHRA retired from her position and an Acting Director from within SHRA’s ranks was appointed, as approved by the Board of Supervisors and City Council. The County launched a Request for Proposals (RFP) process to bring on a consultant to perform the assessment and to seek an Interim Executive Director that could lead the organization pending the finalization of the assessment.
City staff participated with the County during the selection process of both the Executive Director and consultant; and CVR Associates, Inc. (CVR), an incorporated entity, was the highest ranked firm to demonstrate expertise in housing policy, organizational assessments to provide consulting services. As such, CVR was selected to provide the services as outlined in the Agreement for Component A: Consulting Services for SHRA Assessment.
The attached resolution authorizes SHRA to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Sacramento related to the agreement that the County will execute with CVR, for SHRA to reimburse the County for the costs associated with the agreement as follows:
1) CVR Contract Component A - Consultant services for SHRA organizational assessment, to be billed on a task basis with a total amount not to exceed amount of $650,000. (Note: The contract allows for an amendment to increase the maximum compensation amount of no more than 10% of the annual payment, $65,000 for a total of $715,000 if amended.)
The SHRA funds allocated for this assessment agreement are split 50/50 between City and County SHRA funds, and are all administrative funds and not project funds, with no impacts to City or County projects.
The scope of work included the activities and deliverables a qualified consultant would carry out to help the SHRA governing bodies better understand SHRA’s functions and oversight structure and identify ways to strengthen alignment and support for its goals. CVR’s response to the RFP and a full description of services are included as a part of Attachment 4-Contract between County of Sacramento and CVR Component A. Key areas of focus include:
• Strategy 1: Evaluate the Housing Authority’s public housing choice voucher programs, identifying opportunities to strengthen those programs within the parameters of meeting HUD regulations and guidelines, reducing barriers to accessing Housing Authority services, and aligning and integrating with community efforts to address homelessness.
• Strategy 2: Assess SHRA’s housing finance and community development processes and policies to enhance coordination and transparency in affordable housing development and financing, with the aim of expanding and diversifying housing options and funding strategies.
• Strategy 3: Review and delineate the roles and responsibilities of SHRA’s oversight bodies, ensuring the SHRA governing bodies have the information and authority needed to provide effective oversight of SHRA’s operations.
CVR’s proposed scope of work seeks to provide services for the three strategies in four phases of work:
• Phase 1: Project Mobilization and Stakeholder Engagement. This phase includes a kickoff meeting, stakeholder identification, engagement interviews, focus groups to gather qualitative and quantitative data and feedback from stakeholder groups. During this phase, a joint meeting of the Board of Supervisors and City Council members could be held to review the scope of work and gather feedback collectively and individually.
• Phase 2: Assessment and Data Collection. This phase focuses on review and analysis of policies, procedures, program data, and other relevant records; creation of detailed process maps for interactions with SHRA systems, and a comparative analysis of processes and policies against peed agencies.
• Phase 3: Program Evaluation and Analysis. This phase of work includes assessing operational efficiency, compliance with HUD guidelines for public housing and voucher programs; analysis of the housing finance and development processes, policy documents, and opportunities for enhanced coordination; and review of the roles and responsibilities of SHRA’s governing bodies, reporting requirements and decision-making structures.
• Phase 4: Recommendations and Reporting. During this phase a draft report with individual comprehensive reports for each strategy including actionable recommendations for program enhancement, process improvements, and governance alignment would be presented for feedback and refinement, with a final report including implementation guidance, detailed action steps, accountability measures, and roadmap for continuous improvement. This report and recommendations would include detailed data, numbers, and key metrics for voucher processes, staffing of key functions of SHRA, amount invested, units produced and the impacts of HUD funding cuts and recommendations.
The budget for the scope of work is as follows:
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Compensation Summary |
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Strategy 1 |
$225,000 |
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Strategy 2 |
$150,000 |
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Strategy 3 |
$125,000 |
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Travel Expenses |
$150,000 |
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Total |
$650,000 |
While the contract for the SHRA Executive Director component is separate from this contract for consulting services for the assessment work, the travel expenses for the SHRA Executive Director are included as part of this contract. The travel expenses, as with the overall budget, are billed on actual work and travel completed at a not to exceed amount listed above.
In addition, while the County of Sacramento is entering into the contract with CVR Associates directly, the ownership and oversight of the consultant and reports, documents and work products will belong to both the County and City of Sacramento. County and City staff will be working closely together to oversee the consultant’s work. Should the assessment to be completed by CVR identify additional recommended changes to the governance structure or the JPA Agreement, those would be brought forward to the Board of Supervisors and the City Council in the future.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: The City of Sacramento and County of Sacramento are the two members of the SHRA joint powers authority initially formed in 1982 and therefore the City Council must authorize SHRA to enter into an MOU with the County of Sacramento.
This action is consistent with the 2021-2029 Housing Element Policy H-7.2 Regional Coordination: The City shall coordinate with the region and work with the Continuum of Care, Sacramento County, SHRA, and partner agencies to develop strategies that address homelessness through a shared vision, coordinated programs, and joint funding opportunities.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): The proposed actions are administrative and fiscal activities and do not make any commitments to, or give approvals for, specific projects or activities which have the potential to result in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Therefore, the proposed actions do not constitute a project subject to environmental review under the CEQA per Guidelines Section 15378(b). Environmental Review for specific projects will be completed prior to any discretionary action(s) being carried out with regard to such projects.
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): The proposed actions are administrative and fiscal activities and do not make any commitments to, or give approvals for, specific projects or activities and are exempt under the NEPA per 24 CFR 58.34(a)(2) and (3). Environmental Review for specific projects will be completed prior to any choice limiting action(s) being carried out with regard to such projects.
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: On January 21, 2026, the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Commission adopted a resolution authorizing the Acting Executive Director, or his designee, to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Sacramento for the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency to reimburse the County for costs associated with CVR Associates, Inc. consulting and interim executive consulting services, in an amount not to exceed $1,097,800.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: The approval of the MOU between SHRA and the County of Sacramento is necessary to reimburse the County for the contracted work to conduct an Agency assessment.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: All costs for the consulting services are contained in the SHRA approved 2026 and Subsequent Agency Budgets. There is no cost or impact on the City General Fund.
Within the SHRA budget, the split for the $650,000 contract amount and 10% budget increase allowance, is split 50/50 between City and County SHRA administrative funds ($357,500 each City and County SHRA funds for a total of $715,000). These SHRA City and County funds are all administrative funds and not project funds, with no impacts to City or County projects.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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