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[Contract] Professional Services Agreement with International Rescue Committee, Inc. for Stockton Boulevard Housing Stabilization Programming
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FileID
File ID: 2026-01552
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Location
Location: District 5 and District 6
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Pass a Motion authorizing the City Manager or designee to execute a professional services agreement with the International Rescue Committee, Inc. to provide housing stabilization and prevention programming in an amount not-to-exceed $317,000 for an initial 12-month term.
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Contact
Contact: Ya-yin Isle, City Housing Manager, (916) 808-1869, yisle@cityofsacramento.org; Leslie Fritzsche, Economic Investment Manager, (916) 808-5450, lfritzsche@cityofsacramento.org; Axel Magallanes, Housing Analyst, (916) 808-1844, amagallanes@cityofsacramento.org; Economic Development Department
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Presenter
Presenter: Not applicable.
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Professional Services Agreement with International Rescue Committee, Inc.
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: On April 13, 2021, the City Council approved the Community Benefits Partnership Agreement (CPBA), between the City, the Regents of the University of California (UC Davis), and Wexford Development LLC outlining employment, workforce training, housing, youth engagement, and transportation commitments by all parties surrounding the development of the Aggie Square project along Stockton Boulevard. One key component of the CBPA included the commitment of $5 million from the City to fund a range of programs and activities to counter potential resident displacement and support housing stability in the neighborhoods surrounding Aggie Square. In addition, UC Davis, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 3299 (AFSCME), and the City, entered into an agreement which UC Davis to provide an additional $5 million in anti-displacement programming funds to income-qualified UC Davis employees, to be administered by the City. The City conducted a resident survey in 2022 to determine the needs in the area and based on the survey results, funded four anti-displacement pilot programs ranging in scope between housing stabilization and prevention, home repair, and first-time homebuyer programming.
Since 2023, four programs have served over 1,600 community members and the City has expended about $3 million in the Stockton Boulevard area:
• Home Repair Program: Habitat for Humanity has completed repairs on 50 homes, including the full electrification of 2 homes, for approximately $330,000.
• First-Time Homebuyer Program: CLTRE has served a cohort of 24, with 8 households who have already purchased homes and 4 more pending by the end of the year and has expended approximately $254,000.
• Housing Stabilization and Preventions:
o Step Up has served 467 households (886 individuals) and spent $1.1 million on client services between both the City and AFSCME programs.
o The Salvation Army has served 416 households (641 individuals), and spent approximately $984,000.
The initial pilots for housing stabilization and prevention with Step Up and The Salvation Army ended by late 2025 and early 2026. With sufficient funding for this programming remaining in the project, City staff issued a new Request for Qualifications (Q26021451002) on April 17, 2026 to open the opportunity to administer this programming and ensure the program continued with the most qualified organization in the community. Through this process, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) was selected to administer housing stabilization and prevention programming. The IRC’s program will offer rent, mortgage, utility, or other financial assistance to assist low-income households secure housing stability in the qualified zip-codes within City boundaries surrounding Stockton Boulevard. IRC will also leverage this programming with the Financial Empowerment Center (FEC) to ensure households assisted through this program receive holistic financial support outside of financial assistance. This contract with IRC for $317,000 is anticipated to support 50-80 households.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: Sacramento City Code Section 3.04.010(B) states all agreements involving income or expenditure of $250,000 or more require approval of the City Council.
The recommended action carries out the City's commitment to implement the CBA surrounding Stockton Boulevard to provide housing anti-displacement and stabilization programming. In addition, the contract with IRC advances the Council-adopted priorities of Economic Development and Homelessness identified at the September 30, 2025, Priority and Goal Setting Workshop and adopted by Council on November 18, 2025. Specifically, this Project implements Homelessness: Long-Term Housing Stability: Strategic Initiative 25: Homelessness Prevention, in the City of Sacramento One City, One Future Priorities Strategic Workplan.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: This program intends to serve between 50-80 households with housing stabilization assistance. Efforts to reduce and minimize the occurrence and risk of homelessness in the community by reducing rent burden for these community residents will support individuals and families gain housing stability and provide financial support.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: Execution of the IRC’s contract is not a project pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4) because it is the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: Not applicable.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: The IRC is a qualified organization that responded to the City’s Request for Qualifications (RFQ #Q26021451002). The IRC was ranked highest by the selection panel and demonstrated capability of providing the necessary programming. Three providers responded to the City’s RFQ, and the submissions were reviewed by a panel of six members, including staff from the City, Sacramento Steps Forward (SSF), local AFSCME 3299, and Sacramento Investment without Displacement (SIWD). Staff recommends this contract in alignment with the City’s commitment to provide housing anti-displacement and stabilization programming in the Stockton Boulevard area. This contract will allow the continuation of housing stabilization and prevention services through October 2027.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: On December 14, 2021, Council adopted Resolution No. 2021-0359, allocating $5 million from the City-Held Housing Trust Fund from the Measure U fund balance to the Stockton Boulevard Housing Anti-Displacement Program (I02189030) based on the commitments in the CBPA and related agreements. After the initial round of pilot programs, approximately $1.6 million in funding remains in the project between costing savings from previous programs and unobligated funding. Sufficient funding is available (Measure U Fund, Fund 2401) in the project to support the IRC’s stabilization and prevention program.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): The International Rescue Committee is a LBE.
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