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Salinas staff outlines rental-assistance options, seeks council direction on funding and scope
Summary
City staff presented options for a rental-assistance program and a housing-production dashboard; councilors urged quick action, partnership with nonprofits and potential seed funding while cautioning against tapping general fund services without offsets.
City staff on May 13 presented a review of rental-assistance program models and proposed a housing-production dashboard, asking the Salinas City Council for direction on target populations, delivery methods and funding.
Community Development Director Lisa Brinton summarized findings from other jurisdictions and from the city's own experience with COVID-era emergency rental assistance. Staff outlined core program components: eligibility tied to income and demonstrated hardship, multilingual application access, verification procedures, the administrative role (city-run versus…
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