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Board approves expansion of Brilliant Corners flexible housing subsidies after debate over $10 million contracting threshold
Summary
The Supervisors unanimously approved an amendment to a Brilliant Corners grant to expand the Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool. Debate focused on why the original contract was set under the $10,000,000 charter threshold and whether departments routinely set contingency amounts to avoid earlier Board review.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on June 7 unanimously approved the first amendment to a grant agreement with Brilliant Corners to expand the city—lexible Housing Subsidy Pool (FHSP).
The board voted to increase the Brilliant Corners agreement by roughly $30.3 million for a new total of about $40.2 million and extend the term through June 30, 2024; the clerk later described the item as a —ontract amendment not to exceed $40,100,000.
Supervisors pressed the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) about why the original agreement was set under the $10,000,000 threshold that would have required earlier Board review. Supervisor Preston said he had "no problem with the idea of a smaller contract initially when you're piloting something," but added a pointed procedural question: "I do have an issue with setting contract amounts just below the $10,000,000 precluding it from coming before the board."
Emily Cohen, representin…
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