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Housing Authority <br />https://www.santa-ana.org/cd <br />Item # 4 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />May 4, 2021 <br />TOPIC: Agreement with Nan McKay and Associates, LLC <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Approve an Agreement with Nan McKay and Associates, LLC for Housing Authority <br />Case Management Services <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority to execute an agreement with <br />Nan McKay and Associates, Inc. to provide case management services for the Housing <br />Authority beginning May 4, 2021 and expiring April 30, 2024, in an amount not to exceed <br />$300,000 over a three-year period, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the <br />Executive Director and Authority General Counsel. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On February 22, 2021, the Housing Authority issued a Request for Proposals (RFP # 21- <br />026) for case management services for the Housing Authority from professional and <br />certified providers (Exhibit 1). Responses to the RFP were accepted until March 8, 2021. <br />The RFP was e-mailed to six different providers and publicized through PlanetBids to any <br />firm that expressed an interest. <br />The Housing Authority received one (1) proposal prior to the deadline. Many providers <br />are working with other housing authorities and decided not to respond to the RFP. The <br />firm that submitted a proposal is Nan McKay and Associates, Inc. Staff formed a Review <br />Panel consisting of three (3) employees from the Housing Authority to review the proposal <br />and used the Scoring and Selection Criteria from the RFP to make a decision whether or <br />not to recommend the proposal to the Housing Authority Board for approval. Following <br />this RFP process, the Review Panel is recommending the Housing Authority to execute <br />an agreement with Nan McKay and Associates, Inc. to provide case management <br />services for the Housing Authority beginning May 4, 2021 and expiring April 30, 2024 <br />(Exhibit 2). The total cost of the agreement over a three-year period is not to exceed <br />$300,000. <br />Staff is recommending approval of an agreement with Nan McKay and Associates for <br />various reasons. For four decades, Nan McKay has been one of the top training partners <br />for housing authorities throughout the United States. Staff from the U.S. Department of <br />Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rely upon Nan McKay for various certifications