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L1� CITY OF SANTA ANA <br /> EXHIBIT I <br /> SCOPE OF SERVICES <br /> Services Coordination for Transitional Age Youth and Former Foster Youth <br /> An organization who is awarded a contract from responding to this RFP will have a scope of work that <br /> is reflective of what is described here and in their RFP proposal, agreed upon and finalized with the <br /> Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana. <br /> A. Key Objectives <br /> 1. Provide housing navigation and landlord incentive services to assist the Foster Youth to <br /> Independence (FYI) voucher holder to lease a rental unit in the private market, <br /> 2. After the FYI voucher holder leases a rental unit, provide independent living skills training and <br /> life skills supportive services to maintain stable housing and not return to homelessness <br /> including: <br /> a. Empower youth with practical skills for independent living in their rental unit. <br /> b. Foster personal growth, self-advocacy, and community engagement. <br /> c. Support participants in achieving educational and employment goals. <br /> B. Housing Navigation and Landlord Incentive Services Required <br /> The selected provider will be responsible for delivering the following services, including but not <br /> limited to: <br /> 1. Housing Search Assistance: <br /> a. Housing search assistance is a broad term which may include many activities such as <br /> but not limited to: <br /> i. Helping a family identify and visit potentially available units during their housing <br /> search, <br /> ii. Helping to find a unit that meets the household's disability-related needs, P <br /> iii. Providing transportation and directions, <br /> iv. Assisting with the completion of rental applications and PHA forms, and <br /> v. Helping to expedite the FYI leasing process for the family. <br /> 2. Security DeposittUtility DepositfRental Application/Holding Fees: <br /> a. Application fees/non-refundable administrative or processing fees/refundable <br /> application deposit assistance: The selected provider may choose to assist the family <br /> with some or all these expenses. <br /> b. Holding fees: It is not uncommon for an owner to request a holding fee that is rolled into <br /> the security deposit after an application is accepted but before a lease is signed. <br /> i. The selected provider may cover part or all of the holding fee for units where <br /> the fee is required by the owner after a tenant's application has been accepted <br /> but before the lease signing. <br /> ii. The provider and owner must agree how the holding fee gets rolled into the <br /> deposit, and under what conditions the fee will be returned. <br /> iii. In general, owners need to accept responsibility for making needed repairs to a <br /> unit required by the initial housing quality standards (HQS) inspections and can <br /> only keep the holding fee if the client is at fault for not entering into a lease. <br /> c. Security deposit assistance: The selected provider may provide security deposit <br /> assistance for the family. <br /> i. The amount of the security deposit assistance may not exceed the lesser of <br /> two months' rent to owner, the maximum security deposit allowed under <br /> City of Santa Ana RFP No.25-057A Page 16 of 41 <br />