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SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL 7 Cost for 22 crossing guards: $710,000 (Year 1) and $750,000 (Year 2) Cost for 9 crossing guards: $290,000 (Year 1) and $310,000 (Year 2) Savings by year: $420,000 (Year 1) and $440,000 (Year 2) 10. Reduction #13 – Restructure Housing and Human Services Grants (p. 13) a. Provide alternative scenario that reduces GF funding to an amount comparable to neighboring cities (approx. $100k/year) The revised scenario allocates $100,000 from the General Fund (GF) to the HHSG Program. This is reduced from the original reduction amount of $270,000 ($170,000 less savings). This GF amount is similar to the GF allocations provided by Dublin and Livermore, whose typical allocation is in the $80,000-$100,000 range. For FY 2025/26, the Human Services Commission has already recommended funding levels through the Housing and Human Services Grant Program (HHSG). For FY 2026/27, a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) process could be piloted to improve operational efficiency. Through this process, staff would work with the Human Services Commission and City Council to identify the top human services needs in the City, based upon the Eastern Alameda County Human Services Needs Assessment (EACHSNA) and then issue an RFQ to which agencies could respond. This method allows the City to identify areas of need and then choose the most qualified organization to provide for those needs through allocation of federal and local GF subsidies. By focusing limited funding on select services, the benefits will be greater for the organizations receiving subsidies, and the administrative process will be more efficient for City staff by focusing the number of individual grant awards. If the one-year pilot is successful, this RFQ process could be run on the two-year budget cycle, allowing for greater efficiency and impact for the City and the organizations receiving subsidies. The second year of the two-year agreement would be written with an estimated subsidy pending federal allocations and the City’s mid-term budget process. With limited resources, allocating funding intentionally and strategically allows for the grant program to have maximum beneficial impact to the community. As staff has previously noted, the current approach, which spreads small amounts of funding across many organizations, is extremely inefficient in terms of staff