Title
Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program-“Elevate MV”
Recommended Action
1. Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mountain View Approving the Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program, to be read in title only, further reading waived (Attachment 1 to the Council report).
2. Appropriate $580,510 from the General Non-Operating Fund (GNOF) to the City Manager’s Office for the unfunded recommendations included in this report to fund $570,769 in recommended contracts, $1,500 for lived experience advisors, and $8,241 for project contingency for additional pilot program implementation needs. (Five votes required)
3. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an agreement with the Community Services Agency for a total not to exceed $1,358,366 to be the project Nonprofit Implementation Partner, including $1 million in Fiscal Year 2022-23 funding for direct cash payments to participants and $358,366 for two case manager-level program staff, temporary hourly staff, a fiscal/payment processor subcontract, and administration of a Benefits Conservation Fund for the pilot program.
4. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute an agreement with the Center for Guaranteed Income Research at the University of Pennsylvania for a total not to exceed $212,403 to be the project Research Partner and provide Randomized Controlled Trial evaluation for the pilot program.
5. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a nonbinding Memorandum of Understanding with the Mayors for a Guaranteed Income to be a Thought Partner on the project for no-cost, one-on-one technical assistance for the pilot program.