HomeMy WebLinkAboutAaron Albrecht - COVID Relief Fund_sanitizedFrom:Aa Albrecht
To:Public Comments
Subject:RE: COVID Relief Fund
Date:Wednesday, August 19, 2020 8:40:10 AM
Hello my name is Aaron Albrecht and I am a (resident and concerned citizen) of San
Bernardino city.
My comments are about the allocation of federal funds received by the city to address
emergency solutions in response to the COVID 19 pandemic. Many families will be
faced with an eviction or foreclosures due to loss of employment, health problems,
caring for loved ones, and even supporting distance learning for school age children
when there are no longer protections after September 1st. The concern for an
increase in homelessness and displacement is a crisis that must be addressed now.
Federal resources can and should be used toward rent and eviction relief for eligible
citizens, regardless of immigration status, income thresholds, or background including
a conviction record, or eviction history. Therefore, we ask that this body to:
Modify the language to expand the existing eviction moratorium while awaiting
additional federal resources and until a rent/eviction relief program is fully
established.
Ensure that any proposed rent relief and eviction prevention program is fair,
equitable, and effective in serving ALL families, particularly those excluded from
other rental assistance programs based on immigration, income thresholds, and
background status.
Implement an oversight committee to ensure transparency and accountability
for how city’s Annual plan budgets are prioritized and used to address the most
pressing community needs.
Create opportunities for housing service agencies to be contracted to support
rent relief and eviction prevention programs.
You have a difficult job, and a difficult issue to tackle in front of you. I appreciate and
respect the difficulty you will face in this issue. Please help our lower SES San
Bernardino citizens find some relief in the form of these released funds for
homelessness and displacement issues that MUST be addressed. Blessings to you
ALL on the SB city counsel. You have my support and love.
Respectfully,
Aaron Albrecht