Public Hearing: YES ☐ NO ☒ Department: Board of Commissioners - District 2
SUBJECT:
Title
Commission District(s): Districts 2 and 6
Approval of Porch & Square, LLC to Enter Into Multiple Contracts with DeKalb County Commissioners in Fiscal Year 2025
Body
Information Contact: Commissioner Michelle Long Spears
Phone Number: 404-371-3054
PURPOSE:
To approve Porch & Square, LLC to enter into multiple contracts with DeKalb County Commissioners in FY25.
NEED/IMPACT:
Porch & Square, LLC. is a consulting firm that has been providing consultation regarding housing issues to District 2 since 2023. In FY25, District 2 and District 6 will contract with Porch and Square, LLC on a separate project to manage the process to envision the creation and start-up of a non-profit community land trust for the primary purpose of providing permanent affordable housing in DeKalb County. As per direction from DeKalb Purchasing and Contracting, all contractors must have contracts with an approved scope of work, and those contractors working with more than one contract are required to obtain BOC approval. This agenda item requests such approval for Porch & Square, LLC to enter into two different contracts.
FISCAL IMPACT:
District 6 Fiscal Impact not to exceed $18,000.
District 2 Fiscal impact not to exceed $60,000.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommended Action
To approve Porch & Square, LLC to enter into multiple contracts with DeKalb County Commissioners in Fiscal Year 2025.