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.FROM: Harvey E. Costa.Bragdon �;,"�� Canty
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DATE: October 23, 1990
SUBJECT: County Housing Assistance Plan
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve 1990-93 Housing Assistance Plan Housing Assistance Goals as
attached hereto, pursuant to the Community. Development Block Grant
Program; and authorize the Director of Community Development to
forward said Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Community
Development.
FISCAL IMPACT
Absent an approved HAP the County cannot submit a Statement of Use
for Community . Development Block Grant Funds. The County receives
approximately $3 million annually for this program.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
The Housing Assistance Plan (HAP) is a required part of the
County's Community Development Block Grant Statement. Its purpose
is to survey housing conditions, assess the housing assistance
needs of the County's low and moderate income households, indicate
goals for housing assistance, 'and indicate general locations of
proposed assisted housing.
In October, 1989, the Board approved and HUD subsequently approved
an annual HAP for the Period 10/1/89 - 9/30/90. The three year
submission for the time period 10/1/90 - 9/30/93 is , due . at this
time, and must be submitted prior to Octover 31, 1990.
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CAO • (via Risk Mgmt. ) PHIL BATCHELO , CLERK OF
County Counsel THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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PART I: HOUSING ASSISTANCE NEEDS NARRATIVE
A. SUBSTANDARD HOUSING DEFINITIONS
Substandard: Housing units which do not meet the minimum
requirements specified in the Uniform Housing Code are defined
as substandard. The Uniform Housing Code meets or exceeds the
Section 8 Existing Housing Quality Standards.
Substandard and Suitable for Rehabilitation: Substandard
units which are structurally sound, where the cost of
rehabilitation does not exceed 900 of the market value of
structure after rehabilitation are defined as suitable for
rehabilitation. It has been the experience of the County
housing rehabilitation programs that approximately 90% of the
structures encountered are suitable for rehabilitation. The
calculation of suitable for rehabilitation and occupied by
lower income was derived by applying the figures contained in
the 1975 Special Census, i.e. 60% of the substandard owner
occupied housing was occupied by lower income and 80% of the
substandard rental housing was occupied by lower income.
B. EXPECTED TO RESIDE COMPONENT PARTS
The expected to reside component for the 1990-93 HAP has been
carried over from previous years due to the lack of any
additional and more comprehensive data. The data has been
modified to reflect the modified boundaries of the Urban
County, i.e. , excluding Antioch and including Pittsburg.
Components are as follow:
Small Large
Elderly Family Family Total
Present Employment 45 699 190 934
Planned Employment - 171 it 182
Elderly++ 163 , - - 163
208 870 201 1,279
C. IMPACT OF CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION
Most areas of the County where conversions were occurring are
now covered by condominium conversion ordinances. These
ordinances, in general, contain consumer protection and buyer
protection elements. Provisions related to long term leases
for seniors, discounts for purchasing, and relocation benefits
are designed to minimize hardships on segments of the
population.
In the last'few years, the market for condominium conversions
units has been very soft. Indications are that this trend
will continue. A number of projects approved for conversion
have reverted back to rentals. Most readily convertible units
have been converted and the County expects diminished activity
in the area so long as there is a reasonable supply of
relatively affordable new housing.
D. LOWER INCOME MINORITY HOUSEHOLD ESTIMATES
1 - Low Income Minority Households in Substandard Housing
Minority Category Own Rent Total
Black 94 102 196
American Indian 11 16 27
Hispanic 109 101 210
Asian/Pacific Islander 41 22 63
2 - Low Income Minority Households Paying In Excess of 30% of
Income for Rent
Minority Small Large
Category Elderly Family Family Total
Black 30 294 8 332
American Indian 4 45 1 50
Hispanic 30 290 8 327
Asian/Pacific Island 6 63 2 71
3 - Low Income Minority Households Expected To Be Displaced
Minority Small Large
Category Elderly Family Family Total
Black 0 1 0 1
American Indian - - - -
Hispanic 1 1 1 3
Asian/Pacific Island - - - -
E. SPECIAL NEEDS OF THE DISABLED
1. Physically Disabled
Limited comprehensive data is available on the extent of
the disabled populations in Contra Costa County.
According to the 1980 Census, in Contra Costa County,
35, 112 noninstitutionalized persons had work disabilities
and 15, 600 people had disabilities which prevented them
from using public transportation. The Independent Living
Resource Center estimates that roughly 40, 000 Contra
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Costa 'County residents are physically disabled. As of
March 1988, the U.S. Veterans Administration reported the
5,823 ,disabled veterans in Contra Costa County.
2. Mentally/Developmentally Disabled
Disabled populations also include those with mental and
developmental disabilities and those recovering from
alcohol and drug addictions. A 1984 United Way study
estimated that 25-30% of the population nationwide
experiences mental illness at some time in their lifetime
and 15% of the population is mentally ill at any given
time. The County Health Services Department estimates
that 2% of the County population is "persistently
mentally disabled", of which 50% is treated outside of
the public health system.
Information on the number of persons in the County with
developmental disabilities is available from client case
figures of the Regional Center of the East Bay, which
serves this population both in Contra Costa and Alameda
Counties. As of August, 1990, RCEB had 5, 564 active
clients, 500 more in the process of becoming clients, and
1400 inactive client cases. In general, RCEB finds that
one third of its caseload consists of Contra Costa
residents. Thus, RCEB estimates that there are about
2,500 known individuals in Contra Costa County with
developmental disabilities. In addition, there are 700
County residents living in the State Developmental Center
system and those who are not counted by the Regional
Center since they have not applied for services. The
Contra Costa Association for Retarded Citizens estimates
that one in every ten families has a member with a
developmental disability.
3 . Substances Abusers
Recovering alcoholics and drug abusers have needs for
permanent housing in sober living environments in
addition to short term detoxification and treatment
centers. Studies of alcoholism incidence rates
nationwide indicate incidence rates which range from 17
to 38% per capita.
A 1986 Alameda County study indicates that 3 .8% of
Californians are drug abusers. Those recovering from
chemical dependencies have needs similar to recovering
alcoholics.
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F. OTHER SPECIAL HOUSING NEEDS
1. Female Headed Households
Females make up a smaller proportion of the labor force,
are generally much lower paid, are in households with
children, and often have significant child care expenses,
all of which reduce their ability to afford market rate
housing. Most of the County Section 8 housing assistance
programs have served female headed households. In 1989,
over 72% of Section 8 certificate holders assisted by the
County Housing Authority were female headed households.
Female headed households comprise 24. 3% of the total
County households. Of those households, 27. 1% include
children. Statewide, female headed households make up
only 14.8% of all households in 1980; therefore, Contra
Costa County has a comparatively large proportion of
female headed households. According to the California
Statewide Housing Plan, the number of female headed
households statewide increased 55% from 1970 to 1980.
Census data available on female headed households in
California indicates that female headed households are
more then 3 times as likely to have incomes below poverty
levels and are almost twice as likely to be ethnic
minorities as other households. Statewide, 26. 1% of all
female headed households had incomes below the poverty
level in 1980; this is compared to 8.7% of all family
households below the poverty line. Statewide, 35% of all
female . headed households with children were minority
(non-white populations) , while minority households only
make up 19% of all households in 1980. According to the
California Statewide Housing Plan, female headed
households also experience high rates of overcrowding,
pay a high percentage of their incomes for housing, and
have predominantly very low and low incomes.
2 . Farmworkers
According to state Employment Development Department
(EDD) , farmworkers can be divided into two categories for
the purpose of examining housing needs. Regular
farmworkers are defined by EDD as those working 150 or
more days per year for the same employer.
Seasonal/migrant farmworkers work less than 150 days per
year for the same employer and sometimes travel from one
area to another for employment. EDD estimates indicate
that in 1988 Contra Costa County had 230 (annual average)
regular farmworkers and 310 local seasonal/migrant
farmworkers. The State Department of Housing and
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Community Development reports eight registered private
farmworker camps within Contra Costa County in June of
1989, which are capable of housing 218 workers. Sixteen
additional camps were inactive, with one camp. permit
pending. These facilities are inadequate to serve the
number of farmworkers in Contra Costa County.
EDD statistics on the number of farmworkers in August of
.1989 during peak agricultural activity indicated that 250
regular farmworkers and 460 seasonal farmworkers, for a
total of 710 workers, were reported. EDD staff, however,
suggests that farmworkers are underreported by 300%. On
the other hand, as undocumented workers gain legal status
pursuant to the Immigration Reform and Control Act of
1986, they may increasingly leave farm labor to work in
other employment sectors.
3 . Homeless
Homelessness has become increasingly visible in Contra
Costa County and is expected to increase. A regional
homelessness organization estimates that homelessness is
increasing at 25% a year. In 1987, the Contra Costa
County's Office on Homelessness estimated that there were
5-6, 000 homeless persons in the County, 3 ,850 of which
are in families, including 2,750 children.
The homeless population is difficult to count because the
population is so heterogeneous. Many homeless do not
want to be identified, and many homeless do not want to,
or are unable to, use homeless shelters or services.
Others of the "hidden homeless" are those who don't
receive any support services or those who are doubling-up
with friends or family. Besides the homeless in homeless
shelters, homeless people can be found in police station
lobbies or emergency rooms of hospitals, camp sites,
parked cars, in all-night movie theaters, bus stations
and airport terminals, hallways, alleys, along river
banks, or in abandoned buildings and caves.
PART II: THREE YEAR GOAL NARRATIVE
The following describes the local accomplishments in meeting the
County's Housing Assistance Plan affordable housing goals over the
last year from October 1, 1989 to September 30, 1990, as well as
the programs and activities anticipated for use in addressing the
housing goals of the County for the upcoming year and the next
three years. This report covers the Urban County of Contra Costa
which includes the unincorporated areas as well as Contra Costa
cities with the exception of Antioch, Concord, Richmond, and Walnut
Creek. Each of those cities prepare separate Housing Assistance
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Plans each year. Please note that the affordability levels
described below have been standardized pursuant to HUD definitions
of low and moderate income, which may vary from state and local
definitions of affordability. Low income households are defined
here as households with incomes up to 50% of County areawide median
income levels adjusted by household size as determined by HUD, with
moderate income defined as household incomes up to 80% of County
median income.
A) HUD Rental Programs
1) Section 8 Certificates/Vouchers
The County Housing Authority is continuing the
implementation of the Section 8 Existing Housing Program,
which assists 3,761 low income households Countywide. It
also provides Section 8 assistance through 455 vouchers,
148 subsidies in the Aftercare Program, 235 subsidies
through the Moderate Rehabilitation Program, and 95
subsidies through the rental rehabilitation program. The
Housing Authority also has 1, 140 units of public housing.
The County received 150 new Section 8 certificates and 50
vouchers last year. The County Housing Authority hopes
to receive a total of 250 certificates and 100 vouchers
next year, and an additional 660 certificates over the
following two years, depending on availability of
certificates and vouchers through various HUD programs.
Of next years certificates, 20 would be for seniors, 175
for small families, and 155 for large families. Of the
County's certificates and vouchers, 56% are serving
households in the Urban County. Of the new certificates
and vouchers, 20 provided rental assistance to seniors,
100 to other small households, and 80 to large families
occupying 3-4 bedroom units.
The Pittsburg Housing Authority also provides HUD rental
assistance in the Urban County. It provides
approximately 650 Section 8 certificates to low income
households and hopes to receive 30 new Section 8
certificates and vouchers over the next year, with a
total `of 100 certificates and vouchers over the next
three years.
2) Section 202 ElderlyjHandicapped
The Salvation Army is ready to start construction of a 50
unit Section 202 senior housing project in E1 Sobrante as
soon as they obtain HUD approvals for special off-site
improvements. The County provided funds in 1990 to pay
for these off-site improvements •through the County CDBG
program.
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A 15 unit combination apartment/group home proposal to
provide transitional and permanent housing for mentally
disabled adults, which received a Section 202 funding
commitment for a site in Danville, now has a less costly
site in Clayton. The project sponsor is pursuing County
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Clayton
Redevelopment Agency funds and is in the process of
obtaining land use approvals.
Housing for Independent People is developing an 18 unit
rental project for the mentally disabled in the City of
San Ramon. They are applying for HUD Section 202 funds
and County CDBG funds. The City of San Ramon is
providing tax increment funds for land acquisition.
B) Other Rental Assistance
1) New Construction
a) Mortgage Revenue Bond Financing
The County is continuing to work with private and non-
profit developers to produce new rental housing, with
large units for families as a high priority. The current
emphasis will be the production of affordable rental
units through the sale of tax exempt revenue bonds, the
use of available tax increment funds, and the use of the
federal and state Low Income Housing Tax Credits. The
development community has shown a declining interest in
rental development as construction and permanent
financing has become more difficult to obtain as a result
of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and
Enforcement Act of 1989, the S&L bailout legislation.
To date, the County and various participating cities have
financed almost 4,400 new rental units, of which
approximately 1, 000 units are affordable to low and
moderate income households. A number of the projects
were made financially feasible by the provision of
supplemental financing from CDBG and other sources.
The County has been very active in assisting rental
development through mortgage revenue bond financing in
the past year. The Park Regency project was funded
through a $40 million Contra Costa County tax exempt bond
issue for the first 422 unit phase of a 892 unit rental
project in the Pleasant Hill BART Redevelopment Area,
with additional funding from the private developer and
the Redevelopment Agency tax increment funds. The County
Redevelopment Agency is providing $4 .5 million (present
value) in tax increments to the project over the 35 year
life of the affordability restriction. The project will
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provide 85 low income and 49 moderate income units, all
of which will be included in the first development phase.
The project is currently under construction.
Another County bond financed project (a $20 million
issue) in the unincorporated area of Walnut Creek is also
under construction and is nearing completion. It will
provide 187 congregate care units for seniors, 38 of
which will be affordable to low income households.
The City of El Cerrito is working with a private
developer on a 135 unit rental project which will have
20% of the units affordable to low income households. Of
the 30 senior units, 7 will be affordable to low income,
while 21 of the 105 family units will be affordable to
low income. Contra Costa County has received state
authorization for multifamily bond financing to
supplement E1 Cerrito Redevelopment Agency tax increment
funds and qualified redevelopment bond financing (the
first such bond issue in the country) .
The County Housing Authority is developing a 50-60 unit
senior project on a Housing Authority site in Pittsburg.
They anticipate a funding package including County CDBG,
California Housing Finance Agency bond financing, and
state Rental Housing Construction Program funds.
The County is exploring the feasibility of a qualified
501(c)'(3) bond issue to finance the acquisition,
acquisition/rehabilitation, and new construction of
rental housing projects through nonprofit housing
development corporations. The County is developing the
lower income affordability requirements for these
projects.
b) Tax Increment Funds
The Desco Premiere project in the Pleasant Hill BART
Redevelopment area will be funded through County tax
increment funds. This will provide 42 units of lower
income rental housing out of a total of 211 units.
The City of Pinole and BRIDGE Housing is developing a
75-80 unit senior rental project, 40% of which would be
affordable to low income. This project will be assisted
by Pinole Redevelopment Agency tax increment funds.
Other possible funding sources include a County .501(c) (3)
bond issue, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, and County
CDBG funds.
The Clayton Redevelopment Agency is exploring the
feasibility of two senior rental projects totalling 100
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units, which would have 50 units affordable to low income
households.
c) Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Ecumenical Association for Housing is developing a 24
unit senior project in E1 Sobrante, which may have 6
units affordable to low income households and 17 units
affordable to moderate income households. They will be
pursuing financing (state Rental Housing Construction
Program, Low Income Housing Tax Credits, and the Federal
Home Loan Bank's Affordable Housing Program) and land use
approvals over the next year. A local church is
providing land writedowns for the project.
A 54 unit senior rental housing development, subsidized
through Low Income Housing Tax Credits, San Pablo
Redevelopment Agency bond proceeds, and County CDBG
funds, is under construction. The projected occupancy
date is October, 1990. Fourteen units will be
affordable to low income seniors and 40 to moderate
income seniors.
The County has assisted developers in applying for the
federal and state tax credits.
d) NonProfit Development
A 30 unit rental component of an owner-builder project
for farmworkers was deleted due to lack of support from
the City of Brentwood.
A 102 unit senior project, 50% affordable to low/moderate
income, funded in previous years, has been completed and
is currently occupied. The project received funding
through a density bonus and reduced land use requirements
from the City of E1 Cerrito; CDBG funds, redevelopment
funds, and mortgage revenue bond financing from the
County; and land donation and matching grant from E1
Cerrito Redevelopment Agency.
e) Second Units
The County's Second Unit Ordinance allows small detached
and attached second units in single family zones to
provide housing for elder family members. Through this
mechanism, eleven units have been approved in the
unincorporated areas last year. Based on this level of
activity, the County expects at least 10 such units to be
approved each year over the next three years.
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2) Rehabilitation
a) Rehabilitation Programs
The County Housing Authority administers a rental housing
rehabilitation program with County CDBG funds, HUD's
Rental Rehabilitation funds, and private funds. Over $
$1.75 million in funds have been devoted to the program
at this time. With 1: 1.8 financial leverage, an
effective $3 . 17 million has been made available. In the
last year, this program provided assistance for 35 units
and expects to assist 25-30 units next year. The Housing
Authority determines the income of the occupying renter
household, of which 91% have been low and moderate income
in the last year, and provides Section 8 certificates to
each low/moderate income household to prevent any
potential displacement from increased rents.
The City of Pittsburg has a separate rehabilitation
program which provided loans to low income households to
rehabilitate 3 rental units in the last year and expects
to assist 3 more next year, with a total of 10 over the
next three years. All of the resident households have
been low income, for which Section 8 certificates have
been available to prevent any potential displacement.
b) Public Housing Improvements
The County Housing Authority secured Comprehensive
Improvement Assistance Program (CIAP) funds to improve
public housing projects representing 974 units last year:
the 50 senior unit Hacienda project in Martinez, 86 Los
Medanos family units in West Pittsburg, the 176 unit El
Pueblo project in Pittsburg, 226 Las Deltas units in
North Richmond, 44 units in Brentwood, 250 units in
Rodeo, 50 senior units in West Pittsburg, and 40 senior
units in Oakley. The Housing Authority is applying for
CIAP funds for 132 additional units in West Pittsburg,
Oakley, Martinez, and North Richmond. The Housing
Authority intends to apply for funds to rehabilitate 164
units in the Urban County over the following two years.
c) Rehabilitation Projects
Housing for Independent People has rehabilitated a group
home for the mentally disabled in Concord funded through
past County CDBG funds and Special User Housing
Rehabilitation Program and Permanent Housing for
Handicapped Homeless Program funds. This project will be
occupied by January, 1991. The same non-profit
development corporation has also completed the
rehabilitation of a 7 unit apartment building in
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Pittsburg to house mentally disabled persons. The
project is now fully occupied. This project received
funding from County CDBG in previous years, along with
Special User Housing Program, and Permanent Housing for
Handicapped Homeless funds.
Las Trampas intends to acquire 5-10 group homes over the
next two years to phase out of their Las Trampas School
facility. They acquired one group home in Walnut Creek
last year with County CDBG funds.
Another non-profit organization, Rubicon, is proposing to
purchase single family homes or multifamily developments
to expand their existing facility in Richmond which
provides permanent housing, particularly for mentally
disabled adults. They have closed escrow on a 4 unit
building for which they are pursuing City of Richmond and
County CDBG funds to. provide affordability to low income
occupants. They have just received a commitment of
California Housing Rehabilitation Program funds to
rehabilitate the building. They are also rehabilitating
a fourplex in E1 Cerrito for the mentally disabled.
Two condemned vacant structures were removed and a septic
system installed at a farm labor camp. A local
nonprofit, United Council of Spanish Speaking
Organizations, is assisting the residents in
rehabilitating and converting a farmworker housing
project to cooperative ownership. This will be funded
out of FMHA funds received by the County and County CDBG
funds.
Housing for Independent People has obtained California
Housing Rental Rehabilitation Program funds, along with
Low Income Housing Tax Credits, to acquire and
rehabilitate a 75 unit Single Room Occupancy (SRO) hotel
in Martinez to provide housing for low income senior
individuals. The County and the City of Martinez may
provide additional funds. County CDBG funds have been
used in prior years to rehabilitate the building
exterior. The County has plans to survey additional SRO
hotels which could be acquired and rehabilitated to
provide very low cost housing for seniors, special user
populations, or others who can benefit from a housing
type which combines independent units with common
facilities.
Another Bay Area nonprofit is pursuing the acquisition of
two federally subsidized rental projects in order to
preserve the moderate income affordability. These
projects may utilize County 501 (c) (3) qualified bond
financing.
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BRIDGE Housing is in the process of acquiring a 76 unit
rental project in Pinole, of which 80% of the units are
very low income. They may be using County 501(c) (3) bond
financing for the acquisition.
C. Homeowner Assistance
1) Mortgage Assistance
The County, with the cooperation of all Contra Costa
County cities, has provided below-market rate mortgages
to first-time home buyers through tax exempt mortgage
revenue bond issues. Of the 212 households assisted in
the last year, approximately 32% of these loans were made
to qualifying low and moderate income households, of whom
21 purchased existing units and 46 purchased units in new
developments. A relatively high percentage of households
assisted through this program could be large households
since over 88% of the units in the 1989 issue were 3-4
bedroom units. Typically, few households assisted
through these programs are seniors due to the first-time
homebuyer requirement. This mortgage assistance was
provided out of 1988 and 1989 bond issues. The County
did not proceed with a 1990 single family bond issue due
to the high level of bond financing over the previous
several years, the limitation on bond financing available
for existing housing, and the escalating sales prices of
new single family development in Contra Costa County.
The County's continued ability to provide such financing
is dependent on reintroduction of federal legislation to
provide tax exempt bond authority. The County expects to
assist 574 households to purchase new units with bond
financing next year, 30% of which, or 172, would be low
to moderate income households per CDBG definitions. The
County expects to assist 32 households. to purchase
existing units with bond financing next year, 37% of
which, or 21, would be low to moderate income households
per CDBG definitions. This does not include any
additional mortgage assistance assuming that the County
and participating cities obtain authorization from the
state for a new single family bond issue or mortgage
credit certificate program in 1991. Similar programs may
be implemented by cities and local redevelopment.
agencies.
The City of Pittsburg received an allocation of Mortgage
Credit Certificates for a pilot program to be
administered by the County and which may be expanded
countywide if the program is successful and if
additional financing authority is available from the
state in- 1991. No certificates have been issued yet but
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35 are anticipated next year, with a total of 105
households assisted through the program over the next
three years. Of the 3.5 certificates, 10 are anticipated
to be for newly constructed units and 25 for existing
homes. Assuming the same overall income distribution of
homebuyers obtaining County bond financing, a third of
all households receiving mortgage credit certificates
would be low or moderate income households.
The County CDBG program has continued to fund a
counseling program which assists low and moderate income
seniors in weighing the advantages and pitfalls of
reverse annuity mortgages.
Hercules Redevelopment Agency operates a second mortgage
program funded out of tax increment funds but has not
made any loans in the last two years. The Agency does
not expect to assist any households in the next several
years.
2) Substantial and Minor Rehabilitation/Weatherization
County CDBG funds are used to address housing
rehabilitation needs in low income areas through zero to
low interest loans. The County successfully obtained
$250, 000 of Californian Housing Rehabilitation Program
funds in the last year. The County-administered program,
which provides coverage for most of the Urban County
assisted 40 low and moderate income households in the
past year and expects to assist 50 more next year, and
130 the following two years. This program initiated a
code enforcement and neighborhood cleanup program in
North Richmond and West Pittsburg. Through this program,
66 paint rebates were provided last year. The
Neighborhood Preservation Program hopes to continue this
program through additional County CDBG funds.
The County successfully obtained a commitment of FmHA
Section 533 Rural Housing Preservation Grant funds which
assisted 10 low income households to rehabilitate their
homes in rural areas, with an anticipated additional 15
households assisted next year.
The City of San Pablo operates a separate program with
County CDBG funds for low and moderate income households.
Last year, a total of 6 units underwent rehabilitation
through the San Pablo program, in addition to 58 units
improved through paint rebates and 285 units assisted
with dump vouchers. The City of San Pablo anticipates
that 20 units will be. assisted next year, with an
increase to 100 paint rebates and 400 dump vouchers due
to the, success of past programs.
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The City of Pittsburg operates a housing rehabilitation
program serving exclusively low income households using
County CDBG funds and redevelopment funds. It has
assisted 6 homeowner households last year, and
anticipates assisting 6 households next year, with a
total ;of 20 households over the next 3 years.
The 1990-91 County CDBG program included the following
allocations to housing rehabilitation programs-:
Program 1990-91 Budgeted Amount
County $400, 000
City of San Pablo $100, 000
City of Pittsburg $200, 000
Additional home improvement and weatherization assistance
is provided by the County Community Services Department
using state and PG&E funds. The Department anticipates
1, 325 participants next year based on serving 1,253 last
year, approximately a third of which are seniors.
3) Rehabilitation Projects
A newly formed non-profit, Community Housing Development
Corporation of North Richmond, intends to rehabilitate 20
single family units over the next 3 years in North
Richmond.
The residents of a farmworker housing project plan to
rehabilitate a 10 unit project in Brentwood, which will
be assisted through the FmHA Section 533 program, state
Farmworker Grant Program, and possibly County CDBG funds.
They ;have converted the project to cooperative
homeownership in the last year.
The Mount Diablo Habitat for Humanity plans to acquire
two single family units for homeowner sweat equity
rehabilitation in the Pittsburg area.
A private developer is currently marketing a homeowner
rehabilitation program, HUD Section 203 (k) , to provide
unit additions in a single family project in West
Pittsburg. He anticipates rehabilitating 30-40 units in
the next year.
4) Tax Increment
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The County anticipates a small amount of tax increment
funds generated in the West Pittsburg Redevelopment area,
which would be available for affordable housing in the
future.
5) New Construction
A 56 'unit owner-builder housing development for low
income households completed units in the last year in the
final phase of the project. A private developer has
completed construction of a 7 unit moderate income single
family development on a site in the North Richmond
Redevelopment Area utilizing County CDBG funds for land
acquisition and mortgage writedowns.
This development may have spurred other new homeownership
development in the North Richmond area- 6 new single
family homes are under construction and another 10 single
family application are going through the land use
approval process. A 62 unit project will provide
moderate income homeownership opportunities which may be
financed through the California Homeownership Assistance
Program. New access to the area from Highway 580 should
stimulate additional housing development in the area. A
newly formed nonprofit development corporation in North
Richmond intends to develop 40 new single family units in
the area over the next three years.
A 210 unit homeownership project developed by BRIDGE
Housing in Pinole includes 58 affordable units, 19 of
which will be affordable to low income homebuyers. It
was financed through County and California Housing
Finance Agency bond financing, a County density bonus,
ana significant developer contribution. It completed
construction in the summer of 1990.
The County completed a Property Sales Agreement to sell
County surplus property to a developer to develop a 40
unit single family project in the unincorporated Martinez
area. At least four of the units will be affordable to
moderate income, with the possibility of additional
affordability through County bond financing.
A non-profit development corporation has received land
use approvals for 104 units of owner-builder housing in
Brentwood, funded by the state Farmworker Housing Grant
Program and federal Self Help Housing Technical
Assistance Grant funds. Thirty-one units would be
affordable to low income households and forty-seven to
moderate income households.
The City of San Pablo is working with a private developer
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on a preliminary proposal for 5 units affordable to low
income households with a land writedown from the City.
The City Redevelopment Agency will be providing land
writedown for 5 single family units, which will provide
homeownership opportunities for moderate income
households.
A local nonprofit, Pittsburg Economic & Housing
Development Corporation, has obtained site control of a
7 acre site in Pittsburg, which they hope to develop as
a 122 unit condominium project, 20% affordable to
moderate and 10% affordable to low income households.
PART III: GENERAL LOCATIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING
New-Construction: Census Tract or Enumeration District Numbers, or
other locational designation
3020, 3031, 3032, 3040, 3050, 3060, 3071, 3072 , 3080, 3141, 3142,
3160, 3170, 3180, 3212, 3250, 3440, 3451, 3452, 3461, 3462, 3490,
3521, 3522, 3540, 3551, 3553, 3562, 3570, 3580, 3591, 3592, 3601,
3630, 3640, 3660, 3672, 3680, 3690, 3860, 3870, 3880, 3891.
Explanation of Selection of General Locations
New Construction
The above census tracts were chosen as suitable for new
construction based on the following criteria:
a) Under 25% non-white in population.
b) Less than 100 publicly assisted units existing within the
tract.
C) Near sources of employment and public services.
d) Furthering community development.
e) An existing need of assisted housing within the area.
f) Conformance with specific plans and goals of individual cities
and the County.
g) Existence of site which meets HUD Site and Neighborhood
Standards for New Construction.
PART IV: ANNUAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GOAL NARRATIVE
Please refer to the Three Year Goal Narrative for discussion of
this matter.
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