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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ` Costa
FROM: Dennis M. Barry, AICD County
Director of Community Development
DATE: January 19, 1999
SUBJECT: Allocation of FY 1996 Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)funds.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S)& BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMAMN-DATIONS
APPROVE a correction to the December 15, 1998 allocation of FY 1996 housing Opportunities for
Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds to Resources for Community.Development (RCD) for the Aspen
Court project by increasing the $75,000 allocation by$386 to $75,386.
FISCAL IMPACT
No General Fund impact. HOPWA finds are allocated to local jurisdictions by formula, through the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
BACKGROUND/REASONS,EOR RECQNj,LM NDATI NS
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) funds are allocated to Contra Costa
Entitlement Jurisdictions(the Contra.Costa.Consortium and the Cities of Antioch, Concord, Pittsburg,
Richmond and Walnut Creek) by formula through. the City of Oakland and the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As agreed by the jurisdictions, $336,886 of the FY 1996
allocation was.reserved for the development of affordable rental housing for low-income persons with
HIV/AIDS. The Board of Supervisors approved an allocation of$75,000 on December 15, 1998 in FY
1996 HOPWA funds for this project. The allocation request should have been for an additional $3861, or
$75,386. '
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Contact: Dara Douglas, 335-1253
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED February
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County Counsel PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD
Auditor--Controller OF SUPERVISORS&COUNTY ADMINISTRATO
Community Development
BY: ., �1 ,DEPUTY
Resources for Community Development (RCD) is in the process of developing a 12-unit rental
complex in Pacheco for physically disabled persons who have HIV/AIDS. The Board of
Supervisors has approved an allocation of$380,000 in HOME Investment Partnership Act
(HOT'VIE)funds and allocations totaling $409,500 in HOPWA funds for this project. HUD has
allocated$1,124,300 in Section 811 funds to this project.
When complete, Aspen Court will provide 12 fully-accessible one-bedroom units of affordable
rental housing. Eleven units will be reserved for persons with HIV/AIDS, with the remaining unit
reserved for an on-site manager. Services will be provided to the residents and will include case
management, medical treatment and referrals, home health care, substance abuse counseling,job
placement and training, benefits advocacy, money management, assistance with meals and
groceries, and social and recreational activities.
Affordability restrictions imposed by currently approved funding sources will require all units in
the project to remain affordable to extremely-low and very-low income households disabled with
HIV/AIDS for a minimum of 30 years; as required by the County, five units must remain
affordable to extremely-low income households for 60 years; and all units must be occupied by
persons disabled with HIV/AIDS for a minimum of 60 years.
The total cost of this project is $1,914,186. The development budget and sources of funds for this
project are:
Source Amount
FY 1996 HOPWA funds $75,386
FY 1996 HOPWA(previously allocated) 134,500
FY 1995 HOPWA funds 200,000
FY 1996 HOME funds 380,000
HUD Section 811 Program 1,124.300
TOTAL $1,914,186
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