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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02052002 - HA1 ITIVI HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FROM: Robert McEwan, Executive Director DATE: February 5, 2002 SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 5019 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE'DIRECTOR'OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE AND SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTE RELATED DOCUMENTS FOR DISPOSITION OF THREE LAND PARCELS AT DELTAS 11009A SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION 1. RECOMMENDED ACTION: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 5019 authorizing the Executive Director of the Housing Authority to execute a Disposition Application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD) and related documents to:enable title transfer of three land parcels with four severely damaged, units at Las Deltas CA 11009A in North Richmond to the Redevelopment Agency of the County of Contra'Costa for use as affordable housing for low-income families and for training low-income-- persons under a Youthbuild Program project`. II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Authority Comprehensive:Grant?.Program funds in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00 will be used to provide title insurance and escrow fees for the ownership transfer. The reduction of four units from the Authority inventory will proportionately reduce annual grant funds from HUD for modernization, maintenance, and operations of properties owned by the Authority.' No County, General funds are required. III'_ REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND Housing Authority staff and the County Redevelopment Agency'jointly',sponsored an application to HUD for$400,000 in funding for a Youthbuild Program project that has now been approved. The CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: X YES SIGNATURE RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S)'. ACTION OF BOARD ON February 5, 2002 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED XX OTHER VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS I HERESY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT Nome ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES:'' ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED February S, 2002 JOHN SWEETEN,'.CLERK OF THE.BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR l DEPUTY C:windowslTEWYB©isposdion BO 011602-rym.doc -Page 2 of 2 project will rebuild or replace vacant and severely damaged Authority owned buildings on three' properties with affordable homes built largely with the labor of local at-risk youth. Youthbuild will also provide direction to the participating youth for education improvements, on-site training, leadership development, and supportive services. ',Upon completion, the homes will be sold on affordable terms to low-income families. At its January 28, 2002 regular meeting, the Advisory Housing Commission recommended that the steps herein be taken by staff and that their recommendation be forwarded to the Board of Commissioners. IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Should the Board of Commissioners elect not to approve the submission of a Disposition Application, the Housing Authority and the Redevelopment Agency will not be able to carry out the Youthbuild Project approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. C\windows\TE P\YB Disposition B0 011602.rlm.doc THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA RESOLUTION NO.5019 AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA TO EXECUTE AND SUBMIT AND APPLICATION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTE RELATED DOCUMENTS FOR THE DISPOSITION OF THREE LAND PARCELS AT THE LAS DELTAS PUBLIC HOUSING' DEVELOPMENT AS A GIFT TO THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, CALIFORNIA WHEREAS, The Authority collaborated with the Redevelopment Agency of the County of Contra Costa, CA to submit an application for$400,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD)for operation of a Youthbuild Program project which has been approved, and WHEREAS,the Youthbuild project will create on-site job training,education opportunities, leadership training,and supportive services for Las Deltas and other low-income North Richmond residents, and WHEREAS,operation of the project will require three sites for construction or rebuilding of three single- family dwellings for sale on affordable terms to low-income families,and WHEREAS,the Authority owns three sites,with severely damaged,vacant,forty year-old buildings,that are suitable for rebuilding with three single-family dwellings at the following addresses: 1711 Fourth Street, Richmond,CA 94801 1835-39 Fourth Street,Richmond,CA 94801 1820 Sixth Street, Richmond,CA 94801 NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by;the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the County of Centra Costa that the following actions be taken: I.AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Authority to execute a Disposition application to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and related documents to enable gift of title' ownershipof three sites at the above addresses containing four severely damaged,vacant units at the Las'Deltas CA 1 1009A Public Housing development in North Richmond to the Redevelopment Agency of the County of Contra Costa for use to reconstruct affordable housing for low-income families under the aforementioned Youthbuild project. PASSED AND ADOPTED ON February 5, 2042 by the following vote of the Commissioners. APES: GIOIA,;, UILKEMA,OERBER, DeSAULNIER, GLOVER and MEDINA:; NOES: NONE ABSENT:; NONE ABSTAIN: NONE I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED February 5, 2002 JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR BY r V x y„ayb so r-E\WfNWOR \UOA u Youth a Ew xwk;.:am Page I of 1