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TO: REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY •• r Costa
FROM: Phil Batchelor - County
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Executive Director
DATE: February 6, 2001
SUBJECT: Ruby Avenue Housing Project -North Richmond Redevelopment Project Area
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Deputy Director-Redevelopment to submit a Community
Development Block Grant application to the County for the Ecumenical Association for Housing
sponsored Ruby Avenue affordable housing project, North Richmond Redevelopment Project Area.
FISCAL IMPACT
No General Fund money will be used.on this project. The total projected project cost is$11,556,565 of
which $1,560,000 is being requested from CDB G. Additional;;project funding may be provided by the
North Richmond Redevelopment Project Area and would be an amendment to the adopted Fiscal Year
2000-01 budget.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
A major goal of the North Richmond Redevelopment Plan is to improve and expand the supply of
affordable housing in the Project Area. The Ruby Avenue housing project is a crucial step in achieving
this goal and revitalizing the residential area of the community.!'The proposed project is very conceptual
and the North Richmond Municipal Advisory Council has been apprised that a complete planning process
is necessary to determine the final housing design, site plan,!!cost, and feasibility of the project. The
NRMAC approved the submittal of the CDBG application for this project providing the community
planning process is initiated to determine whether the project feasibility for impleme tation.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SIGNATURE:i1 ,,'
_ RECOMMENDATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RECOM NDATION OF ENCY
COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF AGENCY ON February 6, 2001 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF COMMISSIONERS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT none ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN
AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact: Beth Lee
335-1256 ATTESTED February 6, 2001
orig: Redevelopment Agency PHI.BATCHELOR,
cc: Community Development AGENCY SECRETARY
CAO, ,
County.Counsel
Auditor-Controller ,
EAH via Redevelopment BY , DEPUTY