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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04012003 - C57 _.... Rri5''fir `fir con Lt a TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS . r . 1� FROM: JOHN SWEETEN, County Administrator Costa DATE: MARCH 20, County SUBJECT: LETTER ACKNOWLEDGING PUBLIC CONSULTATION REGARDING LAS DELTAS LAND PARCELS FOR THE YOUTHBUILD PROGRAM SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION 1. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorize the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors to sign a letter to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that acknowledges discussion of disposition of two land parcels with four vaunt and deteriorated dwelling units in the Las Deltas Public Housing Development unincorporated North Richmond for use in a Youthbuild Program sponsored by the Redevelopment Agency and the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa. 11. FINANCIAL, IMPACT: No County General Funds are required. Ill. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND: The Housing Authority and the Redevelopment Agency are cosponsors of a Youthbuild training program to further self-sufficiency efforts of at-risk youth in North Richmond. Participants will carry out renovation or rebuilding to replace four vacant, deteriorated, and unusable public housing units on two sites: 1722 Fourth St. and 1849 Fifth St. in unincorporated North Richmond. To obtain HUD approval of a Disposition Application, a letter from an appropriate government official is needed to acknowledge discussion of the proposed disposition. Opportunities for discussion of the proposed disposition were given at the following events sponsored by the Housing Authority: (Public Hearing on Housing Authority Plan January 27, 2003 Resident Advisory Board January 27, 2003 Residents of Las Deltas March 17, 2093 Advisory Housing Commission March 17, 2003 Public Hearing on Subject Disposition Mauch 17, 2003 Board of Commissioners March 18, 2003 IV. CONSEQUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Should the Board of Commissioners choose not to approve the signing of the attached letter, the Housing Authority would not be able to complete a Disposition Application to provide sites for the Youthbuild project. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: [I]-YF-S SIGNATURE: e 'RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR []RECOM ATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE [?WPPROVE E]OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF ISO N April 1, 2003 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED © OTHER ❑ V(JTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AND UNANIMOUS CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND (ABSENT�) ) ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF AYES:_ NOES: SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ABSENT: ABSTAIN: DISTRICT III SEAT VACANT ATTESTED April 1, 2003 Contact: ROBERT McEWAN (825)228-7400 JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF cc: CCC HOUSING AUTHORITY SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CCC REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY r By: tuk� ePuty The Board of Supervisors ���� John Sweeten Clerk of the Board County Administration Building 651 Pine Street, Room 106 Costa and County Administrator(925)335-1900 Martinez,Cafit±�rnia 9453-1293 County John Glola,#st District Gayle S.Ultkenta,2nd District �- Donna Gerber,3rd District Mark DeSaulnier,4th District n Federal D.Glover 5th District March 20, 2003 ' U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Public and Indian Housing, Special Applications Center US Dept of Housing and Urban Development Metcalfe Federal Bldg 77 West Jackson Blvd. #2401 Chicago,IL 60604-3507 Subject: Acknowledgment of Community Discussion for Disposition of Two Real Estate Parcels at Las Deltas Public Housing CA39P0 11009B at 1849 Fifth St. and 1722 Fourth St., in Unincorporated Richmond, CA This letter acknowledges that Contra Costa County with jurisdiction over the unincorporated area of Richmond, California, has provided opportunity for resident and public consultation on the planned disposition of the two subject land parcels with four dwelling units at noticed meetings and public hearings. There has been no dissent regarding the proposed disposition and release for use in the Youthbuild Program. Meetings for public commentary were held as follows. Public Hearing on Housing Authority Plan January 27, 2003 Resident Advisory Board January 27, 2003 Advisory Housing Commission March 17, 2003 Residents of Las Deltas Public Housing March 17, 2003 Public Hearing on Subject Disposition March 17,2003 Housing Authority Board of Commissioners March 18,2003 The Housing Authority plan includes a continuation of prior policy for selective disposition. Further, at its March 18, 2003 regular meeting, the Board of Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, California, approved a Resolution for submittal of a Disposition Application to the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development for the subject parcels. Sincerely, Mark WDeSaulnier, Chair Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa C'X7CL'A—NeneaA.00ALS--tlTemp\Cl,oun.Noft.SaitalYB3 Disp Appt Section 3 Item 6 032003.doc