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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-10-14; Housing Commission; MinutesMinutes of: Time of Meeting: Date of Meeting: Place of Meeting: CALL TO ORDER: HOUSING COMMISSION 6:00 P.M. October 14, 1993 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS Vice Chairman Avis called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: The pledge of allegiance was led by Vice-Chairman Avis. ROLL CALL: Present: Absent: Staff Present: Vice Chairman Avis, Commissioners Calverley, Escobedo, Noble, Rombotis, Sato, and Wellman Chairman Scarpelli, Commissioner Peterson Evan Becker, Housing and Redevelopment Director Reggie Harrison, Housing Program Manager Debbie Fountain, Senior Management Analyst COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE ON ITEMS NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA: There were no requests to address the Board. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: ACTION: Motion by Commissioner Noble, and duly seconded, to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of August 12, 1993, as submitted. VOTE: 7-0 AYES: Vice Chairman Avis, Commissioners Calverley, Escobedo, Noble, Rombotis, Sato, and Wellman NOES: None ABSTAIN: None For the record, Commissioner Calverley indicated that she voted against the Aviara Land purchase. However, the Minutes are not taped and the notes of the Minutes Clerk do not reflect her No vote. Since the resolution was signed by Chairman Scarpelli as a unanimous vote, and it has been forwarded to the City Council, Commissioner Calverley accepted the Minutes as presented, although she requested that the Minutes reflect her opposition to the purchase of the property at that time. ACTION: VOTE: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: Motion by Commissioner Wellman, and duly seconded, to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of September 13, 1993, as submitted. 7-0 Vice Chairman Avis, Commissioners Calverley, Escobedo, Noble, Rombotis, Sato, and Wellman • None None - HOUSING COMMISSION October 14, 1993 PAGE2 NEW BUSINESS: 1. VILLAS AT EL CAMINO REAL -Request for approval of a recommendation to authorize acquisition of property with Redevelopment Low and Moderate Income Housing Set-Aside Funds and to authorize city assistance to the project. Evan Becker, Housing and Redevelopment Director, reviewed the background of the request and stated that the Villas at El Camino Real is a proposed affordable housing project resulting from the inclusionary housing obligation of the Aviara Master Plan. The City and the development team have combined efforts to structure a project that satisfies the Aviara inclusionary requirement, while also providing additional affordable units and affordability that is significantly greater than the minimum requirement of inclusionary units. Mr. Becker reviewed the two resolutions which were passed by the Commission recommending the land purchase with CDBG funds and the application for a CDBG Section 108 loan. Mr. Becker reviewed the letter from Attorney Catherine A. Rodman of the Legal Aid Society, dated October 14, 1993, and stated that she takes issue with the rent levels and the duration of affordability. He stated that although the minimum level of affordability is 15 years, the Aviara project will remain affordable for a period of 55 years, and that staff is very comfortable with the rent calculations and the time period of affordability. Commissioner Wellman requested staff to make sure that there is sufficient documentation to support a lawsuit, should one be filed. Commissioner Wellman directed several questions to Mr. Golvin of the Bridge Housing Corporation regarding the duration of affordability, tenant screening, waiting lists, swimming pools and related liability issues, and the numbers of children expected to reside in the complex. She was also concerned about who would be responsible for possible cost overruns on the project. Each item was discussed with input from Messrs. Golvin and Becker. Vice Chairman Avis inquired about what would happen with the Set-Aside funds if the loan is not received. Mr. Becker replied that the Set-Aside funds ($2 million) would be used for the land purchase. The $800,000 in the CDBG fund depend on getting the Section 108 loan. If the loan is not granted, staff would recommend that the Set-Aside funds remain in the project. Commissioner Wellman requested staff to clarify what the Commission is being requested to vote on. Mr. Becker stated that the current resolutions under consideration deal with the City's financial support of the project and compliment the previous Housing Commission action on August 12, 1993. The staff report details the project description, the development team, site assessment, affordability issues, and other financial considerations of the project. Commissioner Wellman requested that the record reflect that she is voting on the material which has been presented this evening. She is not voting on what is being presented to the City Council two weeks from now. Mr. Becker responded by stating that the Commission would be voting on the material contained in the staff report. Commissioner Calverley stated that she would like to see the escrow contingent on receipt of the tax credits outlined in the staff report. Mr. Becker advised her that this may be the City's only opportunity to purchase the property and it cannot wait until the tax credit issues are resolved. Commissioner Calverley is concerned that the appraisal of the property could come in lower than expected. Vice Chairman Avis responded that the appraisals now being done will be based on existing land uses and he doubts that they will reflect an amount lower than the price the City is paying. HOUSING COMMISSION October 14, 1993 PAGE3 Vice Chairman Avis opened the public testimony and issued the invitation to speak. There being no persons desiring to address the Commission on this topic, Vice Chairman Avis declared the public testimony closed and opened the item for discussion among the Commission members. ACTION: VOTE: AYES: Motion was made by Commissioner Rombotis, and duly seconded, to adopt Housing Commission Resolution No. 93-009 recommending authorization of the acquisition of real property for the purpose of developing affordable housing using up to $2 million in Redevelopment Low and Moderate Income Housing Set-Aside Funds, based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. 7-0 Vice Chairman Avis, Commissioners Calverley, Escobedo, Noble, Rombotis, Sato, Wellman NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ACTION: VOTE: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: Motion was made by Commissioner Sato, and duly seconded, to adopt Housing Commission Resolution No. 93-01 O recommending approval of City assistance to the project, based on the findings and subject to the conditions contained therein. 7-0 Vice Chairman Avis, Commissioners Calverley, Escobedo, Noble, Rombotis, Sato, Wellman None None Vice Chairman Avis suggested that it might be important for either him or Chairman Scarpelli to attend the City Council meeting when this and other Housing Commission items are heard. The Commissioners agreed that this would be an important gesture and would give the Housing Commission additional credibility. OLD BUSINESS: 2. HOME APPLICATION Evan Becker, Housing and Redevelopment Director, advised the Commission that on September 18, 1993, the City Council took action to approve submission of the HOME Application to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for funding to provide additional rental assistance to residents of the City of Carlsbad. Due to the infeasibility of administering the voucher program outside the City, the Council decided that the HOME rental assistance program should be restricted to Carlsbad residents only. The HOME Application was submitted on October 1, 1993 and HCD will notify award recipients by December 21 , 1993. 3. HOUSING PROGRAM AND POLICY WORKSHOP A Workshop for Commissioners will be held at 6:00 p.m. on November 18, 1993 in the Housing and Redevelopment Conference Room. HOUSING COMMISSION October 14, 1993 PAGE4 ACTION: Motion was made by Commissioner Rombotis, and duly seconded, to cancel the regular meeting of November 11, 1993 due to the Workshop to be held the following week. VOTE: 7-0 AYES: Vice Chairman Avis, Commissioners Calverley, Escobedo, Noble, Rombotis, Sato, Wellman NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ADJOURNMENT: By proper motion, the Regular meeting of October 14, 1993 was adjourned at 7:56 p.m. Respectfully submitted, ~F~ ~ EVAN BECKER -V-Housing and Redevelopment Director BETTY BUCKNER Minutes Clerk CITY OF CARLSBAD VILLAS AT EL CAMINO REAL HOUSING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATIONS Au&USf: 12, 1993 •. Commission approved recommendation to City Council to purchase property for project. • Commission approved use of CDBG funds and CDBG Section 108 Loan for the property acquisition. October 14, 1993 • Land Purchase Utilizing Redevelopment Set-Aside as Interim Funding Source, including approval of appropriate findings for using funds outside redevelopment area. • Financing Plan, including city assistance: ✓ CDBG and Set-Aside Direct Financing ($2.5 million); ✓ Fee Exemption (Public Facility Fee); • ✓ Guarantee of project Grading Deposit from Redevelopment Set-Aside funds; ✓ Fee Deferral (Community Facilities District or "CFD"); ✓ Public Improvement Cost Deferral (Poinsettia Lane). October 5, 1993 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: HOUSING COMMISSIONER SCARPELLI, ROMBOTIS, CALVERL Y, NOBLE,SATO,AVIS,WELLMAN,ESCOBEDO~PETE~N HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT DIRECTO~ AGENDA PACKET FOR OCTOBER 14, 1993 HOUSING COMMISSION MEETING Enclosed please find your agenda packet for the October 14, 1993 Housing Commission meeting to be held in the City Council Chambers at 6:00pm. As discussed during the last Commission meeting, the Villas at El Camino Real affordable housing project will be presented during the noted meeting for your review and action. One item to note in our "Villas" staff report concerns the land purchase. On August 12, 1993, the Housing Commission took action to recommend the purchase of property for the Villas project with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. Since the City has only $880,000 in CDBG funds on hand, the Housing Commission also recommended approval of a Section 108 CDBG Loan Application in the amount of $1.2 million to raise the additional funds. Staff has prepared the Section 108 Application and will soon present it to the City Council for approval. At this time, staff is unable to determine when the Section 108 CDBG loan funds will actually be available from the U.S. Department of HUD; we have estimated four (4) months. Therefore, to complete the property acquisition transaction in a timely fashion, staff is requesting that the Housing Commission recommend approval of the use of Low and Moderate Income Housing Set-Aside Funds as an immediate financing mechanism for the purchase of the subject property. If the Section 108 Loan is approved, the Set-Aside Fund account will be reimbursed for the property acquisition costs. On a separate note, at the September 9, 1993 Housing Commission meeting, a question was raised by Commissioner Calverly regarding the accuracy of the minutes from the August 12th meeting. Staff discussed the question with the minutes clerk, Betty Buckner. Per Ms. Buckner, the meetings of the Housing Commission are not taped and the written minutes are not prepared verbatim. The minutes will generally just provide a summary of the basic comments made, or action taken, by the Housing Commissioners. Although Ms. Buckner's notes do not indicate that Commissioner Calverly voted "no" on Resolution No. 002 or 003, her position has been noted in the minutes of the September 9, 1993 meeting. 2965 Roosevelt St., Ste. B • Carlsbad, CA 92008-2389 • (619) 434-2810/2811 • FAX (619) 720-2037 October 5, 1993 Page 4 As a point of information, if a Commissioner wants his/her comments specifically noted in the minutes, Ms. Buckner informed staff that he/she should say "let the minutes reflect that .............. "; this will let the minutes clerk know that the comment(s) should be reflected in the minutes and attributed to a specific Commissioner. If you have any other questions and/or comments regarding the information provided within the agenda packet, please contact my office at 434-2815. EVAN BECKER Housing and Redevelopment Director