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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-03-24; Housing Commission; Resolution 2005-0021 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HOUSING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2005-002 That the Housing commission RECOMMEND APPROVAL to the City Council of $2,384,081 in financial cash assistance from CDBG, HOME and Redevelopment Agency Housing set-aside funds to wakeland housing and development corporation for construction of eleven (1 1) affordable apartment units to be located at 2578 Roosevelt street in the village redevelopment area of the city of carlsbad. APPLICANT: ROOSEVELT STREET APARTMENTS CASE NO: RP 04-04 WHEREAS, the Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation has proposed to construct 11 apartment units affordable to very low income households within the City of Carlsbad and has requested financial assistance fiom the City of Carlsbad to assist in the financing of said affordable housing project; and, WHEREAS, the request for financial assist to construct said units has been submitted to the City of Carlsbad’s Housing Commission for review and consideration; and WHEREAS, said Housing Commission did, on the 24th day of March, 2005, hold a public meeting to consider the request for City financial assistance for the construction of said 11 affordable housing apartment units by the affordable housing developer, Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation; and WHEREAS, upon hearing and considering all testimony, if any, of all persons desiring to be heard, said Commission considered all factors relating to the proposal to construct said affordable housing units. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED by the Housing Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1. The above recitations are true and correct. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 HC RESOLUTION NO. 2005-02 PAGE 2 2. 3. 4. The request for City financial assistance is consistent with the goals and objectives of the City of Carlsbad’s Housing Element, Consolidated Plan, the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, the Carlsbad General Plan and the Village Redevelopment Plan. The request for City financial assistance will assist the affordable housing developer to construct a total of 11, one and two bedroom affordable apartment units which will be affordable to households earning 50% of area median income for San Diego County or less. The project, therefore, has the ability to effectively serve the City’s housing needs and priorities as expressed in the Housing Element and the Consolidated Plan. That based on the information provided within the Housing Commission Staff Report and testimony presented during the public meeting of the Housing Commission on March 24, 2005, the Housing Commission hereby ADOPTS Resolution No. 2005-02, recommending APPROVAL to the City Council to provide up $2,384,081 in financial cash assistance from the City of Carlsbad’s DBG, HOME and Redevelopment Agency Housing Set-Aside Funds to Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation for the construction of eleven (1 1) affordable apartment units to be located at 2578 Roosevelt Street within the Village Redevelopment Area of the City of Carlsbad. 5. That the Housing Commission recommends that the City Manager or his or her designee be authorized by the City Council to prepare and execute all documents related to provision of the City assistance, including but not limited to a Financial Assistance Loan Agreement, Note, Deed of Trust and Regulatory Agreement, subject to review and approval by the City Attorney. 1 e L 7 - 4 4 - c 5 a 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 6. The developer agrees to provide the City, for its evaluation and approval, three competitive general contractor bids for the project. Through the general contractor, the developer mher agrees to make every attempt to secure a minimum of three subcontractor bids for each of the major construction cost areas for evaluation and approval by the City of Carlsbad. If the bids presented are not acceptable to the City, the developer would be required to seek additional bids. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the Housing Commission of the City of Carlsbad, California, held on the 24* of March, 2005, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: None ABSENT: Huston ABSTAJN: None Scarpelli, Ritchie, Scram1 and Smith SBAD HOUSING COMMISSION DEBORAH K. FOUNTAIN HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR HC RESOLUTION NO. 2005-002 PAGE 3