Section 304. Deadlines and Funding Requirements
(a) The initial PLHA application, including the Plan, must be submitted within 48 months of the budget appropriation (for example, the budget appropriation for 2019 is July 1, 2019, so the application deadline is June 30, 2023). (b) Funds allocated to Local governments that do not submit a complete application by the deadline stated in subsection (a) will revert to the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund for the Multifamily Housing Program or for Department-administered technical assistance to Local governments.
(c) A Local government may petition the Department to return any funds allocated to it to be used for the Multifamily Housing Program.
(d) Except for predevelopment expenses for construction projects funded by PLHA and costs to develop and prepare the Plan and the PLHA application, no costs incurred more than one year prior to commitment by the Local government may be paid from PLHA funds. Reimbursement of expenses to prepare the Plan and the PLHA application are subject to the cap on administrative fees. (e) After the Standard Agreement and attachments have been finalized, the Local government will follow provided instructions for signing all required documents. The Local government must submit all supporting materials and a signed Standard Agreement within the timeline provided in the instruction.
(f) After the Standard Agreement has been executed by the state, the Local government may submit a request for 100 percent of the funds allocated to be used for eligible expenditures for the Activity(ies) that received the award, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Standard Agreement.
NOTE: Authority cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (d). Reference cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (b)(2)(B)(i) and subdivision (b)(2)(B)(ii)(VI).
ARTICLE IV. COMPETITIVE ALLOCATION COMPONENT
Section 400. Eligible Applicants
(a) Eligible Applicants for the non-entitlement competitive allocation described in Section 100(b)(3) are limited to Non-entitlement local governments. For development of Rental Housing Projects, the Sponsor must be a co-Applicant.
NOTE: Authority cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (d). Reference cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (b)(2)(B)(i)(I).
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Section 401. Eligible Activities
(a) Eligible Activities are limited to the following and must take place within the jurisdiction of the Applicant Local government:
(1) Development of new multifamily rental housing that is Affordable to households at or below 60 percent of AMI or substantial rehabilitation of multifamily rental housing that will be Affordable to households at or below 60 percent of AMI, but which is not currently restricted as Affordable housing; or
(2) Assistance to persons who are experiencing or At risk of homelessness, including, but not limited to, through rapid rehousing, or rental assistance, supportive services and case management services that allow people to obtain and retain housing, operating and capital costs for navigation centers, or new construction, rehabilitation, or preservation of permanent or transitional rental housing.
NOTE: Authority cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (d). Reference cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (b)(2)(B)(i)(I)(ia), (b)(2)(B)(i)(I)(ib) and subdivision (b)(2)(B)(ii)(V).
Section 402. Threshold Requirements
Applicants must meet all the following threshold requirements for participation in the competitive allocation:
(a) Housing Element compliance: The Applicant must have a Housing Element that has been adopted by the jurisdiction’s governing body by the application deadline date and subsequently determined to be in substantial compliance with state Housing Element Law pursuant to GC Section 65585. A Local government’s current Housing Element compliance status can be obtained by referencing the Department’s website at http://www.hcd.ca.gov/community-development/housing-element.
(b) APR on the Housing Element submitted to the Department: The Applicant must submit to the Department the APR required by GC Section 65400 for the current or prior year by the application deadline date.
(1) Please be advised that the Department will not accept other reports in lieu of the APR. Housing Authority Financial Reports, Redevelopment Reports, and other similar reports will not be accepted as meeting this requirement. If uncertain of the status of the report submittal for a Local government, please contact the Department for more information.
(c) Submit by the deadline specified in the NOFA, on a form made available by the Department, a complete application which shall meet the following minimum requirements:
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or both of the eligible Activities set forth in Section 401.
(2) Submission of the application is authorized by the governing board of the Applicant and by the developer co-applicant, if any.
(3) Certification in the resolution that, if the Local government proposes allocation of funds for any Activity to another entity, the selection process shall avoid conflicts of interest, and shall be accessible to the public.
(4) Demonstration of readiness, including site control for development Projects, land use entitlements, environmental review and commitments of other funding and resources required, as further set forth in the NOFA;
(5) Underwriting requirements:
(A) Uniform Multifamily Regulations Subchapter 19 of Title 25, Division 1, Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8300), as amended from time to time, and the Multifamily Housing Program Guidelines (commencing with Section 7300), as amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated by reference into this subchapter and shall apply to Rental Housing Developments receiving assistance under the PLHA competitive allocation. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of Subchapter 19 and these Guidelines, the provisions of these Guidelines shall prevail.
(i) Section 8312(c) of the Uniform Multifamily Regulations is hereby amended to read:
(c) For Projects utilizing 4 percent tax credits, Developer Fee payments shall not exceed the amount that may be included in Project costs pursuant to 4 CCR, Section 10327. In addition, the Developer Fee paid from development funding sources shall not exceed the following:
(1) For acquisition and/or rehabilitation Projects, or adaptive reuse Projects, the lesser of the amount of Developer Fee in Project costs or $2,000,000. (2) For new construction Projects, the base limit shall be the lesser of the amount that may be included in Project costs or $2,200,000. To arrive at the final limit on Developer Fee paid from development funding sources, the base limit shall then be multiplied by a ratio that is the average of (i) the difference between 2 and the Project’s high-cost ratio, as calculated pursuant to 4 CCR, Section 10317(i)(6) or successor language and (ii) 100 percent.
(ii) Section 8312(d) of the Uniform Multifamily Regulations shall not apply. (iii) Section 8314(a)(1)(A) of the Uniform Multifamily Regulations is amended to read:
(A) Approved deferred Developer Fee, pursuant to Section 8312, provided that the aggregate of the Developer Fee paid from sources and paid as deferred shall not exceed $3,500,000.
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(B) Period of affordability: All assisted rental units shall be restricted for not less than 55 years.
(C) All development Projects shall demonstrate fiscal integrity.
NOTE: Authority cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (d). Reference cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (b)(2)(B)(ii).
Section 403. Selection Criteria
(a) Applications submitted within a competitive funding round shall be evaluated using the following criteria. Total available points shall equal 100.
1. Priority Points – 25 points
A. Population - 5 points
(i) If the Applicant is a county that has a population of 200,000 or less within the unincorporated areas of the county, the Applicant shall receive all points.
B. Prior Award – 5 points
(i) If the Applicant did not receive an award based on the formula specified in 42 USC, Section 5306 in 2016, the Applicant shall receive all points.
And either C (i) or C (ii) or C (iii) below:
C. Activity
(i) Assistance for Homeless Persons through Program Activities – 15 points
(a) Applications to assist persons experiencing or At risk of homelessness, including, but not limited to, through programs providing rapid rehousing, or rental assistance, or operating assistance to navigation centers shall receive all points.
Or
(ii) Assistance to Homeless Persons through Development of Navigation Centers– 15 points
(a) Applications for construction of navigation centers shall receive all points.
Or
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(iii) Assistance for Homeless Persons through Rental Projects – 15 points
(a) Applications for the new construction, rehabilitation, or preservation of permanent or transitional rental housing in which all or at least 10 percent of the units are restricted to occupancy by tenants who are homeless or At risk of homelessness shall receive all points.
2. Evaluation Criteria – 75 points
Precise scoring for these factors will be set forth in the NOFA.
A. Community Need – 30 points
(i) Applicants will receive up to a maximum of 30 points based on the rate of households experiencing the most severe housing need according to the most recent HUD CHAS dataset in the Applicant Local government.
Applicants will receive points in proportion to this percentage.
B. Applicant Administrative Experience – 15 points
(i) Applicants with prior experience administering local, state or federal affordable housing or community development programs or who have entered into a contract with an entity with prior experience in the implementation of local, state or federal affordable housing or community development programs will receive up to 15 points.
C. Demonstrated Capacity – 30 points
(i) Capacity points will be based on:
(a) Sponsor experience in Affordable Rental Housing Development and ownership (Up to 30 points) or
(b) Navigation center development experience (for development of these facilities) (Up to 30 points) or
(c) Program Operator experience (for non-development Activities) (Up to 30 points)
(b) Where applications requesting funds for more than one eligible Activity pursuant to Section 401 are permitted by the NOFA, each Activity will receive a separate score for each rating factor, and have an individual Activity total. It is possible that one Activity may score highly enough to receive an award, and the other Activity does not.
(c) In the event of tied point scores and insufficient funding for both applications, the Department shall rank the tied applications as follows:
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Affordable Rental Housing Development application will be selected for funding; (2) If one of the tied applications is for a navigation center and the other is for a program Activity, the navigation center will be selected for funding; (3) If both of the tied applications are for Affordable Rental Housing Developments, the Project with the lowest weighted average affordability of Restricted Units will be selected;
(4) If both of the tied applications are for navigation centers, the facility that provides overnight shelter to the greatest number of people will be selected; (5) If both of the tied applications are for programs, the Local government with the highest rate of households experiencing the most severe housing need according to the most recent HUD CHAS dataset will be selected.
(d) In the event there are insufficient funds to fulfill the entire funding request for the next highest scored application (Application A), the Department will determine whether Application A is feasible without the full funding request. If Application A is not feasible without full funding, the Department may offer the remaining funds to the application whose score is immediately below Application A. If the remaining funds are insufficient to fulfill the funding request for that application (Application B), the Department will again determine whether this application is feasible without the full funding request. If Application B is not feasible without the full funding request, the Department will perform the same analysis for the application whose score is immediately below Application B.
NOTE: Authority cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (d). Reference cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (b)(2)(B)(i)(I)(ia) and subdivision (b)(2)(B)(ii)(V).
Section 404. Application Review
(a) Applicants must submit a complete application by the deadline stated in the NOFA in order to be eligible for funding. Application forms provided by the Department will be available upon release of the NOFA and will require Applicants to submit the forms and other documents to demonstrate that the Local government has met threshold requirements. The application will require submission of documentation adequate to demonstrate that the application has earned the appropriate number of points. (b) The Department may request additional information to complete its review, provided that the new information would not affect scoring.
(c) Applications recommended for funding are subject to conditions specified by the Department. Applicants will receive an official letter of award after the Department approves funding recommendations.
NOTE: Authority cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (d). Reference cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (b)(2)(B)(ii).
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Section 405. Deadlines and Funding Requirements
(a) Applicants will be required to enter into a state Standard Agreement (Standard Agreement) that will set forth conditions for funding and milestones that are required to be met.
(b) After the Standard Agreement and attachments have been finalized, the Local government will follow provided instructions for signing all required documents. The Local government must submit all supporting materials and a signed Standard Agreement within the timeline provided in the instructions or risk forfeiting the grant award.
(c) Except for predevelopment expenses for construction projects funded by PLHA and the costs to develop and prepare the PLHA application, no costs incurred more than one year prior to commitment by the Local government may be paid from PLHA funds.
Reimbursement of expenses to prepare the PLHA application is subject to the cap on administrative fees.
(d) Grant funds shall not be disbursed until:
(1) the Department authorizes loan closing, in the case of development projects; or (2) all general and special conditions have been complied with, in the case of other Activities.
(e) If funds are used for the development of an Affordable Rental Housing Development, the Local government shall make the PLHA assistance in the form of a low-interest, deferred loan to the Sponsor of the project. The loan shall be evidenced through a Promissory Note secured by a Deed of Trust, and a Regulatory Agreement shall restrict occupancy and rents in accordance with the Department-approved underwriting of the project for at least 55 years.
NOTE: Authority cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (d). Reference cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (b)(2)(B)(ii)(VI).
ARTICLE V. ADMINISTRATION
Section 500. Accounting Records
(a) The grantee shall establish a separate ledger account for receipts and expenditures of grant funds and maintain expenditure details in accordance with the approved work plan, budget, and schedule. Separate bank accounts are not required. (b) The grantee shall maintain documentation of its financial records for expenditures incurred during the course of the PLHA Activity in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Such records shall be kept for at least five years after the close-out report is submitted to the Department.
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(c) The Department or its designated representative shall have the right to review and copy any records and supporting documentation pertaining to the PLHA grant.
NOTE: Authority cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (d). Reference cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) and subdivision (b)(2)(B)(IV) and subdivision (b)(3).
Section 501. Audits/Monitoring of Project Files
(a) Grantee shall maintain PLHA files which, at a minimum, should include the following information and reports:
1) Project/Activity description
2) Land/site Information
3) Planning & zoning history (as appropriate)
4) Records of public hearings and public comments
5) Relocation needs (as appropriate)
6) Contracts, loan and grant agreements, Standard Agreement 7) Environmental records & reports/findings (as appropriate) 8) Design/engineering reports & plans (as appropriate)
9) Description of targeted beneficiaries, services to be provided, household incomes, special needs
10) PLHA Activity costs, invoices, purchase orders, sources and uses of funds for PLHA Activities, terms & conditions of financings, draws and all supporting documentation, change orders (as appropriate)
11) Activity schedule and amendments
12) History of Plan amendments
13) Procurement policy used for PLHA Activity(ies)
(b) The grantee shall maintain such records for possible audit for a minimum of three years after the close-out report is submitted, unless a longer period of records retention is stipulated in the Standard Agreement.
(c) The grantee shall be responsible for monitoring Rental Housing Developments that received PLHA funds for the term of the loan, including, but not limited to, the Projects’ compliance with the occupancy and rent requirements set forth in the Regulatory Agreement, compliance with reserve requirements, and the compliance with habitability standards.
(d) The grantee shall be responsible for monitoring AOWH loans to assure that the homes remain Owner-occupied.
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licensed third party that certifies to the amounts of disbursement and identifies the specific Activities for which the disbursements were made. Such a report is permitted to be a component of the A-133 audit.
NOTE: Authority cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (d). Reference cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (b)(2)(B)(ii)(IV) and subdivision (b)(3).
Section 502. Cancellation and Termination
(a) In the event that it is determined, at the sole discretion of the Department, that the grantee is not meeting the terms and conditions of the Standard Agreement, the Department shall issue a notice to stop work. Immediately upon receiving the written notice to stop work, the grantee shall cease all work under the Standard Agreement.
The Department has the sole discretion to determine the grantee’s compliance with the terms and conditions after issuance of a stop work order, and to deliver a written notice to the grantee to resume work under this Standard Agreement. (b) The Department shall terminate the Standard Agreement if the grantee is not in compliance with the Guidelines or the terms and conditions of the Standard Agreement. At least 30 days prior to the effective date of the termination of the Standard Agreement, the Department shall provide written notice to the grantee of its intent to cancel the funding allocation. The notice shall specify the reason for early termination and may permit the grantee or the Department to cure any deficiency(ies) prior to the early termination date. The grantee will submit requested documents to the Department within 30 days of the early termination notice.
(c) Failure to meet reporting requirements will result in notice to the grantee that it must satisfactorily cure any deficiencies within three months of the notice or it will forfeit the following year’s PLHA formula allocation and be ineligible for a competitive award. The Local government will forfeit subsequent PLHA formula allocations and be ineligible for a competitive award until the Department determines that the Local government has met reporting requirements.
(d) The Department may, as it deems appropriate or necessary, request the repayment of funds from a Local government or offset future years’ funds, or pursue any other remedies available to it by law for failure to comply with the Guidelines and/or the terms and conditions of the Standard Agreement.
(e) Co-Applicants may be adversely impacted by a notice to stop work and/or termination if one grantee is deemed by the Department to not meet the terms and conditions of the Standard Agreement, or fails to meet the reporting requirements outlined in Section 503.
NOTE: Authority cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (d). Reference cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (b)(2)(B)(ii)(IV) and subdivision (b)(3).
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Section 503. Reporting
(a) The Department shall provide grantees with reporting formats and instructions. (b) Annual Reports are required from all grantees pursuant to HSC Section 50470(b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) each year by July 31 for the term of the Standard Agreement.
The Annual Report shall document the uses and expenditures of all awarded allocations and outcomes achieved. This report must be signed by both the Local government’s PLHA administrator and the Local government’s City Manager (or his/her designee), or Chief Executive Officer (or his/her designee) or Chief Financial Officer (or his/her designee). The Annual Report must describe any proposed amendment(s) to the approved Activity and schedule.
(c) Upon expenditure of all allocated funds and completion of the Activities funded by PLHA, the grantee shall submit a close-out report, which will be part of the Annual Report.
(d) The Department may request additional information as needed to meet other applicable reporting or audit requirements.
NOTE: Authority cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (d). Reference cited: HSC Section 50470, subdivision (b)(2)(B)(ii)(III) and subdivision (b)(2)(B)(ii)(IV).
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