RESOLUTION NO. 22-___
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville In Support Of Resources For Community Development’s Application To The State Of California Department Of Housing And Community Development For Infill Infrastructure Grant Program (“IIG”) Funding For The Nellie Hannon Gateway Project Located At 3600, 3610 And 3620 San Pablo Avenue
WHEREAS, the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) facilitates the investment of public funds into the development of affordable rental housing for low-income households by providing Infill Infrastructure Grant Program (“IIG”) assistance available as gap funding for infrastructure improvements necessary for specific residential or mixed-use infill development projects; and WHEREAS, HCD has issued a Notice of Funding Availability (“NOFA”) dated June 16, 2022 for IIG funds; and
WHEREAS, HCD identifies Alameda County as having 250,000 or more residents and thus meets the eligibility criteria of a Large Jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the 2022 large jurisdictions competitive application submission deadline to be considered for an allocation of IIG funds is August 22, 2022; and WHEREAS, Resources for Community Development (“Developer”) has submitted an application to HCD for competitive IIG funding which will be used to finance capital improvements associated with the Nellie Hannon Gateway project at 3600, 3610 and 3620 San Pablo Avenue (“Project”); and
WHEREAS, to complete the application process, the Developer must provide a resolution or letter of support from the local jurisdiction to HCD by September 30, 2022; and WHEREAS, the Project will include 90 units of housing, with 89 of the units affordable for extremely low to low income households and at least 25% of the units will be set-aside for formerly homeless individuals and households; and
WHEREAS, on January 19, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution 21-01 committing $16,747,586 in permanent local funding to support the development of the Project; and WHEREAS, the City of Emeryville desires to support the Developer’s application to HCD for an allocation of IIG funds; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Emeryville hereby supports the Developer’s application to HCD for an allocation of IIG funds, the proceeds of which will be used to finance capital improvements associated with the Project; be it further RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Emeryville hereby authorizes the Mayor to sign the letter of support to HCD in substantial form as Exhibit A attached to this Resolution.
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Nellie Hannon Gateway Support of IIG Application
City Council Meeting | September 20, 2022
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Emeryville at a regular meeting held Tuesday, September 20, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
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Exhibit A
September 20, 2022
Gustavo Velasquez, Director
California Department of Housing and Community Development 2020 W. El Camino Avenue, Suite 500
Sacramento, CA 95833
Dear Director Velasquez,
As Mayor of Emeryville, I am pleased to provide this letter of support for Resources for Community Development’s application for the FY2021-2022 Infill Infrastructure Grant Program – 2019 (“IIG-2019”) in support of the capital improvements associated with the Nellie Hannon Gateway project, an infill housing development located at 3600, 3610 and 3620 San Pablo Avenue, Emeryville, California, 94608, within Alameda County.
The Nellie Hannon Gateway project is a seven-story development with 90 units and approximately 4,600 square feet of commercial space for the Emeryville Citizens Assistance Program to continue providing food distribution for low-income residents. All of the units will be affordable to extremely low and low-income households (i.e. 30-60% of Area Median Income), and at least 25% of the units will be reserved for formerly homeless households that include a member living with severe mental illness.
In 2019, the City provided Resources for Community Development with a $2 million acquisition loan to secure the project site, and in 2021, the City Council committed an additional $14,747,486 to support the construction of the affordable housing units. The City is proud to present a strong local financial contribution, totaling $16,747,486, in support of the Nellie Hannon Gateway project. Our local commitment will not only go a long way to leverage this funding application for IIG funds, but also to leverage the funding already secured from the State from the No Place Like Home and Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities programs.
The City of Emeryville is supportive of the development of affordable housing and believes the Emeryville community at large will benefit greatly from the IIG support for infrastructure improvements on San Pablo Avenue. Therefore, we respectfully request that you support the application for IIG funds for the Nellie Hannon Gateway project.
Sincerely,
Mayor John Bauters
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