1 Mary Quinn
From: Clerk
Sent: Tuesday, December 5, 2023 11:07 AM
To: Clerk Agendas
Cc: Clerk
Subject: FW: Letter supporting District 6 affordable housing From: Gary MAC 2 Wiens <
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2023 10:42 AM
To:
@fresno.gov
Subject: Letter supporting District 6 affordable housing
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Garry Bredefeld
As you all know we are in desperate need of more quality affordable housing in our community. We need this in ever y pocket of our city, including the 93710 zip code. On behalf of myself and Fresno Area Community Enterprises as an organization we are committed to supporting projects we believe in and that represent the best in housing.
We are excited to hear about the city and the state contributing mon ey to the Fresno Quality project on Bullard and Fresno streets which is a partnership between UPholdings, RH Community Builders, and Fresno County Behavioral Health.
We would highly recommend that you all vote to accept the state dollars and keep the project moving forward.
We look forward to more projects li
ke this and to your continued proactive leadership around housing! Gary Wiens
1 Mary Quinn
From: Mayor
Sent: Tuesday, December 5, 2023 3:50 PM
To: Clerk Agendas
Subject: FW: Contact Mayor Form submitted on City of Fresno Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
Thank you,
Sarah Boren
Executive Assistant to Mayor Jerry
Dyer
From: Matthew Jendian
Sent: Tuesday, December 5, 2023 2:13 PM
To: Mayor <
on City of Fresno
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First Name Matthew
Last Name Jendian
Email
Phone Number
Subject Support for the Approval of Funding for the Renovation of Former Quality Inn Hotel for Affordable Housing
2 Message December 5, 2023
Dear Mayor Dyer,
I am writing to you to ask you to express your support for the Fresno City Council to approve the funding for renovation of the former Quality Inn Hotel into 59 safe, permanent, supportive housing units located on a 1‐acre parcel at 6051 N. Thesta Street in Fresno (near Freeway 41 entrance at Bullard and Fresno), affordable at 0‐30% of Area Median Income (AMI).
The Fresno City Council already approved the state application by Upholdings for this Homekey Program funding, and, now, the City of Fresno and Upholdings have been awarded over $12 million by the state of California for this project if we can leverage the local commitment. In addition to onsite property management staff, RH Community Builders (RHCB) will dedicate 2.7 full‐time staff to provide onsite housing transition and sustainability services for tenants. Upholdings and RHCB have an excellent track record of building and supporting safe, clean, affordable housing development projects throughout the city of Fresno, and this project is worthy of our support.
According to the City of Fresno’s 2022 Housing Element Annual Progress Report and Appendix 1E, there is an estimated need of 9,440 new housing units for Extremely and Very Low Income households (<50% of AMI) between 2023 and 2031. This report also notes that “extremely low‐income” residents (those earning 30 percent or less of median income) made up 15.5 percent of the total households in Fresno.
Between 2015 and 2022, the Fresno Housing Element Progress Report notes that 716 units have been built for this income group. Consequently, this project is needed, necessary, and prudent, given the applicants’ track record of building and maintaining affordable housing in our city.
Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Matthew Jendian, Ph.D.
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1 Mary Quinn
From: Clerk
Sent: Tuesday, December 5, 2023 11:19 AM
To: Clerk Agendas
Cc: Clerk
Subject: FW: Affordable housing for zip code 93710
Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
From: Gary MAC 2 Wiens <
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2023 10:49 AM
To: Garry Bredefeld
Cc: Clerk
Subject: Affordable housing for zip code 93710
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Garry Bredefeld
As you all know we are in desperate need of more quality affordable housing in our community. We nee d this in every pocket of our city, including the 93710 zip code. On behalf of myself and Fresno Area Community Enterprises as an organization we are committed to supporting projects we believe in and that represent the best in housing.
We are excited to hear about the city and th e state contributing money to the Fresno Quality project on Bullard and Fresno streets which is a partnership between UPholdings, RH Community Builders, and Fresno County Behavioral Health.
We would highly recommend that you all vote to accept the state dollars and keep the project moving forward.
We look forward to more projects li
ke this and to your continued proactive leadership around housing! Gary Wiens
1 Mary Quinn
From: Clerk
Sent: Tuesday, December 5, 2023 11:14 AM
To: Clerk Agendas
Subject: FW: Letter supporting District 6 affordable housing Follow Up Flag: Follow up
Flag Status: Flagged
From: Gary MAC 2 Wiens
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2023 10:42 AM
To:
fresno.gov
Subject: Letter supporting District 6 affordable housing
External Email: Use caution with links and attachments
Garry Bredefeld
As you all know we are in desperate need of more quality affordable housing in our community. We need this in ever y pocket of our city, including the 93710 zip code. On behalf of myself and Fresno Area Community Enterprises as an organization we are committed to supporting projects we believe in and that represent the best in housing.
We are excited to hear about the city and the state contribu ting money to the Fresno Quality project on Bullard and Fresno streets which is a partnership between UPholdings, RH Community Builders, and Fresno County Behavioral Health.
We would highly recommend that you all vote to accept the state dollars and keep the project moving forward.
We look forward to more projects li
ke this and to your continued proactive leadership around housing! Gary Wiens