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Subject: RE: Question following cancellation of June 2nd meeting re this - Re: Public comment on Substantial Amendment to FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan ($683,361 HOME CHDO allocation) — notice sufficiency, CHDO eligibility, and conflict of interest
Date: Friday, May 29, 2026 8:36:00 AM
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Ms. Khash,
Thank you for your comments. City staff is no longer moving forward with the Substantial Amendment regarding the HOME-CHDO funds. Therefore, any further comments regarding this amendment are considered moot. All initial comments have been reviewed, and staff responses are provided directly below in red font. These responses will be formally attached as an exhibit to the June 30th agenda item.
Sincerely,
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Question following cancellation of June 2nd meeting re this - Re: Public comment on Substantial Amendment to FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan ($683,361 HOME CHDO allocation) — notice sufficiency, CHDO eligibility, and conflict of interest CAUTION:
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Mr. Brownell,
Thank you for confirming on May 26 that my comment would be attached to the June 2 staff report.
I see the June 2 hearing on the FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan substantial amendment has since been cancelled, with Phases 1 and 2 of the HOME CHDO activity moving into the FY 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan effective July 1, 2026, and Phase 3 set for a separate Joint Housing Authority and City Council hearing on June 30, 2026.
So the public record stays complete across this change, please confirm in writing:
1. Will the FY 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan carrying this activity have its own public EXHIBIT 4
comment period and public hearing under 24 CFR 91.105, and on what dates?
- The item will appear on the June 2nd agenda and will be presented by the Community Services and Parks department. The public comment information can be found on their department’s subpage.
2. Will my May 20 comment, including the points on notice sufficiency, CHDO eligibility under 24 CFR 92.2, and conflict of interest under 24 CFR 92.356, be carried forward in full into both the FY 2026-2027 Annual Action Plan record and the June 30 Phase 3 item, and attached to each corresponding staff report?
- Staff will include your comments on the June 30th item and will be attached as an exhibit. However, I cannot confirm its inclusion on the June 2nd agenda as the item is being presented by the Community Services and Parks department. The public comment information can be found on the Community Services and Parks department’s subpage.
3. What is the total HOME funding for the full project, and the amount allocated to each of Phases 1, 2, and 3?
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HOME funding was appropriated for Phases 1 and 2 only, totaling $3,140,861. This information can be found in the December 2nd, 2025, staff report.
4. What is the current CHDO designation status of Verdugo Housing Corporation, and the date of any conflict-of-interest determination or disclosure made under 24 CFR
92.356?
- City Council officially designated the Verdugo Housing Corporation as a CHDO on December 2nd, 2025. The disclosures were attached as Exhibit 1 with the December 2nd, 2025,
staff report.
Thank you,
Ani
On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 7:56
AM Brownell, Aaron <[email protected]> wrote:
Ms. Khash,
Your comments have been received and will be attached to the Staff Report for the Public Hearing on June 2nd, 2026.
Thanks,
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Re: Public comment on Substantial Amendment to FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan ($683,361 HOME CHDO allocation) — notice sufficiency, CHDO eligibility, and conflict of interest
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Dear Mr. Brownell,
Could you please confirm receipt of this email from yesterday? My records show the email has been opened multiple times as well.
Thank you,
Ani
On Wed, May 20, 2026 at 1:22
PM Ani <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Mr. Brownell,
This is a public comment on the Substantial Amendment to the FY 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan, which adds the activity "HOME CHDO Affordable Housing Rehabilitation" and proposes a HOME CHDO loan of $683,361 to Verdugo Housing Corporation to rehabilitate and expand an existing affordable housing facility in Glendale into 21 units of permanent supportive housing. Please confirm receipt of this email, and please enter this comment into the administrative record so that it is addressed in the City's written summary of comments prior to the June 2, 2026 joint hearing.
The amendment names Verdugo Housing Corporation as the CHDO, describes it as "a HUD-designated Community Housing Development Organization," states that the project will create 21 units of permanent supportive housing, and provides that funds are to be committed by September 30, 2026. The amendment does not, however, identify the facility, its location beyond "City of Glendale, California," its current configuration or residents, or the basis for the City's CHDO determination. So that the public and the Council can evaluate the proposal before the June 2 hearing, I respectfully request the following.
The recipient organization
1. The amendment identifies the CHDO as Verdugo Housing Corporation. The California Secretary of State's records show two nonprofit public benefit corporations of that exact name: entity 1788831 (formed 1996, active, registered agent James J.
Howe, 221 E. Walnut Street, Suite 112, Pasadena) and entity 2449916 (formed 2002, suspended). Please confirm which entity number is the borrower, and provide the organization's federal Employer Identification Number, IRS tax-exempt status, and most recent IRS Form 990.
· This information was incorporated into the staff report dated December 2, 2025, attached as Exhibit 2.
2. The current roster of Verdugo Housing Corporation's board of directors and officers. · This information was incorporated into the staff report dated December 2, 2025, attached as Exhibit 2.
CHDO designation and certification
3. The amendment describes Verdugo Housing Corporation as "a HUD-designated CHDO." CHDO status is certified by the participating jurisdiction, not by HUD directly. Please provide the City's CHDO certification documentation for Verdugo Housing Corporation under 24 CFR 92.2, including how the City determined that the organization meets the board-composition requirement (at least one-third of the governing board representing low-income residents or community organizations), the requirement that the organization not be controlled by entities seeking profit or gain, the demonstrated-capacity requirement, and the requirement of a history of serving the community within which the housing is located.
· This information was incorporated into the staff report dated December 2, 2025, attached as Exhibit 2.
4. Whether Verdugo Housing Corporation has previously been designated as a CHDO by the City of Glendale or any other participating jurisdiction, and for which projects, and the date of the certification the City is relying on for this allocation. · As previously mentioned, City Council officially designated the Verdugo Housing Corporation as a CHDO on December 2nd, 2025.
Contracts and agreements
5. Any contracts, memoranda of understanding, letters of intent, loan documents, or other agreements between the City of Glendale and Verdugo Housing Corporation related to this $683,361 allocation.
· To date, no agreement has been executed or recorded related to the $683,361. The draft of the Affordable Housing Agreement was incorporated into the staff report dated December 2, 2025, attached as Exhibit 4.
Conflict of interest disclosure
6. Disclosure of any conflicts of interest under 24 CFR 92.356 involving Verdugo Housing Corporation, its directors, officers, employees, agents, contractors, or consultants, including any relationship between Verdugo Housing Corporation and Door of Hope. Public records indicate that Verdugo Housing Corporation and Door of Hope share a business address at 221 E. Walnut Street, Suite 112, Pasadena, and that James J. Howe, the registered agent of Verdugo Housing Corporation, holds an officer position at Door of Hope. Door of Hope is listed in the City's own Continuum of Care social service agency directory and is understood to be a current City subrecipient. I request disclosure of the nature of this relationship and confirmation of whether the disclosure and exception process required under 24 CFR 92.356(d) has been or will be followed.
· As previously mentioned, the disclosures were attached to the December 2nd, 2025 Staff Report as Exhibit 1.
The facility
7. The amendment does not name the facility being rehabilitated or its address. The City's own application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) funds describes Door of Hope as "the lead operator of the Glendale Access Center for Domestic Violence Survivors, Emergency, Interim and Permanent Housing Programs." Given the documented relationship between Verdugo Housing Corporation and Door of Hope, please confirm whether the facility to be rehabilitated and expanded into 21 units of permanent supportive housing is a Door of Hope- operated site, and if so, which one. I recognize that the precise street address of a facility serving survivors of domestic violence may be subject to confidentiality protections, and I am not requesting disclosure of any information that would compromise resident safety; I am requesting confirmation of the operator and the nature of the facility.
· The operator of the facility is Door of Hope and the project’s serves women affected or at risk of Domestic Violence.
8. The number of units before and after rehabilitation, the current resident population and the source of any existing subsidies, any affordability covenants currently recorded on the property, and the projected resident population after conversion to permanent supportive housing.
· The existing unit count is 14 units. Phases 1 & 2 will expand the facility to 21 units(The Staff Report incorrectly states 19 but was addressed in the hearing) and Phase 3 will expand the facility to 25 units. The total resident population varies depending on the household sizes.
9. Whether the facility is the same Parkview Glendale property at 426 Piedmont Avenue and 507 Naranja Drive that is the subject of the companion HOME-ARP Substantial Amendment moving to the same June 2 hearing, or a different facility at a different address. The amendment states this project creates 21 units of permanent supportive housing, while the companion HOME-ARP amendment concerns 11 HOME-ARP units at the 68-unit Parkview Glendale senior project developed by EAH Housing.
Please clarify whether these are the same property, co-located, or distinct. · This project is separate and distinct from the Parkview Glendale project.
Notice and the September 30 deadline
10. The amendment states that funds are to be committed by September 30, 2026, and that the recorded Affordable Housing Covenants will run for "a specified period of time." Please state the affordability period and confirm that the certification, underwriting, and 24 CFR 92.356 conflict review will be completed and made public before any commitment of funds.
· The affordability term will run for 20 years from the date the Affordable Housing Agreement is recorded.
11. The amendment, as published for comment, names the CHDO and the dollar amount but does not identify the facility, its address, or its current residents. I request that the City post supplemental detail responsive to the questions above to GlendaleCA.gov/AffordableHousing during the comment period. If that information cannot be made available with sufficient time for public review before June 2, I request in the alternative that the public comment period be extended to permit informed comment after the information is posted.
· Due to the sensitive nature of the facility, the specific project location and the identities of the residents served will remain strictly confidential and will not be released.
I appreciate the City's attention to these questions and request a written response. I would prefer that these matters be clarified on the record before the hearing rather than after adoption.
Sincerely,
Ani Khash