Final Filing Date: April 27, 2020 through July 27, 2020 at 5 P.M. PST Permanent Local Housing Allocation
(PLHA) Formula Allocation
2020 Application
State of California
Governor, Gavin Newsom
Lourdes Castro Ramirez, Secretary
Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
Douglas R. McCauley, Acting Director
Department of Housing and Community Development
Program Design and Implementation, PLHA Program
2020 West El Camino Avenue, Suite 150, Sacramento, CA 95833 PLHA Program Email: [email protected]
"Red" shaded cells indicate the Sponsor has failed to meet a requirement of the program. Point cells in the Scoring worksheet shaded in "red" indicate that the Sponsor has failed to meet the minimum points required.
Instructions Rev. 2/26/20
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HCD will only accept applications through a postal carrier service such as U.S. Postal Service, UPS, FedEx or other carrier services that provide date stamp verification confirming delivery to HCD’s office. A complete original application and an electronic copy on a USB flash drive with all applicable information must be received by HCD via posta carrier no later than 5:00 p.m. on:
Monday, July 27, 2020
Applications must be on the Department’s forms and cannot be altered or modified by the Applicant. Excel forms must be in Excel format and unprotected, not a .pdf document.
For application errors please fill out the Application Support worksheet and email the entire workbook to Application Support for application errors at [email protected].
General Instructions (Additional instructions and guidance are given throughout the Supplemental Application in "red" text and in cell comments.
Guideline references are made with "§" and the corresponding guideline section number. "Yellow" cells are for Sponsor input. Failure to provide the required attachments and documentation may disqualify your application from consideration or may negatively impact your point score.
Required attachments are indicated in "orange" throughout the Supplemental Application. Failure to provide the required attachments and documentation may disqualify your application from consideration or may negatively impact your point score. Electronically attached files must use the naming convention in the Supplemental Application. For Example: "App1 Payee Data" for Sponsor 1 Payee Data Record/STD. 204.
Threshold items are indicated in "blue" cells.
Sponsor must complete the following worksheets in the PLHA Formula Allocation Application.
Formula Allocation Application
X App1 Signature Block Signature Block - upload in Microsoft Word Document 302(c)(4) Plan
Legislative Contacts
Checklist
App1 Resolution PLHA webpage for Resolution Document
Disclosure of Application (California Public Records Act Statutes of 1968 Chapter 1473): Information provided in the application will become a public record available for review by the public, pursuant to the California Public Records Act Statutes of 1968 Chapter 1473. As such, any materials provided will be disclosable to any person making a request under this Act. The Department cautions Applicants to use discretion in providing information not specifically requested, including but not limited to, bank accounts, personal phone numbers and home addresses. By providing this information to the Department, the Applicant is waiving any claim of confidentiality and consents to the disclosure of submitted material upon request."
Binder
Tab #
Threshold
Requirement Electronic File Name Document Description Included? 1X
2 3X App1 TIN
Taxpayer Identification Number Document
§302(c)(4)(D) Evidence that the Plan was authorized and adopted by resolution by the Local jurisdiction and that the public had an adequate opportunity to review and comment on its content.
Plan Adoption 5
Legally binding agreement between Delegating and Administering Local Governments 4 X Applicant Agreement Local Government Formula Allocation Rev. 2/26/20
Yes
§302(c)(4) Does the application include a Plan in accordance with §302(c)(4)? CA Zip: 92648 Orange
§300(d) Is Applicant delegated by another Local government to administer on its behalf its formula allocation of program funds? N/A
File Name: PLHA webpage for Resolution Document Attached and on USB? State:
Attached and on USB? N/A
§302(c)(3) Applicant certifies that, if the Local Government proposes allocation of funds for any activity to another entity, the Local government’s selection process had no conflicts of interest and was accesible to the public. §302(c)(2) Applicant certifies that submission of the application was authorized by the governing board of the Applicant.
Eligible Activities, §301
§302(a) Housing Element compliance: Applicant or Delegating Local Government's Housing Element was adopted by the Local Government’s governing body by the application deadline and subsequently determined to be in substantial compliance with state Housing Element Law pursuant to Government Code Section 65585.
Yes
Yes
§302(c)(5) Applicant certifies that the Plan submitted is for a term of five years. Local Governments agree to inform the Department of changes made to the Plan in each succeeding year of the term of the Plan. Yes
§302(c)(6) Applicant certifies that it will ensure compliance with §302(c)(6) if funds are used for the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of for-sale housing projects or units within for-sale housing projects.
Taxpayer Identification Number Document Attached and on USB? Instructions: If the Local Government Recipient of the PLHA Formula Allocation delegated its PLHA formula allocation to a Local Housing Trust Fund or to another Local Government, the Applicant (for which information is required below) is the Local Housing Trust Fund or administering Local Government. The PLHA award will be made to the Applicant (upon meeting threshold requirements) and the Applicant is responsible for meeting all program requirements throughout the term of the Standard Agreement.
The 302(c)(4) Plan template worksheet requires first choosing one or more of the Eligible Activities listed below. If "Yes" is clicked, the 302(c)(4) Plan worksheet opens a series of questions about what precise activities are planned. Some specific activities, such as providing downpayment assistance to lower-income households for acquisition of an affordable home, could be included under either Activity 2 or 9. Please only choose one of those Activities; don't list the downpayment assistance under both Activities.
If the PLHA funds are used for the same Activity but for different Area Median Income (AMI) level, select the same Activity twice (or more times) and the different AMI level the Activity will serve. Please enter the percentage of funds allocated to the Activity in only the first Activity listing to avoid double counting the funding allocation.
Eligible Applicants §300
§300(a) Eligible Applicants for the entitlement formula component described in Section §100(b)(1) are limited to the metropolitan cities and urban counties allocated a grant for the federal fiscal year 2017 pursuant to the federal CDBG formula specified in 42 USC, Section §5306.
Applicant: City of Huntington Beach
Address:
County:
File Name:
§302(c)(4)(D) Applicant certifies that the Plan was authorized and adopted by resolution by the Local Government and that the public had an adequate opportunity to review and comment on its content
Threshold Requirements, §302
Applicant Agreement Legally binding agreement between Delegating and Administering Local Governments
§301(a)(10) Fiscal incentives made by a county to a city within the county to incentivize approval of one or more affordable housing Projects, or matching funds invested by a county in an affordable housing development Project in a city within the county, provided that the city has made an equal or greater investment in the Project. The county fiscal incentives shall be in the form of a grant or low-interest loan to an affordable housing Project. Matching funds investments by both the county and the city also shall be a grant or low-interest deferred loan to the affordable housing Project. §301(a)(9) Homeownership opportunities, including, but not limited to, down payment assistance. §301(a)(8) Efforts to acquire and rehabilitate foreclosed or vacant homes and apartments. §301(a)(7) Accessibility modifications in Lower-income Owner-occupied housing. §301(a)(6) Assisting persons who are experiencing or At-risk of homelessness, including, but not limited to, providing rapid re-housing, rental assistance, supportive/case management services that allow people to obtain and retain housing, operating and capital costs for navigation centers and emergency shelters, and the new construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of permanent and transitional housing. §301(a)(5) Capitalized Reserves for services connected to the preservation and creation of new permanent supportive housing. §301(a)(4) Matching portions of funds available through the Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Asset Fund pursuant to subdivision (d) of HSC Section 34176. §301(a)(3) Matching portions of funds placed into Local or Regional Housing Trust Funds. §301(a)(2) The predevelopment, development, acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable rental and ownership housing, including Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), that meets the needs of a growing workforce earning up to 120 percent of AMI, or 150 percent of AMI in high-cost areas. ADUs shall be available for occupancy for a term of no less than 30 days.
Yes
§301(a)(1) The predevelopment, development, acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of multifamily, residential live-work, rental housing that is affordable to Extremely low-,Very low-, Low-, or Moderate-income households, including necessary operating subsidies.
Included?§301(a) Eligible activities are limited to the following:
Eligible Applicant Type: Entitlement
Local Government Recipient of PLHA Formula Allocation: Huntington Beach 2000 Main St
City: Huntington Beach
§302(b) Applicant or Delegating Local Government has submitted the current or prior year's Annual Progress Report to the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to Governemnt Code Section 65400. Yes File Name:
Approximate PLHA Formula Allocation Amount: $27,424Allowable Local Admin (5%):$548,495 No
App1 TIN
App1 Signature Block
App1 Resolution
§300(d) If Applicant answered "Yes" above, has the Applicant attached the legally binding agreement required by §300 (c) and (d)? Signature Block - upload in Microsoft Word Document Attached and on USB? File Name:
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
YES
City Zip
YesApplicant agrees to adhere to §501, Audits/Monitoring of PLHA Files.
YesApplicant agrees to adhere to §500, Accounting Records. §302(c)(8) Has Applicant attached a program income reuse plan describing how repaid loans will be reused for eligible activities specified in Section 301? Administration
Yes
Entity Address 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach State CA 92648 On behalf of the entity identified below, I certify that: The information, statements and attachments included in this application are, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true and correct and I possess the legal authority to submit this application on behalf of the entity identified in the signature block. 5/4/20
Signature Date
Entity name: City of Huntington Beach Phone Number: (714) 536-557 9 City Manager
Certifications
Oliver Chi
TitleAuthorized Representative Printed Name
Applicant agrees to adhere to §503, Reporting. Yes
Applicant agrees to adhere to §502, Cancellation/Termination. §302(c)(7) Applicant certifies that it will ensure that the PLHA assistance is in the form of a low-interest, deferred loan to the Sponsor of the Project, if funds are used for the development of an Affordable Rental Housing Development. The loan shall be evidenced through a Promissory Note secured by a Deed of Trust. Yes §301(a)(6) Assisting persons who are experiencing or At risk of homelessness, including, but not limited to, providing rapid rehousing, rental assistance, supportive/case management services that allow people to obtain and retain housing, operating and capital costs for navigation centers and emergency shelters, and the new construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of permanent and transitional housing. §302(c)(4)(C) Provide a description of how the Plan is consistent with the programs set forth in the Local Government’s Housing Element.
The Plan is consistent with the City's Housing Element framework, including Goal 5 to promote equal housing opportunities for all residents, such as Huntington Beach's special needs populations. The Plan also works to further Policy 5.5 to continue supporting a continuum of programs such as a navigation center, homeless supportive services, transitional housing, permanent affordable housing and homeless prevention services. The navigation center described in this Plan will address all aspects of this Goal. It will present a central site for the City to continue providing its homeless supportive services that will not only address an individual's immediate needs (i.e. food, shelter, health) but also directs him/her to more permanent forms of housing. The City also continues to fund various other homeless services (i.e. Huntington Beach Youth Emergency Shelter; transitional housing for families; and tenant-based rental assistance (TBRA) and its Homeless Task Force which - in combination with the navigation center - tie in together to more cohesively support the homeless population.
§301(a)(1) The predevelopment, development, acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of multifamily, residential live-work, rental housing that is affordable to extremely low-,very low-, low-, or moderate-income households, including necessary Operating subsidies. §302(c)(4) Plan Rev. 2/26/20
§302(c)(4)(A) Describe the manner in which allocated funds will be used for eligible activities.
Using its adopted Housing Element as a framework, the City of Huntington Beach will use the allocated PLHA funds to help finance operational expenses for a homeless navigation center, starting with 50 beds in Year 1 and ramping up to approximately 174 by Year 5. The funds will support the most at-risk populations in the County by offering much needed shelter that will provide stability, services, and hopefully a path to housing in the future. The navigation center will be constructed in FY 2019-2020 and will begin operations same year. As a result the City requests a drawdown of PLHA funds as soon as possible.
Earlier this year, the City underwent an RFQ process to identify an experienced shelter operator that can provide quality shelter management. Two operators submitted their qualifications and, following an extensive review and a panel interview, the City selected Mercy House. Currently, both parties are negotiating an agreement for navigation center operations, which PLHA funds will help support.
§302(c)(4)(B) Provide a description of the way the Local government will prioritize investments that increase the supply of housing for households with incomes at or below 60 percent of Area Median Income (AMI).
Huntington Beach - through the use of Census data and HUD criteria - has designated eight geographic areas as lower income (<80%). These areas are known as Enhancement Areas, where the City's annual CDBG and HOME fund allocations are spent. The primary goals for the use of these funds include CHDO developments, housing rehabilitation and other programs/services that will increase the affordable housing stock for households at or below 60% AMI. Additionally, the City continues to seek additional funding sources, programs, and partnerships with private and nonprofit organizations for additional investments in the City's affordable housing stock. For example, the City has recently entered into a partnership with the County of Orange, who will fund construction of the navigation center and its operations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Afterwards, the City will take over ownership and use PLHA funds to continue operations to serve the most at-risk and lowest income individuals in our City. As the navigation center begins to reduce homeless rates in the City, the long term goal for the site is to convert it from a navigation center and into a permanent supportive housing development that will certainly help increase the affordable housing stock and advance our RHNA goals for individuals at or below 30% AMI.
Activities Detail (Activities Detail (Must Make a Selection on Formula Allocation Application worksheet under Eligible Activities, §301)) §301(a)(2) The predevelopment, development, acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of Affordable rental and ownership housing, including Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), that meets the needs of a growing workforce earning up to 120 percent of AMI, or 150 percent of AMI in high-cost areas. ADUs shall be available for occupancy for a term of no less than 30 days.
§301(a)(3) Matching portions of funds placed into Local or Regional Housing Trust Funds.
Section 301(a)(6) - 100% of the allocated funds will be used towards partially funding the operations of a navigation center.
Complete the table below for each proposed Activity to be funded with 2019-2023 PLHA allocations. If a single Activity will be assisting households at more than one level of Area Median Income, please list the Activity as many times as needed to capture all of the AMI levels that will be assisted, but only show the percentage of annual funding allocated to the Activity one time (to avoid double counting).
§302(c)(4)(E)(i) Percentage of
Funds Allocated for the
Proposed Activity
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%
Funding Allocation Year 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Navigation
Centers
Navigation
Centers
Navigation
Centers
§301(a)(4) Matching portions of funds available through the Low- and Moderate-Income Housing Asset Fund pursuant to subdivision (d) of HSC Section 34176. §301(a)(5) Capitalized Reserves for Services connected to the preservation and creation of new permanent supportive housing. §302(c)(4)(E)(i) Provide a description of how allocated funds will be used for the proposed Activity.
Type of Activity for Persons
Experiencing or At Risk of
Homelessness
Navigation
Centers
Navigation
Centers
§301(a)(7) Accessibility modifications in Lower-income Owner-occupied housing.
TOTAL§302(c)(4)(E)(ii) Area Median
Income Level Served 30% 30%
Major steps/actions by City Council included the adoption of the 5th Cycle Housing Element in February 2020, which was approved by the HCD in March 2020. On April 20, 2020, the City Council also took steps to (1) adopt this Plan and (2) approve the partnership agreement with Orange County to construct the navigation center. Construction has since begun and is expected to be completed in mid to late May. The goal is to begin operating the navigation center by no later than June 2020. §302(c)(4)(E)(ii) Unmet share
of the RHNA at AMI Level 30 30 30 30 28 148
30% 30% 30%
174
§302(c)(4)(E)(iv) Period of
Affordability for the Proposed
Activity (55 years required for
rental housing projects)
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
§302(c)(4)(E)(ii) Projected
Number of Households Served 50 30 30 30 34
§302(c)(4)(E)(iii) A description of major steps/actions and a proposed schedule for the implementation and completion of the Activity. §301(a)(8) Efforts to acquire and rehabilitate foreclosed or vacant homes and apartments. §301(a)(9) Homeownership opportunities, including, but not limited to, down payment assistance. §301(a)(10) Fiscal incentives made by a county to a city within the county to incentivize approval of one or more affordable housing Projects, or matching funds invested by a county in an affordable housing development Project in a city within the county, provided that the city has made an equal or greater investment in the Project. The county fiscal incentives shall be in the form of a grant or low-interest loan to an affordable housing Project. Matching funds investments by both the county and the city also shall be a grant or low-interest deferred loan to the affordable housing Project.
File Name: Plan Adoption
§302(c)(4)(D) Evidence that the Plan was authorized and adopted by resolution by the Local jurisdiction and that the public had an adequate opportunity to review and comment on its content.
Attached and on USB?
Activity Location 12 (if different from applicant location) District # First Name Last Name
State Senate Member
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Activity Location 11 (if different from applicant location) District # First Name Last Name
State Assembly Member
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Activity Location 10 (if different from applicant location) District # First Name Last Name
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Activity Location 2 (if different from applicant location) District # First Name Last Name
State Assembly Member
State Senate Member 34th Thomas J. Umberg
U.S. House of Representatives 48th Harley Rouda
Activity Location 1 (if different from applicant location) District # First Name Last Name
State Assembly Member 72nd Tyler Diep
Rev. 2/26/20Legislative and Congressional Information
U.S. House of Representatives 48th Harley Rouda
District # First Name Last Name
State Assembly Member 72nd Tyler Diep
Provide the Legislative and Congressional information for the applicant and each activity location, (if different than applicant location), included in this application.
To locate or verify the Legislative and Congressional information, click on the respective links below and enter the applicant office location zip code, the activity location site zip code(s) (i.e. zip code(s) where activities are performed), and any additional activity location site(s), as applicable.
Applicant Office Location
State Senate Member 37th John M.W. Moorlach
California State Assembly California State Senate U.S. House of Representatives District # First Name Last Name
State Assembly Member
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Activity Location 25 (if different from applicant location) District # First Name Last Name
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Activity Location 22 (if different from applicant location) District # First Name Last Name
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Activity Location 24 (if different from applicant location) Activity Location 23 (if different from applicant location) District # First Name Last Name
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Activity Location 21 (if different from applicant location) Activity Location 20 (if different from applicant location) District # First Name Last Name
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Activity Location 18 (if different from applicant location) District # First Name Last Name
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Activity Location 17 (if different from applicant location) Activity Location 16 (if different from applicant location) District # First Name Last Name
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Activity Location 14 (if different from applicant location) District # First Name Last Name
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Activity Location 13 (if different from applicant location) District # First Name Last Name
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