STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
CC 5
7/8/2025
TN
Date: July 8, 2025
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From: Patti Garibay, Director - Community Development
Nicole Jones, Senior Analyst – Community Devlopment
Subject: Approve the Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Lancaster and Greenland Symmetry to pursue Homekey+ program grant funding to support the development of permanent supportive housing located at 43530 17th St. West Recommendation:
Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Lancaster and Greenland Symmetry, LLC. to pursue Homekey+ grant funding.
G.C. Section 84308: No
Fiscal Impact:
There are no direct costs associated with adopting the attached MOU. As a result, adoption of the MOU will not impact the City of Lancaster General Fund. If the Application is approved, the grant will be for a total amount not to exceed $33,000,000 at which time revenue and expenditure accounts will need to be formed.
Background:
Homekey+ is a new program funded by Proposition 1 to build permanent supportive housing for populations struggling with mental health and/or substance use disorders. There is $1.033 billion available for veterans and $1.11 billion for all other eligible populations. It has a similar model to the original Homekey program which encouraged rehabilitation and conversion of existing buildings into permanent affordable housing. Housing and Community Development (HCD) released the Homekey+ Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) on November 23, 2024, and the applications opened at the end of January 2025. HCD will start to announce Homekey+ awards in the summer of 2025 on a rolling basis. Applications were due on May 30, 2025. 2 1
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Greenland reached out to the City of Lancaster to potentially partner on a Homekey+ application.
Greenland is an experienced developer who has successfully built Project Homekey funded facilities in Los Angeles County. Greenland and the owner of the Lancaster Inn agreed to a purchase and sale agreement with the intent of utilizing the site for a Homekey+ development project in partnership with the City. The project will focus on mothers and children and will include over one hundred (100) permanent supportive housing units and one manager’s unit. The project will include seventeen (17) designated mobility units (15%) and eleven (11) hearing/vision impaired units (10%), in full compliance with Homekey+ accessibility requirements. The City of Lancaster will serve as the Lead Applicant on the Homekey+ application and Greenland will serve as the Managing General Partner/Co-Applicant. Greenland has selected Tarzana Treatment Centers (Tarzana) to serve as the facility Operator to deliver voluntary, trauma-informed services that support tenant stability and long-term housing success once the site is built. On-site supportive services will include case management, behavioral health coordination, housing navigation, peer support, and benefits enrollment. The rehabilitation scope will include dedicated space for a community room, case management offices, and private meeting areas for supportive services.
This project directly supports the goals of the Homekey+ initiative and Proposition 1 by expanding deeply affordable, service-enriched housing for vulnerable residents of the Antelope Valley.
Should the project receive approval and funding, it will move through the City’s entitlement processes, including comprehensive design reviews, community outreach efforts to engage and inform residents, and adherence to all relevant construction and permitting requirements.
The MOU would formalize the relationship of the following parties that will, upon approval, jointly apply for Homekey+ grant funds. The parties and responsibilities are outlined below:
City of Lancaster will be the main applicant for Homekey+ funding. Greenland Symmetry will be the City’s co-applicant.
Greenland Symmetry will be responsible for securing site control, leading the initial build-out of the property, and coordinating with necessary partners to support project implementation.
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Attachment:
Lancaster Homekey+ Memorandum of Understanding