STAFF REPORT
Lancaster Housing Authority
HA CC 1
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 Development
Subject: Approve Professional Services Agreement with Affordable Housing Solutions & Development of Southern California, LLC.
Recommendations:
a. Approve Professional Services Agreement with Affordable Housing Solutions & Development of Southern California, LLC. under the Housing Authority instead of the City of Lancaster through August 2026.
b. Authorize the Executive Director, or his designee, to finalize and execute all documents related to the Agreement.
G.C. Section 84308: No
Fiscal Impact:
No additional fiscal impact other than in previously approved amendment on April 8, 2025.
Background:
In May 2022, the City entered into an agreement with consultant Affordable Housing Solutions (AHS) following a Request for Proposals (RFP) process to procure technical assistance services related to affordable housing projects, programs, and funding sources. Examples of services provided to-date by AHS have included assistance with drafting Requests for Proposals consistent with the requirements of former state Redevelopment Law (RDA) and the state Surplus Land Act (SLA), providing technical services and assistance to draft and carry out Disposition & Development Agreements, monitoring emerging funding sources and Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) schedules, preparing funding applications to state and federal 2 1
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sources, and providing expert advice to support miscellaneous programs and projects. The initial agreement and first amendment were approved by the City of Lancaster, with the second amendment being approved by the Lancaster Housing Authority. Staff propose to move the agreement under the Lancaster Housing Authority due to consistency in the type of projects that AHS consistently works on. The terms of the agreement, first and second amendments, will stay in effect, and the new expiration date will be August 2026.
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Attachment:
Affordable Housing Solutions Professional Services Agreement_2025