STAFF REPORT
City of Lancaster
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9/9/2025
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Date: September 9, 2025
To: Mayor Parris and City Council Members
From: Patti Garibay, Director - Community Development
Nicole Jones, Senior Analyst – Community Development
Subject: Approval of the Updated Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lancaster authorizing a joint application to and participation in the Homekey+ program for the Lancaster Inn Permanent Supportive Housing Development Recommendations:
1. Adopt Resolution 25-XX, authorizing the City Manager or designee to prepare and submit a joint application with Greenland Symmetry, LLC. (Greenland), Tarzana Treatment Centers, Inc. (Tarzana) and Pacific Baymark Core, LLC. (Pacific) to the State of California Housing and Community Development (HCD) Department’s Homekey+ program for the Lancaster Inn Permanent Supportive Housing Development in an amount not to exceed $33,000,000.
2. Authorize the City Manager or designee to take all necessary actions for the City’s participation in HCD’s Homekey+ program, including entering into HCD’s Standard Agreement and any amendments, subject to the concurrence of the City Attorney.
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Fiscal Impact:
There are no direct costs associated with adopting the attached resolution. As a result, adoption of the attached resolution 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.
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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. HCD released the Homekey+ 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. The applications were due on May 30, 2025. Developers with a Homekey+ eligible project must apply in partnership with a public agency. HCD requires applicants to use their Homekey+ resolution template, which must be adopted as written.
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.
This resolution was previously adopted by Council on May 27, 2025. The updated resolution is presented for Council approval to include project partners Tarzana Treatment Centers and Pacific Baymark Core, LLC.
The parties and responsibilities for this project are outlined below:
•City of Lancaster will be the main applicant for Homekey+ funding. Greenland will be the City’s co-applicant.
•Greenland will be responsible for securing site control, leading the initial build-out of the property, and coordinating with necessary partners to support project implementation. •Tarzana has been selected by Greenland to serve as the lead operator and provide services as required by Homekey+.
•Pacific Baymark Core LLC is the Special Purpose Entity that will take title for the development.
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Attachment:
Resolution 25-XX