T.l 12/6/2022
Intro: Marc Stratton MD — Redondo Beach resident 36 years Concern: HomeKey PCH Unit "Living Area" [@ 185 sq ft]
Issue: Failure by the City Attorney and the Redondo Beach Planning Commission to follow the State of California NOFA [Notice of Funding Availability] Round 2 requirements for HomeKey PCH Unit Living Area.
Detail: - Antonio Gardea of the RB Planning Commission
- City Attorney Michael Webb [45 min phone call but no
commitment to follow California's NOFA for HomeKey
PCH despite repeated f/u Emails]
Specifics: Page 17 of the State of California's NOFA [Notice of Funding Availability] Round 2 Article III Section 300 ix for HomeKey PCH states:
"UNITS of the Project must meet all applicable state
and local requirements pertaining to rental housing"
" including but not limited to requirements for
minimum square footage"
Redondo Beach Municipal Codes allow "Minimum Living
Area":
• Multiple Family residential Units - 500 sq ft
• Seniors residential Units - 350 sq ft
My Request:
Have this Committee insist that the City of Redondo Beach and HomeKey PCH follow the State of California and Redondo Beach Law regarding "Minimum Square Foot Living Area" per
Residential Unit for our Redondo Beach HomeKey PCH residents.
TATE OF CALIFORNIA - BUSINESS, CONSUMER SERVICES AND HOUSING AGENC GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor )EPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMEN
DIVISION OF STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
2020 W. El Camino Avenue, Suite 670, 95833
P.O. Box 952054
Sacramento, CA 94252-2054
(916) 263-2771
www.hcd.ca.gov
September 9, 2021
Amended January 14, 2022
Amended May 5, 2022
MEMORANDUM FOR: All Potential Applicants
FROM: Jennifer Seeger, Deputy Director
Division of State Financial Assistance
SUBJECT: Homekey Program
Notice of Funding Availability, Round 2 (Amended)
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (Department) is pleased to announce the availability of approximately $1.45 billion of Homekey Program (Homekey) grant funding through this Round 2 Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). Building on the success of both Project Roomkey and the first round of Homekey, this significant investment continues a statewide effort to sustain and rapidly expand housing for persons experiencing homelessness or At Risk of Homelessness, and who are, thereby, inherently impacted by or at increased risk for medical diseases or conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Of the $1.45 billion in Homekey funding, $1.2 billion is derived from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund (CSFRF) established by the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) (Public Law 117-2) and $250 million is State General Fund. The $250 million in State General Fund money is intended to supplement the acquisition of, and to provide initial operating subsidies for, Homekey sites to promote project feasibility. Five percent of the $1.45 billion in Homekey funds is for Department administrative costs. Projects receiving an award from the state's direct allocation of the federal ARPA must expend the funds within eight months of the date of award. The portion of a project's award associated with State General Fund must be expended by June 30, 2026.
Due to the potential for program oversubscription, eligible applicants are encouraged to submit their completed application as soon as possible. The Department will be accepting the applications on a continuous, Over-the-Counter basis from the release of the Homekey application in late September until May 2, 2022, or until the available funds are exhausted, whichever occurs first. Applicants must submit a complete application available at https://homekey.hcci.ca.govl.
On September 30, 2021, the Department will hold a webinar to review the Homekey NOFA and application process. To register, please go to the Department's Homekey webpage. To receive information on the workshop and other updates, please subscribe to the Department's Homelessness Prevention Programs listserv at http://www.hcd.ca.gov/.
If you have any questions, please submit them to [email protected].
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c. A leasehold estate held by a Tribal Entity in federal tribal trust lands property, or a valid sublease thereof that has been or will be approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs;
d. An executed disposition and development agreement, or irrevocabie offer of dedication to a public agency;
e. A sales contract, or other enforceable agreement for the acquisition of the property;
f. A letter of intent, executed by a sufficiently authorized signatory of the Eligible Applicant, that expressly represents to the Department, without condition or reservation, that, upon successful application, the Eligible Applicant shall purchase or otherwise acquire a sufficient iegal interest in the property to accomplish the purpose of the award. The letter of intent must also be acknowledged by the party selling or otherwise conveying an interest in the subject property to the Eligible Applicant. If this form of evidence is relied upon at the time of application, the Department may impose additional milestones, in the Standard Agreement, regarding increased evidence of eventual site control closer to the likely close of escrow; or
g. Other forms of site control that give the Department assurance (equivalent to items a. through f. above) that the Applicant will be able to complete the Project in a timely manner and in accordance with all the Program's objectives and requirements.
h. For Applicants proposing sites that will require a use change for permanent housing, there should be a commitment and plan to facilitate or expedite those processes, so as to not delay expenditure and occupancy requirements. vii. The Eligible Applicant applying for the Homekey funding is the entity that the Department relies upon for experience and capacity, and will control the project during acquisition, development, and occupancy.
vili. A development plan that supports acquisition of a site and fund expenditure before all program deadlines and demonstrates evidence of strong organizational and financial capacity to develop the project.
ix. Assisted Units and other units of the Project must meet all applicable state and local requirements pertaining to rental housing, manufactured housing, including but not limited to requirements for minimum square footage, and requirements related to maintaining the project in a safe and sanitary condition.
X. Applicants and Co-Applicants must be in good standing with the State of California and all agencies and departments thereof. By way of example and not limitation, an Applicant and Co-Applicant must be qualified to do business in the State of California and must be in good standing with the California Secretary of State and the California Franchise Tax Board. Applicants that are delinquent in meeting the material requirements of previous Department awards may, in the Department's reasonable discretion, fail threshold review.
Department of Housing and Community Development Page | 17 Homekey 2021 NOFA and Guidelines (amended 1/14/22, 5/5/22)
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The Redondo Beach City Attorney has failed to respond to my multiple inquiries about the California State mandated May 5, 2022 omnibus guideline amendment NOFA requirements for avery HomeKey Project.
NB: Current HomeKey PCH "UNIT" size is less than 200 square feet.
HOMEKEY PROGRAM NOTICE OF FUNDING [NOFA]
Page [17]
Article Ill Section 300 ix [Threshold Requirements]:
ix. Assisted Units and other units of the Project must meet all applicable state and local requirements pertaining to rental housing, manufactured housing, including but not limited to requirements for minimum square footage, and requirements related to maintaining the project in a safe and sanitary condition.
Redondo Beach local "minimum sguare footage" requirements for these HomeKey PCH "Units"
Redondo Beach Municipal Code 10-5.1624 e7
10-5.1624 Housing for senior citizens.
required to restrict not less than ten (10%) percent of the total units for occupancy
(7) The minimum floor area for a residential unit shall be 350 square feet.
https://library.acode.us/lib/redondo_beach ca/pub/municipal code/item/title 10-chapter 5-articie 4-10 5 1624
Redondo Beach Municipal Code 10-2.1512
10-2.1512 Minimum dwelling unit sizes in residential and mixed-use zones.
In al! residential and mixed-use zones except for the R-MHP mobile home park zone, the minimum allowable dwelling unit sizes shall be as follows:
(b) Multiple-family dwelling units: 500 square feet.
(Ord. 2756 c.s., eff. January 18, 1996)
https://librarv.acode.us/lib/redondo_beach_ca/pub/municipal code/item/title 10-chapter 2-article 3-division 2-10 2 1512