RICHMOND’S TINY HOUSE VILLAGE
Farm and Garden Project
AN EMPOWERMENT-FOCUSEDYOUTH EMERGENCY HOUSING COLLABORATION 1 Project
Overview
2 Project Overview - Key Assumptions
❖ An eight-agency community collaboration.
❖ Modeled after our successful, award-winning Oakland Tiny House Village. ❖ A primarily volunteer-led project
❖ Done with full agreements in place between all major parties and permissions from the City of Richmond
❖ Doubles emergency transitional housing for unhoused Richmond youth. ❖ 2-year structured program.
3 Project Overview - Key Assumptions
❖ Year 1 – Fundraising and Construction:
➢ 24-space parking
➢ Six tiny homes
➢ Basic and modest structures at the Farm and Garden
❖ Year 2 - Construction (mutually agreed upon).
❖ Year 3 - Construction (mutually agreed upon).
❖ Taking down all structures at the end of the Village life will be the responsibility of Tiny Village Spirit.
4 Accomplishments
To Date
5 Accomplishments to Date
❖ Formed 12-member youth Community Organizing Team
❖ Engaged 19 RichmondWorks youth as participants (June 2023 - July 2024) ❖ Developed commitments from eight agency project partners ❖ Developed Village, Farm and Garden Capital Budget as well as 3 year Village Operating Budget
❖ Obtained approval for the project from all 4 surrounding Neighborhood Councils ❖ Obtained approval for the project from the City of Richmond ❖ Obtained a clean Phase 1 and 2 environmental assessment for the site ❖ Carried out detailed program planning and detailed build schedule 6 Accomplishments to Date
❖ Completed Architectural Master Plan
❖ 400 youth and volunteers painted 550 fence planks for Village fence ❖ 150 volunteers completed construction of 7 tiny homes ❖ Completed EBMUD and PG&E applications
❖ Carried out detailed engineering studies for utilities and parking lot ❖ Gained permit package approval from the Richmond Planning Dept ❖ Completed & signed project sublease and MOU including Exhibits A-G ❖ Raised $250,000 of needed project funds
❖ Building permit issued Oct. 30, 2024
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16 Year 1 building
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Year 1 Building
Fundraising
19 Capital Budget
20 Capital Budget-
Sources of Funds
21 Village 3 Year Operating Budget
22 Request to the city of Richmond
23 RICHMOND’S TINY HOUSE VILLAGE,
Farm & Garden Project
24 Questions?....