HOUSING INFILL ON PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LANDS
(HIPP) PROGRAM APPLICATION
Scaling up development of available land, large corridor -wide or area -wide infill housing policies and initiatives.
Issued: May 10, 2023
Submit completed applications along with all required attachments to: [email protected] Responses due by 5:00 p.m. on July 10, 2023
Applications can be submitted at any time during the application period. SCAG will consider all applications submitted during the application period received at the closing time and day.
More information at: www.scag.ca.gov/reap2021
Submit questions or request additional information by email with “HIPP Application” in the subject line to: [email protected]
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REAP 2.0 PATH Program
HIPP Pilot Program Application
Issued: May 10, 2023
Table of Contents
Introduction ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 3 Office Hours ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 5 Selection Process ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 5 Application ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .................... 7 Submittal Checklist ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 7 Submittal Instructions ................................ ................................ ................................ ............................... 7 Technical Assistance Available ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 7 Administrative Provisions ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 8 Section 1. Application Terms and Signature ................................ ................................ .............................. 9 Section 2: Minimum Requirements ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 10 Section 3: Contact Information and Project Description ................................ ................................ ......... 11 Section 4: Evaluation Criteria (Scored) ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 13
REAP 2.0 PATH Program
HIPP Pilot Program Application
Issued: May 10, 2023
Introduction
The Housing Infill on Public and Private lands (HIPP) pilot program makes $8,000,000 available as one-time grants1 to:
1. Scale development of surplus and/or excess publicly owned lands, or other underutilized privately owned land that can be redeveloped wit h affordable or mixed income housing and ancillary neighborhood serving businesses and supporting infrastructure, and/or
2. Support eligible applicants with regulatory land use control to develop and implement policies and initiatives within a corridor-wide or area-wide target area, focused on infill housing and based on justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Depending on interest in the program, funding requests could be awarded in full or in part. Eligible applicants are broadly construed to include, but not be limited to entities that are in control of underutilized, surplus, or excess lands available for inventory and assessment for development of affordable housing, and entities with regulatory land use co ntrol. Applicants may include a public agency, a transit agency or district; a city; a county; Tribal Entity; public housing authority; academic institution; water or other utility districts/providers, or land trust or other land holder or regulator.
Summary
SCAG will develop a bench of consultants and initiate studies supporting the participating entities identify, assess, and move available lands in infill areas into development with an affordable housing component, and scale housing capacity in infill areas and corridors. Studies completed could include site feasibility and readiness assessments for development potential and environmental screening, competitiveness for state funding, capacity to attract partnerships and philanthropic investment, and othe r factors that could contribute to successful affordable housing and mixed-use projects.
Scaling Up Development of Available Land. The pilot program will provide consultant support and technical assistance including support through the pre -development phase including but not limited to site identification; feasibility and environmental assessments; project scoping and sponsor/developer selection; community engagement; master planning; and engineering. SCAG will develop a bench of consultants and conduct studies supporting participating entities identify, assess, and move available lands into development with an affordable housing component. Studies completed could include site feasibility and readiness assessments for development potential and environmental screening, competitiveness for state funding, capacity to attract partnerships and philanthropic investment, and other factors t hat could contribute to the successful development of available land. The site feasibility and readiness assessments will be based first on alignment with existing transit and utilities infrastructure, and secondarily on future planned investments. Projects targeted for these funds should provide opportunities to explore large scale development/redevelopment of a site or scattered sites as well as innovative models to streamline delivery of affordable and mixed income housing. Innovative models may include concepts such as new financing mechanisms, standard designs or even design/build competitions. This component of the HIPP pilot
1 The REAP 2.0 Grant Program funding source is State General Funds.
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HIPP Pilot Program Application
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program is focused on a specific site or scattered sites for development, and where the applicant can demonstrate that it is possible for construction to being within 5 years of award.
Depending on interest in the Pilot Program, SCAG may allocate some funding for the development of templates for affordable housing transactions (such as standard Request For Proposals (RFP) and resultant legal documents) and feasibility studies paired with resources to begin development activity and/or to consider multiple multi-year development scenarios and alternative financing strategies for development of publicly and privately owned lands.
Corridor-Wide or Area -Wide Infill Housing Policies and Initiatives. Moving beyond site specific development, the HIPP pilot program provides flexibility for eligible applicants with regulatory land use control to develop and implement policies and initiative s within a corridor -wide or area -wide infill area, with a focus on housing and affordable housing based in justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Proposed projects or policies should be consistent with the programs included in the local 6th Cycle Housing Element.
Supported activities can include funding for technical assistance, staffing and consultants, community engagement, peer learning cohorts, data, and mapping. Eligible activities must lead to an adoptable/implementable deliverable that meets REAP 2.0 Program Goals:
• General Plan Amendments, Specific Plans, Development Guidelines and Standards, and Rezoning for Housing Element Implementation and Compliance – Corridor-wide or area -wide general plan amendments and code changes and zoning-based housing and affordable housing incentives focused on large scale overlay districts or other incentive programs, local density bonuses, reduced parking minimums and/or parking maximums, and as-a-right development approval. • Environmental Clearance and Permit-Streamlining Facilitating Affordable Housing – Jurisdictional and agency-wide reductions in process and timing for residential/residential-mixed use approvals resulting in quantifiable cost and/or time savings. Preparation of required environmental review documents for corridor-wide or area-wide plans that facilitate housing development with an affordable component that could foreseeably begin construction in five years, including but not limited to CEQA and NEPA, Coastal Commission approval, Department of Toxic Substances Control review or other clearances. • Increasing Affordable Supply and Preventing Displacement – Corridor-wide and area -wide policy or projects increasing the supply, availability, and access to housing at below market rate rental and ownership prices. Projects focused on preventing jurisdiction -wide, corridor -wide, or area -wide displacement and loss of existing affordability. Funding can support the creation of inclusionary housing rental and homeownership programs, transfer of development rig hts and other approaches achieving a mix of housing types, and rental and sales price ranges that set aside housing at or below the area median income. Eligible uses also include enabling programs and strategies for preventing loss of existing affordable h ousing in the speculative real estate market, extending expiring affordability covenants, establishing community or tenant opportunity to purchase programs, and other programs achieving a quantifiable benefit for preserving existing affordability and preve nting displacement.
• Other Strategies Accelerating Housing and Affordability – Large-scale transformative jurisdictional, corridor-wide, or area-wide projects not otherwise described above can be proposed but must meet all program requirements and have a st rong nexus to housing supply, choice and affordability, or preventing displacement. Such projects will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
REAP 2.0 PATH Program
HIPP Pilot Program Application
Issued: May 10, 2023
For more information on the HIPP Pilot Program and PATH program as a whole, visit :
www.scag.ca.gov/reap2021. Here you will find the PATH guidelines, the funding applications, and information and resources to assist in filing a complete application.
Office Hours
SCAG staff is available to respond to questions and discuss proposed projects. Staff will begin holding weekly office hours once the call for applications period opens. An applicant does not need to have a project fully developed to participate in one-on-one consultations. Efforts will be made to accommodate meeting requests. There is no limit to the number of meetings possible. Interested applicants can visit SCAG’s REAP 2021 webpage at: www.scag.ca.gov/reap2021 to schedule an appointment.
Please email questions to [email protected] with the subject line “HIPP Application.” Inquiries made by any other means will not be answered. Effort will be made to respond within two (2) business days. During each call for applications , staff will post all questions received along with responses. This will be done in batches on the REAP 2021 webpage.
Feedback on an application or a proposed project shared by SCAG staff shou ld not be considered an indication the proposed application or project will be awarded funding.
Selection Process
The application will be made available when the call is announced. The call will specify the period during which applications will be accepted . While the call is open, an applicant may amend a response that has been submitted up to the response due date and time (close of the call). Once the call is closed, no further amendments are allowed. Applicants are encouraged to take advantage of SCAG’s technical assistance that is available. More information is provided below and at www.scag.ca.gov/reap2021.
SCAG staff will review all responses received during the open call in two (2) stages: 1) Completeness (see the application submittal checklist) and 2) Technical Scoring and Evaluation.
The Completeness Review evaluates the completeness of the application and compliance with the submittal requirements. If all requirements are not met, SCAG staff will notify the applicant that the application is incomplete and will not be considered. Submitted application materials will not be returned.
Results of the Comple teness review are final and may not be appealed. SCAG may, in its sole discretion, request clarification of any portion of an application from the applicant and its applicant team.
Applications that pass Completeness Review move to Technical Scoring and E valuation, which evaluates projects based on the Project Application Scoring Criteria. All complete applications will be evaluated by a selection panel using the scoring rubric and evaluation criteria provided in Section 3 and Section 4 of the application. The selection panel may request additional information from applicants related to the scoring criteria. The selection panelists’ scores for each application will be compiled to produce the final score. The selection panel will then meet to determine the final ranking of applications. Applicants will be notified of their score. Selected applications will be issued a conditional award letter and recommended for funding to the Regional Council. All conditional awards are provisional until approved by the Regional Council.
Selection Process Timeline
The following selection process timeline has been developed for the HIPP Pilot Program, subject to change.
REAP 2.0 PATH Program
HIPP Pilot Program Application
Issued: May 10, 2023
Housing Infill on Public and Private Lands (HIPP) Pilot Program Application Period and materials available: May 10, 2023 Application Workshop: May 24, 2023
Application Period, Consultation and Office Hours: May 10 – July 10, 2023 Application Due Date:
(Applications can be submitted prior to but will be
considered after the application due date)
July 10, 2023
Closes at 5:00PM PDT
Evaluation Period: July – August 2023
Conditional Notice of Awards issued: September 2023
Regional Council Approval of Awards: October 2023 (tentative) Initiate Funding Agreements: Winter 2023
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REAP 2.0 PATH Program
HIPP Pilot Program Application
Issued: May 10, 2023
Application
To be considered for the HIPP Pilot Program, the applicant must be eligible and file a completed application with all required attachments before the close of the call for applications.
Submittal Checklist
Please check each box in the lists below as each is completed.
The application includes the following sections, which must be filled out completely:
☒ Section 1. Application Terms and Signature
☒ Section 2. Minimum Requirements
☒ Section 3. Contact Information and Project Description ☒ Section 4. Evaluation Criteria
The following attachments must accompany the completed application:
☒ Budget – Timeline – Scope – Deliverable (Use Provided Template) ☒ Measurable Outcomes (Use Provided Template provided)
☒ Project Area Maps (Three maps: 1) Map showing that the project area meets the definition of infill; 2) Map depicting the Disadvantaged Communities and Communities of Concern support by the project; 3) Map of the Priority Growth Area(s) in the project area). Guidance on creating and saving the maps is provided at https://scag.ca.gov/programs-accelerate-transformative-housing-path. ☒ Letter of Support (from a third-party organization that the project meets local housing needs) Submittal Instructions
The application must be submitted in pdf format with supporting materials with excel based templates in excel format. All documents should be submitted as separate files.
The application package must be submitted as an attachment to an email sent to: [email protected] with “HIPP Application” in the subject line. An emailed drop box link is also acceptable.
Responses are due by 5:00 p.m. by July 10, 2023.
Applications can be submitted at any time while the call is open. SCAG will consider all responses submitted during the open call as received at the closing time and day.
Technical Assistance Available
While the call is open, an applicant may amend a response that has been submitted up to the response due date and time (close of the call). Once the call is closed, no further amendments are allowed.
Applicants are encourage d to take advantage of SCAG’s technical assistance during the open call, which includes information posted on the REAP 2021 webpage , assistance with questions during weekly office hours, and the option to schedule a one-on-one meeting to discuss the applic ation, proposed project(s), and submittal requirements.
REAP 2.0 PATH Program
HIPP Pilot Program Application
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For information about technical assistance available, visit https://scag.ca.gov/programs-accelerate- transformative-housing-path.
Administrative Provisions
SCAG’s Rights and Responsibilities
SCAG reserves the right to change the requirements and policies described in this Program Application at SCAG’s sole discretion. SCAG is responsible only for what is expressly stat ed in the Program Application, any authorized written addenda, and any posted Questions and Answers. Such addenda shall be made available to each person or organization via SCAG’s REAP 2021 webpage (www.scag.ca.gov/reap2021). It is the responsibility of applicants to ensure, prior to submission, that their application reflects the most recent addenda information, program requirements, and policies. By submission of an application, each applicant acknowledges receipt of all addenda, if any, that are emailed or posted on the SCAG REAP 2021 website.
SCAG is not responsible for and shall not be bound by any representations otherwise made by any individual acting or purporting to act on its behalf if those represent ations conflict with Program Application requirements.
SCAG’S Discretion
SCAG reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any application that is incomplete, out of order, lacks required attachments, or contains other content errors, inconsistencies, misrepresented information, or other deficiencies. Forms provided in the Program Application must be used and information provided otherwise may be disregarded at SCAG’s discretion. SCAG reserves the right to waive disparities in a proposal if the sum and substance of the application is present. Furthermore, SCAG reserves the right to terminate this program at any time without prior notice.
Cost of Application Preparation
The cost of application preparation shall be borne by the applicant. In no event shall SCAG be liable for any expenses incurred in the preparation and submission of the application.
Application is Property of SCAG
Once submitted, each application becomes the property SCAG and becomes a public record. SCAG is not liable for the public disclosure of any information contained in an application.
Encumbrance and Expenditure Periods
All funding awards must be encumbered, meaning the MOU between SCAG and the awarded applicant (sub-recipient) is executed, by January 30, 2024, unless extended in advance in writing by SCAG. Regardless of any extension funding awards must be encumbered before June 30, 2024. To meet the state program deadline and receive reimbursement, all invoices must be submitted to SCAG no later than December 31, 2025, unless extended in advance in writing by SCAG . SCAG cannot guarantee invoices received after this date will be reimbursed. Regardless of any extension granted , all funds must be fully expended and final reports submitted to SCAG before June 30, 2026.
REAP 2.0 PATH Program
HIPP Pilot Program Application
Issued: May 10, 2023
Section 2: Minimum Requirements
The following requirements establish eligibility to apply.
Section 2.1: Eligibility
The applicant must meet the following criteria:
Eligible applicants are broadly construed to include, but not be limited t o entities that are in control of underutilized, surplus, or excess lands available for inventory and assessment for development of affordable housing, and entities with regulatory land use control. Applicants may include a public agency, a transit agency or district; a city; a county; Tribal Entity; public housing authority; academic institution; water or other utility districts/providers, or land trust or other land holder or regulator.
Does your agency/organization meet the applicant eligibility requirements as described above? ☒ Yes
☐ No
If your agency/organization does not meet the applicant eligibility requirements, do not proceed. Your organization is not eligible. For more information contact Jacob Noonan at [email protected].
Section 2.2: Project Meets Infill Definition
Eligible projects must be entirely located in infill areas per the definition below.
Check all boxes that apply to your project . The project must be entirely within areas meeting Part A and Part B, and either Part C-1 or Part C-2. The State defines “infill”, for the purposes of the REAP 2.0 Program, as follows:
☒ Part A: The area consists of unused or underutilized lands ☒ Part B: Within existing development patterns
☒ Part C: That is or will be accessible to destinations and daily services by transit, walking, or bicycling and located in either:
☒ Part C-1: An urban center, urban corridor, or area with transit-supportive densities, OR ☐ Part C-2: An established community that meets all the following criteria:
☐ 2.1: The area consists of previously consisted of qualified urban uses ☐ 2.2: The area is predominantly surrounded (approximately 75 percent of the perimeter) by parcels that are developed or previously develo ped with qualified urban uses. In counting this, perimeters bordering navigable bodies of water and improved parks shall not be included,
☐ 2.3: No parcel within or adjoining the area is classified as agricultural or natural and working lands.
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HIPP Pilot Program Application
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Is the totality of your project located in an infill area, as defined above? ☒ Yes
☐ No
If your project area meets the definition of infill , please follow the instructions provided at https://scag.ca.gov/programs-accelerate-transformative-housing-path to create and save an area map of your project area that visually identifies how all activities meet the d efinition of infill. This map must accompany your submitted application.
If your project area does not meet the definition of infill, do not proceed. Your project is not eligible.
Section 3: Contact Information and Project Description
Section 3.1: Applicant Information
Agency or Organization Name: City of Riverside
Jurisdiction (if applicable): City of Riverside
Description of Agency/Organization or Mission Statement: Community & Economic Development Department
Address: 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA 92522
Application Contact: Matthew Taylor Title: Principal Planner Email: [email protected] Phone: (951) 826 - 5944
Number of Applications Submitted: 1
If your agency is submitting multiple applications, please prioritize them below by Project Title:
Priority #1: Click or tap here to enter text.
Priority #2: Click or tap here to enter text.
Priority #3: Click or tap here to enter text.
Section 3.2: Project Name and Location
Project Name: Missing Middle Prototype Plans for Infill Housing Sites Project Location**: The Project is Juri sdiction-wide, but with a specific focus on the City's High Quality Transit Corridor which runs the length of Magnolia Avenue, Market Street and University Avenue from west to east and the 1/2 -mile are a surrounding the corridor in either direction - see S upplemental Map submitted with application package
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HIPP Pilot Program Application
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**For projects applying to Scaling Up Development of Available Land, please provide addresses and APNs.
For projects applying to Corridor -Wide or Area-Wide Infill Housing Policies and Initiatives, please provide project area boundaries.
Subregion or COG: Western Riverside Council of Governments County: Riverside
Estimated Project Costs: $566,800
Requested Amount: $500,000
Local Match/Other Sources (Not Required): $66,800
Section 3.3: Project Description
Please include a short description for the proposed project that includes the major deliverables. The project description should align with the information you include in Section 4.3.3 and the budget, timeline, scope, deliverables, and measurable outcomes workbooks. [250-word limit] The three areas in the PATH Program are intended to ful fill the Housing Supportive Infrastructure Key Connection in the Connect SoCal Plan. This Key Connection aims to reduce the cost of producing housing by increasing the capacity for housing construction, reducing permit timing and process, right-sizing parking strategies, addressing sewer/water and other utility infrastructure needs, establishing tax increment financing, regional housing and land trusts, and other approaches to creating permanent affordable housing and funding sources. In your project description, please discuss how your project helps to fulfill the Connect SoCal Housing Supportive Infrastructure Key Connection.
The Missing Middle Prototype Plans for Infill Housing Sites Project ("Project") is a housing production program that aims to expand the City's housing stock and remove barriers in the permitting process. The City of Riverside is requesting $500,000 to develop prototype construction plans for small-scale multifamily development (e.g., two to four -unit properties , small cluster development and low-rise apartments) tailored to infill development sites to enrich existing neighborhoods with a broader range of housing types attainable to middle income households . The Project addresses pres ent-day challenges in housing production and acts as a catalyst for infill housing development, fulfilling the Connect SoCal Housing Supportive Infrastructure Key Connection. The availability of prototype plans will simplify the design, planning, and permitting process, reduce overall construction costs, and result in a variety of by -right workforce housing.
The proposed project envisions 2 years to complete an eight-task scope of work. Among the tasks is the development of robust community engagement plan with two phases of implementation. The first phase is public outreach, specifically to disadvantaged and historically disinvested communities within the Project Area, to ensure a community-driven process and outcomes. The second phase is a broad-based information campaign to effectively inform the development community and educate the public about the availability and benefits of prototype Missing Middle plans. A series of workshops will be conducted to share project outcomes and ideally provide technical assistance for small-scale or first-time developers. Other key tasks include the creation of an external technical advisory committee to provide design recommendations and advise on development feasibility; and a request for proposals for professional design services to develop REAP 2.0 PATH Program
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prototype missing middle design plans. These tasks will result in a final deliverable of 100% construction- level drawings and supporting calculations for a variety of housing types, filling the gap between single - family homes and high-rise apartment buildings. A detailed scope of work and task breakdown is provided in Attachment 2 of this application.
The City will solicit and partner with a panel of design professionals in the development of prototype designs informed by community need and the practical realities of infill development. Design deliverables include but are not limited to structural calculations; truss plans; acoustical analyses; mechanical, electrical, and plumbing plans and specifications; and other requirements for a complete plan check submittal. T he City's Building & Safety Division will conduct a technical review of plans for pre-approval. The Building & Safety Division will also participate in the development of a deferred submittal approach to capture additional requirements including fire sprinkler plans, solar PV plans, grading and offsite improvem ent plans.
Section 3.4: Connect SoCal Priority Growth Areas
Priority Growth Areas (PGAs) follow the principles of center-focused placemaking and are locations where many Connect SoCal strategies can be fully realized. Projects do not need to be in PGAs to be eligible for funding. The map will help describe how your project contributes to regional transformative change, which is one of the evaluation criteria in Section 4.5.
Please use the SCAG Mapping Tool provided at the following link to create and save a map of your project area that visually identifies how all PGAs and check off which layers that apply below:
https://maps.scag.ca.gov/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=94a15b4f502d44c6941e6c0b718188
23. Instructions for using the SCAG mapping tool are available online at https://scag.ca.gov/programs- accelerate-transformative-housing-path. This map must accompany your submitted application. ☒ Job Centers
☒ Transit Priority Areas
☒ High Quality Transit Areas
☒ Neighborhood Mobility Areas
☒ Livable Corridors
The Sustainable Community Strategy (SCS), which begins in Chapter 3 on Page 49 of the Connect SoCal plan, provides information on each PGA: http://scag.ca.gov/sites/main/files/file- attachments/0903fconnectsocal-plan_0.pdf?1606001176.
Note: Although included as one of the Connect SoCal PGAs, Spheres of Influence do not qualify for REAP
2.0 funding.
Section 4: Evaluation Criteria (Scored)
All applications that meet the minimum requirements in Section 2 will be scored on how the project meets:
(1) the REAP 2.0 Pro gram Objectives and SCAG Key Priorities, and (2) provides Transformative and Significant Beneficial impacts in relation to the following criteria. The maximum number of points possible REAP 2.0 PATH Program
HIPP Pilot Program Application
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for each criterion is provided in the chart below. More detail on each of the criteria is provided below as well as in Section 3.2 of the PATH Program Guidelines.
Evaluation Criteria Unweighted
Points
Possible
Weighting
Factor
Percent
of Total
1 Lead to a Transformative Significant Beneficial Impact 25 45%
1.1 Accelerate Infill Development that facilitates:
- Housing supply,
- Choice, and
- Affordability
15 1 15%
1.2 Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AFFH) 5 3 15%
1.3 Reduce Vehicle Miles Travelled 5 3 15%
2 Equitable Targeted Outreach 10 10%
2.1 Engagement with Disadvantaged and Historically Underserved Communities
5 1 5%
2.2 Inclusive, Diverse, and Equitable Engagement 5 1 5% 3 Leverage Partnerships, Policy Match, Building Local Capacity, Ability to Complete the Project, and Cost Effectiveness
25 25%
3.1 Existing or Prior Local Policy Commitment 5 1 5%
3.2 Partnerships or Financial Match 5 1 5%
3.3 Ability to Complete the Project and Cost Effectiveness − Experience completing similar projects
− Plan for ensuring project is completed on time and budget − Approach for ensuring cost effective use of funding
15 1 15%
4 Prioritize Disadvantaged Priority Populations 10 10%
4.1 Disadvantaged and Historically Underserved Priority Populations 5 1 5%
4.2 Addressing Historic/Current Inequities and Priority Population Benefits 5 1 5% 5 Contributes to Regional Transformative Change 10 10%
5.1 Transformative Approaches to Scale Housing Supply 5 1 5%
5.2 Regional Impact and Applicability 5 1 5%
Total 80 100%
4.1. Lead to a Transformative Significant Beneficial Impact (25 Points) Responses must attain a point score for each of the questions in this criterion to be considered for funding.
A score of less than one (1) disqualifies the application.
The following set of questions will ask you to describe how the project is a Transformative Planning and Implementation Activity (See definition [link to definition]) providing a Significant Beneficial Impact that REAP 2.0 PATH Program
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leads to a substantial change in land use patterns, equity, and travel behaviors. Your response must attain a point score for this criterion to be considered for funding . A score of less than one (1) disqualifies the application.
Transformative Planning and Implementation Activities means:
Housing, planning, infrastructure investments supporting Infill development that facilitates Housing supply, choice and affordability, and other actions that enable meeting Housing goals that also result in Per Capita vehicle miles traveled reductions, including accelerating Infill development, supporting residents through realizing Multimodal Communities, shifting travel behavior through reducing driving, and increasing transit ridership.
Transformative Planning and Implementation Activities are meant to address these goals together and to lead to changes in land use patterns and behaviors. Transformative Planning and Implementation Activities shall be in furtherance of all the following:
a. State Planning Priorities, as described in Section 65041.1 of the Government Code. b. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing pursuant to Section 8899.50 of the Government Code. c. Facilitating Housing Element compliance for the sixth cycle Regional Housing Need s Assessment pursuant to Section 65302 of the Government Code prepared in accordance with Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code. d. A region’s Sustainable Community Strategy, as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 65080 of the Government Code, or Alternative Planning Strategy, as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 65080 of the Government Code, as applicable.
Significant Beneficial Impact means:
Demonstrating the potential to meet the REAP 2.0, Connect SoCal, and PATH program objectives by establishing and supporting the infrastructure for accelerating housing supply, choice, and affordability, affirmatively furthering fair housing, and reducing VMT by transforming current corridor-wide or area-wide housing policies, site planning, financial models, predevelopment and development processes, and homeownership patterns in a significant and quantifiable manner. Significant beneficial impacts must lead to substantial changes in land use patterns and travel behaviors.
In demonstrating significant beneficial impacts, applicants may consider rates of change (e.g., percent increase over a baseline), the magnitude of impact relative to variables or targets, the proportion of need achieved, and the impact relative to past trends, policies, and practices. Variables or targets may include but are not limited to benefitting households by income group; Regional Housing Needs Assessment; housing units (new construction , preservation/conservation, and rehabilitation); density; infrastructure; infrastructure capacity and accessibility; public space; community amenities; investments; Vehicle Miles Traveled reduction goals or targets; regional or local equity policies and p rograms included in an adopted RTP/SCS; and GHG reduction goals or targets.
4.1.1 Accelerate Infill Development that Facilitates Housing Supply, Choice, and Affordability (15 points) Each response for this criterion must score a one (1) or greater to be eligible for funding. In each response, please include information about how the project connects to and implements the Housing Supportive Infrastructure Key Connection in the Connect SoCal SCS (see Section 2.3 for more information and a link to the Connect SoCal Plan).
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A. Please describe how the project accelerates infill development that facilitates housing supply (5 Points).
Describe how the project will increase the capacity to achieve housing units. This can be described as, but is not limited to, increased unit capacity in existing and newly zoned residential/mixed-use areas, permitting process improvements and standardizations, and other means of increasing the ability to deliver new housing. In your response, address how the project supports achieving the RHNA. [500-word limit] The Project aims to facilitate the housing supply by reducing costs and maximizing resources during the design and permitting processes through the availability of a prototype for a complete plan check application. Specific project goals are a 6–8-week reduction time in the design phase in addition to 6-8 weeks reduction time in the permit review phase, with concomitant cost savings realized by the developer.
Plans will be tailored to the City's inventory of infill development sites within High Quality Tran sit and Priority Growth Areas to facilitate increased transit -supportive densities within established urban neighborhoods. Prototype designs will also be eligible for by-right approval in qualified areas.
The availability of prototype plans can drasticall y improve market response to increasing demand for housing choice. Compiling a complete plan check application and obtaining approvals is a key requirement in the housing production process that costs developers significant time, money, and resources . The availability of prototype construction plans reduces iterations of revie w and comment, significantly expediting the approvals process to actualize additional units to the housing supply. The proposed project will facilitate housing-supportive infrastructure by creating standardized plans that meet applicable building, zoning, fire, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and energy efficiency regulation s. The City anticipates this program to assist in meeting its RHNA goals by an addition 600 -800 units in the form of small-scale infill development.
B. Please describe how the project accelerates infill development that facilitates housing choice (5 Points).
Describe how the project will expand the types of housing possible. This can include, but is not limited to, increasing the ability to achieve housing types not common but for which there is an identified need in the community. Some examples of housing types include 2–4-unit properties, townhomes, limited-equity and shared equity co -operatives, and mid- and large-scale apartments and condominium projects. In your response, address how the project supports achieving the jurisdiction’s 6th cycle RHNA allocation. [500- word limit]
The City of Riverside's diverse demographic and economic makeup requires a greater vari ety of housing choice. The project final deliverable is complete prototype plans for small-scale infill development such as duplexes, triplexes, cottage clusters, courtyard apartments, and similar small housing developments up to 12 units. The specific housing types will be selected based on Tasks 1-3 of the Scope of Work.
Sites Analysis (Task 1) shall yield a suitable sites inventory and development feasibility report. This includes identifying sites suitable for small-scale development in the Project Area based on site conditions including size, existing development, and applicable land use regulations. Identified sites will undergo analysis to determine permissible building envelope and unit yield as well as financial feasibility.
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will inform the design brief and housing choice types (Task 2). The expertise of professionals and lived experience of community members is critical to establish clear recommendations for housing choice.
Outreach and Engagement (Task 3) shall identify housing needs, challenges, and opportunities within the Project Area. Input from this task shall inform the design brief to ensure prototype plans reflect housing choices that address the specific needs and concerns of neighborhoods where infill development potential is high.
The City's 6th-Cycle RHNA allocation is 18,458 units, including 3,189 units affordable to moderate-income households. Based on preliminary estimates of suitable sites located within the intended Project area, the City estimates that the Project could facilitate the production of 600 -800 moderate -income units throughout the remainder of the 6th RHNA cycle.
C. Please describe how the project accelerates infill development that facilitates housing affordability (5 Points). Describe how the project will increase the range of rental and sales price points for housing with an emphasis on assuring lasting affordability for housing at extremely low, very low, low, and moderate ranges. In your response, address how the project supports achievi ng the jurisdiction’s 6th cycle RHNA allocation. [500-word limit]
A primary benefit of increased production of missing middle housing is that the resulting housing types are generally more affordable than single-family homes. The Project will further aid in the reduction of costs associated with development and permitting of housing units . Small-scale housing development can facilitate econom ically inclusive neighborhoods by making it easier for low- or moderate -income households to access neighborhoods rich in resources for infrastructure, transit, and community services.
The proposed scope of work considers market feasibility in Tasks 1 and 2 to ensure financial practicality of production and realistic affordability levels under current market conditions. A Development Feasibility Analysis is a proposed deliverable to assess not only the site capacity for infill development, but the minimum number of units required for economic feasibility of housing production, ownership, and tenancy.
Task 3, Outreach and Engagement, aims to identify affordability requirements of DACs within the project area. The project intends to utilize community input in tandem with practical development considerations from the Technical Advisory Committee to create an informed design brief sensitive to market feasibility, and ultimately affordable units, within the project area. This community input process could also result in development of inclusionary requirements tied to use of prototype missing middle plans to ensure lasting affordability of a certain proportion of units created through the Project, if community support and financial feasibility permit.
4.1.2 Affirmatively Further Fair Housing (AFFH) (5 points) Your response must score a 1 or greater to be eligible for funding. Please describe how the proposed project combats discrimination, overcomes patterns of segregation, and fosters equitable and inclusive communities. Please include meaningful actions that address significant disparities in housing needs and in access to opportunity, replacing segregated living p atterns with integrated and balanced living patterns, and transforming racially and ethnically concentrated areas of poverty into areas of opportunity. [500-word limit]
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In addition to facilitating economic inclusivity, new development of small-scale housing can address the patterns of residential segregation created in tandem with single-family zoning. Lack of diversity in housing options upholds th ese patterns of segregation and limits the socio -economic mobility for disadvantaged communities through excl usion from resource -rich neighborhoods, safe and walkable development patterns, and strong local economies. Integrating mid-scale housing into established neighborhoods with underutilized properties increases access to opportunity, community, and housing security.
4.1.3 Reduce Vehicle Miles Travelled (5 points)
Your response must score a 1 or above to be eligible for funding. Please describe how the proposed project promotes development that reduces vehicle miles travelled and aligns housing production in infill locations consistent with the SCS (Refer to Section 2.3 for information and a link to the Connect SoCal Plan) and the state’s climate targets and goals discussed in the Californi a AB32 Climate Change Scoping Plan (https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/ab-32-climate-change-scoping-plan) [500-word limit] As demonstrated in the maps attached to this application, the City intends to direct missing middle housing within the City's identified High Quality Transit Areas. Promoting increased density along these corridors encourages compatible land uses that promote walkability and transit use , thereby reducing VMT. In addition, the Project area comprises approximately 9 census tracts that demonstrate average household VMT at least 15% below the regional average. Focusing implementation of the Project and use of prototype missing middle plans in these census tracts encourages further reductions in VMT per household and per capita, as these tracts have superior transit accessibility and are more walkable and accessible to employment and urban amenities, consistent with the policy priorities of the RTP-SCS.
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5 Exceptional - directly addresses the REAP 2.0 Program Objectives and SCAG Program Framework Core Objectives, including Connect SoCal. Transformative and Significant Beneficial impacts are high. 4 Strong - directly addresses the REAP 2.0 Program Objectives and SCAG Program Framework Core Objectives, including Connect SoCal. Transformative and Significant Beneficial impacts are moderate. 3 Suitable – directly addresses the REAP 2.0 Program Objectives and SCAG Program Framework Core Objectives, including Connect SoCal. Transformative and Significant Beneficial impacts are uncertain. 2 Limited – indirectly addresses the REAP 2.0 Program Objectives and SCAG Program Framework Core Objectives, including Connect SoCal. Transformative and Significant Beneficial impacts are low. 1 Weak – indirectly addresses the REAP 2.0 Program Objectives and SCAG Program Framework Core Objectives, including Connect SoCal. Transformative and Significant Beneficial impacts are uncertain. 0 Disqualified – does not meet the REAP 2.0 Program Objectives and SCAG Program Framework Core Objectives, including Connect SoCal , and transformative and Significant Beneficial impacts are negligible.
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4.2. Equitable Targeted Outreach (10 Points)
Each response must score a one (1) or greater to be eligible for funding. A score of less than one (1) disqualifies the application.
4.2.1 Engagement with Disadvantaged and Historically Underserved Communities (5 points) Your response must score a 1 or greater to be eligible for funding. Describe your organization’s experience engaging residents in Disadvantaged and Historically Underserved Communities2, EJ Areas 3, and /or Communities of Concern4. If your organization has limited experience, discuss how your organization can gain experience in completing the project. [500-word limit] As shown in the attached map exhibits, a significant proportion of the City's land area is within Disadvantaged and Low-Income Communities, with a high degree of overlap with the Project area which is focused on the City's High Quality Transit Area . Inclusive outreach and neighborhood engagement is a standard practice for any initiative at the City of Riverside. The City's Neighborhood Engagement Division supports the people of Riverside in the desire to experience an inclusive environment that embraces resilient neighborhoods through civic engagement, edu cation, awareness, and community building. It is common practice for the City to proactively bring information to the public through workshops and events in neighborhoods/community centers, establishing relationships with various neighborhood alliances and ensuring information material is language accessible.
In October 2021, The City of Riverside adopted a set of Environmental Justice (EJ) Policies and Action Items as part of a larger comprehensive update to the General Plan. The EJ policies are woven throughout the several elements of the General Plan to ensure that all policies, goals, and objectives are responsive to the needs and desired of the residents in EJ Communities.
A key component of the Scope of Work for the Project includes an Outreach Plan to solicit input and direction from the community, including DACs and historically disinvested neighborhoods within the Project Area, to further inform and refine the design brief. Additionally, and importantly, the Outreach Plan will further inform program implementation to ensure that prototype designs are responsive to the specific housing needs and concerns of neighborhoods where infill developm ent potential is high. The Outreach
2 “Disadvantaged and Historically Underserved Communities” includes concentrated areas of poverty; Areas of High Segregation and Poverty and areas of low to moderate access to opportunity (TCAC/HCD Opportunity Area Maps); Communities of Concern, Disadvantaged Communities (SB 535 Disadvantaged Communities Map), and Low Income Communities pursuant to Senate Bill 535 (De León, Chapter 830, Statutes of 2012) and Assembly B ill 1550 (Gomez, Chapter 369, Statutes of 2016); areas of high Housing cost burdens; areas with high vulnerability of displacement; areas related to Tribal Entities; and other areas experiencing disproportionate impacts of California’s Housing and climate crisis. Communities included in SB 535 and AB 1550 include but are not limited to areas with concentrations of people that are of low income, high unemployment, low levels of homeownership, high rent burden, sensitive populations, or low levels of educational attainment, or areas disproportionately affected by environmental pollution and other hazards that can lead to negative public health effects, exposure, or environmental degradation . 3 “EJ Areas” are defined on Page 2 of the Connect SoCal EJ Technical Report as Transportation Analysis Zones that have a higher concentration of minority population OR low-income households than is seen in the region as a whole. 4 Communities of Concern ” are defined on Page 2 of the Connect SoCal EJ Technical Report as Cens us Designated Places and City of Los Angeles Community Planning Areas that fall in the upper one -third of all communities in the SCAG region for having the highest concentration of minority population AND low -income households.
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Plan will address language accessibility, culturally competent methods and materials, appropriate communications channels and technological access considerations, and mechanisms for meaningful input, follow-up and follow -through. Outcomes will inform the design brief and Request for Proposals with respect to design considerations, unit types and sizes, accessibility, affordability and more.
4.2.2 Inclusive, Diverse, and Equitable Engagement (5 points) Your response mu st score a 1 or greater to be eligible for funding. Describe the approach for equitable community engagement, and how community organizations and/or community leaders will be engaged early and on an ongoing basis to inform the proposed engagement strategies. In your response describe how members of disadvantaged and historically underserved communities have been or will be engaged throughout the proposed project and how their input will shape the project and outcomes. [500-word limit] The Project propo ses a robust community engagement strategy to ensure community driven process and outcomes. The types, sizes, layouts and configurations of prototype units and plan types will be informed by the Technical Advisory Community and Community Engagement Tasks.
The Technical Advisory Committee developing the design brief shall be comprised of technical experts as well as representatives from neighborhood and community organizations and DAC's within the project area. The Cit y maintains an active list of community and neighborhood organizations and stakeholder and contact s and plans to leverage existing and established relationships with community organizations and advocates to ensure a well-rounded TAC.
The Outreach and Engagement Task will expand upon the City's established practices of inclusive engagement. Subtasks include the development of a suite of outreach materials that are accessible to a breadth of demographic groups (flyers, web promotion, posters, language accessible), as well as outreach events specifically in community spaces within DAC's and historically underserved communities. The Project is proposing a minimum of three public outreach event s scheduled during accessible hours to engage in interactive and meaningful dialogue regarding housing needs.
In addition to events to engage the community, the City anticipates a minimum of three additional events to provide information, education, and technical assistance once prototype plans have been finalized. The second phase of community information will focus particularly on navigating the development process for first-time developers from DACs and historically disinvested communities.
The Neighborhood Engagement Division and Community Services Department regularly hold public events for residents and families. City Staff may leverage these opportunities to engage with the community in an informal setting to solicit feedback and provide information regarding the Project and infill housing development in general.
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5 Exceptional – includes an explicit description of how stakeholders will be involved, and specifically from affected/benefitting Disadvantaged Communities and Historically Underserved Communities.
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4 Strong - includes a description of how applicant will involve stakehol ders, and specifically from affected/benefitting Disadvantaged Communities and Historically Underserved Communities. 3 Suitable – loosely describes how stakeholders will be involved, including from affected/benefitting Disadvantaged Communities and Historically Underserved Communities. 2 Limited – how stakeholders will be involved is generally described with general details on how affected/benefitting Disadvantaged Communities and Historically Underserved Communities. 1 Weak – engagement is minimal but includes outreach to affected/benefitting Disadvantaged Communities and Historically Underserved Communities.
0 Disqualified – does not include equitable targeted outreach.
4.3. Leverage Partnerships, Policy Match, Building Local Capacity, Ability to Complete the Project, and Cost Effectiveness (25 Points)
Responses to the following criteria must cumulatively score a one (1) or greater to be eligible for funding.
4.3.1 Existing or Prior Local Policy Commitments (5 points) Describe how the existing and prior local policy environment supports the project and will accelerate infill development that facilitates housing supply, choice, and affordability, affirmatively furthering fair housing, and reducing VMT. To demonstrate the policy environment , describe any plan, policy, ordinance, or program that your organization has completed that supports the readiness of the proposed project. [500- word limit]
The City's existing policy framework is a strong foundation for the Project and calls for the City to implement infill development housing strategies . The 6th Cycle Update of the General Plan 2025 Housing Element identifies infill development as a mechanism to address the region’s housing shortage by increasing housing opportunities on existing and underutilized lots.
This will be accomplished through the specific implementation measures included in the Housing Element Action Plan, which include the preparation of Zoning Code Amendments to encourage and incentivize building the maximum number of homes allowed (Action HE-4.2). Construction-ready plans for small scale housing meets this action item by encouraging and expediting the building o f the maximum number of units on an infill development site. Action HE-5.6 calls for encouraging mixed-use development through a potential density transfer program. The proposed project can support Action HE-5.6 by preparing plans for sites that may realize greater density through density transfer and streamlines the permit approvals process. Action HE -EJ-7.5 calls for the preparation of an infill development ordinance to streamline and increase housing production. Standardized construction plans can be an implementing tool for anticipated infill development policy . The current General Plan Land Use and Urban Design Elemen t also includes policies that promote affordable infill development (Policy LU-43.1). Missing middle housing, by nature, is more affordable than single -family homes due the smaller size and greater density. The cost of housing production can be further reduced by making standardized plans available for permit streamlining. Policy LU-10.1 discourages the premature development of nonurbanized areas which can be prevented by leveraging underutilized land in existing urbanized areas for small -scale housing development. Policy LU- REAP 2.0 PATH Program
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8.1 calls for increased density along established transportation corridors (Policy LU -8.1). As seen in the attached maps, staff has identified the project area to be within High Quality Transit Corridors, promoting increased density and transit-oriented development.
The existing policy framework demonstrates the City's readiness to pursue and implement the promotion of small-scale infill rental and ownership housing. The proposed project is an appropriate and logical means to achieve the goals, policies, and actions in the City's adopted plans.
4.3.2 Partnerships or Financial Match (5 points)
Please describe, as applicable, other sources of funding and partnerships invested in the project. For other funding, please include the funding sources and terms. For partnerships, please describe the nature of the partnerships and long-term commitments from the various organizations. In your response, please describe how the project could leverage or act as a catalyst for additional investment. [500-word limit] The City of Riverside is committed to implementing housing strategies that facilitate infill development and is continuously pursuing funding to support this initiative. In September 2019, the City of Riverside applied for and received a package of Senate Bill (SB) 2 Planning Grant Program (PGP) funds from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to facilitate projects that will assist with implementation of Housing Element policies and actions . The PGP funds allowed Staff to partner with Sagecrest Planning & Environmental as a consultant to examine different strategies to increas e housing production and address the infill development policy goals and objectives outlined in the General Plan.
These infill development strategies will be presented to decision makers for consideration and policy direction in Summer 2023. The City envisions the Project as a catalyst for newly adopted infill development policy by providing clear and approvable construction plans and streamlining the production of missing middle housing on underutilized or underdeveloped lots.
In April 2023 , The California Department of Housing and Community Development awarded the City of Riverside with a Prohousing Designation, allowing the City access to funds from the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund. The Riverside Housing Authority requested $2 million to fund 150 low-income affordable housing units, 59 affordable senior units , and 23 permanent supportive housing units. The Project is a further demonstration of the City of Riverside's Prohousing status and the City's commitment to increasing the housing supply with a variety of housing types and innovative solutions.
In addition to opportunities to leverage existing funding sources to fully implement the City's policies related to infill development and extend the reach and efficacy of prototype plans produced as part of the Project, the City anticipates contributing up to 800 hours of Community & Economic Development staff time in-kind to complete the Project within the anticipate schedule at an estimated in -kind cost of up to $70,000.
4.3.3. Ability to Complete the Project and Cost Effectiveness (15 Points) Describe how your organization will ensure the project is successfully completed by January 30, 2026, and how cost-effective means will be incorporated.
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A. Experience completing similar projects . Describe your organization’s experience completing similar projects. If the proposed project will be completed by an applicant team, describe the experience for each organization on the team. (5 Points) [250-word limit] As part of its SB 2 Planning Grant -funded activities, the City has undertaken a similar process to develop permit-ready Accessory Dwelling Unit Plans, including soliciting stakeholder and expert input to develop a Request for Proposals for architectural design services and contracting with a design firm to create City - specific ADU plans to be made available for use of the public , free of charge. The City anticipates permit - ready construction plans will be available in December 2023.
B. Plan for ensuring project is completed on time and budget . Please outline your organization’s plan to ensure the project is completed on time and on budget. In your response, please discuss how your organization or applicant team will address timing delays or cost overruns . Your response should correspond to the information provided in the budget & timeline, scope and deliverables, and outcomes and metrics attachment. (5 Points) [250-word limit] The Advance Planning (AP) Team of the Planning Division within the Community & Economic Development Department will be responsible for project management and compliance with the approved schedule, scope of work , and project budget. The AP Team has significant experience and institutional capacity in managing complex, long -term projects with outside consu ltants, an aggressive timeline , and significant community and stakeholder involvement, including managing the City's SB 2 Planning Grant -funded projects and the on-time adoption of the City's 6th Cycle Housing Element Update. The requested budget for the p roject is flexible enough to accommodate unanticipated costs in that the overall number of prototype plans, configurations, and variations can be adjusted as needed to manage costs. City Staff have the necessary capacity to assume sole responsibility for p roject management and implementation if unforeseen delays extend the project timeline beyond the REAP 2.0 expenditure deadline.
C. Cost Effectiveness. Please describe the approach for ensuring cost effective uses of the funding requested. Please refer to t he scope and budget when discuss ing how the proposal best utilizes the funding to achieve desired outcomes. Your response should correspond to the information provided in the budget & timeline, scope and deliverables, and outcomes and metrics attachment. (5 Points) [250- word limit]
The largest proportion of the proposed project budget is dedicated to professional design services to ensure that most requested funds are dedicated to the production of prototype designs and supporting analyses and calculations that will be responsive to community needs and market conditions and provide the greatest amount of flexibility and diversity of housing types, units sizes, and configurations as feasible.
In addition, all administrative costs will be borne by City Staff through the in-kind contribution of up to 800 hours of Staff time with a total anticipated value of $70,000 to ensure that administrative and proj ect management costs do not unduly impact the use of requested funds to achieve the Project's objective to increase infill housing development.
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5 Exceptional - Clearly demonstrates extensive local policy, community support, and/or financial investments. Applicant has extensive experience and approach for ensuring the project will be completed successfully. Clearly demonstrates ability to complete the project i n the REAP 2.0 timeframe and for funding requested.
4 Strong - Clearly demonstrates an amount of policy, partnerships, and/or financial investments.
Applicant has experience and approach for ensuring the proposed project is completed successfully demonstrating ability to complete the project in the REAP 2.0 timeframe and for funding requested.
3 Suitable - Demonstrates a commitment to policy, partnership, or financial support. Applicant has experience and reasonably demonstrates ability to complete the project in the REAP 2.0 timeframe and for funding requested.
2 Limited - Demonstrates a commitment to policy, partnership, or financial support. Demonstrates ability to complete the project in the REAP 2.0 timeframe and for funding requested. 1 Weak – Includes possible partnerships, supporting policies, and options for building local capacity.
Uncertain about ability to complete the project in the REAP 2.0 timeframe and for funding requested.
0 No evidence – lacks partnerships, policy match, or local capacity. Uncertain about ability to complete the project in the REAP 2.0 timeframe and for funding requested. A cumulative score of zero (0) disqualifies the application.
4.4. Prioritize Disadvantaged Communities (10 Points)
4.4.1 Disadvantaged and Historically Underserved Priority Populations (5 points) Your response must score a one (1) or greater to be eligible for funding. SCAG prioritizes funding in or providing direct benefit to historically disadvantaged, underserved, underrepresented, and under resourced areas. SCAG has identified “Priority Populations” which include the designations below. These designations allow SCAG to demonstrate how funding programs have a significant geographic or reg ion- wide benefit for disadvantaged and historically underserved communities. Projects do not need to include priority populations; however, projects must demonstrate how they support priority populations. Priority Populations include:
☒ SB535 Disadvantaged Communities (CalEnviroScreen 4.0): 301.03, 301.04, 302, 303, 304, 305.01, 305.02, 305.03, 314.01, 316.01, 316.02, 412.01, 414.07, 414.08, 414.12, 41 4.14, 422.09, 423, 425.05, 465.01, 465.02
☐ SCAG Communities of Concern (Defined in Section 4.2.1): Click or tap here to enter text. ☒ TCAC/HCD Opportunity Areas (High segregation and poverty, low resource, and moderate resource communities ; affordable housing production in high resource and highest resource communities is also prioritized): 301.03, 301.04, 302, 303, 304, 305.01, 305.02, 307, 311, 314.01, 314.02, 315.01, 316.01, 316.02, 409.02, 412.01, 414.03, 414.05, 414.07, 414.08, 422.09, 422.10, 423, 425.05, 465.01
☐ AB 1550 Communities:
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Using the SCAG mapping tool, please identify the Priority Populations the project will serve. Please check the box next to all Priority Populations in the list above that will be served by the project. In the space next to each checked priority population please list the census tract number(s).
Once all Priority Populations supported have been identified, please create and save a map showing all of the Priority Populations . Instructions for using the SCAG mapping tool are available online at https://scag.ca.gov/programs-accelerate-transformative-housing-path. This map must accompany your submitted application.
Please note that h ow the project supports the identified Priority Populatio ns must be clearly stated in Section 4.4.2.
4.4.2 Addressing Historic/Current Inequities and Priority Population Benefits (5 points) Your response must score a one (1) or greater to be eligible for funding. Please describe how the proposed project benefits the Priority Populations identified in Sect ion 4.4.1 . In your response include how the project will address and repair historic and/ or current inequities related to housing security, housing affordability, reducing displacement, and/or expanding access to higher resourced communities . [500- word limit]
Based on preliminary analysis by City Staff, established Priority Growth Areas show t he greatest potential for infill development within Riverside. As shown in the attached map exhibits, several of these priority populations are within these PGAs. The project supports priority populations by identifying housing needs specific to DACs and creating a path for prototypical development to accelerate housing production that is responsive the concerns and needs of the community. A robust Outreach and Engagement plan will ensure that the design brief and Request for Proposals developed for prototype plans are specifically informed by and responsive to the unique needs of DACs and historically disinvested communities within the Cit y. The City remains open to potentially incorporating inclusionary standards or similar guarantees of affordability to lower - or moderate -income households if the outreach and engagement process indicates there is community support and financial feasibility for guaranteed affordability requirements attached to the use of prototype plans.
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5 Exceptional – will produce tangible benefits for disadvantaged communities, repair historic and/or current inequities related to housing affordability and reduce displacement. 4 Strong – will support disadvantaged communities, improve housing affordability, and redu ce displacement.
3 Suitable - will loosely support disadvantaged communities, improve housing affordability, and reduce displacement.
2 Limited – includes some support for disadvantaged communities, minimal improvement in housing affordability or reducing displacement.
1 Weak – indirectly supports disadvantaged communities and does not improve housing affordability or reduce displacement.
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0 Disqualified - the project does not support disadvantaged communities or has potential to negatively affect housing affordability or increase displacement without providing acceptable mitigation.
4.5. Contributes to Regional Transformative Change (10 Points) Each response must score a one (1) or greater to be eligible for funding. A score of less than one (1) disqualifies the application.
In your responses below, describe how the project achieves regional goals with an emphasis on innovations advancing and expanding the conditions necessary to scale housing supply, choice, and affordability to meet the 6th Cycle RHNA, implement SCAG’s 2020 adopted Connect SoCal, and meet community needs for housing across the Southern California region . Proposals wit hin similar built environments will be evaluated against one another to ensure projects selected reflect the geographic diversity of the SCAG region.
4.5.1 Transformative Approaches to Scale Housing Supply (5 Points) Your response must score a one (1) or greater to be eligible for funding. Please describe how the project incorporates transformative approaches for advancing and expanding the conditions necessary to scale housing supply, choice, and affordability locally, and in relation to the Southern California region. [500- word limit]
Click or tap here to enter text.This project represents and opportunity and a commitment to re-introduce and scale up production of a badly needed long-underbuilt housing type that can help to introduce medium-scale, transit-supportive density within areas of the City and the Western Riverside region that are most well-suited to targeted infill development. A by -right, pre-approved approach to medium-scale infill housing is unprecedented for the Inland Empire region and t he success of the Project will have lasting impacts on both increasing the amount and variety of infill development occurring In the City and as proof- of-concept for the viability of this type of housing strategy for other similarly situated jurisdictions.
4.5.2 Regional Impact and Applicability (5 Points)
Your response must score a one (1) or greater to be eligible for funding. Please describe the geographic impact of the project , how it implements SCS strategies for reducing Greenhouse Gas (G HG) and Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT), which include: focusing growth near destinations and mobility options, promoting diverse housing choices, leveraging technology innovations, supporting sustainability policies, and promoting a green region. Also describe how it can be applied in similarly built contexts across the SCAG region. In your response, describe how the project’s impact on reducing GHG and VMT extends beyond the immediate project area to beneficially impact the region. [500-word limit] The Project represents an opportunity to directly implement all of the listed SCS strategies by creating a streamlined pathway for infill housing development within transit -rich High Quality Transit and Priority Growth Areas that will serve to further reduce VMT and corresponding GHG emissions with an innovative and flexible approach that, similar to the demonstrated success of ADU Standard Plans in jurisdictions that have adopted them, can be replicated with modifications to suit any number of similarly situated jurisdictions within the SCAG region. The City is willing to , and would encourage , sharing of successfully implemented prototype plans with other jurisdictions in Western Riverside, the Inland Empire , and the REAP 2.0 PATH Program
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larger SCAG region should interest be expressed, which will serve to increase the impact of the use of REAP
2.0 funds.
Points Description
5 Exceptional – Implements the SCS , uses innovative approaches, can be applied in similarly built contexts.
4 Strong – Implements the SCS, uses innovative approaches, might be possible to apply in similarly built contexts.
3 Suitable – Implements the SCS, approaches are somewhat innovative, might be possible to apply in similarly built contexts.
2 Limited – Implements the SCS, approaches are somewhat innovative, most likely not possible to apply in similarly built contexts.
1 Weak – Implements the SCS, approaches are not innovative, most likely not possible to apply in similarly built contexts.
0 Disqualified – does not implement the SCS or incorporate innovative approaches , most likely not possible to apply in similarly built contexts.
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