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September 25, 2023
Matthew Taylor
Principal Planner
City of Riverside
3403 Tenth Street, Suite 300
Riverside, CA 92501
Subject: Notice of Conditional Award, HIPP Pilot Program Dear Mr. Taylor:
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is pleased to inform you that the project submitted by the City of Riverside for the Housing Infill on Public and Private Lands (HIPP) Pilot Program on July 10, 2023, has been recommended for award, pending SCAG Regional Council approval, which is anticipated to occur at its meeting on October 5, 2023.
The proposed project appears to meet the core REAP 2.0 objectives of accelerating infill housing development, affirmatively furthering fair housing, and reducing vehicle miles traveled. As you are aware, SCAG’s HIPP Pilot Program was developed pursuant to the State of California Regional Early Action Planning Grants of 2021 (REAP 2.0) program established as part of the 2021 California Comeback Plan under AB 140.
The funding award and the final amount of funding available for your project is contingent upon approval by the SCAG Regional Council. Based upon the current estimate, the project titled, Missing Middle Prototype Plans for Infill Housing Sites, may be eligible to receive an amount not to exceed $500,000 for the authorized applicant to complete the project. Please be advised the final amount may be amended after consideration by the SCAG Regional Council.
Further refinement to the Scope of Work (SOW), budget, schedule or other conditions may also be applied, which could modify the amount of funding awarded. Public announcement of awards is anticipated to take place after consideration by the SCAG Regional Council in October 2023. SCAG kindly requests the City of Riverside maintains confidentiality about the conditional award until the Regional Council has approved the project and SCAG has publicly announced approval of the project.
To complete the project, SCAG will procure a consultant on behalf of the City of Riverside through a competitive procurement process. The consultant will then execute and complete the project.
Following action by the SCAG Regional Council, SCAG staff will contact you to complete the subrecipient risk assessment and complete the review of the SOW and budget for the authorized project. In addition, SCAG will forward a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to be entered into between the City of Page | 2 of 2
Riverside and SCAG. The MOU will include the terms and conditions for the Technical Assistance, including roles and responsibilities of the parties, REAP 2.0 Guideline requirements, consultant invoice review process, performance reporting, and other legal requirements for subrecipients of the program. The MOU will require confirmation that the applicant’s legislative body accepts the award, the terms and conditions, and authorizes City of Riverside to enter into the MOU with SCAG.
The subrecipient risk assessment and MOU processes are intended to support the timely development and successful implementation of HIPP funded programming. This support is vital as the final invoice date of REAP 2.0 funded programming is December 31, 2025. The ability to comply with this deadline is key to ensuring HIPP funding is most effectively allocated and utilized across the SCAG region.
Congratulations on your successful application. If you have any questions, please contact Jacob Noonan at [email protected]. SCAG looks forward to working with you on affirmatively furthering fair housing, accelerating infill housing development, and reducing vehicle miles traveled.
Sincerely,
Sarah Jepson
Chief Planning Officer