i. The territory of land within the Property Business Improvement District (the “PBID”) will receive special benefits from the operation, maintenance and services and appurtenant facilities located within the boundaries of the District.
ii. That the Annual Report (the “Report”) prepared by Union Landing Property Association correctly identifies the services as described by the Management Plan and bestows the special benefits for which has been approved.
iii. The PBID includes all of the lands so benefited; and the within the District in accordance with the proposed budget for the operations in year commending January 1, 2022 and ending December 31, 2022 is apportioned by formula and method which fairly distributes the net among all eligible parcels in proportion to the special benefits to be received by each parcel from the improvements and services.
iv. The Assessments so described in the Plan are consistent with the assessments so approved by the property owners within the District.
Section 3: The City Council hereby orders the proposed improvements to be made, and the levy and collection of annual assessments, attached hereto as Exhibit A, to pay for those improvements to be presented to the County Auditor/Controller shall be collected at the same time in the manner as the County taxes are collected. After collection by the County, the net amount of the levy shall be paid to the City Treasurer.
Section 4: The Finance Director shall deposit all money representing assessment collected by the County for the PBID to the credit of a fund for the Union Landing Property and Business Improvement District, and such money shall be expended only for the improvements described in the Plan.
Section 5: The adoption of this Resolution constitutes the District levy for the Fiscal Year commencing July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023, which will fund services occurring between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2023.
Section 6: The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to file the levy with the County Auditor upon adoption of this Resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Union City orders the levy and collection of the annual assessment for the Union Landing Property and Business Improvement District (PBID) for the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 to fund services in calendar year 2023. (Exhibit A: Assessment Fees) City Council/RSA Agenda 382 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Resolution No. XXXX -22
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Union City at a regular meeting held on the 28th day of June, 2022 by the following vote:
AYES;
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
______________________________________
CAROL DUTRA-VERNACI
Mayor
ATTESTED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
______________________ ____________________________
ANNA M. BROWN KRISTOPHER J. KOKOTAYLO
City Clerk City Attorney
City Council/RSA Agenda 383 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Resolution No. XXXX -22
Exhibit A Assessment Fees
City Council/RSA Agenda 384 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Approval of Annual Report and
Assessments for the Union Landing
Property Business Improvement
District
Gloria Ortega, Economic Development ManagerLt. Paul Lt. Paul KanazehBill Schrader, Board PresidentUnion Landing Property Owners’ Association City Council/RSA Agenda 385 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
2 • July 14, 2020, the City Council passed a resolution to renew the Union Landing PBID, collect assessments for a term of five years
• June 9, 2022, the Union Landing Property Owners Association (Owners’ Association) approved the FY 2022/2023 Annual Report, which includes budgets for security and marketing services and assessment fees • The Owners’ Association is represented by a five-member Board of Directors, (“Directors”) their powers and responsibilities are to review improvements, services, and activities and establish priorities for how funds will be spent Staff is recommending that the Council approve the Union Landing Property Business Improvement District (Union Landing PBID) Annual Report City Council/RSA Agenda 386 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
3 • The budgets for security and marketing services and assessment fees established the amount of assessment fees to be collected
• Each fiscal year, a 4% cost accelerator to cover inflationary costs is allowed, the Owners Association has discretion to request some costs not be increased (with final City Council approval)
• Unspent funds can be returned to property owners and/or rolled over to the next fiscal year
• The City Council approval of the assessment fees is provided to Assessor’s office who collects fees via tax bills on behalf of the Union Landing PBID Staff is recommending that the Council approve the City of Union Order the Levy and Collection of the Annual Assessment for the Union Landing PBID for FY2022/2023 City Council/RSA Agenda 387 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
4 Owners’ Association Board of Directors
President – Bill Schrader (Austin Cravings)
Vice President - Elizabeth Braunstein (Sywest Development) Secretary - Linnard Lane (Barbieri Trust)Treasurer - Liza Morris (Pappas Investments)At-Large Director – Terry Pries (KPDT Enterprises, LLC) City Council/RSA Agenda 388 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
5 What the PBID
Pays For
Police Services
• Three police officers dedicated
to Union Landing
• Vehicles and equipment• Police sub-station located at Union Landing
• Direct administration costs and
supplies
• Enhanced Public Safety
Measures
City Council/RSA Agenda 389 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
6 What the PBID Pays For
Marketing Services
• Marketing and promotions: website,
social media campaigns, banners, signages
• Improving Union Landing public and
private spaces
• Activities for community to gather,
clean, safe, and fun
City Council/RSA Agenda 390 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
7 Looking Back FY2021-2022
Police Services
Marketing Services
Lt. Paul Kanazeh
City Council/RSA Agenda 391 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Review of FY2021/22 Police Services
City Council/RSA Agenda 392 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Review of FY2021/22 Police Services
City Council/RSA Agenda 393 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Review of FY2021/22 Police Services
City Council/RSA Agenda 394 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
11 Police Highlights 2021-2022
October 2021-Union Landing Officers arrested a group of catalytic converter thievesNovember 2021-Hosted Coffee with Cops at the Union Landing StarbucksNovember 2021-Conducted special enforcement during three weekends to deter rioting and lootingDecember 2021-Staffed additional officers at Union Landing to help facilitate the holiday trainProvided business owners the tools to obtain restraining orders against habitual trespassersProactively addressed individuals living in RVsConducted special enforcement at car meets/side shows at Union LandingUCPD will be hosting National Night Out at Union Landing on August 2nd City Council/RSA Agenda 395 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
12 Marketing Services FY2021-2022
Gloria Ortega, Economic and
Community Development Manager
City Council/RSA Agenda 396 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Building Community
Bridges
Shop with a Cop
City Council/RSA Agenda 397 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Marketing Program Accomplishments- Public/Private Partnership Updated the Union Landing Commercial (CUL) Zoning District City Council/RSA Agenda 398 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Landscape Design for Gateway Walls and Medians
City Council/RSA Agenda 399 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Engagement of GNU Group to Implement the New Union Landing Branding Improvements of Gateway Walls
City Council/RSA Agenda 400 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
On-going Banner Maintenance - Quarterly
City Council/RSA Agenda 401 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
18 Social Media
Campaigns
Holiday
Festivities
City Council/RSA Agenda 402 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
FY 2022/23 Planning
• Maintain Security Services• Approve Marketing Services Budget• Approve Zooka Creative Marketing Services Proposal - $123,000
• Priority 1: Gateway Wall A
Landscaping
• Priority 2: Landscape Median • Priority 2: Renovation of Pylons City Council/RSA Agenda 403 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
20 FY 2022/23 Security Services Budget
City Council/RSA Agenda 404 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
FY 2022/23 Marketing Services Budget
City Council/RSA Agenda 405 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
22 Estimated FY 2022/2023 Assessment Fees
City Council/RSA Agenda 406 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
23 Next Steps
Approving Resolutions
1. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY APPROVING THE ANNUAL
REPORT FOR THE UNION LANDING PROPERTY AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (PBID) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023
2. RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY ORDERING THE LEVY AND
COLLECTION OF THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE UNION LANDING PROPERTY AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (PBID) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 TO FUND SERVICES IN CALENDAR YEAR 2023
City Council/RSA Agenda 407 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
BILL SCHRADER
PRESIDENT’S REPORT• Vision for Union Landing• Benefits of Public Private Partnership
• Transformation of Retail• Building a Strong Union Landing• Annual Meeting: July 2022• Looking to the Future… City Council/RSA Agenda 408 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
25 Union
Landing
PBID
Public
Private
Partnership
Benefits
Top 25 City Revenue Generators - Best Buy - Burlington - Lowe’s - Ross - Texas Roadhouse - WalmartBusiness Resiliency Post Covid-19City and Regional Destination for Shopping, Dining and EntertainmentA Safe Place to Visit City Council/RSA Agenda 409 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
26 Union
Landing
PBID
Public
Private
Partnership
Benefits
Marketing and promotions: website, social
media campaigns, banners, signages
Maintaining and improving Union Landing public
and private spaces
Activities for community to gather, clean, safe,
and fun
Maintaining City and Regional Destination for Shopping, Dining and Entertainment City Council/RSA Agenda 410 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
27 Looking Forward FY2022-2023
• Priority 1: Gateway Wall A
Landscaping
• Priority 2: Landscape Median • Priority 3: Renovation of Pylons City Council/RSA Agenda 411 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Agenda Item
DATE: 6/28/2022
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: CARMELA CAMPBELL, ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON THE LAZULI LANDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT (MIDPEN HOUSING CORPORATION) AT MISSION BOULEVARD, D
STREET, E STREET, AND 2ND STREET
Staff recommends that the City Council receive this update on the status of Lazuli Landing Affordable Housing. No formal City Councilaction is required.
MidPen is submitting an application to the State of California Housing and Community Development Department’s (State HCD) Multifamily Finance Super NOFA to apply for the Multifamily Housing Program (MHP) to acquire additional funding for the project. To make the project more competitive for this grant opportunity, Midpen has updated the project’s affordability mix and number of units subject to a local preference.
The purpose of this agenda item is to provide an update to the City Council on the project prior to Midpen submitting an application for the State HCD Super NOFA.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
This agenda item is in alignment with the following:
Goal C, Strategy 5: Promote housing development for all income levels in the community.
BACKGROUND
In January 2018, the City Councilauthorized staff to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a minimum of 60 units of affordable, family housing to be constructed on the Mission Block that would be affordable to very-low and extremely-low income households. Proposals were required to integrate joint offices for Centro de Servicios and Youth and Family Services (YFS) into the housing development. Midpen was chosen as the developer through that process.
On July 28, 2020, the City Councilapproved the development of Lazuli Landing, an 81-unit multi-family City Council/RSA Agenda 412 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
housing development, a portion of which is affordable to extremely low and low-income households, with associated community facilities. On that same date, City Councilalso approved the execution of a Disposition, Development and Loan Agreement between the City and MidPen.
On January 26, 2022, the Lazuli Landing project was awarded an Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program as part of the 6
th
round of funding from State HCD. These funds look to
build healthier communities and protect the environment by increasing the supply of affordable places to live near jobs, stores, transit, and other daily needs. The funds will go towards the development of the project and transportation infrastructure around the project.
DISCUSSION
Funding Overview
Midpen continues to move the project towards construction including acquiring the necessary funding to bring this project to fruition. To date, public funding has been committed from the City of Union City, Alameda County’s Measure A1 Funds, and State HCD’s AHSC program. Once all of the public funding applications for the project have been approved and funds have been awarded to Lazuli Landing, MidPen Housing will apply to the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (CTCAC) for 4% tax credit funding and California Debt Limit Allocation Committee (CDLAC) for tax-exempt bond financing. See below for an overview of committed / proposed funding sources for the project:
Total Committed City Investment $ 23,142,045
City Housing Funds $ 5,034,924
Land Value for 99-Year Ground Lease $ 9,320,000
Measure A1 City Base $ 8,787,121
Total County Committed Investment $ 4,453,899
Measure A1 Regional $ 4,453,899
Total State HCD Requested and Committed Investment $ 21,500,429 AHSC Funding $ 13,500,000
Requested MHP Funding $8,000,429
An application to State HCD’s Super NOFA for the MHP funds would close the project’s funding gap and put the project in a good position to secure the remaining funding needed to apply for the 4% tax credit and tax-exempt bond funding. After all funding, including the 4% tax credit allocation, has been secured, MidPen expects to start construction in November 2024.
Project Updates
The City’s goal is to provide as much affordable housing to lower income families and individuals who live and/or work in Union City as allowed by the Measure A1 funding requirements and as legally permitted under federal housing laws. The City and MidPen Housing worked with Seifel Consulting and the Concord Group to prepare and submit a displacement study to the County in order to demonstrate the need for a City live/work preference at Lazuli Landing. The study was approved by the County and allows the project to utilize a live/work preference for Union City residents. Additionally, the City requested that a few units be set aside for 80% Average Median Income (AMI) renters as a result of feedback that was received during the public City Council/RSA Agenda 413 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
process. There was a desire expressed to provide housing for those households that were just out of reach of moderate income housing, but did not qualify for low- and very-low income units.
However, in order to maximize the number of points and to meet application threshold requirements for the State HCD’s Super NOFA, the project will need to commit to deeper affordability levels. Specifically, affordability levels for six (6) 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units were reduced from 80% AMI to 60% AMI and three (3) 3-bedroom units were reduced from 40% AMI to 30% AMI. In order to maximize point scoring and submit a competitive application, the number of units for homeless households was increased from 20% to 25% of the total low-income units (from 16 to 20 units). The Super NOFA requires that these homeless households are referred through Alameda County’s Coordinate Entry System (CES), which includes homeless individuals from throughout Alameda County. Assuming all 20 homeless units referred by CES are not individuals currently residing or working in Union City, then the overall number of City live-work preference units would be reduced by 4 units, bringing the overall total of live/work preference-based units from 67 to 63.
It should be noted that the City works with CAREavan participants to ensure that they are enrolled in the County’s CES so there is a possibility that these individuals may get placed in the project through that referral process. The remaining 63 units would still be serving Union City residents between 30% and 60% AMI.
Allowing the four (4) additional units used for deeper targeting towards homeless households will make the Super NOFA application more competitive for the award.
Related to this agenda item, correspondence from Midpen was emailed to the City Council informing them of their intent to submit an application for MHP funds as required by the Super NOFA application process.
Next Steps
Below is a summary of the next steps.
1. MidPen will prepare an application for the State of California Housing and Community Development (HCD) Super NOFA to seek additional funding needed to close the financial gap on the project.
Applications are due on July 12, 2022.
2. In addition to applying for the Super NOFA, MidPen willexplore additional funding sources concurrently to ensure that the project can secure any needed additional funding. All financing must be in place before the property will be conveyed by the City to MidPen via a 99-year ground lease and before MidPen can pull building permits to start construction.
3. MHP awards are expected to be issued between November and December 2022.
4. If awarded MHP funds and all other funding has been approved and awarded for the project, MidPen willapply to CTCAC for 4% tax credit funding and tax-exempt bond financing.
5. If all necessary funding has been secured, MidPen expects to start construction in November 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no impact to the General Fund to receive this report.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council/RSA Agenda 414 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
MidPen has proposed adjustments to the project's affordability mix in order to make it more competitive for the State HCD Super NOFA. The proposed changes are consistent with the Disposition, Development, and Loan agreement and do not require Council approval; however, staff brought this informational report to the Council because staff believed there was general community interest in the status of the project and its timeline for construction.
Staff recommends that the City Council receive the updates on the Lazuli Landing project and ask any clarifying questions.
Prepared by:
Francisco Gomez Jr., Housing And Community Development Manager Submitted by:
Francisco Gomez Jr., Housing And Community Development Manager ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Power Point Attachment
City Council/RSA Agenda 415 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
UPDATE ON THE LAZULI LANDING AFFORDABLE
HOUSING PROJECT (MIDPEN HOUSING CORPORATION)
LOCATED AT MISSION BLVD, D STREET, E STREET, AND
2ND STREET
June 28, 2022
item7.b.
City Council/RSA Agenda 416 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
2 BACKGROUND
• Lazuli Landing project was approved by City Council on July 28, 2020.
• City entered into a Disposition, Development, and Loan Agreement with MidPen Housing Corporation on July 28, 2020. • Lazuli Landing project is an eighty-one (81) unit multi-family housing development, with a portion serving extremely low and low-income households • Facilities for Centro de Servicios and YFS will be located on site City Council/RSA Agenda 417 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
3 Lazuli Landing
City Council/RSA Agenda 418 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
4 FUNDING OVERVIEW
Total Committed City Investment $ 23,142,045
City Housing Funds $ 5,034,924 Land Value for 99-Year Ground Lease $ 9,320,000 Measure A1 City Base $ 8,787,121
Total County Committed Investment $ 4,453,899
Measure A1 Regional $ 4,453,899
Total State HCD Requested and Committed Investment $ 21,500,429 AHSC Funding $ 13,500,000
Requested MHP Funding $ 8,000,429
City Council/RSA Agenda 419 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
5 FUNDING OVERVIEW
• January 26, 2022 - Lazuli Landing project was awarded an Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program • AHSC Award was for $13,500,000• Application submission to the State of California’s Housing and Community Development Department’s Multifamily Finance Super NOFA under the Multifamily Housing Program (MHP).
City Council/RSA Agenda 420 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
6 PROJECT UPDATE
• Project must meet threshold for Super NOFA application and to maximize points for application will need deeper AMI targeting • Number of homeless units needed to be increased from 20% to 25% of the total low-income units (increase from 16 to 20 units) • Project still intends to utilize the City’s Live/Work preference for the project
• Overall unit count utilizing the City Live/Work preference means a reduction in preference-based units from 67 units to 63 units • Updates to the Affordability mix will create more affordable units for residents with deeper targeting
City Council/RSA Agenda 421 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
7 NEXT STEPS
1. MidPen to prepare and submit application for the State HCD Super NOFA by July 12, 2022
2. MidPen will explore additional funding sources to ensure project secures all funding necessary for project. All financing must be in place before property can be conveyed by City to MidPen via 99-yr ground lease and before MidPen can pull building permits to start construction.
3. MHP awards will issued between November and December 2022
4. If MHP funds are awarded and other funding approved and awarded, MidPen will apply to CTCAC for 4% tax credit funding and tax-exempt bond financing
5. If all necessary funding has been secured, the expected start to construction would be in November 2024
City Council/RSA Agenda 422 Tuesday, June 28, 2022
8 • Staff recommends that City Council receive the
presentation on the proposed affordable housing project.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council/RSA Agenda 423 Tuesday, June 28, 2022