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Commitment of Affordable <br />March 5, 2019 <br />Page 2 <br />Housing Funds and a Ground -Lease to Habitat for Humanity <br />development of the Lacy Street affordable housing project located at 416 Vance Street <br />(APN 398-041-22) and 826 N. Lacy Street (APN 398-041-22), subject to non -substantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />2) Recommended that the Housing Authority authorize the Executive Director of the Housing <br />Authority and the Recording Secretary to execute a pre -commitment letter with Habitat for <br />Humanity of Orange County ("Habitat for Humanity") for a 99 -year ground -lease of 416 <br />Vance Street (APN 398-041-22) and 826 N. Lacy Street (APN 398-041-22) for the <br />development of the Lacy Street affordable housing project, subject to non -substantive <br />changes approved by the Executive Director of the Housing Authority and Authority <br />General Counsel. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On June 19, 2018, the City Council authorized the Community Development Agency (CDA) to <br />release a FY 2019 Request for Proposals (RFP # 18-056) to develop affordable rental and <br />ownership project(s) in the City of Santa Ana with available funds from the HOME Investment <br />Partnerships Program (HOME), Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG), Project <br />Based Voucher Program (PBV), Inclusionary Housing Fund, and Housing Successor Agency <br />Fund. The RFP also included land assets currently owned by the Housing Authority of the City of <br />Santa Ana. The RFP was drafted in compliance with the City's Affordable Housing Funds <br />Policies and Procedures adopted by City Council on March 20, 2018. <br />On July 2, 2018, CDA issued RFP # 18-056 for Affordable Housing Development. The RFP was <br />published on both the City and Housing Authority's websites; a public notice was published in the <br />OC Register on July 2, 2018; an e-mail was sent out by Orange County's largest affordable <br />housing membership associations including the Kennedy Commission, 2-1-1 Orange County, <br />and Southern California Association of Nonprofit Housing; and an electronic letter was e-mailed <br />to interested developers and nonprofit organizations who had previously requested to be <br />informed of development opportunities on CDA's RFP Process Database. <br />The first annual deadline' for the City's RFP # 18-056 for Affordable Housing Development closed <br />on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. The City received thirteen (13) proposals prior to <br />the deadline. The affordable housing developers that submitted a proposal are: <br />Affordable Housing Developer <br />Cesar Chavez Foundation <br />Chelsea Investment Corporation <br />Community Development Partners — 2 Proposals <br />Community HousingWorks <br />Habitat for Humanity of Orange Count <br />HomeAid Orange Count <br />Jamboree Housing — 2 Proposals <br />National Community Renaissance & Mercy House Living Centers <br />Orange Housing Development Corporation & C&C Development, LLC <br />Related California <br />LINC Housing Corporation <br />80A-2 <br />