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Quarterly Report for Housing Division August 20, 2019 Page 5 Request for Proposals — RFP #18-056 and RFP #19-063 for Affordable Housing Development The process for the prior year RFP for Affordable Housing Development (#18-056) has been completed. At the May 22, 2019 Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission meeting, the Commission recommended the approval of a pre -loan commitment and 99-year ground -lease with the Related Companies of California for the development of the Housing Authority land asset at 1126 & 1146 E. Washington Avenue. Following approval by the Housing Commission, the City Council / Housing Authority approved the project award on July 2, 2019. The County Board of Supervisors approved a ground lease for the County's adjacent parcel of land on July 16, 2019. The City of Santa Ana and the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana issued a new Request for Proposals (RFP # 19-063) on July 8, 2019 for the development of affordable housing in the City. Proposed developments may be for acquisition and/or rehabilitation of eligible properties for rental or transitional housing; acquisition and conversion of non-residential property to multifamily rental units; and/or new construction of housing units for rental housing. One land asset owned by the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana is also available for development under the RFP. Additional information regarding the RFP is available on the City of Santa Ana's website and PlanetBids. PROJECTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT There are five (5) affordable housing developments under construction and five (5) affordable housing projects in pre -development. Below are brief summaries for the ten (10) projects under development. Exhibit 3 provides a development timeline for the larger development projects. Projects under Construction First Street Apartments (1440 E. First Street) • Developer: AMCAL Multi -Housing, LLC. • Description: Demolition and new construction of an affordable multifamily apartment complex consisting of 68 units of rental housing serving very -low and extremely -low income families, and 1 manager's unit. • City Funds: Housing Successor Agency ($8,522,740) • Update: Presently the contractor is working on the interior building wall finishes, cabinets, finish plumbing and electrical, and exterior landscaping. Construction is approximately 75% complete and is anticipated to be complete by the end of September 2019. Applications were made available July 15 and all applications received by August 5 will be entered into a random drawing. A Nixie was issued by the City on July 15 to market the opening of the project's application period. City staff will audit the waiting list to verify the local preference for Santa Ana residents is implemented prior to the drawing. 19F-5