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Pre -Commitment of Affordable Housing Funds to Community Development Partners <br />April 7, 2020 <br />Page 3 <br />Along with the new public park, the development and design team will engage local residents to <br />collaboratively develop community -enhancing projects. Additional opportunities for neighborhood <br />initiatives include tree planting, painting a community mural, or holding a neighborhood event. <br />City Fabrick, the nonprofit design studio, has extensive experience working with residents to <br />select, design, and implement community projects. Further, CDP is committed to providing <br />$100,000 of the developer fee to the Samueli Academy to enhance their programs. An additional <br />contribution of up to $100,000 to Samueli Academy may become available through a $400,000 <br />City -controlled contingency allowance if there are any funds remaining after construction. <br />The development team will work with local businesses to enhance access and connections <br />between the project, its residents, the surrounding neighborhood, and the nearby commercial <br />centers. Recognizing that the nearby commercial centers collectively provide essential daily <br />needs including groceries, self -care, and professional services, within walking distance for <br />residents of the project, and the surrounding residential neighborhood, improving pedestrian <br />access would benefit local residents and businesses alike. This will include identifying means to <br />enhance safety at the corner of Fairview Street and Westminster Avenue, as well as determine <br />ways to establish pedestrian connections between the project site and commercial center to the <br />east. <br />Parking <br />The proposed site plan includes 144 surface parking spaces, of which a portion of the spaces <br />would be tandem spaces assigned to the three -bedroom and four -bedroom apartments. The City <br />allows tandem parking. In terms of the parking ratio, 1.0 parking space per PSH unit and 2.0 <br />parking spaces per family unit is planned for a total parking ratio of 1.7 overall. Typically, PSH <br />units are developed with a ratio of .50 parking space per dwelling unit. The ratio of 1.0 parking <br />space per PSH unit is higher than the industry standard of .50 parking space per PSH unit and <br />will provide additional parking capacity in the event many of the formerly homeless residents <br />secure employment and vehicles. Residents will not be charged for parking. The City's Planning <br />and Building Agency has reviewed this proposed number of 144 surface parking spaces and is <br />willing to consider the 1.7 overall ratio when the project is submitted for site plan review. <br />Unit Mix <br />The target population for Westview House includes large families and special needs homeless <br />individuals with a local preference for residents of the Santa Ana community. Within the project's <br />census block, 61 % are renter -households with a per capita income far below that which would be <br />required to adequately house a family within market rate rentals in the area. To support these <br />families, the project was designed with 58 three- and four -bedroom units. A total of 61 of the <br />project units (75%) are reserved for extremely low-income individuals and families at or below <br />30% of the Area Median Income (AMI), with the remainder of the units at 60% AMI. There are 26 <br />of the project units (30%) also specifically designated for permanent supportive housing for <br />persons who are experiencing chronic homelessness. The proposed unit mix and rent <br />restrictions are as follows: <br />�. 1 <br />