Item 14 - Pre -Commitment of Affordable Housing Funds for Illumination Foundation

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Community Development Agency www.santa-ana.org/community-development ffn71fll Item # 14 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report July 18, 2023 TOPIC: Pre -Commitment of Affordable Housing Funds for Illumination Foundation AGENDA TITLE Approve apre-commitment of $2,021,319 in Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention funds, and eight (8) project -based vouchers for Illumination Foundation for the development of the Intergenerational Housing Project located at 918 N. Bewley Street (Contingent upon approval of Housing Authority) RECOMMENDED ACTION CITY COUNCIL Authorize the City Manager to execute a pre -commitment letter with the Illumination Foundation for $2,021,319 in Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention funds and eight (8) project -based vouchers for the development of the Intergenerational Housing Project located at 918 N. Bewley Street, Santa Ana, CA 92703, (APN 198-231-10), subject to non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION At its regular meeting on June 28, 2023, the Community Development Commission recommended approval of Recommended Action # 1 for City Council and Recommended Action # 1 for the Housing Authority, by a vote of 6:0 with 1 vacant seat. DISCUSSION On October 25, 2022, the Community Development Agency (CDA) released a Request for Proposals (RFP # 22-119) to develop an affordable housing project for homeless transitional age youth in the City of Santa Ana with available funds from the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) Program and Project -Based Voucher Program. The State Department of Housing and Community Development requires that the HHAP Round 1, 2, and 3 funds made available in this Request for Proposal (RFP) be used for transitional age youth, so, the RFP required that a portion of the units be designated for homeless transitional age youth (TAY) aged 18 to 24 years old. The project -based vouchers were included in the RFP to supplement the HHAP funds in order to successfully finance a project with supportive services. The RFP was prepared in compliance with the City's Affordable Housing Funds Policies and Procedures, published on the City's website and Planet Bids, and emailed to nonprofit organizations who had previously expressed an interest in developing housing for youth experiencing homelessness in Orange County. The City received one (1)