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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 7, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVED LIST OF COMMUNITY <br />HOUSING DEVELOPMENT <br />ORGANIZATIONS <br />(STRATEGIC PLAN NO 5,3) <br />CITY M AGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />F-11»:ZHV /MIN <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2 n Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Certify Jamboree Housing Corporation, American Family Housing and Mercy House as <br />Community Housing Development Organizations and place these entities on the Approved List <br />of Community Housing Development Organizations as prequalified to apply for a set -aside of up <br />to $504,550 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds for up to a three -year term from <br />March 1, 2017 to February 29, 2020. <br />2. Authorize the City Manager and the Clerk of the Council to enter into agreement(s) with the <br />Approved List of Community Housing Development Organizations after a project is or projects <br />are submitted by the prequalified entities and approved by staff, subject to non - substantive <br />changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION <br />At its regular meeting on December 28, 2016, the Community Redevelopment and Housing <br />Commission recommended the certification and approval of the prequalified Community Housing <br />Development Organizations by a vote of 7:0. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City of Santa Ana annually receives federal grant funds through the HOME Investment <br />Partnerships Program (HOME) for the development of affordable housing. The U.S. Department <br />of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has commitment deadlines for these HOME funds <br />that require grant funds to be committed within two years from the date of their original allocation. <br />In addition, the HOME regulations require that participating jurisdictions set -aside at least 15 <br />percent of their HOME allocation for housing that is developed, owned, or sponsored by <br />Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO). A CHDO is a nonprofit, community - <br />based organization with the capacity to develop affordable housing for the community. In order to <br />qualify for designation as a CHDO, the organization must meet the requirements pertaining to <br />25C -1 <br />