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Discussion on Affordable Housing Development Projects, Approval of City Financial Assistance, <br />and Approval of Appropriation Adjustment <br />June 20, 2017 <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />developer fee to the partnership in the form of a $1 million General Partner Capital Contribution <br />(Exhibit 5). The developer fee would need to be negotiated. Meta Housing has informed city staff <br />that $1.4M in financial assistance would limit their ability to complete the project. <br /> <br />Meta must pull their first building permit for the project by July 28, 2017 or they will lose their 9% <br />LIHTC award. <br /> <br />First Street Apartments, AMCAL Multi-Housing: 1440 East First Street <br />The First Street Apartments project will provide 69 units of affordable workforce housing. The <br />rental units (less one manager’s unit) are 100% affordable to family households earning between <br />30% and 60% of the AMI. The unit mix currently consists of six four-bedroom units, 28 three- <br />bedroom units and 35 two-bedroom units (one being a manager’s unit). <br /> <br />This project initially applied to the City for financial assistance through a competitive RFP process <br />for project based vouchers (PBVs) and was awarded eight PBVs by the Housing Authority on <br />May 5, 2015. On February 2, 2016, the City Council approved the Planning Commission’s <br />recommendation to direct Heritage Village OC LLC (Heritage Village) inclusionary housing funds <br />to AMCAL and also directed the City Manager to lead discussions on the project. On April 15, <br />2016, KMA completed a financial gap analysis and determined $8,795,000 as the City’s financial <br />assistance (Exhibit 6). On December 20, 2016, the City Council authorized the City Manager to <br />execute a conditional loan commitment letter with AMCAL for $2,600,000 of inclusionary housing <br />in-lieu fees contingent on the City’s receipt of an in-lieu fee payment of $2,600,000 from Heritage <br />Village. In addition, the Housing Authority also authorized the drafting of loan agreements in an <br />amount not to exceed $6,195,000 for a total of $8,795,000 pre-committed for the project. On <br />February 21, 2017, staff agendized the City conditional loan and Housing loan agreements for <br />City Council consideration. The City Council tabled the agreements and requested that an Ad <br />Hoc Committee review the project as well as other projects in the queue. <br /> <br />As requested by the Ad Hoc Committee, CSG Advisors completed a second opinion financial gap <br />analysis on May 12, 2017, and determined $8,522,740 as the financial gap for the project (Exhibit <br />7). On May 16, 2017, AMCAL submitted a letter informing the City that Heritage Village will not be <br />making the initial payment of $2.6M in In-lieu fees in time for the June 28 tax credit application <br />deadline. The delay in payment was also confirmed by a representative from Heritage Village. <br />As such, AMCAL requests that the City bridge the $2.6M of in-lieu fees with currently available <br />City affordable housing development funds in order to meet the tax credit application deadline. <br />The developer is preparing to apply for 9 percent competitive tax credits on June 28, 2017. <br /> <br />th <br />Aqua Housing, Community Development Partners: 317 East 17 Street <br />The Aqua Housing project consists of a 57-unit new construction permanent supportive housing <br />development, for chronically homeless individuals with wrap-around supportive services provided <br />on-site by Mercy Housing Living Centers. The unit mix currently consists of 12 studio units and <br />45 one-bedroom units for 30% and 60% of the AMI, including a single one-bedroom property <br />manager’s unit. <br /> <br /> <br />