I. RECOMMENDATION:
City Council approval of Resolution No. 3943 authorizing the submission of a grant application for the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program to develop approximately 4.5 acres of affordable housing at the corner of Pacific and Elm inclusive of transit, bike and pedestrian improvements.
II. BACKGROUND:
The Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities program (AHSC) is administered by the California Strategic Growth Council. The AHSC Round 5 NOFA will invest $550 Million into communities statewide. The NOFA is due on February 11, 2020 with results being announced on or around June 11, 2020.
Council approved Resolution No. 3941 on January 2, 2020 with AMG & Associates as the project beneficiary and in error it should reflect Pacific West Communities, Inc instead. Staff has made the appropriate changes to the resolution and has resubmitted to the Council. There are no substantial changes to the project nor the delivery of the project by changing the applicant name. This action will recend the prior action taken by Council.
III. DISCUSSION:
The City of Coalinga's application, called "Coalinga Pacific", will compete in the Rural set-aside of the Notice of Funding Available (NOFA), with at least $55 Million set aside for rural communities. The application was a joint effort between the City of Coalinga and Central Valley Coalition for Affordable Housing. The total amount of the Coalinga Application is approximately $20,000,000. The breakdown of the funds is as follows:
- $11,250,000 for the construction of 76 units of housing that is affordable to families earning 30% to 60% of Area Median Income. The housing will be a “net-zero” energy producer. (Application for Site Plan is currently under review with the Community Development Department and is anticipated to go before the Planning Commission in Mid January 2020 for approval).
- $5,000,000 to construct at least .5 miles of new bikeway and over 3,000 linear feet of new sidewalk in Coalinga. The new bikeways connect key destinations such as schools, parks, and the existing bikeways.
- $1,200,000 to procure 37 Calvans vanpool vans to take residents of Coalinga Pacific and residents from anywhere in Coalinga to their agriculture or industrial jobs across the San Joaquin Valley.
- $1,550,000 to procure one electric bus and two Chevy Volts for the Fresno County Rural Transit bus and ride share program
- $850,000 to install pedestrian, cycling and transit amenities, including street trees, drought tolerant landscape, street lighting, and intersection striping.
- $50,000 to provide residents of Coalinga Pacific with a free transit pass on Fresno County Rural Transit for three years.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
Do not approve Resolution No. 3943 where an application for AHSC will not be submitted for funding. - Staff does not recommend.
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost related to the submission of the AHSC grant application will be borne by AMG and Associates with no costs to City except for upfront reimbursable engineering cost for project scope development and staff time and resources. | | |