DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood and Housing Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, AICP
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Resolutions of Support for multifamily rental housing development projects seeking 2020 Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits (HTC) from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA).
SUMMARY:
Consideration of nineteen Resolutions of Support for multifamily rental housing development projects by respondents seeking 2020 Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits (HTC) from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA)'s Housing Tax Credit (HTC) Program allocates federal tax credits to developers to encourage the construction and rehabilitation of affordable multifamily housing. There are two types of tax credits: Competitive (9%) and Non-Competitive (4%). The Non-Competitive 4% HTC program is available year round whereas the Competitive 9% HTC program has a single annual application period. The 9% Program is allocated through an annual competitive process in which projects are evaluated and scored according to the TDHCA's established criteria. An application must include a Resolution of Support or a Resolution of No Objection from the governing body of the municipality where the project is located.
On October 31, 2019, City Council adopted an updated Housing Tax Credit (HTC) Policy for the issuance of Resolutions of Support and Resolutions of No Objection. The new policy added a focus on deeper affordability and developments in targeted areas including Regional Centers. Developers submitting 2020 Competitive 9% HTC applications to TDHCA must score 75 points on their city application to be recommended for a Resolution of Support by staff. Developers must score 60 points and have ownership/ management experience to be recommended for a Resolution of No Objection. Applications for the 2020 Competitive 9% HTC are...
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