DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood and Housing Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, AICP, Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1, 2, 3, and 5
SUBJECT:
Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program Delivery Funding Recommendation
SUMMARY:
Consideration of a recommendation to award up to $950,000 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to Merced Housing Texas for the rehabilitation of 10 owner-occupied housing units.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On August 8, 2019, City Council approved the $23.6 million FY 2020 Action Plan and Budget (Action Plan) for the four federal grant programs funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) which includes the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program. This Action Plan set aside $3,032,000 in CDBG funding for the Owner Occupied (Single-Family) Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program. It should be noted, including the CDBG funding, the City allocated $5,582,000 in the FY 2020 Affordable Housing Budget for this program with a goal of completing 81 housing units. To assist the City in accomplishing this goal, the City set aside $950,000 for award to a sub-recipient to deliver this program.
On December 6, 2019, the City issued a Request for Applications (RFA) in the amount of $950,000 in CDBG funding for the rehabilitation of 10 owner-occupied housing units. Applications were due on January 21, 2020. The City received applications from two respondents: Merced Housing Texas and TerraGenisis, Inc. Applications were evaluated on February 11, 2020 by a panel that consisted of: Ver?nica R. Soto, Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services; Edward Gonzales, Interim Assistant Director, Neighborhood and Housing Services Laura Salinas-Martinez, Grants Administrator, Neighborhood and Housing Services; and Jennifer Buxton, Housing Production Manager, Neighborh...
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