SYNOPSIS
SPECIAL
PRESENTATIONS (
Staff
and Commissioners honored Karolyn Simon for her years of service on the
Commission and welcomed new member Bill Chan.
ROLL CALL
The Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Commission meeting was
called to order at
PRESENT: Burns, Chan, Fowler, Gore, Hoag, Piatkowski,
Shah, Stivers, (One Vacancy).
ABSENT: Burruss,
Coriano.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Agenda approved as
submitted.
APPROVAL
OF ACTION SUMMARY SYNOPSIS
1. Commissioner Shah read a change to the
Citizens Comments
2.
Ron
Emslie commented on the price that SHRA was proposing to pay for the purchase
of the Goodwill site and
distributed a map of other sites in the area that are not developed.
Rebecca Hipilido questioned the
proposal to allocate funds to renovate Housing Authority owned units (item number three) and asked when
the Housing Authority owned property that
she lives in will be renovated. Staff
indicated that this would be discussed after the
next item was presented.
BUSINESS
3. Transfer of Housing Authority Properties to Non-profit Organizations
Currently
Providing
Transitional Housing Services.
Nick Chhotu from the Housing
Authority presented the item which requests authority to transfer Agency owned property to three
non-profits that are currently using these properties
for transitional housing. Nick indicated that representatives from the three non-profits (Sacramento Area Emergency
Housing, Lutheran Social Services, and Volunteers
of America) were present at the meeting should the commissioners have questions.
Commissioner Stivers asked whether
there is a deed restriction on the property. Nick Chhotu replied that there is a restriction on the property
that would prohibit any use other than
the current transitional housing use for 10 years.
Commissioner Chan asked about the
zoning on the property. Staff replied that the zoning
is residential and no change to the use of the property is expected.
Rebecca Hipilido reiterated her
statement about the use of funds on these properties.
Anne Moore
responded that these properties are not eligible for the HUD funds typically used on Housing Authority
owned properties. Once these properties are transferred,
the Housing Authority will no longer be financially responsible for their upkeep which will be of financial
benefit to the Authority in the long run.
The Commission voted
to recommend approval of the staff recommendations for the transfer of housing authority properties to non-profit
organizations. The votes were as follows:
AYES: Burns, Chan, Fowler, Gore, Hoag, Piatkowski, Shah,
Stivers.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Burruss,
Coriano.
4. Approval of Tax Exempt Bonds, Agency
Loan, and Fee Reduction for Natomas
Family Apartments
Joel Riphagen of the Housing Policy
and Development division presented the item which
recommends Agency assistance for the development
of 135 affordable units at the
Natomas Family Apartment complex.
Commissioner Hoag asked about the
amount of the Agency loan and the term. Joel Riphagen
responded that this is a fully repayable Agency loan of $1,200,000.
Rebecca Hipilido asked what the
income is for a very low income family. Joel Riphagen
responded that a very low income family earns 50% of the area median income, which for a household size of
one is $22,900.
The Commission voted
to recommend approval of the staff recommendations for Tax Exempt Bonds, Agency
Loan, and Fee Reduction for Natomas Family
Apartments. The votes were as follows:
AYES: Burns, Chan, Fowler, Gore, Hoag, Piatkowski, Shah,
Stivers.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Burruss,
Coriano.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Anne Moore reviewed the upcoming calendar of events and staff
distributed a memo
updating the commission about the status of the fire damaged property on
Anne updated the group on the status of development on the Made
Rite site in
ITEMS
AND QUESTIONS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS
Commissioner Shah asked
other commissioners if they would like to have an extra day to review reports
if possible. Commissioner Fowler indicated that he did not need to receive
materials early. Staff will follow up with the remaining commissioners.
Commissioner Chan thanked
the group for the welcome and briefly introduced himself to the group.
Clara McKeithern, resident
of
ADJOURNMENT
As there was no further business to be
conducted, Chair Shah adjourned the meeting at
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AGENCY
CLERK