To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Lark Ferrell, Housing Mgr; Acting Community Development Director
Prepared By: Lark Ferrell, Housing Mgr; Acting Community Development Director
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Affordable Housing Impact Fee Fund Loan Reservation for Heritage House
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution authorizing a reservation of funds and a budget adjustment in the amount of $2,200,000 for the Heritage House Affordable Housing Project, which includes 66 rehabilitated and repurposed units, located at 3700 Valle Verde Drive
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DISCUSSION:
The non-profit housing agencies Burbank Housing Development Corporation and Abode Services (collectively "the Developer") are proposing to acquire and rehabilitate the former Sunrise Assisted Living Facility located at 3700 Valle Verde Drive ("Site"). This Site was recently acquired by the Gasser Foundation so it could be developed, along with an adjacent site, into affordable housing. The Developer is proposing to repurpose the abandoned building on the Site into 66 single room occupancy units (SROs) (the "Project"). Approximately half of the 66 units would be permanent supportive housing (PSH) for formerly homeless, and the other half would be made available to very-low income tenants at affordable rents.
The entire Project would be professionally managed by Burbank Housing. On and off-site supportive services would be provided to the PSH residents. These services would be provided by Abode Services and the County of Napa. As part of the joint City/County redesign of the community's homeless system, national experts Corporation for Supportive Housing and National Alliance to End Homelessness identified increasing the community's supply of PSH units as a critical part of solving homelessness in Napa. This Project would provide permanent, stable housing to 33 of Napa's most vulnerable community members. Additionally, the remaining units would provide much-needed af...
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