City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
Santa Rosa, CA  
City of Santa Rosa  
Housing Authority  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Monday, July 24, 2023  
1:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Owen called the meeting to order at 1:32PM.  
2. ROLL CALL  
5 -  
Present  
Chair Jeffrey Owen, Vice Chair Thomas LaPenna, Commissioner  
Wayne Downey Ph. D, Commissioner Andrew Smith, and  
Commissioner Jeremy Newton  
1 - Commissioner Scott McWhorter  
Absent  
3. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION  
Chair Owen will abstain from item 11.1.  
4. STUDY SESSION  
NONE  
5. PUBLIC COMMENTS (ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS)  
NONE  
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
6.1  
Draft Minutes - June 26, 2023  
Approved as submitted.  
7. CHAIRPERSON/ COMMISSIONER REPORTS  
NONE  
8. COMMITTEE REPORTS  
NONE  
9. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS/ COMMUNICATION ITEMS:  
9.1  
ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY  
PROCESSING FEE SCHEDULE. Provided for information.  
Nicole Del Fiorentino, provided information and answered  
Commissioner questions.  
Public Comments:  
None  
9.2  
PENDING DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE UPDATE - Provided for  
information.  
Nicole Del Fiorentino, Manager, provided information and answered  
Commissioner questions.  
Public Comments:  
None  
10. CONSENT ITEMS  
NONE  
11. REPORT ITEMS  
11.1  
REPORT - FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 NOTICES OF FUNDING  
AVAILABILITY - FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS  
BACKGROUND: In response to the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Notice of  
Funding Availability (“NOFA”) announcing approximately $8,100,000  
and the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) NOFA  
announcing approximately $653,000 of funds for acquisition,  
development, and rehabilitation of affordable housing; the Housing  
Authority received five applications, of which four were determined to be  
complete. From the four applications the funds requested exceeded  
$9.7 million for 207 total units. Three applications were received for  
new construction projects and one application was received for an  
acquisition/rehabilitation project. The Housing Authority Ad-Hoc Review  
Committee is recommending funding for four of the five applications  
received.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing Authority  
Ad-Hoc Review Committee and the Housing and Community Services  
Department that the Housing Authority, by resolutions, approve  
conditional commitments of loan funds to: 1) WSA Burbank Housing  
Partners I, LP in the amount of $3,500,000 for acquisition and  
construction-related costs for Burbank Avenue Apartments located 1780  
Burbank Avenue; 2) Petaluma Ecumenical Properties dba PEP Housing  
in the amount of $1,073,583 for acquisition and rehabilitation costs for  
Vigil Light Senior Apartments located at 1945 Long Drive; 3) Burbank  
Housing Development Corporation in the amount of $1,300,000 for  
acquisition, predevelopment and construction-related costs for Caritas  
Homes Phase II located at 360 Seventh Street; and 4) BRJE Housing  
Partners, LP in the amount of $2,585,610 for predevelopment and  
construction-related costs for 3575 Mendocino Avenue Phase III located  
at 3575 Mendocino Avenue.  
Nicole Del Fiorentino, Manager Housing and Community Services,  
gave a presentation and answered Commissioner questions.  
Public Comments:  
Larry Florin, CEO of Burbank Housing, commended the Housing  
Authority for the funding recommendations and provided information  
regarding Burbank Housing projects currently under construction,  
completed, and soon to be commenced.  
Peter Skellenger of Waterstone Residential made comments  
regarding scheduling of current and future projects, and expressed  
gratitude for the support of the Housing Authority.  
A motion was made by Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner  
Downey Ph. D, to waive reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION 1759 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING  
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A CONDITIONAL  
COMMITMENT OF LOAN FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,500,000 TO WSA  
BURBANK HOUSING PARTNERS I, LP FOR ACQUISITION AND  
CONSTRUCTION-RELATED COSTS FOR BURBANK AVENUE  
APARTMENTS, 1780 BURBANK AVENUE, SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA;  
APN 125-361-003.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 -  
Yes:  
Vice Chair LaPenna, Commissioner Downey Ph. D, Commissioner  
Smith and Commissioner Newton  
2 - Rawhouser and Commissioner McWhorter  
1 - Chair Owen  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
A motion was made by Commissioner Newton, seconded by Commissioner  
Smith, to waive reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION 1760 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING  
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A CONDITIONAL  
COMMITMENT OF LOAN FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,073,583 TO  
PETALUMA ECUMENICAL PROPERTIES DBA PEP HOUSING FOR  
ACQUISITION, PRESERVATION AND REHABILITATION-RELATED COSTS  
FOR VIGIL LIGHT APARTMENTS, 1945 LONG DRIVE, SANTA ROSA,  
CALIFORNIA; APNS 181-190-001 AND 181-220-046.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 -  
Yes:  
Vice Chair LaPenna, Commissioner Downey Ph. D, Commissioner  
Smith and Commissioner Newton  
2 - Rawhouser and Commissioner McWhorter  
1 - Chair Owen  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
A motion was made by Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner  
Downey Ph. D, to waive reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION 1761 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING  
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A COMMITMENT  
OF LOAN FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,300,000 TO BURBANK HOUSING  
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR ACQUISITION, PREDEVELOPMENT  
AND CONSTRUCTION-RELATED COSTS FOR CARITAS HOMES PHASE II,  
360 SEVENTH STREET, SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA; APN 010-040-020.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 -  
Yes:  
Vice Chair LaPenna, Commissioner Downey Ph. D, Commissioner  
Smith and Commissioner Newton  
2 - Rawhouser and Commissioner McWhorter  
1 - Chair Owen  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
A motion was made by Commissioner Newton, seconded by Commissioner  
Smith, to waive reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION 1762 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING  
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A COMMITMENT  
OF LOAN FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,585,610 TO BRJE HOUSING  
PARTNERS, LP FOR PREDEVELOPMENT AND  
CONSTRUCTION-RELATED COSTS FOR 3575 MENDOCINO AVENUE  
PHASE III, 3575 MENDOCINO AVENUE, SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA; APN  
173-030-032.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 -  
Yes:  
Vice Chair LaPenna, Commissioner Downey Ph. D, Commissioner  
Smith and Commissioner Newton  
2 - Rawhouser and Commissioner McWhorter  
1 - Chair Owen  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
12. ADJOURNMENT  
Seeing no further business, Vice Chair LaPenna adjourned the  
meeting at 2:25PM.  
Approved on:  
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Steven V. Brown, Recording Secretary