City Hall, Council Chamber

100 Santa Rosa Avenue

Santa Rosa, CA

City of Santa Rosa

Housing Authority

Regular Meeting Minutes - Final

Monday, November 24, 2025

1:30 PM

1. CALL TO ORDER

Chair Owen called the meeting to order at 1:30PM

2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)

NONE

3. ROLL CALL

5 -

Present

Chair Jeffrey Owen, Vice Chair Wayne Downey Ph. D, Commissioner

Claudia Cappio, Commissioner Andrew Smith, and Commissioner

Scott Wimmer

1 - Commissioner Angela Conte

Absent

4. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION

Chair Owen announced that he will abstain from voting on Item 13.2

due to a conflict of interest.

5. STAFF BRIEFING

5.1

HOUSING AUTHORITY FY 2025/26 QUARTER 1 FINANCIAL UPDATE

This memo summarizes Housing Authority (“Authority”) expenditures

and funding for July 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025.

Kate Goldfine, Administrative Services Officer and Megan Basinger,

Executive Director, presented the item for information only and

responded to commissioners questions.

Public Comment:

Fred Allebach provided public comment, noting his family past

involvement with the Philadelphia Housing Authority Board. He

asked questions regarding Housing Assistance Payments (HAP)

and their adequacy in meeting tenant needs.

6. STUDY SESSION

NONE

7. PUBLIC COMMENTS (ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS)

Public Comment:

None

8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

8.1

Draft Minutes October 27, 2025.

Approved as submitted.

Public Comment:

None

9. CHAIRMAN/ COMMISSIONER REPORTS

NONE

10. COMMITTEE REPORTS

NONE

11. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS/ COMMUNICATION ITEMS:

11.1

PENDING DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE UPDATE - Provided for

information.

Megan Basinger, Executive Director presented the Housing Pipeline

for information only and responded to commissioner questions.

Public Comment:

Fred Allebach provided comment on the Housing Pipeline, noting

that funded projects have the least affordable housing units and

expressing concern that this does not address the greatest public

need for affordable units.

12. CONSENT ITEMS

NONE

13. REPORT ITEMS

13.1

REPORT - APPROVAL OF TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AND

ASSUMPTION OF HOUSING AUTHORITY REGULATORY

AGREEMENT, DENSITY INCREASE AGREEMENT, AND LOANS FOR

ASTON AVENUE APARTMENTS - 623 ASTON AVENUE

BACKGROUND: Sonoma CAN is selling 623 Aston Avenue, known as

Aston Avenue Apartments (Project), and has entered into a letter of

intent (LOI) with Crosscourt Properties, a Bay Area-based multifamily

housing owner/operator. The Project is a ten (10) unit apartment

complex affordable to households with incomes at 50%, 60% and 80%

of area median income (AMI). The Housing Authority has two (2) loans

on the property, in the principal amount of $558,071, maturing on

December 31, 2032, and a Regulatory Agreement and Density Increase

Agreement securing affordability through June 2, 2061. Subject to

Housing Authority approval, Sonoma CAN and Crosscourt Properties

will enter into a purchase agreement for the property. As part of this

transaction, Crosscourt Properties is seeking the Housing Authority’s

approval to assume the Regulatory Agreement, Density Increase

Agreement, and loans.

RECOMMENDATION: The Housing and Community Services

Department recommends that the Housing Authority, by resolution,

conditionally approve 1) the transfer of ownership from Sonoma

Community Action Network (Sonoma CAN, formerly Community Action

Partnership of Sonoma County) to Colin Hooper DBA Crosscourt

Properties (Crosscourt Properties); 2) the assumption of the Housing

Authority's Regulatory Agreement, Density Increase Agreement, and

loans, in the principal amount of $558,071 by Crosscourt Properties;

and 3) extension of the Housing Authority’s loans from December 31,

2032 to June 2, 2061 to align with the terms of the Regulatory

Agreement

Koy Stewart, Program Specialist, presented the item and along with

Kelli Kuykendall, Manager and Megan Basinger, Executive Director,

responded to commissioners questions.

Public Comment:

Fred Allebach provided comment on the ownership change and

asked questions regarding the Regulatory Agreement and its impact

on tenants.

A motion was made by Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner

Cappio,motion RECOMMENDATION The Housing and Community Services

Department recommends that the Housing Authority, by resolution,

conditionally approve 1) the transfer of ownership from Sonoma

Community Action Network (Sonoma CAN, formerly Community Action

Partnership of Sonoma County) to Colin Hooper DBA Crosscourt

Properties (Crosscourt Properties); 2) the assumption of the Housing

Authority's Regulatory Agreement, Density Increase Agreement, and loans,

in the principal amount of $558,071 by Crosscourt Properties; and 3)

extension of the Housing Authority's loans from December 31, 2032 to June

2, 2061 to align with the terms of the Regulatory Agreement. The motion

carried by the following vote:

5 -

Yes:

Chair Owen, Vice Chair Downey Ph. D, Commissioner Cappio,

Commissioner Smith and Commissioner Wimmer

1 - Commissioner Conte

Absent:

13.2

REPORT - APPROVAL OF TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP AND

ASSUMPTION OF HOUSING AUTHORITY LOANS AND

REGULATORY AGREEMENT FOR EARLE STREET APARTMENTS -

400 EARLE STREET

BACKGROUND: The Project consists of eight (8) one-bedroom units

affordable to households up to 50% AMI, secured by a Regulatory

Agreement to September 16, 2075. The balance of the Housing

Authority loans as of November 30, 2025 is $533,294 ($341,650

principal plus $191,644 interest).

Sonoma CAN is no longer interested in being a housing provider and

has decided to sell its properties, including those with Housing Authority

loans and Regulatory Agreements (Aston Avenue Apartments, Earle

Street Apartments, Given Avenue Transitional Housing, and Sloan

House Shelter). Sonoma CAN has entered into a LOI with HHNB for

the Project. Sale of the property and assumption of the Housing

Authority’s Regulatory Agreement and loans by a new owner requires

Housing Authority approval.

RECOMMENDATION: The Housing and Community Services

Department recommends that the Housing Authority, by resolution,

conditionally approve the following for Earle Street Apartments, located

at 400 Earle Street: 1) transfer of ownership from Sonoma Community

Action Network (Sonoma CAN, formerly Community Action Partnership

of Sonoma County) to Humanity Housing North Bay (HHNB); 2)

assumption of the Housing Authority’s Regulatory Agreement and loans,

in the principal amount of $341,650 by HHNB; and 3) subordination of

the Housing Authority loans to a first mortgage, in the approximate

amount of $600,000, to allow HHNB to purchase the property.

Koy Stewart, Program Specialist, presented the item and, along with

Kelli Kuykendall, Manager and Megan Basinger, Executive Director,

responded to commissioners questions.

Public Comment:

Fred Allebach provided comment, seeking clarification on the HHNB

Mission Statement and asking whether Community Action Network

(CAN) is a nonprofit or for-profit organization.

A motion was made by Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner

Wimmer,motion RECOMMENDATION The Housing and Community

Services Department recommends that the Housing Authority, by

resolution, conditionally approve the following for Earle Street Apartments,

located at 400 Earle Street: 1) transfer of ownership from Sonoma

Community Action Network (Sonoma CAN, formerly Community Action

Partnership of Sonoma County) to Humanity Housing North Bay (HHNB);

2) assumption of the Housing Authority's Regulatory Agreement and loans,

in the principal amount of $341,650 by HHNB; and 3) subordination of the

Housing Authority loans to a first mortgage, in the approximate amount of

$600,000, to allow HHNB to purchase the property. The motion carried by

the following vote:

4 -

Yes:

Vice Chair Downey Ph. D, Commissioner Cappio, Commissioner

Smith and Commissioner Wimmer

1 - Commissioner Conte

1 - Chair Owen

Absent:

Abstain:

14. ADJOURNMENT