City Hall, Council Chamber  
100 Santa Rosa Avenue  
Santa Rosa, CA  
City of Santa Rosa  
Housing Authority  
Regular Meeting Minutes - Final  
Monday, October 28, 2024  
1:30 PM  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Newton called the meeting to order at 1:32pm.  
2. REMOTE PARTICIPATION UNDER AB 2449 (IF NEEDED)  
NONE  
3. ROLL CALL  
4 -  
2 -  
Present  
Chair Jeremy Newton, Commissioner Angela Conte, Commissioner  
Jeffrey Owen, and Commissioner Andrew Smith  
Absent  
Vice Chair Wayne Downey Ph. D, and Commissioner Doug  
Shivananda Friedman  
4. STATEMENTS OF ABSTENTION  
Commissioner Owen stated that he will abstain from item twelve.  
5. STUDY SESSION  
5.1  
HUD-VETERANS AFFAIRS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING (VASH)  
PROGRAM - UPDATE TO HUD-VASH OPERATING  
REQUIREMENTS.  
The purpose of this study session to provide information on the  
HUD-VASH program and its operating requirements which were  
updated on August 13, 2024.  
Annette Anthony, Manager, gave a presentation and answered  
Commissioner questions.  
Public Comments:  
Duane DeWitt made comments regarding his previous requests for  
HUD VASH information, the services provided by Vet-Connect, and  
recommended that City Staff do a better job of connecting with  
veteran's services.  
Commissioner Friedman joined the meeting at 1:41pm.  
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS (ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS)  
Duane DeWitt made comments regarding land set aside for building  
affordable housing for veterans, the need to designate a liaison to  
reach out with more information about project based vouchers, and  
cautioned that projects being proposed for Roseland are being built  
on old junkyards.  
7. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
7.1  
Draft Minutes - September 23, 2024.  
Public Comments:  
None  
Approved as submitted.  
8. CHAIRMAN/ COMMISSIONER REPORTS  
NONE  
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS  
NONE  
10. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS/ COMMUNICATION ITEMS:  
10.1  
PENDING DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE UPDATE  
Provided for Information.  
Megan Basinger, Director, provided information and answered  
Commissioner questions.  
Public Comments:  
Duane DeWitt made comments regarding Stony Oak Apartments  
being affordable housing without requesting assistance from the  
Housing Authority, the need for affordable housing in all areas of  
Santa Rosa, and the necessity for amenities such as public parks.  
11. CONSENT ITEMS  
NONE  
12. REPORT ITEMS  
12.1  
REPORT - FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 NOTICES OF FUNDING  
AVAILABILITY - FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS  
BACKGROUND: In response to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Notice of  
Funding Availability (“NOFA”) announcing approximately $3,100,000  
and the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) NOFA  
announcing approximately $440,000 of funds for acquisition,  
development, and rehabilitation of affordable housing; the Housing  
Authority received five applications requesting approximately $4.6  
million for 230 total affordable units. Four applications were received for  
new construction projects and one application was received for a  
rehabilitation project.  
The projects were evaluated and ranked based on project readiness,  
affordability, bedroom size, special needs set asides, leveraging, project  
competitiveness, developer and management experience, services and  
amenities, and other factors. A NOFA Ad-Hoc Committee comprised of  
Commissioners Conte and Smith met on October 3, 2024, to review the  
projects and scoring details. The Ad-Hoc Review Committee is  
recommending funding for four of the five applications received.  
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended by the Housing and  
Community Services Department that the Housing Authority, by  
resolutions, approve conditional commitments of loan funds to: 1)  
Burbank Housing Development Corporation in the amount of  
$1,000,000 for rehabilitation costs for West Avenue Apartments located  
1400 West Avenue; 2) Stony Point Flats, L.P. in the amount of  
$600,000 for construction-related costs for Stony Point Flats located at  
2270 Stony Point Road; 3) BRJE Phase 3 Housing Partners, L.P. in the  
amount of $832,500 for predevelopment and construction-related costs  
for Laurel at Perennial Park Phase III located at 250 Renaissance Way;  
and 4) Danco Communities in the amount of $750,000 for  
predevelopment and construction-related costs for Ponderosa Village  
located at 250 Roseland Avenue.  
Rebecca Lane, Program Specialist, gave a presentation and  
answered Commissioner questions.  
Nick Wilder, Related California, assisted in providing information to  
the Commissioners.  
Public Comments:  
Duane DeWitt made comments regarding the projects listed in the  
NOFA, raised questions about funding and the contaminated land  
where they are proposed, and expressed concerns regarding the  
cost of building the affordable units.  
David Harris made comments regarding the funding  
recommendations for the NOFA, questioned the discrepancy  
between the amount requested and the availability of funds, and  
raised concerns about the quality of life and cost of living not  
included in the funding requests.  
A motion was made by Commissioner Smith, seconded by Commissioner  
Conte, to waive reading of the text and adopt:  
RESOLUTION 1783 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING  
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A CONDITIONAL  
COMMITMENT OF LOAN FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,000.00 TO  
BURBANK HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR  
REHABILITATION COSTS FOR WEST AVENUE APARTMENTS, 1400 WEST  
AVENUE, SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA; APN 125-351-027  
RESOLUTION 1784 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING  
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A CONDITIONAL  
COMMITMENT OF LOAN FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $600,000.00 TO  
STONY POINT FLATS, LP FOR CONSTRUCTION-RELATED COSTS FOR  
STONY POINT FLATS, 2270 STONY POINT ROAD, SANTA ROSA,  
CALIFORNIA; APN 125-521-008  
RESOLUTION 1785 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING  
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A CONDITIONAL  
COMMITMENT OF LOAN FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $832,500 TO BRJE  
HOUSING PARTNERS, LP FOR PREDEVELOPMENT AND  
CONSTRUCTION-RELATED COSTS FOR LAUREL AT PERENNIAL PARK  
PHASE III, 3575 MENDOCINO AVENUE, SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA; APN  
173-030-032  
RESOLUTION 1786 ENTITLED: RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSING  
AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA APPROVING A CONDITIONAL  
COMMITMENT OF LOAN FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $750,000.00 TO  
DANCO COMMUNITIES FOR PREDEVELOPMENT AND  
CONSTRUCTION-RELATED COSTS FOR PONDEROSA VILLAGE, 250  
ROSELAND AVENUE, SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA; APN 125-043-002.  
The motion carried by the following vote:  
4 -  
Yes:  
Chair Newton, Commissioner Conte, Commissioner Friedman and  
Commissioner Smith  
1 - Vice Chair Downey Ph. D  
1 - Commissioner Owen  
Absent:  
Abstain:  
13. ADJOURNMENT  
Seeing no further business, Chair Newton adjourned the meeting at  
2:54pm.  
Approved on: December 16, 2024  
/s/ Steven V. Brown, Recording Secretary