8. CHAIRMAN/ COMMISSIONER REPORTS
9. COMMITTEE REPORTS
10. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REPORTS/ COMMUNICATION ITEMS:
10.1
PENDING DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE UPDATE - Provided for
information.
Attachments:
11. CONSENT ITEMS
12. REPORT ITEMS
12.1
REPORT - FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 NOTICE OF FUNDING
AVAILABILITY - FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS
BACKGROUND: In response to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Notice of
Funding Availability (“NOFA”) announcing approximately $3.5 million in
funds for rehabilitation, acquisition, and development of affordable
housing; the Housing Authority received four applications requesting
approximately $5.1 million for 307 affordable units. Two applications
were received for rehabilitation projects and two applications were
received for new construction projects.
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
Vice-Chair Downey and Commissioner Cappio met on three occasions
between August 12, 2025, and August 26, 2025, to review the projects
and scoring details. The Ad-Hoc Review Committee is recommending
funding for three of the four applications received.
RECOMMENDATION: The Housing and Community Services
Department recommends that the Housing Authority, by three
resolutions, approve conditional commitments of loan funds to: 1)
Community Housing Sonoma County in the amount of $489,228 for
rehabilitation costs for Zane-Wolff Veterans Village located 665 Russel
Avenue; 2) Apple Valley Olive Grove, LP, in the amount of $1,238,310
for rehabilitation costs for Apple Valley Scattered Sites located at
various addresses on West Steele Lane, Papago Court, Apple Valley