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CC:HA - Authorization to Release Request for Proposals for Consultant Services to Prepare Affordable Housing Feasibility Studies for Temporary Seasonal Homeless Shelter(s), Motel Reuse and Manufactured/Modular Affordable Housing.
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Meeting Date: September 11, 2018
Contact Person/Dept: Tevis Barnes/CDD-Housing
Phone Number: Sol Blumenfeld/CDD
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/04/18); St. Joseph Center (08/26/2018); Upward Bound House (08/26/2018); and Committee on Homelessness (08/26/2018).
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director/Assistant Executive Director, Housing Authority (08/28/18)
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the City Council and the Culver City Housing Authority (Housing Authority) Board authorize the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for consultant services to prepare affordable housing feasibility studies for temporary seasonal homeless shelter(s), motel reuse and manufactured/modular affordable housing.
BACKGROUND:
On March 12, 2018 the CCHA Board and City Council considered a variety of proposed affordable housing programs that were organized into five broad categories and ranged from market driven incentives to mandatory requirements.1 The categories included:
1. Land Use Planning/Policies and Zoning
2. Alternative Housing Types
3. Taxation and Financial Incentives
4. Neighborhood Revitalization and Housing Preservation
5. Homeless Prevention
6. On-Going Programs
Twenty six affordable housing programs were presented that would allocate up to $23 million over a six-year planning cycle serving approximately 3,100 households and creating 79 new affordable housing units. ...
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