HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes 06-36 Applicatin for Workforce Housing Reward GrantRes. No. 06-36
CITY OF PALM DESERT
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
STAFF REPORT
REQUEST: APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 06-36 , A RESOLUTION
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT
AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING
REWARD GRANT
SUBMITTED BY: Carlos L. Ortega, City Manager
DATE: March 9, 2006
CONTENTS: 1. Resolution No. 06-36
2. WFH Program Fact Sheet
Recommendation
By Minute Motion:
1. APPROVE Resolution No. 06=36' : A Resolution of the City Council of the City of
Palm Desert Authorizing Application for Workforce Housing Reward Grant.
Discussion
The California Department of Housing and Community Development offers a program that is
designed to encourage local governments to develop new residential housing, while rewarding
those jurisdictions that approve housing affordable to lower -income households. The Workforce
Housing Reward (WFH) program awards grant funds on a per -bedroom basis for each newly
constructed residential unit affordable to very low and low-income households. The WFH
Program does not use a competitive process to award funds; all cities and counties who apply
and met eligibility requirements will be funded.
Twenty million dollars are available for WFH Program funds for the 2005 program year. Grant
calculation for the 2005 WFH Program year will be based on building permit activity beginning
January 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005. Funds will be awarded on a per -bedroom basis
for each newly constructed residential unit initially restricted to very low and low-income
households as follows:
$1,500 per bedroom for units affordable to very low-income households
$1,000 per bedroom for units affordable to low-income households
Grant funds shall be used for the construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of capital assets, and
must also demonstrate a benefit to the community such as:
• Physical property with an expected useful life of 15 years or more
• Major maintenance, reconstruction, or demolition for purposes of reconstruction of
facilities, and retrofitting work that is ordinarily done no more often than once every 5 to
15 years
• Expenditures that continue or enhance the useful life of the capital asset
• Equipment with an expected useful life of two or more years
WFH Program Resolution
March 9, 2006
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Staff will not have an estimate of funds available to the City of Palm Desert until all
necessary documentation is collected and analyzed.
As part of the WFH Program's application process, the City is required to pass a
Resolution authorizing such application and identifying the authorized representative
and any designee that can execute the application.
Submitted By:
Carlos L. Orte
City Manager
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RESOLUTION NO. 06- 36
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA,
AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING REWARD GRANT
WHEREAS:
A. The State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development (the "Department") has
issued a Notice of Funding Availability dated May 2005 (the "NOFA:'), under its Workforce Housing
Reward (WFH) Program.
B. The City of Palm Desert desires to apply for a WFH grant and submit the Application Package released
December 2005 by the Department for the WFH Program.
C. The Department is authorized to approve funding allocations for the WFH Program, subject to the
terms and conditions of the NOFA, Program Guidelines, Application Package, and Standard Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. Applicant is hereby authorized and directed to apply for and submit to the Department the Application
Package released December 2005 by the Department for the WFH Program. If the application is
approved, Applicant is hereby authorized and directed to enter into, execute, and deliver a State of
California Standard Agreement (the "Standard Agreement"), and any and all other documents required or
deemed necessary or appropriate to secure a WFH Grant from the Department, and all amendments
thereto (collectively, the "WFH Grant Documents").
2. Applicant shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified in the Standard Agreement. Funds
are to be used for allowable capital asset project expenditures to be identified in Exhibit A of the
Standard Agreement. The application in full is incorporated as part of the Standard Agreement. Any and
all activities funded, information provided, and timelines represented in the application are enforceable
through the Standard Agreement. Applicant hereby agrees to use the funds for eligible capital asset(s) in
the manner presented in the application as approved by the Department and in accordance with the
NOFA and Program Guidelines and Application Package.
3. That City Manager or Assistant City Manager for Redevelopment are authorized to execute in the
name of Applicant the Application Package and the WFH Grant Documents as required by the
Department for participation in the WFH Program.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City Council held this
9'h day of March. 2006. by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
JIM FERGUSON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
RACHELLE D. KLASSEN, CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
The undersigned City Clerk of the Applicant here before named does hereby attest and certify that the
forgoing is a true and full copy of a resolution of the Palm Desert City Council adopted at a duly convened
meeting on the date above -mentioned, which has not been altered, amended, or repealed.
Signature: Date:
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California Department of Housing and Community Development
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Workforce Housing Reward Program
Purpose
Provides financial incentives to cities and counties that issue building permits for new
housing affordable to very low or low-income households.
Assistance Type
Grants.
Terms
Grant amounts are based on the numbers of bedrooms in units restricted for very low and low-
income households for housing units with building permits issued during the 12-month
reporting period. Qualifying rental units must be rent -restricted for at least 55 years.
Ownership units must be initially sold to qualifying households at affordable cost. Any public
funds used to achieve affordability in ownership units must be recovered on resale and reused
for affordable housing for at least 20 years. Grants for very low income units are greater than
grants for low-income units.
Very low income means not over 50 percent of area median income, adjusted for family size.
Low-income means not over 80 percent of area median income, adjusted for family size.
Eligible Activities
Construction or acquisition of capital assets such as traffic improvements, neighborhood
parks, bike paths, libraries, school facilities, play areas, community centers, police or fire
stations.
Eligible Applicants
Cities, counties, and cities and counties that, by the end of the 12-month period for which
application is made, have adopted housing elements that HCD has found to be in substantial
compliance with housing element law, and have submitted to HCD the annual progress report
required by Section 65400 of the Government Code within the preceding 12 months.
Application Procedure
Applications will be invited through issuance of a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for
each year that funds are available. The second round of grant funding is for calendar year
2005 with applications available in December 2005.
Contacts
http://www.hcd.ca.gov/plainHTML.cgi 3/2/2006
Division of Financial Assistance
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List of WFH Regional Representatives (Adobe PDF)
Program Publications
• 2005 WFH Application (Microsoft Word)
• 2005 WFH NOFA and Program Guidelines (Adobe PDF)
• 2005 WFH Workshop Presentation (Adobe PDF)
• 2004 Awards (Adobe PDF)
• 2003 Jobs Housing Balance Incentive Grants Recipients (Adobe PDF)
• Ca1HFA Home Sales Price Limits
Program Publications
• WFH Cash Request form and instructions (Adobe PDF)
• WFH Bi-Annual Report (Adobe PDF)
• WFH Final Closeout Report (Adobe PDF)
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