REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
THROUGH: PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: CORRINA NUNEZ, Project Manager
Community Development Division
SUBJECT
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Approve actions pertaining to the Blythe Village Project to be located at 3572 N. Blythe Avenue in west central Fresno (District 1).
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption per staff's determination, pursuant to Section 15332/Class32 (Infill Development); and
2. Approve a Community Development Block Grant Program Agreement in the amount of $400,000 with Blythe Village, LP for the acquisition of the Blythe Village site for the subsequent development of a 67-unit manufactured rental housing property; and
3. Approve a HOME Investment Partnerships Program Agreement in the amount of $1,800,000 with Blythe Village, LP for hard construction costs of the project; and
4. ***Resolution - Proposing to provide Blythe Village, LP, a limited partnership, with a financial commitment to the Blythe Village Project in an amount not to exceed $800,000 (Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) exemption (Exhibit A - CEQA exemption) per staff's determination and approve: 1. a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Agreement (Exhibit B - CDBG Agreement) in the amount of $400,000 with Blythe Village, LP for the acquisition of the Blythe Village site for the subsequent development of a 67-unit manufactured rental housing property, 2. a HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program Agreement (Exhibit C - HOME Agreement) in the amount of $1,800,000 with Blythe Village, LP for hard construction cost of the project, and 3. a Resolution (Exhibit D - Resolution) proposing to provide Blythe Village, LP with a financial commitment to the Blythe Village Project in an amount not to exceed $800,000.
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