REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
PHILIP SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: SHIN AE CHOI, Senior Management Analyst
Housing Finance Division
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Approving the submission of the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) 5-Year Plan amendment to the California Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) for the Owner-Occupied Home Rehabilitation to increase the Area Median Income (AMI) threshold and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to sign all necessary implementing documents. (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the resolution authorizing submission of the Second Amendment to the Five-Year Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Plan. This amendment increases the income eligibility threshold for the Owner-Occupied Home Rehabilitation Program (mobile-home repair program) from 60% to 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) for the 2022 and 2023 formula allocations. Staff further recommends authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary implementing documents.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno has submitted applications for five consecutive years of Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funding, totaling $19,693,069 since 2020. PLHA funds support a range of housing initiatives, including affordable multifamily and single-family housing development, owner-occupied home rehabilitation (mobile-home repair program), and down payment assistance for low- and moderate-income households.
This action represents the Second Amendment to the City's Five-Year PLHA Plan. The amendment increases the income eligibility threshold for the Owner-Occupied Home Rehabilitation Program (mobile-home repair program) from 60% to 80% of Area Median Income (AMI) for the 2022 and 2023 funding allocations. This change aligns the program with the broader ...
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