REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development
BY: KENG LEE, Project Manager
Housing Production Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to land use for Tiny Homes (Bid File 12303048):
1. Adopt a finding of an Affordable Housing Exemption in accordance with Section 15194 of the California Environmental Quality Act.
2. Approve an Agreement to provide up to 24 tiny homes to the Lowell Community Development Corporation to provide affordable housing to low income households at or below 60% of the area median income.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a finding of an Affordable Housing Exemption in accordance with Section 15194 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and approve an ARPA agreement with Lowell Community Development Corporation (CDC) to award up to 24 tiny homes to the Lowell CDC to provide affordable housing to low income households at or below 60% area median income (AMI) throughout the city, and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign all implementing agreements.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno (City) is seeking to award up to 24 tiny homes constructed by Fresno City College students and paid for with State and Local Fiscal Recover Funds (SLFRF). Staff issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on June 16, 2023, and received one proposal from the Lowell CDC. This proposal was determined to be qualified and responsive to the RFP. Based on the evaluation completed by a selection committee, staff recommend awarding Lowell CDC up to 24 tiny homes to provide affordable housing to low income households at or below 60% AMI.
BACKGROUND
On September 29, 2022 the City Council adopted Resolution number 2022-217 committing an amount not to exceed $850,000 to Fresno City College to enable their students to build 24 tiny homes to be utilized by the City to provide affordable housing to low-income reside...
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