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
Housing and Community Development Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve a $253,673 HOME Investment Partnerships Program, Community Housing Development Organization Agreement with Habitat for Humanity Fresno County, Inc., for the construction of a single-family house at 64 E. Atchison Street in southwest Fresno (Council District 3).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve a $253,673.00 HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) Agreement (Exhibit "A" - HOME CHDO Agreement) with Habitat for Humanity Fresno County, Inc., (Habitat) for the construction of a single-family house at 64 E. Atchison Street in Fresno, 93706.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On August 10, 2022, Habitat was selected through a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to receive $253,673.00 in 2022-2023 HOME CHDO funds for its 64 E. Atchison Street single-family housing project. Habitat's proposed 64 E. Atchison Street project is City-certified to be developed under CHDO status and eligible to receive HOME CHDO funding.
BACKGROUND
As an entitlement jurisdiction receiving an annual allocation of federal HOME Program funding, the City is required to set aside at least 15% of its annual HOME allocation for a certified CHDO project. CHDOs must be a private nonprofit community-based service organization meeting the definition of "Community Housing Development Organization" and must be able to document that the organization has the capacity to own, develop, or sponsor a housing project each time a commitment of funds is provided to a specific project. In previous years, the City would certify an organization as a CHDO every couple of years. However, revised HOME Program rules require CHDO certification ...
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