REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: JENNIFER DAVIS, Senior Management Analyst
Housing Finance Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the Travel Inn Affordable Housing Development located at 1444 West White Avenue, Fresno, California (Council District 3):
1. ***RESOLUTION - Adopt a Resolution in support of a City contribution of funds in the amount of $6,000,000 for rehabilitation expenses associated with the Travel Inn Affordable Housing Development (Subject to Mayor's veto)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends City Council adopt a Resolution in support of a City contribution of funds in the amount of $6,000,000 for rehabilitation expenses associated with the Travel Inn Affordable Housing Development.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On January 11, 2021, the City of Fresno purchased the former Travel Inn motel located along the Parkway Drive Corridor at 1444 West White Avenue, APN 449-343-07 (Property). The City acquired the motel for the purpose of providing a low barrier emergency homeless shelter and triage center to meet the immediate needs of the city's unhoused community members for an interim period until such time that the property can be converted to permanent affordable housing. Adopting the Resolution will provide a City contribution of funds in the amount of $6,000,000 to Cesar Chavez Foundation to support the conversion and rehabilitation of the former Travel Inn motel to 118 units of permanent affordable housing.
BACKGROUND
The former Travel Inn motel is located at 1444 West White Avenue (APN 449-343-07) and consists of a 1.55-acre site situated along the Parkway Drive Corridor. The Property was acquired by the City in 2021 for the express intent of providing safe low-barrier emergency shelter rooms to support the City's Project Off Ramp program, which relocates unhoused individuals from the ...
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