REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 15, 2016
FROM: JENNIFER K. CLARK, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
THROUGH: KELLI FURTADO, Assistant Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: CORRINA NUNEZ, Project Manager
Housing and Community Development Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement to prepare a Disposition and Development Agreement for City-owned property located at Willow Avenue and Byrd Avenue to Habitat for Humanity for the development of affordable housing (Council District 5)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA) to prepare a Disposition and Development Agreement for City-owned property located at Willow Avenue and Byrd Avenue to Habitat for Humanity for the development of affordable housing and authorize the City Manager to execute implementing documents.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Habitat for Humanity (Habitat) has inquired about the disposition of a City-owned 10.24-acre property located at the southwest corner of Willow Avenue and Byrd Avenue in southeast Fresno (District 5) for the future development of affordable housing. The attached ENA provides terms to prepare a Disposition and Development Agreement for development of the site. Upon approval of the DDA, the City will agree to transfer the property to Habitat for its newly created California Community Land Trust (CCLT). Since the ENA is for exclusive negotiations leading up to a DDA, the DDA will be presented to the Council at a later date.
BACKGROUND
In 1999, the City officially closed out the former Rental Rehabilitation Program with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), but continued to receive program income from loan payments and or payoffs. On June 30, 2005, the Housing and Community Development Division (Division) used some of the accumulated Rental Rehabilitation Program income to purchase a 10.24-a...
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