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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - 2003-11-17 - Special Meeting 230 City Council, Special Meeting Council Chambers 777 Cypress Avenue Redding, California November 17,20035:15 p.m. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Cibula with the following Council Members present: Kight, Mathena, Pohlmeyer, and Stegall. Also present were: City Manager Warren, Deputy City Manager Starman, City Attorney Fuller, Senior Redevelopment Project Coordinator Haddox, Senior Redevelopment Project I Coordinator Thompson, Senior R~development Project Coordinator Tillman, Associate Redevelopment Project Coordinator Tillman, and Housing Program Supervisor Meek, and Office Services Supervisor Rudolph. JOINT MEETING WITH THE RE;DDING REDEV~LOPMENT AGENCY At the hour of 5:20 p.m., Vice Mayor/Chair Pohlmeyer called to order the Special Meeting of the Redding City Council for a joint meeting with the Redding Redevelopment Agency. DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - FaithWORKS Community Coali~ion, Inc. re Martin Luther King, Jr. Neighborhood Transitional Housing Project (R-030-100-055) Mayor/ Agency M~~ber Cibula and Council/Agency Member Stegall abstained from discussion and voting on this matter. Deputy City Manager Starman provided an overview of the Report to City Council and Redding Redevelopment Agency (Agency) dated November 11, 2003, concerning the Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) with FaithWorks Community Coalition, Inc. for the development of 12 tra!1sitional housing units for homeless families with children at City-owned property located at 2825 West Street. I Mr. Starman recalled that on January 14, 2002, the Agency's Board tentatively allocated up to $1 million of Housing Set-As~de Fup.ds to help finance the development of transitional housing units for homeless families with children. In May 2002, FaithWorks Community Coalition, Inc., a local nonprofit ~rganization, was selected to partner with the Agency and City on this endeavor. In February 2003, a site located along the abandoned section of Linden A venue between West Stree,t and Railroad Avenue was identified as the preferred location for the transition facility. The site is part of approximately 3.5 acres owned by the City which was determined to be surplus in 1993. At that time, the Agency approved a Pre- Development Agreement with FaithWorks to undertake certain pre-development tasks associated with the project and authorized staff to negotiate a DDA with Faith Works for the subsequent development and operation of the transitional facility. Mr. Starman explained that a variety of activities precedent to development have occUrred. A conceptual layout for the entire Linden Avenue site has been prepared as a master plan for the full development of the site. The conceptual site plan provides for the development of a 12-unit transitional project; a 30-unit affordable rental project; and a 3-unit owner-occupied project. The transitional project is proposed to be located on the City-owned southwest comer of the larger site. Survey work has been completed to establish a separate parcel, approximately 30,250 square feet in size, to accommodate the transitional project. The project would consist of 12 two- and three-bedroom un~ts and a combined manager's unit/office/community room. I Mr. Starman summarized that the DDA will provide financial assistance to the development. The City's contribution to the project is the land, ,appraised at $30,000. It is proposed that the cost of the land be provided to FaithWorks in the form of a grant in return for the development and operation of the transitional facility. The Agency will also provide monetary assistance to the project in an amount not-to-exceed $1 million. The Agency's funding will assist with the majority of costs associated with the development. It is also proposed that the Agency's assistance be provided in the form of a grant to FaithWorks. A 55-year affordability covenant will be recorded on the site at the time title is transferred. 11/17/2003 231 Mr. Starman stated that the total project cost is estimated to be approximately $1.5 million. This amount is inclusive of design, engineering, environmental, and construction costs. The project has also received a $360,000 Federal Supportive Housing Program (SHP) construction grant and $9,550 in Redding Electric Utility Community Assistance Weatherization Program (CA WP) and Public Benefit Program funds. FaithWorks will be seeking the remaining funds necessary for the project over the next several months from a variety of private sources. I Mr. Starman indicated that with approval of the DDA, it is anticipated that transfer of title will occur by the end of the calendar year. The terms of the SHP funding require that Faith Works have property control by that time. It was stressed that the DDA and the grant deed to the property contain a reversionary clause that will allow the title to revert back to the City under certain circumstances, including FaithWorks' inability to secure adequate project financing. Mr. Starman summarized that the City Council and the Agency have identified a need in the community for additional transitional housing units for families with children. Faith Works has expressed a desire to partner with the City and Agency on this endeavor and has successfully completed all tasks under the previous Pre-Development Agreement. Mr. Starman recommended that the City Council and the Agency approve a Disposition and Development Agreement with FaithWorks for the development of 12 transitional housing units for homeless families with children at City-owned property located at 2825 West Street. I MOTION: Made by Council Member Kight, seconded by Council Member Mathena, to approve a Disposition and Development Agreement between the City, the Agency, and Faith Works Community Coalition, Inc. for the development of 12 transitional housing units for homeless families with children at City-owned property located at 2825 West Street. The Vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Council Members - Kight, Mathena, and Pohlmeyer Council Members - None Council Members - None Council Members - Cibula and Stegall There being no further business, at the hour of 5:23 p.m., Mayor Cibula adjourned the Special Meeting of the Redding qty Council. ATTEST: I ~~ City Clerk 't.../ 11/17/2003