Agenda - 12-07-2020; 8-a - Minutes

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6 1 2 2200 Homestead Road (Center for Community Self-Help): $817,080 3 Community Partner(s): CASA, Community Home Trust, Habitat for Humanity 4 Funds will be used to develop infrastructure and site improvements at 2200 Homestead Road to 5 prepare individual parcels for construction of approximately 117 affordable rental and affordable 6 homeownership units. Site development includes demolition of an existing vacant building, site 7 grading and paving, installing water, sewer, and storm water infrastructure, and construction of 8 community amenities, such as greenways, open spaces, sidewalks, outdoor seating, community 9 garden, basketball court, and landscaping throughout the site. 10 11 Applicant Funding Request 12 Center for Community Self-Help $ 1,500,000 13 EmPOWERment, Inc. $ 700,000 14 Habitat for Humanity of Orange County $ 1,500,000 15 Interchurch Council Housing Corp $ 165,840 16 Total $ 3,865,840 17 18 The Affordable Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) reviewed the applications for the 2020 19 Affordable Housing Bond Program on August 18, 2020 and scored the applications using the 20 evaluation scorecard approved by the Commissioners earlier this year (see Attachment 3). 21 22 Based on these scores and discussion of the projects, the County Manager proposes the 23 following funding recommendations: 24 25 Applicant Funding Request 26 Center for Community Self-Help $ 817,080 27 EmPOWERment, Inc. $ 700,000 28 Habitat for Humanity of Orange County $ 817,080 29 Interchurch Council Housing Corp $ 165,840 30 Total $ 2,500,000 31 32 33 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the scorecard in attachment 1 could be explained. He 34 said some agencies received 52 points for leveraging, and this is confusing. 35 Erika Brandt said it is a confusing category title, as it involves other criteria as well. She 36 said maximum points from leveraging is 20, but there are other criteria in that category that can 37 allow for the accrual of points, up to 35. 38 Commissioner Dorosin said those are yes or no questions, and there is no difference 39 between affordability percentages. 40 Erika Brandt said the scorecard is a tool, and certain scores were up to the Affordable 41 Housing Advisory Board (AHAB) members. 42 Commissioner Marcoplos asked if there is a formula for how the cost per unit was 43 calculated. 44 Erika Brandt said the scorecard did not include a scoring for the number of units. She 45 said Allison Mahaley is also present from the Affordable Housing Advisory Board. 46 Allison Mahaley said each AHAB member scored the applications on his or her own, and 47 then reached consensus as a board for a score for each application. She said there was 48 lengthy discussion. 49 Commissioner Price said in the first section it said agencies could score a maximum of 50 20 for leveraging, but the next page showed another possible 35 points. She said this is 51 confusing.