To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Approval of Amended PLHA Five-Year Plan as Recommended by the Director of Conservation and Development.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE amending the 5-Year Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No impact on the General Fund. The PLHA funds are granted through the State of California via a formula in which the County applies to receive its formula share to distribute to eligible projects or activities. Up to 5% of the PLHA grant is allowed for the County's administrative costs.
BACKGROUND:
The Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) program is a State program with entitlement and competitive components. The State designated Contra Costa County as the administrator of the entitlement grant award for the Contra Costa "Urban County," which includes the unincorporated communities and all cities except Antioch, Walnut Creek, Pittsburg and Concord, which have their own entitlements. The State estimates the Urban County will receive approximately $13 million over the program's first five years. The amount fluctuates from year to year as it is based on recording fees from actual real estate transactions in the State of California.
The required submittal for the original 2021 application included an expenditure plan, referred to as a "Five-Year Plan" (Plan), which the Board approved on December 14, 2021. The Plan identified the broad categories of planned uses of the PLHA award to comply with the program parameters. The original category of use was new, multifamily rental housing construction for households earning up to 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) anywhere in the Urban County. This was consistent with the Board's direction on August 9, 2021, when it authorized staff to prepare the complete PLHA application and include the funding source in the annual Notice ...
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