To: Contra Costa County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
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Date: September 12, 2023
Report Title: AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF SIXTEEN SCATTERED SITES FROM THE FORMER LAS DELTAS PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT THE BELOW-MARKET PRICE OF ONE DOLLAR TO NON-PROFIT HOUSING DEVELOPERS FOR REHABILITATION AND SALE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES FROM LAS DELTAS AND NORTH RICHMOND WITH INCOMES AT OR BELOW 80 PERCENT OF AREA MEDIAN INCOME
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution No. 5254 authorizing the sale of sixteen scattered site buildings in the North Richmond Las Deltas Development at below-market prices to non-profit housing developers to rehabilitate and sell to low-income families from North Richmond.
BACKGROUND:
HACCC has been working with North Richmond residents and community organizations over the past several years to devise a strategy to convert the former Las Deltas property in a manner that would benefit both HACCC, former Las Deltas residents and North Richmond residents to the greatest extent possible. A strong push was made by residents and community organizations to make some of the former Las Deltas units available for affordable homeownership. There was also interest in pursuing other forms of equity-building options like land trusts and co-ops.
In July 2021, HACCC collaborated with RichmondLAND, the Community Housing Development Corporation and the Richmond Our Power Coalition to successfully apply to the San Francisco Foundation for a policy grant under The Partnership for the Bay's Future initiative (The Partnership). The Partnership is a collaborative effort to produce and preserve affordable homes and protect tenants, so the Bay Area remains a diverse place where everyone thrives. The grant provided our group with $250,000 and a Coro Fellow (Hannah Phalen) to help with planning and pre-development costs.
One of the results of this collaboration is the RFQ HACCC released on April 10, 2023, seeking local nonprofit developers who could buy ...
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