To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Approve FY 2025/26 Recommendations to Award In-Lieu, Measure X Housing, and Permanent Local Housing Allocation Funds
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
1. APPROVE the Department of Conservation and Development's FY 2025/26 recommendations for the allocation of $1,054,134 in Inclusionary Housing Ordinance In-Lieu Funds, $9,707,500 in Measure X Housing Funds, and $1,767,453 in Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funds.
2. APPROVE the recapture of FY 2023/24 Measure X Housing funding of $2,000,000 previously awarded to the Anton San Ramon project in San Ramon, developed by Anton Development Company.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No general fund impact. In-Lieu fees are approved and conditioned as part of a project's land use entitlements and paid at the time of building permit issuance. Measure X funds are part of a countywide, 20-year 1/2 cent sales tax increase approved by Contra Costa County voters on November 3, 2020. PLHA funding has already been awarded to the County, which will cover the cost of the PLHA recommendations and up to 5% of the total PLHA grant for the County's administrative costs.
BACKGROUND:
Available Funding
In-Lieu Funds: Every residential project in unincorporated Contra Costa County consisting of five units or more is subject to the County's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (IHO), Chapter 822-4 of the County Ordinance Code. The IHO promotes affordable housing by requiring 15 percent of units in the development to be affordable units. Alternative methods of compliance include the payment of a fee in-lieu of building affordable units on-site, building off-site, or any other feasible alternative. The in-lieu fees are approved and conditioned as part of the project's land use entitlements, paid at the time of building permit issuance, and deposited in a fund with DCD. These funds may only b...
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