HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 15284 (Authorize Affordable Housing Trust Fund Award to Include Renovation of Units in an Additional Building at Marin Villa Estates)Page 1 of 2
RESOLUTION NO. 15284
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION 15244 AUTHORIZING THE USE OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING TRUST FUNDS FOR RENOVATION OF UNITS IN AN ADDITIONAL BUILDING AT
MARIN VILLA ESTATES
WHEREAS, on January 21, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 14760, establishing
Guidelines for the Administration of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund; and
WHEREAS, on April 10, 2023, the City issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for funding
from the Housing In-Lieu Fee Fund to support affordable housing, with an application deadline of May
15, 2023 by 5:00pm; and
WHEREAS, the City received three responses to the NOFA, including a $400,000 funding
request from Canal Alliance for the renovation of four units at 161 and 165 Novato St at Marin Villa
Estates; and
WHEREAS, on July 17, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution 15244, authorizing a
$200,000 grant from the Housing In-Lieu Fee Fund (#243) for the Canal Alliance for renovation of four
units at 161 and 165 Novato Street at Marin Villa Estates; and
WHEREAS, Canal Alliance owns 12 units in Marin Villa Estates at 153, 161, and 165 Novato
Street; and
WHEREAS, all 12 units have not been updated in over 20 years and are in need of renovation;
and
WHEREAS, Canal Alliance proposes to use the previously awarded NOFA funding to renovate
three units within the organization’s third building at Marin Villa Estates, located at 153 Novato Street; and
WHEREAS, Canal Alliance proposes to add asbestos testing and removal to the renovation
activities, which are otherwise unchanged from the original NOFA application; and
WHEREAS, Canal Alliance is not requesting additional dollars, but proposes to renovate three
units instead of four, factoring in an increase in per-unit expenditures due to increases in material and
labor costs, as well as the addition of asbestos inspection and abatement; and
WHEREAS, the funding request continues to meet the evaluation criteria listed in Section 5 of
the Guidelines for the Administration of the Affordable Housing Trust Fund for use of the funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Rafael
hereby amends the entirety of Paragraph i of Resolution 15244, Section 1 as follows:
i. $200,000 grant from the Housing In-Lieu Fee Fund (#243) for the Canal Alliance for
renovation of at least three units within the Marin Villa Estates property on Novato Street.
The project will continue to be restricted at 50% and 60% of Marin County Area Median
Income set by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD
AMI) as published by the Marin Housing Authority.
Resolution 15244 remains otherwise unchanged.
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I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly
and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on
Monday the 15th day of April 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
LINDSAY LARA, City Clerk