HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 15430 (Ending Grant Agreement with Homeward Bound for 830 B Street Affordable Housing)RESOLUTION NO. 15430
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AS THE HOUSING
SUCCESSOR TO THE SAN RAFAEL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO TERMINATE THE GRANT
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SAN RAFAEL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AND
HOMEWARD BOUND OF MARIN DATED MAY 4, 1998, FOR THE REHABILITATION
OF 29 AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL UNITS AT 830 B ST, CONTINGENT UPON A
RETURN OF $16,560 IN GRANT FUNDS TO THE LOW AND MODERATE INCOME
HOUSING FUND
WHEREAS, the San Rafael Redevelopment Agency (the “Agency”) set objectives
for affordable housing in accordance with the Amended and Restated Redevelopment
Plan (the “Agency Plan”) for the Central San Rafael Redevelopment Project Area; and
WHEREAS, to serve the objectives of the Agency Plan, the Agency assisted in the
rehabilitation of housing for low and lower income households; and
WHEREAS, the Agency established a Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund
(the “Fund”) pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 33334.3; and
WHEREAS, Homeward Bound of Marin, a non-profit organization, leased twenty-
nine (29) residential units located at 830 B Street and within the area governed by the
Agency Plan, providing housing affordable to low and lower income households; and
WHEREAS, in 1998, the Agency made a grant in the amount of one hundred sixty
five thousand, six hundred dollars ($165,600) (the “Grant”) from the Fund to assist
Homeward Bound of Marin in rehabilitating the building located at 830 B Street with
certain life safety system upgrades (“Project”) pursuant to an agreement between the
Agency and Homeward Bound of Marin dated May 4, 1998 (“Grant Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to San Rafael Redevelopment Agency Board Resolution No.
98-16, the Grant Agreement set forth occupancy and affordability restrictions for a period
of 30 years ending in 2028; and
WHEREAS, Homeward Bound of Marin operated the Project consistent with the
Grant Agreement for 27 years; and
WHEREAS, in early 2025, Homeward Bound of Marin vacated the building at 830
B Street, relocating residents of the program to the new permanent supportive housing at
3301 Kerner Blvd (“Casa Canal”) and the Next Key Apartments at 1385 N. Hamilton
Parkway in Novato; and
WHEREAS, Homeward Bound of Marin has requested to terminate the Grant
Agreement at 830 B Street three years before the end of the term; and
WHEREAS, the prorated grant amount for the remaining three years of the term is
equal to sixteen thousand, five hundred and sixty dollars ($16,560), or five thousand, five
hundred and twenty dollars ($5,520) per year; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to state law, the Agency was dissolved and pursuant to
Resolution No. 13279 the City of San Rafael elected to retain the authority to perform the
Agency’s housing functions.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby authorizes
the City Manager to execute an amendment to the Grant Agreement to terminate the
Grant Agreement, subject to a return of $16,560 in grant funds to the Low and Moderate
Income Housing Fund.
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 special meeting of the City
Council of the City of San Rafael, held on Monday, the 23rd day of June 2025, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Llorens Gulati
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Lindsay Lara, City Clerk