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SR-414-002 (16) " , , e Lj/L//C()~ e o "1 I lIlY 2 Jl 'M'i C/ED:HD:AS:wp CIty CouncIl MeetIng 5/28/85 Santa MonIca, CalIfornIa TO: CIty CouncIl FROM: CIty Staff SUBJECT: Recommendation to Approve the Use of Funds to Support the RehabIlItatIon of Affordable HousIng at 175 Ocean Park Boulevard INTRODUCTION This report transmIts InformatIon and recommendatIons concerning the rehabIlItatIon of twenty-two unIts of affordable housIng at 175 Ocean Park Boulevard. The report descrIbes the shortfall between funds avaIlable under the publIC housIng reservatIon by the u.S. Department of HousIng and Urban Development and the es- tlUlated actual constructIon costs, and recommends that the CIty CouncIl approve the use of $200,009 from the CapItal Improvements ContIngency Account to facIlitate the completIon of this proJect. BACKGROUND In May 1984 the CIty Council app~oved the lease of rental unIts located at 175 Ocean Park Boulevard to the Housing AuthorIty of the County of Los Angeles (HACOLA) to be rehab III ta ted and oper- a ted as af fordable hous i ng for twenty-two fami lIes and elder ly tenants. The property IS to be rehabIlItated wIth funds from the u.s. Department of HOUSIng and Urban Development (HUD) channeled through HACOLA under the Low Rent PublIC Housing Program. HUD h-~ WW 2 8 1985 - 1 - I '. e e The two structures on 175 Ocean Park Boulevard were relocated from the Promenade In Ocean Park to theIr current sIte In 1963 as part of the Ocean Park Redevelopment ProJect. The rehabilItatIon of these twenty-two unIts is an oblIgatIon of the Redevelopment Agency under the terms of the Coastal PermIt, as amended, for the development of the Ocean Park Redevelopment Area. The Redevelop- U1ent Agency has entered Into a Payment Agreement wIth the ParkIng AuthorIty to pay annual payments of $75,I:HJ0 for the use of this property as replacement housing for the next fIfty years. , Staff estimates IndIcate that the rehabIlItatIon, or demolItIon and new construc t lon, of twenty-two affordable hous lng uni ts on thIs sIte would cost the Agency approxImately $900,000. By al- locatIng $200,000 to leverage the eXIstIng HUD funding reserva- tIon of $700,000 the CIty and Agency can meet the eXIstIng oblIgatIons wIthout a greater comrUltment of funds. However, funds are not avaIlable for thIS purpose In the Redevelopment Agency budget. Therefore, I t IS recommended that the CI ty Coune II ap- prove the expendIture of up to $200,00'0 from the CapItal Improve- ments ContIngency Account for thIs proJect, and authorize the Ci ty Manager to negotiate and execu te " payment agreement WI th the HousIng AuthorIty of the County of Los Angeles for these funds, to be used to make payments to the contractor under the terms of the HUD-approved constructIon contract. - 3 - e e # FINANCIAL / BUDGETARY IMPACT SuffICIent funds are budgeted 1n the CapItal Improvements Contln- gency Account, Number 01-710-274-000-903 for the recommended ex- pendlture. Upon approval of the CIty CouncIl, and execution of a Payment Agreement of up to $200,000 shall be expended from this account to pay the HOUSIng AuthorIty of the County of Los Angeles as descr1bed 1n thIS report. No further budgetary actlon IS necessary. RECOr-1MENDATION I t IS recommended that the CI ty Counc1l approve the expendl ture of $200,000 for constructIon costs to rehabIlItate the property at 175 Ocean Park Boulevard, and author I ze the Cl ty Manager to negotIate and execute a Payment Agreement WI th the HOUSIng Au- thorlty of the County of Los Angeles, as descrIbed 10 thIS report. Prepared By: Ann SewIll, Housing Program Manager Department of CorrmlUnlty & EconomIC Development - 4 -