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F "= City Clerk 1i MINUTES FEBRUARY 9 , 1972 HOUSING CONCERNS COMMITTEE 7 : 00 A . M. CITY MANAGER ' S OFFICE CITY HALL REDWOOD CITY MEMBERS PRESENT : Chairman Paul C . Keckley , Tony Gonzales , Sylvester McGuire , Eugene Moriguchi , and Frederick A . Soderer . MEMBERS ABSENT : William Floyd , Mary W . Henderson , Martin F . Mohr, and Herbert G . Petersen . STAFF PRESENT : City Manager Pales , Assistant City Manager Smith , Community Redevelopment and Housing Aide Ransom, and Planning Director Schroeter . VISITORS : Eileen Gray , 950 Iris Street , Redwood City Louis Knowles , P . O . Box 2.95 , Redwood City Kathleen Mahany , 1026 Vera Avenue , Redwood City Max and Nancy Rice , P . 0 . Box 295 , Redwood City Sam Swift , 1204 Madison Avenue , Redwood City The meeting was called to order at 7 : 10 A. M. Chairman Keckley turned the meeting over to Paul Bradley , Chairman of the San Mateo County Housing Development Corporation , who described some of the Corporation ' s recent activities in Redwood City . For three years , they have been exploring ways of supplying communities in San Mateo County with low-income housing ; for the past eight months they have been concentrating on a federal 236 program in Redwood City . Mrs . Barbara Bernie , a neenber of HDC , said they have a consultant and an architect as part of a tea putt' together a package of nine scattered sites in the Woodside Road area to accori:: , ' .tte 122 low-income family units . They anticipate 40 one-bedroom units at $12: monthly rental , 60 two-bedroom at $155 , and 22 three -bedroom at 8175 . These estimated rental charges assume a 95 percent occupancy . Some four-bedroom units may be achieved if some studio apartments are included to balance out the costs . The project ' s total estimated cost is $2 , 051 , 000 , while the HUD limit for a project of this scope would be $2, 700 , 000 . The estimated rents are at HUD ' s upper limits . They might be brought down by lowering building costs , negotiating more favorable land prices or arriving at some alternate solution for satisfying the city zoning requirements for cffstreet parking . The Housing Development Corporation contemplates that 20 percent of the units would be subsidized through federal rent supplements . In response to a question on the range of size of projects on the individual sites , Mr . Bradley said that the smallest development would contain eight dwelling units and the largest 26 . In conclusion , Mr . Bradley , requested that Mr . Ransom be allowed to work closely with their team . Chairman Keckley asked if the Corporation was in a position to begin their program immediately . Mr . Bradley responded that a number of steps must be taken prior to site acquisition and construction . These include , in general , obtaining a feasibility letter from HUD , exploring financing , obtaining allocation from HUD , organizing a mortgagor corporation ( this latter might include churches or other sponsors , as well as the ax ) . MINUTES HOUSING CONCERNS COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 9 , 1972 PAGE 1 OF 3