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~ '~'I.';p';'-~ia',i~.~;R,,;~c:T:~.""~;;' ~'.' .--':- .,. .'" . ,., .C ,_..... .' -" _',_.";_ , ,,;-,__v . .' . . - . 6.38 Page 1 August 11, 2008 SUBJECT Service League Hope House Site Acquisition for Transitional Housing ReCOMMENDATION 1. Approve Resolution authorizing Funding Agreement with Service League of San Mateo County for acquisition of 926 4th Avenue (Hope House IV) for transitional housing. 2. Approve Resolution authorizing Funding Agreement with Service League of San Mateo County for acquisition of 96 Buckingham Avenue (Hope House V) for transitional housing. BACKGROUND In 2005, the Council adopted a Consolidated Plan for 2005-2010 that established a strategy for expending federal funds over the five year life of the Plan to meet the needs of low income and special needs populations. The Plan targeted federal resources to meet the various needs identified in the Plan with 50% of the City's annual Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and 90% of its annual HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) entitlement funds to produce additional affordable housing units. The Five Year Strategy focused on three primary areas that impact quality of life for Redwood City residents . Housing, . Services, . facilities & jobs Priority Strategy #1 involved expansion and preservation of affordable housing. Seven programs were identified that would be used to implement this strategy. Program #4 is acquisition of existing housing for special needs housing where supportive services are provided. The City set a goal to assist five non-profits during the Plan period to acquire such housing for special needs populations. As of June 30,2008, the end of the third year of the Plan, the Council has approved funding for three projects, Mental Health Association's Cedar Street Supportive Housing and Service League Hope House # IV and V, achieving 60% of the five year goal as of the end of the third year of the Plan period. In January 2008, the Housing & Human Concerns Committee recommended an allocation of $500,000 in CDSG and HOME funds and authorized Service League staff to begin looking for sites to provide transitional housing for individuals in Redwood City. Council approved this recommendation in April as part of the Annual Action Plan for CDBG. Service League has been working with Planning and Housing staff to identify suitable properties for transitional housing in various neighborhoods and has located two suitable properties-one in the incorporated limits of Redwood City and one in unincorporated San Mateo County but within Redwood City's sphere of influence. Both dwellings are single family, will serve fewer than six persons each, and are allowed per the California Health and Safety Code. The City has conducted a National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) review on both