HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1992 0108 CC SPC ITEM 11DMOORPARK STEM H-D.
799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021
M E M O R A N D U M
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Donald P. Reynolds Jr., Management Analyst
DATE: December 27, 1991
(805) 529 -6864
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SUBJECT: Council Consideration of the Draft Comprehensive Housing
Affordability Strategy, ( "CHAS")
Introduction
Staff is transmitting the draft CHAS document for review and
comment by the Council. Attached is the draft CHAS, (Attachment
"111) and a listing of concerns identified by staff, (Attachment
"2") , proposed to be forwarded to the County prior to completion of
the final document. Staff is requesting that the Council consider
the document and staff's comments, proposing changes where deemed
appropriate, and allow staff to transmit these concerns to the
County by January 24, 1991, in time to be included in the
preparation of the final version of the CHAS.
The document is now required by federal law to be approved by HUD
prior to a jurisdiction receiving federal funds. The attached
draft CHAS was prepared in cooperative manner by the Community
Development Block Grant, ( "CDBG "), Entitlement group, (which
includes the County of Ventura, and the cities of Santa Paula, Port
Hueneme, Camarillo, Ojai, Fillmore and Moorpark), and various non-
profit service organizations. The data was synthesized and is
presented here by the County Chief Administrative Office.
Background
Concurrent to the execution of the CDBG "Cooperative Agreement,"
(completed between the City and the County in July of this year
with a term of three years) , the City was required to prepare a
document describing the housing conditions within the jurisdiction
which was formally known as the Housing Assistance Plan, ( "HAP").
In August of 19900F President Bush signed into law the
Cranston /Gonzales Affordable Housing Act, which has had significant
impacts on HUD administration, including the change in format from
the HAP to the current requirement of the CHAS.
The CHAS is
a much more
thorough analysis of current
housing
PAUL W. LAWRASON JR.
BERNARDO M. PEREZ
SCOTT MONTGOMERY ROY E. TALLEY JR.
JOHN E. WOZNIAK
Mayor
Mayor Pro Tern
Councilmember Councilmember
Councilmember
CHAS Input
December 27, 1991
conditions in the jurisdiction then the HAP was, and is intended to
be a useful, up to date tool for addressing the needs of the
jurisdiction for HUD, the County and the City for the next five
years. Therefore, the CHAS includes categories such as:
A) An assessment of existing housing needs /conditions, or
the "Community Profile;"
B) An assessment of the "housing delivery system;"
C) An attempt to identify barriers in the community that
might prohibit the development of affordable housing;
D) Identification of current housing policies and programs
for addressing special needs;
E) Identification of service support provided for low and
moderate income persons which relates to housing, and;
F) The development of a one year and five year strategy plan
for the jurisdiction to follow in reaching the needs
identified by the CHAS.
Specific programs are identified in the many tables provided in the
text. These include rental assistance, developing new
construction, housing rehabilitation, and serving the needs of
specific target groups in the community, (e.g., homeless, seniors,
handicap individuals, etc.).
Discussion
The fist submittal of the CHAS is somewhat more flexible then the
requirements proposed by HUD for the future. This is because many
of the regulations for developing the strategy were not made
available until August of 1991, and because some statistical
information to be derived from the 1990 census needed to complete
the report, is not yet available. Thus, HUD allowed for these
constraints by easing the format requirements for this first time
submittal.
To complete the document, members of the CDBG Entitlement staff
relied on several sources, including; the 1988 HAP, the Housing and
Land Use Elements of the General Plan, the Department of Finance
statistics, Southern California Area of Governments, and other data
which is currently available from the 1990 Census. The data from
these resources was then combined with data provided from several
non - profit service organizations, each represented city and the
County. For Moorpark, staff relied most heavily on information
from the Housing Element, available 1990 Census data, and the 1988
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December 27, 1991
HAP. The County coordinated the assimilation of the information
into the final draft presented in this report.
During the process from August until December 2, staff submitted
requests for revisions. A final review of the document was
completed by staff on December 11, 1991.
December 10, 1991, marked the beginning of the mandatory 60 day
public comment period. During this time, several of the CDBG
Entitlement cities will solicit public comments from their
community. Non - profit agencies are also invited to comment. When
the public comment period ends, County staff will solicit input
received at the local meetings, revise the plan for the final time,
and present it to the Board of Supervisors. The County (as the
"grantee" to HUD), is required to conduct a public hearing at this
time, (cities are not required to do so as "sub- grantees "), which
is currently scheduled for February 11, 1992
Presented in Attachment 21 "staff comments," are the result of the
final staff review of December 11, 1991. Most of the revisions
requested have been addressed, but there are still a few remaining
concerns. Staff has identified the most serious concerns as either
not addressed by the County, or partially addressed. Staff also
proposes to request that some language be presented differently, or
added to the existing document.
The accuracy of the document is important, because as strategies
are defined, monitoring of the grant will confirm that actions
taken at the local level have been effective in meeting the needs.
The Entitlement jurisdiction will update the annual strategies and
assessments regularly, with a total revision of the CHAS to occur
every five years. Monitoring will be conducted by the County on a
periodic basis, similar to the CDBG program.
Receiving HUD approval of the document is important, and needs to
be accomplished as soon as possible. Staff has transmitted
information to the Council about additional funds which may come
available under the Affordable Housing Act, (such as the provision
of Title II, Home Investment in Affordable Housing, or the HOPE and
HOME funds). Because the HOME funds will be made available during
fiscal year 1992/93, strategies for the use of the funds have to be
included in the CHAS and approved by HUD, (this matter has been
addressed in a separate report to Council on this agenda).
Therefore, the cooperating agencies need to move as fast as
possible in order to qualify for these new resources. No
indication of the time when HOPE funds may become available has
been provided to staff at this time.
In summary, the CHAS will be a valuable tool for the City and the
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December 27, 1991
Ventura County CDBG Entitlement group. Staff has taken steps to
identify programs that will work towards developing affordable
housing in the City of Moorpark and the other Entitlement
jurisdictions in the County. Final comments, submitted by the
City, will complete the process. By completing the document, the
City moves towards making funds available for the creation of new
programs which will be needed in order to reach the ambitious goals
set forth in the CHAS.
Recommendation
That the City Council approve and /or amend the comments of the
draft CHAS provided in Attachment 112," and authorize staff to
transmit these comments to the County for their consideration prior
to the completion of the Comprehensive Housing Affordability
Strategy.
Attachments: 1) Draft CHAS, December 1991
2) Staff Comments Regarding the Draft CHAS
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Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation
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Azehar Street, Saticoy. California 93004 (805) 659 -3791
January 7, 1992
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Mr. Steve Kueny
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I have had the opportunity to review the staff recommendations In regard
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to the use of 1992 -93 Community Development Block Grant funds.
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The CEDC strongly urges the City to reconsider the distribution of its
available funds. If the City were to shift twenty five thousand dollars to
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affordable housing this would bring the acquisition line item to $185,000.
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This fund, together with the $75,000 the City has already granted to the
CEDC for acquisition would enable one to reach the $250,000 threshold
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requirement that you are aware one must meet in order to apply to the
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State of Califomia under its Rental Housing Construction Program.
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Thank you -for the consideration of.our point of_view.The CEDC would
welcome the opportunity to speak before the Moorpark City Council or
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�stribute this letter to the members of the Council when it addresses the
matter of the Community Development Block Grant this January 8th.
Sincerely,
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January 6, 1992
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Dear Mr. Kueny:
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l have had the opportunity to review a draft of the Comprehensive
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Housing Assistance Strategy (CHAS) prepared by the County of Ventura
on behalf of the City of Moorpark and the other entitlement cities. I would
like to address several of the issues that were raised within that
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document and the City staff report.The CEDC concurs in pertinent part
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two particular points.
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First DHUD has ruled that the County
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funds for new construction based on a review of the determination of
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need_ This is significant - because a limited number of entitlement
communities within the United States can use the funding in this way.. - .
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Second. the CEDC recommends that the funds be used for new
constrction. By this we mean using the funds for the acquisition of land
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that will lead to the construction of low income housing. The CEDC
intends to continue working with the City of Moorpark in 199211993
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under our CDBG contract. HOME funding would assist the City of
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Moorpark and the CEDC to purchase land options once a viable site has
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been identified.
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Thank you for the consideration of our point of view.The CEDC would
welcome the opportunity to speak before the Moorpark City Council or
distribute this letter to the members of the Couch when it addresses the
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matter of the CHAS this January 8th.
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ATTACHMENT 2
The City of Moorpark hereby requests that the following amendments
to the draft CHAS document be considered and inserted by the County
of Ventura prior to its submittal to HUD in February, 1992.
Language to be added has been marked in bold type.
SECT. Page Number Comment
Sect. II.1
Pg. 9
Second paragraph, the phrase "in Moorpark" after Villa Campesina
was added but is not sufficient. Please identify this project as
one created and put in place by the combined efforts of the City
and Cabrillo Economic Development Corporation by stating after
"Villa Campesina" ,(a combined effort of Cabrillo Economic
Development Corporation and the City of Moorpark).
"C- 5 Year Results,
Rationale"
Pg. 44
Please insert the following and delete the existing second
paragraph of this page:
The City of Moorpark has developed programs to assist families in
acquiring home ownership. First time moderate income home buyers
are essentially priced out of the housing market. Without some
form of assistance, many of these families would be unable to
finance a down payment and closing costs associated with buying a
house in Moorpark.
As presented on Page 46, the City recently completed a First Time
Home Buyer program which assisted five families.
"Rationale"
Page 47/48
Please add section that defines the programs in Moorpark for its
senior and other special needs population:
Moorpark: The precise data for the number of seniors in Moorpark is
unavailable at this time due to the extensive growth of the City
over the past 7 years, and the fact that 1990 Census data for this
item has not been made available yet.
Roughly 1,800 seniors reside in Moorpark, (7%),
taken steps to address their needs as follows:
senior center to include a kitchen and more
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and the City has
renovation of the
complete social
ATTACHMENT "2"
In the same section, Page 51, please amend the description for
services provided by Catholic Charities to read:
Catholic Charities: A direct provider of many social services
for the community, including: food for the needy; clothes and
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acts as a referral center for other services available in the
eastern Ventura County region for specific needs of the
citizen.
"Moorpark"
Pg 115
Typographical error, last paragraph of the "Moorpark" section;
The sentence should read "Le Club Apartments," not "L Club."
Pg 157
Please add a section for Moorpark, (previously requested), under
the section "...offered the following comments ";
Special needs of the elderly and persons with disabilities
include: 1) the removal of architectural barriers needed
through out the City, and replacement of the barriers with
handicap ramp access, (1989 and 1990 CDBG project); 2) senior
transportation; 3) senior meals; 4) furnishings for the
Moorpark Seniors at the Senior Center: 5) development of
kitchen facilities and renovations to the Senior Center,
($200,000 worth of improvements completed in 1990), and; 6)
"life linen devices for low income seniors.
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