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Housing Choices — with over 20 years of affordable housing experience, functions as a catalyst and a
resource bringing housing developers, funding sources, city governments and Regional Center Support
Services together to make possible, the creation of housing units affordable and appropriate for people who
have Intellectual and developmental disabilities.
To accomplish this goal Housing Choices:
91 Advocates for the Intellectual and Developmentally Disabled community (I/DD) at local city, state
and federal levels.
® Educates communities, cities, state and federal officials regarding their
o Unmet housing needs
o Rights to live in safe integrated communities as it is entitled to them by the California State
Lanterman Act
o The many types of housing that can be constructed to meet their diverse needs
Helps affordable housing developers resource the myriad of potential funding sources and
advocate for their projects that will include units for people with I/DD
To maximize the success of individuals who move into housing units created by the alliances Housing
Choices has established, Housing Choices enters into a tri -party Memorandums of Understanding by the
developers, Housing Choices and the San Andreas Regional Center.
The developer agrees to
o The number of housing units to be set aside for people with I/DD who receive supportive
services from the San Andreas Regional Center and Housing choices and the affordability
level of each
o That the developer will record a covenant, condition and restriction (CC&R) that will run
with the land for the period of the City of Cupertino's housing affordability restriction,
providing for the set-aside rental units at the Property affordable to extremely low-income
people with developmental disabilities.
Housing Chores agrees to
o work with the developer and its designated property management company to provide
Tenant Referral and Resident Coordination services for qualified households which
include a person with developmental disabilities apartments at the Property. These
services include but are not limited to the following:
o Tenant Deferral for Occupancy of Units Designated for SARC Clients
IN Housing Choices will work with SARC to refer SARC clients for designated units at
the Property as they become available. This comprehensive referral process
includes:
® Marketing units to appropriate households in the community, drawing
from Housing Choices' database of referrals of SARC clients seeking
housing, and also keeping SARC and other community partners educated
and aware of the availability of designated units;
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® Screening households to verify that they are clients of SARC and reviewing
applicant's self -reports to help households determine whether they meet
the other tenant selection criteria for the property, which will be verified
by property management when the completed application for housing is
submitted;
o Conducting a lottery to place applicants who are verified to be
clients of SARC on a randomly generated wait list for designated
units at the time of initial lease -up;
o Continuing to add SARC clients in date order to the wait list for
designated units after the initial lottery is conducted;
o Interviewing the applicants and helping them prepare for the
application and move -in process;
o Referring clients to SARC Service Coordinators to ensure that
appropriate Independent Living or Supported Living services are in
place before a client signs a lease;
o Helping clients pursue all available sources of security deposit
assistance and grants for basic household needs;
o Working with property management to ensure applicants fill out
the formal housing application and other necessary paperwork;
o Providing support to the client in the property manager's initial
interview when others are not available to provide this assistance;
o Assisting clients in following up on comments provided by
property management on the applicant's application or supporting
documentation;
o Making best efforts to ensure the designated units at the Property
are occupied by people with developmental disabilities who
receive services from SARC.
o Resident Coordination:
® Housing Choices will provide a Resident Coordinator for the Property tenants with
developmental disabilities to support them in maintaining stable housing and
meeting their responsibilities as a tenant, including:
® Assisting residents with developmental disabilities in understanding and
complying with lease terms and Property rules and restrictions.
® Providing a single point of contact for the property management company
with independent living services and supported living services (ILS/SLS)
agencies, in home care providers, San Andreas Regional Center,
conservators and others with respect to the housing needs and issues of
residents living in the units designated for occupancy by SARC clients;
® Assisting residents of the designated units in seeking reasonable
accommodations for specific disabilities;
® Assisting residents of the designated units in preparing for unit inspections
and annual re -certifications;
® Assisting residents of the designated units in understanding and complying
with lease terms and property rules and regulations;
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® Assisting residents in responding to adverse notices from property
management resulting from unsatisfactory inspections, the annual re-
certification process, or complaints about the residents' compliance with
lease terms and property rules;
® Assisting in mediation of conflicts involving residents occupying units
designated for SARC clients — between other residents, property
management, service providers and other conflicts as necessary;
® Advocating on behalf of clients to ensure they are receiving all necessary
services from SARC and other service providers;
® Attending Circle of Support and Individual Program Plan meetings as
invited with the resident's individual service provider;
® Working to -create a sense of community among residents with
developmental disabilities and encouraging a network of support among
neighbors and friends. This includes:
o Coordinating resident/community meetings and workshops;
o Facilitating resident social activities on a regular basis.
® Sara Andreas Regional Center
o San Andreas Regional Center (SARC) has been serving individuals with developmental
disabilities since 1979. SARC is funded by the State of California to serve this
population as required by the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act. The
Lanterman Act is part of California law that sets out the rights and responsibilities of
persons with developmental disabilities. SARC works with each of its clients to
develop an individual service plan and contracts with qualified agencies to provide
each client with the appropriate level of ILS/SLS or other services to meet his or her
specific needs.
® SARC agrees to
o refer individuals with developmental disabilities to Housing Choices for assistance in
applying for tenancy of the designated units at the Property and to
o provide funding to Housing Choices to provide the appropriate level of Tenant Referral
and Resident Coordination services described above, pursuant to an approved
Program Design and at an approved hourly rate. These services will be provided at no
cost to tenants on a regular and ongoing basis commencing at the time of initial lease -
up for so long as SARC continues to contract with HCC for the services. The minimum
duration of services under this MOU shall be one year from the completion of initial
lease -up. Funding of Housing Choices by SARC is contingent upon SARC's receiving
funding for such services through its contract with the California Department of
Developmental Disabilities. In the event that SARC ceases to receive funding through
the California Department of Developmental Services to pay for services, SARC may, as
its option, give notice of termination of this MOU in accordance with the provisions
below.
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Listed below are the units of affordable housing that Housing Choices has been instrumental in
creating for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities since its inception in 1997 and the
housing developers that have developed them,
® partner properties
o
Dousing Authority of Santa Clara County
o Rivertown Apartments in Santa Clara
15
of 100 units (2 and 3 bedroom units)
o
First Community Housing
® Japantown Senior Apartments in San Jose
10
of 75 units
(1 bedroom units)
® Fourth Street Apartments in San Jose
29
of 100 units
(1,2&3 bedroom units)
® Gish Apartments in San Jose
13
of 35 units
(Studio, 2 & 3 bedroom)
® Casa Feliz Studios
21
of 60 units
(Studios)
0 1585 Studios in Mountain View
26
of 26 units
(Stuios)
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Eden Housing
® Jasmine Square Apartments in Morgan Hill
12
of 72 units
(1,2& 3 bedroom)
El Edenvale Apartments in San Jose
14
of 14 units
(1 bedroom)
® Monterey Villain San Jose
18
of 18 units
(1 &2 bedroom)
Villa Esperanza Apartments in Gilroy
20
of 20 units
(1,2&3 bedroom)
o
Charities dousing
® San Antonio Place in Mountain View
7
of 118 units
(studios)
o
Equity residential
® Estancia Apartments in Santa Clara
23
of 450 units
(1,2&3 bedroom)
o
For the Future Housing
® Water Street Apartments in Santa Cruz
8
of 41 units
(1 & 2 bedroom)
o
Mid -pen Housing
1 Pippin Orchards Apartments
6
of 46 units
(1,2&3 bedroom)
® Coop
Partnerships (shared housing)
o
County of Monterey and Hope Services
® Soledad Family Homes in Soledad
2
single-family
homes
o
Hope Services
® Camden Co-op in San Jose
5 bedrooms
® De La Cruz Co-op in Santa Clara
4 bedrooms
• Briarwood Co-op in Santa Clara
5 bedrooms
o
County of Santa Cruz
® Cabrilllo Commons in Aptos
2 bedroom town house
® Non Partnership (These properties were developed before Housing Choices established
Partnership agreements.)
o Charities Housing
Stoney Pine Villa 23 1,2,3 bedroom units
o Santa Clara Public Housing Authority
® Rivermark Life Service Alternatives 1,2,3 16 bedrooms total
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® Housing Development: partner properties: pending properties
0 Freebird Development
El Inclusive Workforce Housing in Santa Clara
11 of 55 units
o Related California
Block 15 Project in Sunnyvale
23 of 91 units
o Palo Alto Housing
® Wilton Court in Palo Alto
21 of 55 units
® 950 West EI Camino
15 of 70 units
0 First Community Housing
® McEvoy Apartments in San Jose
33 of 355 unitsP
® Roosevelt Park Apartments in San Jose
20 of 80 units
® North San Pedro Apartments in San Jose
19 of 135 units
o For the Future Housing
® Water Street Apartment in Santa Cruz
8 of 41 units
See Also
https://www.guidestar.org/profile/77-0458221 Guide Stars Profile of Housing Choices
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AffordaWe Housing Developers that erre Partnering with Housing Choices
1. Charities Housing
2. Eden Housing
3. Equity Residential
4. Freebird Development
5. First Community Housing
6. For the Future Housing
7. Housing Authority of Santa Clara County
S. /lid -pen Housing
9. Palo Alto Housing
10. Santa Clara Public Housing Authority
11. Related California
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Beth Ebben-
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From: City of Cupertino Planning Dept.
Subject: FW: TONIGHT: Cancel Planning Commission Meeting, May 14, 6:45 Community -Hall
From: Jean Bedord [mailto:Jean@bedord.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 1:05 PM
To: Cupertino City Manager's Office <manager@cupertino.org>; City of Cupertino Planning Dept.
<planning@cupertino.org>; Benjamin Fu <BenjaminF@cupertino.org>; City of Cupertino Planning Commission
<PlanningCommission@cupertino.org>; R Wang <RWang@cupertino.org>; Vikram Saxena <VSaxena@cupertino.org>;
Kitty Moore <Kmoore@cupertino.org>; Alan Takahashi <ATakahashi@cupertino.org>; David Fung
<DFung@cupertino.org>; City Clerk <CityClerk@cupertino.org>; City Council <CityCouncil@cupertino.org>; Steven
Scharf <SScharf@cupertino.org>; Liang Chao <LiangChao@cupertino.org>; Rod Sinks <RSinks@cupertino.org>; Darcy
Paul <DPaul@cupertino.org>; Jon Robert Willey <JWilley@cupertino.org>
Subject: TONIGHT: Cancel Planning Commission Meeting, May 14,6:45 Community Hall
City Council and Planning Commission,
I urge you to cancel tonight's meeting for the following reasons:.
* No public outreach has.been done. I was at the last planning commission meeting and the stated intent was
outreach to the public, so the entire purpose of the meeting is NOT being met.
* Objective standards is NOT on the work plan for the Planning Department or the Planning
Commission. Why is this commission running amok?
* Doesn't the City Attorney's Office drive the process by identifying those standards which need to be
modified??? This is not a "kitchen sink" process.
* Prioritization should NOT be considered prior to review by the CAO, and this is part of NEXT year's work
plan.
A not -very -pleased resident,
Jean Bedord
Total Control Panel
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® Heart of the City 'boundary' should revert back to before Dec 4, 2014 and include the 'Vallco'�
site.
® Find language to use that will protect solar 'rights' in a variety of situation.
There is a California Solar Rights Act — originally from 1978
® Add language related to the importance of, and goal for, 'dark sky'.
® Require that all housing units (not only single family homes) define 'size by square foot' not
only 'number of units'.
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"Parks" defined in a useful way including the need to be on grade, not falsely elevated.
Reinforce language that defines AND enforces requirements for'real parks' to meet goals of
acres per density of any given area of the city, and vicinity to parks.
® Trees: 'Replacement' trees that are required for development approval should spell out clearly
that any replacement tree(s) must be at grade/in similar public areas as the trees that are being
replaced.