CC 03-15-2022 Item No. 10. ELI and BMR Housing Units - Mary Avenue_Staff PresentationCity Council
March 15, 2022
ELI and BMR housing Units for
Developmentally Disabled individuals on
Mary Avenue
Item #10
CC 03-15-2022 Item No. 10
Background
•Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 City Council Work Program included
construction of Extremely Low Income (ELI) housing units for
the Developmentally Disabled populations.
•FY 2021-2022 City Work Program update evolved to analyze
feasibility of developing housing on City owned property
within public right-of-way along Mary Avenue.
Analysis
●Surrounded by mix
of uses.
●Landscaping and
parking.
●Land Use and
Zoning is
Transportation (T).
Proposed Parcel
●Ensure adequate right of way to provide multi-
modal travel and parking along one side of Mary
Avenue.
●Fifty-six-foot-wide Mary Avenue right-of-way:
●One-lane vehicle lanes and bicycle lanes in each
direction.
●Sidewalks on both sides.
●Parking would be eliminated along the eastern
edge of the road.
Proposed Parcel
860 ft.
38 ft.
6.5 ft distance
between property
line and sound wall.
Proposed Parcel
Approximate Length 860 feet
Approximate Width 38 feet
Square Feet/Acreage 34,468 square feet/0.79 acres
Disposition and Development
of Surplus Land
●“Surplus Land” : land owned in fee simple by any local agency for
which the local agency’s governing body takes formal action in
a regular public meeting declaring that the land is surplus and is
not necessary for the agency’s use.
●Proposed parcel may qualify as “Exempt Surplus Land.”
●Restricts 100 percent of residential units to persons and
families of low or moderate income.
●75 percent of the residential units restricted to lower income
households
●Minimum of 55 years for rental housing.
Disposition and Development
of Surplus Land
●Local agency must invite:
●Any local public entity within whose jurisdiction
surplus land is located.
●Housing sponsors that have notified State
Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) of their interest in surplus land
to participate in the bidding process.
●Project developer would be selected through an RFQ/RFP
process.
Disposition and Development
of Surplus Land
●Circulate an RFQ/RFP for qualified housing developers
●Following selection of a qualified housing developer:
●Parcel map
●General Plan and Zoning Map amendments.
●Any necessary CEQA evaluation.
●Associated Planning entitlements that may include
a Development Permit, Use Permit, and/or
Architectural Site Approval.
●A City Council declaration that site is exempt surplus
land.
Fiscal Impact
●As part of the FY22 Final adopted budget an
additional $100,000 was allocated bringing total
funding to date to $250,000.
●To date a total of $12,540 has been spent or
encumbered.
Next Steps
Upon direction from City Council, an
RFP/RFQ process would be initiated
for qualified affordable housing
developers.