City recommends funding for multiple affordable‑housing projects, TBRA and housing counseling

Heather Page, the city’s affordable‑housing program presenter, briefed the committee on the results of the 2025 funding round for local affordable-housing sources (15/90, 14.06, HOME and HOME‑ARP TBRA). What was awarded: Page said 11 eligible applications were received and that the committee prioritized a distribution across project types. She reported the top-scoring tenant-based rental assistance application — Mia’s Safe High Harbor — was fully funded at $224,000. Family Promise received partial TBRA support. The committee fully funded the top-scoring new-construction projects, including a Bethany redevelopment project that replaces a burned building with a mixed community center and housing element. Volunteers of America’s Crosswalk (the “Crosswalk 2” building) was funded to complete the second-floor units for young adults; the Collins Building was funded for rehabilitation and to convert shared‑bathroom units into independent units with community space leased to career services. Units and preservation: Page summarized anticipated outputs: 95 new-construction units across funded projects (63 designated as affordable), 50 units preserved through rehabilitation, and 12 new townhomes (6 of which are expected to be deed‑restricted affordable home‑ownership units). The Liberty Park expansion was nearly complete and had spent the 15/90 allocation; Hi Fumi Inn was in phased construction. Page also described timeline expectations for projects that must finish their capital stack, obtain permits and move through legal conditions before final contracts are executed. Housing counseling and TBRA: Page explained that federal certified‑housing-counseling funding faced cuts; staff issued an emergency RFP and recommended a $160,000 award to SNAP for HUD‑certified housing counseling and related first‑time‑homebuyer services. SNAP’s prior counseling work and foreclosure‑prevention record were cited as the reason the committee recommended funding. Next steps: Staff said they will finalize contract documents, continue legal and underwriting review with applicants, and return to council with final award contracts and any funding agreements the council must approve.