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Homelessness Planning Council approves joint COC Builds application led by Park Center for maximum HUD award
Summary
The council authorized a joint application for the HUD COC Builds grant, asking for the maximum $12 million and naming Park Center as lead applicant with Urban Housing Solutions and a collaborator called Mary Oaks Homes/the contributor; the vote carried with two recusals.
Carrie (Performance Evaluation Committee representative) asked the Homelessness Planning Council to approve submitting a consolidated application to HUD's COC Builds program that combines two previously separate proposals so the community can request the maximum award amount.
The Performance Evaluation Committee recommended Park Center serve as the primary applicant with Urban Housing Solutions and the other applicant (identified in materials as Mary Oaks Homes/the contributor) joining the application so the combined request can seek the full $12,000,000 maximum allowed under the NOFO. The committee said Park Center brought stronger financial leverage and existing partnerships, and the combined submission would aim to maximize score in a competitive, constrained funding round.
Jamie Villegas moved to approve the PEC recommendation to submit a joint application with Park Center, Urban Housing Solutions and the contributor; the motion carried after vote counting. Meeting notes record two recusals and all other voting members in favor.
Presenters said the HUD COC Builds NOFO had been briefly nullified and reissued, which compressed the calendar and limited time for applicants and PEC review. While applicants agreed to collaborate and to request the maximum award, committee members said detailed unit counts and final budget allocations remained to be finalized because the application turnaround was tight; staff and the applicant partners committed to finalize numbers in the coming weeks.
The council did not vote on a final development budget or unit count at the meeting. Instead the formal action approved pursuing a joint submission and directing OHS and applicant partners to complete the consolidated application for submission to HUD.
Ending
OHS and the applicant partners will complete the joint COC Builds application for HUD, aiming to submit a consolidated request for the $12 million maximum; PEC and applicants will provide final unit counts and budget leverage details to the council as they are finalized.
