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Council Notes City Purchase to Support Permanent Supportive Housing Using HOME-ARP Funds
Summary
Council members highlighted a staff-negotiated purchase of a property intended for permanent supportive housing using HOME-ARP funds; the consent docket item that included the acquisition passed unanimously.
Council members recognized a staff-negotiated purchase of a property that the city intends to use toward development of permanent supportive housing, funded in part by the city's HOME-American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) allocation.
Council member Montoya explained that HUD announced a HOME-ARP allocation to the city in September 2021 and that the city's HOME-ARP allocation plan prioritizes development of permanent supportive housing, including at least 12 supportive units. Montoya said city staff followed federal procurement rules and submitted a conditional offer at the listing price of $400,000 and that the purchase was placed on the consent docket; the council approved the consent docket and then approved the consent items by unanimous vote.
Montoya described HOME-ARP funds as one-time federal funds and noted an obligation deadline mentioned in the meeting record: staff stated the funds must be obligated by Sept. 30, 2026. The meeting transcript contains a garbled reference to an expenditure deadline; that date was not clearly specified in the record.
The council did not debate the acquisition in open session; it was included as item 15 on the consent docket and passed as part of the consent approvals. Staff indicated the city initiated federal procurement steps after learning the property was listed for sale and supported the appraisal-based price before submitting the conditional offer.
