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Contra Costa Housing Authority selects consultants to analyze long-term conversion of public housing
Summary
The authority reported it has completed a consultant selection and will finalize contract terms to study options — including rehabilitation and potential tax-credit conversions — for more than 100 acres of public housing; analysis expected in about eight months and implementation could take 15–20 years.
Contra Costa County Housing Authority staff told commissioners Tuesday the authority has completed a selection process for consultants to conduct a financial and redevelopment analysis of existing public housing properties and will finalize contract amounts and terms.
"We went out for an RFQ a couple of months ago. We've actually finished the selection process," Joseph, housing authority staff, said. Staff said the analysis will explore options to rehabilitate properties, remove them from the federal public housing program and pursue other funding models such as the low-income housing tax credit program.
The authority said the portfolio includes more than 100 acres and that the work will likely take eight months to produce an analysis with a set of choices for the board. "This will probably be the biggest thing we do over the next—it's going to take 15 to 20 years," Joseph said. Staff said they plan to discuss detailed contract terms at a Board of Supervisors meeting because the authority does not meet again until December.
Commissioners moved to accept the preliminary oral report and the authority recorded a unanimous vote to proceed with finalizing consultant contracts. The staff presentation said the redevelopment approach will differ from earlier work in North Richmond: the primary goals are to rehabilitate properties, retain them as affordable housing, and expand affordable supply countywide where possible.
Staff cautioned the work will be lengthy and complex and depends on funding and approvals over time. No contract amounts, consultant names, or final timelines beyond an eight-month analysis window were provided in the meeting record.
