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OCII and MOHCD approve MOU to coordinate delivery of retained housing obligations
Summary
The Commission approved a memorandum of understanding with the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development to secure MOHCD services (fiscal, construction management, marketing, certificate-of-preference administration) for OCII’s retained affordable-housing pipeline and to standardize reporting and marketing outcomes.
The Commission voted unanimously to approve a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development that establishes how MOHCD staff will provide day‑to‑day services to implement OCII’s retained housing obligations after dissolution.
Deputy Director Sally Orth told the commission the MOU covers capital housing projects, inclusionary units, the certificate-of-preference program, fiscal services (accounting, encumbrances, FAMIS), construction management, marketing and outreach, and reporting requirements. Orth said the MOU is designed so that completed assets transfer to MOHCD while MOHCD in many cases simultaneously provides services during development, including participation in underwriting, marketing plans and the 9% tax-credit queue.
The MOU includes an annual budget for MOHCD services in FY2014–15 for categories such as financial-closing services, construction management, certificate-of-preference administration, and fiscal services. Staff said most MOHCD roles will be costed as a percentage of staff time; OCII will retain project‑level sign‑offs on disbursements and will coordinate annual budget items for the MOU.
Public comment and commissioners’ questions focused on operational details. Community members raised concerns about Hunters Point/Hunters View project-area oversight and whether certificate‑of‑preference holders have been able to access units. Commissioners asked staff to clarify the marketing‑outcomes report to explicitly include certificate-holder access and suggested timing for project-completion reporting (staff agreed to clarify language and consider a 60‑day completion report plus an annual summary). Staff also agreed to add explicit references to occupancy preferences and to return the revised MOU language for circulation.
The Commission adopted the MOU by voice/roll-call vote (five ayes). Staff will circulate the final MOU with clarifying language on marketing outcomes and certificate-holder reporting.
