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Council briefed on affordable-housing transfers, transitional housing leases and RDA planning for JRM property
Summary
Legal staff described a proposed assumption of the Jared Allen Campbell Apartments by Utah Nonprofit Housing Corporation due to low-income tax-credit restrictions; staff also said two deed-restricted homes leased to The Road Home will transfer to Housing Connect, and RDA staff requested $52,250 for planning services on the 13-acre JRM property.
Brandon Hill, representing the city's legal department, updated council on housing authority items and explained why the Jared Allen Campbell Apartments are proposed to be assumed by the Utah Nonprofit Housing Corporation. Hill said the property is a deep-affordability, tax-credit project with rent and operating restrictions that make it difficult to operate without a governmental or nonprofit owner; the tax-credit restrictions extend through 2100 and limit the asset's marketability.
Hill added that two city-owned homes currently leased at no cost to The Road Home for transitional housing have deed restrictions that limit transferability; Housing Connect has agreed to accept responsibility for those homes to maintain compliance with deed and HUD requirements.
Separately, RDA Director Jonathan Springmeier asked the council to approve a $52,250 contract with DT Redevelopment to perform land-planning and design services for the roughly 13-acre JRM property adjacent to the Utah Cultural Celebration Center. Springmeier said the study will include existing-conditions analysis, market conditions, scenario planning, workshops with council and staff, and an implementation plan to guide a future developer RFP.
Council members asked questions about timelines and earlier efforts to sell or solicit development interest; staff said bringing the council into workshop-style planning was intended to create an actionable disposition plan that reflects municipal priorities.
