January 17, 2024
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council
of the District of Columbia
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004-3003
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
District of Columbia Housing Authority
300 7th Street, SW I 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20024
[202) 535-1000 I dchousing.org
Executive Director, Keith Pettigrew
Pursuant to D.C. Official Code §2-352.02, I have enclosed, for consideration by the Council of the District of
Columbia, the (a) Council Contract Summary for the Agreement to Enter into a Long-Term Subsidy Contract
("ALTSC") between the District
of Columbia Housing Authority ("DCHA") and Hope View Apartments LP
("Owner"), and (b) Local Rent Supplement Program Contract No. 2024-LRSP-02A Approval Resolution
of 2024.
DCHA proposes to provide a housing subsidy to the Owner in the initial amount
of $232,536 annually for a multi-year
term
of fifteen (15) years, in support of the District's Local Rent Supplement Program to provide affordable housing
units at Hope View Apartments located at 1337 Good Hope Road, SE.
As always,
I am available to discuss any questions you may have regarding the proposed AL TSC. In order to
facilitate a response to any questions concerning this AL TSC, please have your staff contact my Chief
of Staff, Alethea
McNair, at (202) 993-8190.
I look forward to your favorable consideration of this proposed ALTSC agreement.
Sincerely,
Keith Pettigrew
Executive Director, District
of Columbia Housing Authority
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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Chairman Phil Mendels on
at the request of District of
Columbia Housing Authority
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To approve an agreement to enter into a long-term subsidy contract for 15 years in support of the
District's Local Rent Supplement Program to fund housing costs associated with affordable
housing units for Contract No. 2024-LRSP-02A with Hope View Apartments
LP for
program units at Hope View Apartments located at 1337 Good Hope Road, SE.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited
as the "Local Rent Supplement Program Contract No. 2024-LRSP-02A
with Hope View Apartments LP Approval Resolution
of 2024".
Sec. 2. (a) In 2007, the District passed Title II
of the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Support
Act
of 2006 ("BSA") to provide funding for affordable housing for extremely low-income
households in the District. The passage
of the BSA created the Local Rent Supplement Program
("LRSP"), a program designed
to provide affordable housing and supportive services to
extremely low-income District residents, including those who are homeless or
in need of
supportive services, such as elderly individuals or those with disabilities, through project-based,
tenant-based, and sponsored-based LRSP affordable housing units. The BSA provided for the
District
of Columbia Housing Authority ("DCHA") to administer the LRSP on behalf of the
District.
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(b) In September of 2021 , the District of Columbia’s Department of Housing and 1
Community Development (“DHCD”), issued a Consolidated Request for Proposals for 2
Affordable Housing Projects (RFP”) regarding the availability of funds from multiple District 3
agencies, including D CHA, DHCD, the Department of Behavioral Health, the Department of 4
Human Services, and the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency. Of the t hirty (30) total 5
proposals received, e leven (11) developers were chosen to work with DCHA and other District 6
agencies to develop affordable housing and permanent supportive housing units for extremely 7
low-income families making zero to t hirty percent (30%) of the area’s median income, as well as 8
the chronically homeless and individuals with mental or physical disabilities. Upon approval of 9
the contract by the Council, DCHA will enter into an a greement to enter into a l ong-term subsidy 10
contract (“ALTSC”) with the selected housing providers under the LRSP for housing services. 11
(c) There exists an immediate need to approve the l ong term subsidy contract with H ope 12
View Apartments LP under the LRSP in order to provide long- term affordable housing units for 13
extremely low-income households for u nits located at 1337 G ood Hope Road, SE. 14
(d) The legislation to approve the contract will authorize an A LTSC between the District 15
of Columbia Housing Authority and Hope View Apartments LP with respect to the payment of a 16
rental subsidy and allows the owner to lease the rehabilitated units at Hope View Apartments and 17
house extremely low-income households with incomes at thirty percent (30%) or less of the area 18
median income. 19
Sec. 3. Pursuant to section 451 of the District of Columbia Ho me Rule Act, approved 20
December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code § 1- 204.51), and section 202 of the 21
Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18- 371; D.C. 22
Official Code § 2- 352.02), the Council approves the ALTSC with Hope View Apartments LP 23
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to provide an operating subsidy in support sixteen (16) affordable housing units in an initial 1
amount not to exceed $ 232,536 annually. 2
Sec. 4. Transmittal. 3
The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the District of 4
Columbia Housing Authority and the Mayor. 5
Sec. 5. Fiscal impact statement. 6
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal 7
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 8
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1- 301.47a). 9
Sec. 6. Effective date. 10
This resolution shall take effect immediately. 11