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| 1 | + | January 17, 2024 |
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| 2 | + | The Honorable Phil Mendelson |
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| 3 | + | Chairman |
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| 4 | + | Council |
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| 5 | + | of the District of Columbia |
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| 6 | + | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 504 |
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| 7 | + | Washington, DC 20004-3003 |
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| 8 | + | Dear Chairman Mendelson: |
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| 9 | + | District of Columbia Housing Authority |
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| 10 | + | 300 7th Street, SW I 10th Floor |
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| 11 | + | Washington, DC 20024 |
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| 12 | + | [202) 535-1000 I dchousing.org |
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| 13 | + | Executive Director, Keith Pettigrew |
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| 14 | + | Pursuant to D.C. Official Code §2-352.02, I have enclosed, for consideration by the Council of the District of |
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| 15 | + | Columbia, the (a) Council Contract Summary for the Agreement to Enter into a Long-Term Subsidy Contract |
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| 16 | + | ("ALTSC") between the District |
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| 17 | + | of Columbia Housing Authority ("DCHA") and Hope View Apartments LP |
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| 18 | + | ("Owner"), and (b) Local Rent Supplement Program Contract No. 2024-LRSP-02A Approval Resolution |
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| 19 | + | of 2024. |
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| 20 | + | DCHA proposes to provide a housing subsidy to the Owner in the initial amount |
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| 21 | + | of $232,536 annually for a multi-year |
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| 22 | + | term |
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| 23 | + | of fifteen (15) years, in support of the District's Local Rent Supplement Program to provide affordable housing |
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| 24 | + | units at Hope View Apartments located at 1337 Good Hope Road, SE. |
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| 25 | + | As always, |
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| 26 | + | I am available to discuss any questions you may have regarding the proposed AL TSC. In order to |
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| 27 | + | facilitate a response to any questions concerning this AL TSC, please have your staff contact my Chief |
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| 28 | + | of Staff, Alethea |
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| 29 | + | McNair, at (202) 993-8190. |
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| 30 | + | I look forward to your favorable consideration of this proposed ALTSC agreement. |
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| 31 | + | Sincerely, |
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| 32 | + | Keith Pettigrew |
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| 33 | + | Executive Director, District |
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| 34 | + | of Columbia Housing Authority |
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| 35 | + | Enclosures |
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| 36 | + | KP/hg |
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| 37 | + | cc: Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council 1 |
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| 72 | + | A PROPOSED RESOLUTION |
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| 73 | + | ~~ |
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| 74 | + | Chairman Phil Mendels on |
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| 75 | + | at the request of District of |
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| 76 | + | Columbia Housing Authority |
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| 77 | + | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
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| 78 | + | To approve an agreement to enter into a long-term subsidy contract for 15 years in support of the |
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| 79 | + | District's Local Rent Supplement Program to fund housing costs associated with affordable |
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| 80 | + | housing units for Contract No. 2024-LRSP-02A with Hope View Apartments |
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| 81 | + | LP for |
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| 82 | + | program units at Hope View Apartments located at 1337 Good Hope Road, SE. |
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| 83 | + | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this |
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| 84 | + | resolution may be cited |
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| 85 | + | as the "Local Rent Supplement Program Contract No. 2024-LRSP-02A |
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| 86 | + | with Hope View Apartments LP Approval Resolution |
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| 87 | + | of 2024". |
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| 88 | + | Sec. 2. (a) In 2007, the District passed Title II |
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| 89 | + | of the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Support |
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| 90 | + | Act |
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| 91 | + | of 2006 ("BSA") to provide funding for affordable housing for extremely low-income |
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| 92 | + | households in the District. The passage |
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| 93 | + | of the BSA created the Local Rent Supplement Program |
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| 94 | + | ("LRSP"), a program designed |
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| 95 | + | to provide affordable housing and supportive services to |
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| 96 | + | extremely low-income District residents, including those who are homeless or |
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| 97 | + | in need of |
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| 98 | + | supportive services, such as elderly individuals or those with disabilities, through project-based, |
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| 99 | + | tenant-based, and sponsored-based LRSP affordable housing units. The BSA provided for the |
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| 100 | + | District |
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| 101 | + | of Columbia Housing Authority ("DCHA") to administer the LRSP on behalf of the |
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| 102 | + | District. |
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8 | | - | A RESOLUTION |
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12 | | - | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
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14 | | - | February 6, 2024 |
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| 110 | + | (b) In September of 2021 , the District of Columbia’s Department of Housing and 1 |
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| 111 | + | Community Development (“DHCD”), issued a Consolidated Request for Proposals for 2 |
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| 112 | + | Affordable Housing Projects (RFP”) regarding the availability of funds from multiple District 3 |
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| 113 | + | agencies, including D CHA, DHCD, the Department of Behavioral Health, the Department of 4 |
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| 114 | + | Human Services, and the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency. Of the t hirty (30) total 5 |
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| 115 | + | proposals received, e leven (11) developers were chosen to work with DCHA and other District 6 |
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| 116 | + | agencies to develop affordable housing and permanent supportive housing units for extremely 7 |
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| 117 | + | low-income families making zero to t hirty percent (30%) of the area’s median income, as well as 8 |
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| 118 | + | the chronically homeless and individuals with mental or physical disabilities. Upon approval of 9 |
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| 119 | + | the contract by the Council, DCHA will enter into an a greement to enter into a l ong-term subsidy 10 |
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| 120 | + | contract (“ALTSC”) with the selected housing providers under the LRSP for housing services. 11 |
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| 121 | + | (c) There exists an immediate need to approve the l ong term subsidy contract with H ope 12 |
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| 122 | + | View Apartments LP under the LRSP in order to provide long- term affordable housing units for 13 |
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| 123 | + | extremely low-income households for u nits located at 1337 G ood Hope Road, SE. 14 |
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| 124 | + | (d) The legislation to approve the contract will authorize an A LTSC between the District 15 |
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| 125 | + | of Columbia Housing Authority and Hope View Apartments LP with respect to the payment of a 16 |
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| 126 | + | rental subsidy and allows the owner to lease the rehabilitated units at Hope View Apartments and 17 |
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| 127 | + | house extremely low-income households with incomes at thirty percent (30%) or less of the area 18 |
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| 128 | + | median income. 19 |
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| 129 | + | Sec. 3. Pursuant to section 451 of the District of Columbia Ho me Rule Act, approved 20 |
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| 130 | + | December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code § 1- 204.51), and section 202 of the 21 |
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| 131 | + | Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18- 371; D.C. 22 |
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| 132 | + | Official Code § 2- 352.02), the Council approves the ALTSC with Hope View Apartments LP 23 |
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26 | | - | Sec. 2. Pursuant to section 451 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved |
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27 | | - | December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 803; D.C. Official Code § 1-204.51), and section 202 of the |
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28 | | - | Procurement Practices Reform Act of 2010, effective April 8, 2011 (D.C. Law 18-371; D.C. |
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29 | | - | Official Code § 2-352.02), the Council approves the long-term subsidy contract, Contract |
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30 | | - | No. 2024-LRSP-02A, with Hope View Apartments LP to provide an operating subsidy in |
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31 | | - | support 16 affordable housing units in an initial amount not to exceed $232,536 annually. |
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33 | | - | Sec. 4. Transmittal. |
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34 | | - | The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the District of |
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35 | | - | Columbia Housing Authority and the Mayor. |
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37 | | - | Sec. 5. Fiscal impact statement. |
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38 | | - | The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal |
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39 | | - | impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, |
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40 | | - | approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). |
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42 | | - | Sec. 6. Effective date. |
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43 | | - | This resolution shall take effect immediately. |
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| 138 | + | to provide an operating subsidy in support sixteen (16) affordable housing units in an initial 1 |
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| 139 | + | amount not to exceed $ 232,536 annually. 2 |
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| 140 | + | Sec. 4. Transmittal. 3 |
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| 141 | + | The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the District of 4 |
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| 142 | + | Columbia Housing Authority and the Mayor. 5 |
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| 143 | + | Sec. 5. Fiscal impact statement. 6 |
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| 144 | + | The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement of the Chief Financial Officer as the fiscal 7 |
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| 145 | + | impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 8 |
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| 146 | + | approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1- 301.47a). 9 |
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| 147 | + | Sec. 6. Effective date. 10 |
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| 148 | + | This resolution shall take effect immediately. 11 |
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