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Recommendation to Receive an Update on the City's Joint Application with MidPen Housing for a State of California Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program Loan and Grants to Fund Phase One of the Rebuilding Existing Supportive Housing at Alameda Point Housing Development.
The Streamlining provision of Public Resources Section 21083.3 and Section 15183 of the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines Apply and No Further Environmental Review is Required. (Base Reuse and Economic Development 29061822)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
City of Alameda (City) staff anticipate submitting a joint application with MidPen Housing (MidPen) for Round 9 of the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) funding program later this month. If awarded, funding would be dedicated to the development of Stardust Gardens, the 80-unit first phase of the 332-unit Rebuilding Existing Supportive Housing at Alameda Point (RESHAP) project. Funding would also be dedicated to an array of transit, bicycle, and pedestrian improvements within close proximity of RESHAP, including the Willie Stargell Complete Streets Project and the second phase of the backbone infrastructure in Alameda Point's Adaptive Reuse Area, as well as programmatic initiatives benefiting, primarily, residents in and around Alameda Point. If awarded this grant funding later this year, the City will, as necessary, bring agreements to City Council for its consideration that would commit the City to completing the improvements outlined in and funded by the grant application.
BACKGROUND
The AHSC program was established with a passage of Senate Bill 182 to implement Assembly Bill 32; the California Global Warming Solutions Act 2006 by creating a "Cap and Trade" program funding various greenhouse gas reducing initiatives including this one through fees on major polluters. AHSC is administered by the St...
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