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I, OKAY.I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE LONG INVESTMENT COMPANY MEETING TO ORDER TO CHANGE 2026.
CLERK, UH,
DIRECTOR LEWIS PRESENT, DIRECTOR EZ HERE, DIRECTOR SITES PRESENT.
VICE CHAIR REJO AND CHAIR RAMIREZ.
PRESENT, WE HAVE A FORM, AND FOR THE RECORD, DIRECTOR CHAMBERS AND VICE CHAIR RE ARE EXCUSED FROM THIS MEETING.
UM, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS FROM THE COMMISSION? HEARING NONE, MAY I PLEASE VOLUNTEER DIRECTOR SEITZ.
OUR BUDGET ALLEGIANCE TO THE BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, THE REPUBLIC STANDS, NATION AND JUSTICE.
ACROSS FROM PLEASE READ THE FIRST ITEM, ITEM ONE, THE RECOMMENDATION TO FILE PRESIDENT'S REPORTS.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CLEAR THIS ITEM? MOTION? AND I'LL SECOND.
SO IT'S BEEN A MOTION BY DIRECTOR BEING AND EXECUTIVE CHAIR BY, UH, BY CHAIR.
I'LL NOW TURN THINGS OVER TO STAFF PRESIDENTS REPORT.
I'M IN LIEU OF, UM, CHRISTOPHER.
I JUST WANT TO, UH, BRAG ABOUT HOW WE HAD AN AMAZING AND GROUNDBREAKING EVENT LAST WEEK, UM, FOR 41 51 EAST FOUNTAIN.
UM, AS YOU ALL KNOW, UM, IT HAS BEEN A LONG, LONG ROAD FOR US IN THAT PROJECT AND WE OVERCAME A LOT OF OBSTACLES AND, UM, IT'S A, IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR US.
IT'S OUR FIRST NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN THE HIGH RESOURCE AREA, WHICH, UM, IT HAS BEEN OUR GOAL FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW.
AND IT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY A VERY TROUBLED, UH, PROPERTY THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAD ASKED US TO HELP OUT WITH AND RESPECT AND DID.
AND NOW WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO IN ABOUT 24 MONTHS OF BEING A BEAUTIFUL NEW FAMILY, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UM, WITH THE SCHOOL RIGHT DOWN THE STREET.
SO IT WAS A REALLY BIG CELEBRATION FOR US.
THAT WAS OUR SECOND OF THREE GROUNDBREAKINGS.
WE SHOULD BE HAVING ANOTHER ONE IN ANOTHER FEW WEEKS.
UM, AND THEN WE LOOK FORWARD TO HOPEFULLY CLOSING HAS GROWN ON TO MORE, UH, THANKS THIS WINTER AS WELL.
UM, S ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT? HEARING NONE, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE PRESIDENT'S REPORT, PLEASE LINE UP AT THE PODIUM.
RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FOR THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY INVESTMENT COMPANY MEETING OF WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18TH, 2026.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM? SO MOVED.
UH, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR SIDES AND SECONDED BY CHAIR RAMIREZ DIRECTORS.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE CLARIFICATIONS FOR THE BOARD? CLARIFICATIONS FOR THE MINUTES? UH, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE MINUTES, SO PLEASE SIGN OFF AT THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME AND SEEING NONE.
ITEM THREE, RECOMMENDATION TO CONDUCT THE SECOND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PREPARATION OF THE FISCAL YEAR 20 26, 20 27 ACTION PLAN AND SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FY 2019 THROUGH 2020 FY 2020 THROUGH 2021 FY 2021 THROUGH 2022 FY 2022 THROUGH 2023 AND FY 2025 THROUGH 2026.
ACTION PLANS FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF CBBG, UH, HOME AND ESG FUNDS.
ACCEPT PUBLIC COMMENT AND RECOMMEND CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL CITYWIDE.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO SECOND I SECOND.
IT HAS BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR LEWIS AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR.
UM, I WILL NOW TURN THINGS OVER TO STAFF WITH PRESENTATION.
NIKKI ANN WILL BE GIVING THE PRESENTATION TODAY.
SHE THIRD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT MANAGER.
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UH, SO THIS ITEM IS REGARDING THE FISCAL YEAR 20 26, 20 27 ACTION PLAN AND THOSE PRIOR YEAR SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS FOR OUR US DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT GRANT FUNDS.THIS IS THE FIFTH AND FINAL YEAR OF OUR CURRENT, UM, FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
IN THE PRESENTATION TODAY, I WILL BRIEFLY COVER THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN AND THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, INCLUDING THE PROPOSED BUDGETED ACTIVITIES FOR THE COMING YEAR, AS WELL AS PRIOR ACTION PLAN, UM, SUBSTANTIAL EVENTS.
AND THEN LASTLY, I WOULD COVER OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS FOR THIS ACTION PLAN AND THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED.
ALRIGHT, SO THE 26 27 ACTION PLAN IS A SINGLE YEAR SPENDING PLAN FOR THESE THREE GRANTS THAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION.
I'LL ALSO REFER TO THEM AS, UH, CPE GRANTS OR CPE FUNDS.
UM, THOSE ARE COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDS FOR SURE.
UH, SO THE FIRST OF THE THREE IS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.
THIS GRANT ENCOURAGES ACTIVITIES THAT FACILITATE SUITABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENTS AND CAN EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES PRINCIPALLY FOR LOW INCOME PERSONS AND COMMUNITIES.
THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM GRANT OR HOME FOCUSES SPECIFICALLY ON INCREASING AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUPPLY.
AND THEN LASTLY, THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT OR ESG PROVIDES FUNDS FOR PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
ALTHOUGH THE CITY OF LONG BEACH IS ENTITLEMENT JURISDICTION, MEANING THAT WE DON'T COMPETE FOR THESE FUNDS, WE'RE STILL OBLIGATED TO DO A COUPLE OF THINGS.
SO THE FIRST THING IS TO SUBMIT A FIVE YEAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN EVERY FIVE YEARS, WHICH IS KIND OF OUR OFFICIAL APPLICATION TO HUD.
UM, AND, UM, THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN WAS DEVELOPED BACK IN 2022.
IT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL JULY 19TH OF THAT YEAR WITH, UM, SIGNIFICANT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AND INPUT.
IT WILL EXPIRE NEXT YEAR, SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027.
THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN INCLUDES THINGS LIKE AN ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT NEEDS, UH, MARKET ANALYSIS, AS WELL AS PRIORITIES AND STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS.
SO WHEREAS THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN IDENTIFIES NEEDS AND ESTABLISHES OUR GOALS AND PRIORITIES OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD, THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PROCESS INCLUDES THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT WILL BE UNDERTAKEN THROUGH FUNDED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.
EVERY YEAR, DEPENDING ON OUR ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS OF CONGRESS, EVERY YEAR, WE FOLLOW THIS SORT OF THREE STEP DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, WHICH INCLUDES, UM, AGAIN, MEETING THOSE FIVE YEAR GOALS AND PRIORITIES, COLLECTING AND CONSIDERING TEMPLATE INPUT AND ANALYZING TRENDS AND ALLOCATING RESOURCES TO BEST MEET THOSE LOCAL PRIORITIES.
UM, AS I MENTIONED, THE 26 27 ACTION PLAN IS THE FIFTH AND FINAL ACTION PLAN UNDER THIS CURRENT CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
UM, OUR CONGRESSIONAL ALLOCATION FOR THE YEAR IS HERE ON THE TABLE.
UM, FOR THE 26 27 YEAR, IT'S A TOTAL OF 7,855,555 AT 95 CENTS.
UM, THIS YEAR OUR CDBG AND ESG ALLOCATIONS HAVE DECREASED, UM, 5.6 AND 2.7% RESPECTIVELY, AND OUR HOME ALLOCATION HAS JUST LIKELY INCREASED BY 0.7%.
SO DOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TABLE IN THAT, UH, BOTTOM RIGHT BOX, THAT'S, UH, OUR TOTAL AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR THE YEAR.
IT'S JUST OVER $9.4 MILLION WHEN WE CONSIDER ANTICIPATED PROGRAM.
UM, ALONG WITH THAT NEW ENTITLEMENT FUNDING.
SO THE NEXT FEW SLIDES PROVIDE MORE DETAIL ON THE SPECIFIC PROPOSED ACTIVITIES AND THE BUDGETS THAT WILL BE SUPPORTED IN FY 26 27.
AND THEY'RE ORGANIZED HERE BY THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN GOAL THAT THEY ARE RESPONDING TO.
SO STARTING WITH CONSOLIDATED PLAN GOAL ONE, CREATE AND PRESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
UM, THE 26 27 ACTION PLAN PROPOSES JUST OVER 3.4 MILLION IN HOME FUNDS AND A LITTLE OVER 1.4 MILLION IN CBG FUNDS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION ACQUISITION AND REHAB OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
UM, AND THEN $383,754 FOR THE MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL REHAB LOAN PROGRAM.
SO FOR A BUYING TOTAL OF JUST OVER $5.2 MILLION, THIS GOAL RECEIVES THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF FUNDING, UM, AS HOUSING WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE MOST URGENT PRIORITY IN OUR CONSOLIDATED PLAN OUTREACH PROCESS.
AND IT WAS ALSO RATED AS THE MOST IMPORTANT GOAL DURING COMMUNITY OUTREACH FOR THIS FY 26 27 ACTION PLAN AS WELL.
UNDER GOAL TWO, SUPPORT ACTIVITIES
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TO END HOMELESSNESS, THE TOTAL ESG FUNDING, UM, FOR THIS GOAL IS $400,303.AND THE ACTIVITIES BEING PROPOSED HERE ARE EMERGENCY SHELTER, RAPID REHOUSING, THE HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, AND STREET OUTREACH.
SO THESE FIGURES ARE DETERMINED BY OUR HEALTH DEPARTMENT.
UM, THEY ADMINISTER OUR ESG ACTIVITIES EVERY YEAR.
SO AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, THEY CONSIDER THEIR OTHER FUNDING SOURCES AND, UM, OTHER RESOURCES THAT THEY HAVE, AND THEN THEY GIVE US THEIR PROPOSED BUDGET.
GOAL THREE IS ELIMINATE LIFE AND STRENGTHEN NEIGHBORHOODS.
AS YOU'LL SEE, IT SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING AFTERSCHOOL AND WEEKEND RECREATION, SENIOR MEALS PROGRAM, UM, FOR PD REMOVAL, MURAL RESTORATION, NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP, CODE ENFORCEMENT, CODE ENFORCEMENT, CITY ATTORNEY, AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT.
ALL OF THESE ACTIVITIES ARE SUPPORTED BY THE CEBG PROGRAM, UH, FOR A TOTAL OF JUST OVER $2.4 MILLION TO SUPPORT THIS GOAL.
UM, AND I JUST WANNA POINT OUT THAT THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE MARKED WITH AN ASTERISK, THOSE ARE CONSIDERED PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES.
AND SO THOSE ARE SUBJECT TO, UM, A 15% CAP.
SO WHEN WE DEVELOP OUR BUDGET EVERY ACTION PLAN YEAR, ANY PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES CANNOT EXCEED THAT VALUE.
CONSOLIDATED PLAN, GOAL FOUR, EXPAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES.
THAT $110,000, UM, IS BEING ALLOCATED FOR THIS GOAL FOR SMALL BUSINESS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
AND LASTLY, UNDER GOAL FIVE, PROMOTE FAIR HOUSING CHOICE, UM, A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BEING ALLOCATED TOWARD THAT.
UM, NOT SHOWN ON THE SLIDE BECAUSE, UH, THESE, UH, THESE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, UM, THOSE AREN'T CAPTURED HERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T FALL UNDER ANY ONE PARTICULAR CONSOLIDATED PLAN GOAL.
BUT WE HAVE ALSO ALLOCATED, UM, 878,000 PER CEE 255,000, 8 37, AND 10 CENTS FROM HOME, AND 32,457 FOR ESG ADMINISTRATION.
OKAY, THIS SLIDE SUM SUMMARIZES THE BUDGETARY CHANGES COMPARED TO THE PRIOR 25 26 ACTION PLAN ACROSS THE THREE GRANTS.
AND IT'S BROKEN BACK NEARBY ACTIVITY.
SO STARTING WITH CDBG, THE SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET WAS, UM, SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCED IN 25 26 BECAUSE THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WAS WORKING ON SPENDING DOWN SOME UNSPENT FUNDS.
SO FOR THIS YEAR, FOR 26 27, WE WERE RESTORING THEIR BUDGET TO PRIOR LEVELS.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM BUDGET IS BEING INCREASED BY $60,000 TO HELP COVER INCREASED STAFF PROGRAM COSTS.
THEIR BUDGET WAS DECREASED BY $50,000 IN THE PRIOR ACTION PLAN YEAR, UM, ALSO DUE TO THE CAP ON PUBLIC SERVICE COSTS.
SO THIS YEAR WE'RE RESTORING THAT BUDGET FOR THEM AS WELL, UH, FOR BUDGETARY DECREASES.
UM, FROM CDBG, IT INCLUDES HOUSING LAND ACQUISITION, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER, AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
SO GIVEN THE OVERALL REDUCTION IN CDBG ALLOCATIONS FOR THE YEAR, UM, ADMINISTRATION HAS TO BE REDUCED IN ORDER FOR US TO REMAIN UNDER THE 20%.
UM, ADMIN COST CAP HOUSING ACQUISITION COSTS ARE BEING SUPPORTED BY OTHER FUNDING THIS YEAR, LIKE STATE AND COUNTY, UM, DOLLARS FROM HCB AS WELL AS LA CASA.
UM, THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER WILL NO LONGER BE FUNDED BY CDBG.
UM, SO AS A RESULT, FUNDING IS BEING SHIFTED TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TO BETTER MEET, UM, OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS AND ALSO, AGAIN, REMAIN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT PUBLIC SERVICE CAP.
AS I MENTIONED, UH, THE PHONE GRANT ALLOCATION HAS JUST BEEN SLIGHTLY INCREASED THIS YEAR.
SO AS A RESULT, WE'RE ABLE TO SLIGHTLY BUMP UP EACH OF THE FUNDED ACTIVITIES AS SHOWN HERE.
UM, LASTLY, ESG BUDGETS, THEY TEND TO FLUCTUATE EVERY YEAR DEPENDING ON HEALTH, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S ASSESSMENT OF THEIR INCOMING RESOURCES.
UM, SO SOME CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR, THIS YEAR IS THERE WAS MORE, MORE FUNDING BEING PUT TOWARD EMERGENCY, UM, SHELTER THROUGH OUTREACH, THE HMIS SYSTEM, AND THEY'RE REDUCING RAPID REHOUSING, UM, AND REDUCING THEIR, THEIR ADMINISTRATION COSTS AS WELL.
SO FEDERAL REG REGULATIONS AND THE CITY'S PART, UH, CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN REQUIRE A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT
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TO THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN OR THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN IF THERE A CHANGE IN THE USE OF CDBG HOME FOR ESG FUNDS, FROM ONE ACTIVITY TO ANOTHER IN EXCESS OF 25% OF THE GRANT ALLOCATION FOR A GIVEN PROGRAM YEAR, UM, OR A CHANGE IN PRIORITIES, THE CHANGE IN THE PURPOSE, SCOPE, LOCATION, OR BENEFICIARIES OF AN ACTIVITY.SO ANYTIME YOU MAKE THOSE CHANGES, WE HAVE TO DO A SUBSTANTIAL AGENDA.
SO FUNDS NOT SPENT FROM PREVIOUS ACTION PLANS CANNOT BE CAPTURED IN THE CURRENT ACTION PLAN.
UM, THEY'RE TIED TO THE ACTION PLAN YEAR IN WHICH THAT FUNDING WAS APPROPRIATED.
SO, UM, THEY'LL BE SPENT THROUGH THAT SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR FISCAL YEAR 19, 20, 20, 21, 21, 22, 22, 23, AND 25, 26.
UM, SO THIS GRAPH HERE IS JUST SHOWING YOU WHERE THOSE UNSPENT FUNDS WILL BE GOING.
SO THEY'LL BE GOING TO THE SECURITY DEPOSIT PROGRAM, HOME IMPROVEMENT ROOF GRANT PROGRAM, UH, MOBILE OUTREACH, HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO HELP MEET, UM, PROGRAM DEMANDS NEEDS, AND HELP US MEET OUR REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR CPD FUNDING.
SO OUTREACH AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS A KEY COMPONENT OF ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT.
UM, THIS YEAR, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF ATTENDED AND OR HOSTED, UM, 15 EVENTS.
THOSE ARE LISTED HERE, UM, TO INFORM RESIDENTS ABOUT THE ACTION PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND TO COLLECT FEEDBACK ON IT VIA OUR THREE QUESTION SURVEY, WHICH ASSESSES WHICH, UM, CONSOLIDATED PLAN GOALS AND ACTIVITIES ARE DO THEY FEEL ARE MOST IMPORTANT FOR US TO COMPLETE FUNDING.
SO A LITTLE MORE ON THE ACTION PLAN SURVEY.
UM, THE ACTION PLAN SURVEY IS, WAS OFFERED IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, ENGLISH, SPANISH FOR MY TAGALOG.
IT WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR TWO MONTHS FROM FEBRUARY 24TH TO MAY 2ND, AND IT WAS AVAILABLE ONLINE AS WELL AS, UM, HARD COPY AT THOSE 15 EVENTS AS WELL AS AT, UM, LIBRARIES AND PARKS THAT ARE LOCATED WITHIN CEBG AREAS.
UM, SO WE RECEIVED, UH, 454 SURVEYS, UH, SURVEY RESPONSES.
ONLY 411 WERE ANALYZED BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE, UM, PROVIDED ZIP CODES THAT WERE OUTSIDE OF LONG BEACH.
UM, AND THE MOST CRITICAL GOAL WAS, UM, ASSISTING IN THE CREATION AND PRESERVATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOWER INCOME POPULATIONS.
WE ALSO SHARED INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACTION PLAN AND WAYS TO PARTICIPATE IN ITS DEVELOPMENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, THE CITY WEBSITE.
UH, WE ISSUED A MEDIA PUBLIC NOTICE AND, UM, SEVERAL E-BLASTS THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER AS WELL AS, UH, HU STAKEHOLDER LIST, UM, FOR ANYONE WHO'S EVER PARTICIPATED IN THIS PROCESS IN THE PAST.
UM, AND A PROMOTIONAL VIDEO AND FLYER DISTRIBUTION AS WELL.
WE CONDUCTED TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS WITH THE L-V-C-I-C.
THE FIRST WAS MARCH 18TH, THE SECOND IS TODAY, RIGHT NOW, JUNE 10TH.
UM, AND LASTLY, WE PUBLISHED PUBLIC NOTICES AND MULTILINGUAL NEWSPAPERS AND ON THE CITY WEBSITE AS PART OF OUR 30 DAY PUBLIC COMMENT.
SO THE 26 27 DRAFT ACTION PLAN WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR 30 DAY PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENTS, UH, BEGINNING MAY 5TH AND ENDED LAST FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH.
UM, SO DURING THAT TIME, STAFF RECEIVED 29 TOTAL.
UM, TOTAL WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS, UH, MANY OF WHICH OPPOSE THE PROPOSED HIGHER DENSITY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WITHIN, UH, T CAC HIGHEST OPPORTUNITY AREAS.
SO FOR REFERENCE, T CAC OPPORTUNITY AREAS ARE AREAS WHOSE CHARACTERISTICS HAVE BEEN SHOWN BY RESEARCH TO SUPPORT POSITIVE ECONOMIC, EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES, UM, PARTICULARLY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.
THIS ADVANCES, UM, THE AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING OR A FFH, UM, OBJECTIVES OF INCREASING ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY.
SO, HISTORICALLY, THROUGHOUT, UM, CALIFORNIA AND LONG BEACH, THE MAJORITY OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS BEEN CONCENTRATED IN LOW OPPORTUNITY AREAS, WHICH EFFECTIVELY EXCLUDES LOW AND MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS FROM NEIGHBORHOODS WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY SCHOOLS, PARKS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.
AND UPON APPROVAL OF THE 21 20 21 20 29 HOUSING ELEMENT, UH, WHICH WAS APPROVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2022, AND THEN LATER THE 20 23 20 27 CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WHICH WAS APPROVED IN JULY OF THAT SAME YEAR, THE CITY IDENTIFIED DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN HIGH RESOURCE AREAS AS THE GOAL.
ADDITIONALLY, UM, ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, AN ORDER FOR US TO
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CONTINUE RECEIVING FEDERAL FUNDS.THE CITY MUST ALSO SELF-CERTIFY THAT WE ARE MEANINGFULLY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FAIR HOUSING ACT OF 1968, AS WELL AS COMPLIANT WITH CALIFORNIA ASSEMBLY BILL 6 86, WHICH AGAIN INCLUDES ACTIONS TO ADDRESS VARIOUS TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION.
UM, HOWEVER, SINCE THE CURRENT CONSOLIDATED PLAN WAS APPROVED IN 2022, UM, NO NEW PROJECTS HAVE BEEN PROPOSED IN TAC HIGHEST OPPORTUNITY AREAS DUE TO THINGS LIKE HIGH LAND COSTS, LACK OF AVAILABLE SITES THAT ARE FEASIBLE FOR LARGER DEVELOPMENTS.
UM, BUT PRIOR TO THAT, UM, THREE SMALL ACQUISITION AND REHAB AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS WERE DEVELOPED IN THOSE AREAS.
UM, THESE THREE PROJECTS COM COMBINED PRODUCED 13, UM, AFFORDABLE UNITS.
SO, UH, BECAUSE SMALLER AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS ARE MORE FEASIBLE, THE CITY INTENDS TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH NON-PROFIT PROFITS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS TO PURCHASE AND REHAB SMALLER RENTAL PROJECTS TO CONVERT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS PART OF THE CITY'S OBLIGATION TO ADDRESS FAIR HOSPITALS.
UM, SO THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THREE PROJECTS THAT I MENTIONED THAT WERE, UM, THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE T CAC HIGHEST OPPORTUNITY AREAS.
TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE SORT OF SIDE SCALE, THIS IS A FOUR UNIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROPERTY FOR DISABLED ADULTS.
SO, UM, I MENTIONED THIS, THIS FY 26 27 ACTION PLAN IS THE LAST ACTION PLAN IN THE CURRENT CONSOLIDATED PLAN CYCLE.
SO AS WE PREPARE TO DEVELOP OUR NEXT CONSOLIDATED PLAN, WE'RE ALSO KEEPING A CLOSE EYE ON WHAT IS HAPPENING, UM, AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL THAT COULD IMPACT OUR FUTURE YEARS OF CPD FUNDING.
UH, SO ON APRIL 3RD, 2026, THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION RELEASED ITS, UM, PROPOSED FY 27 BUDGET, WHICH WOULD BE IMPLEMENTED, UH, LOCALLY OCTOBER 1ST OF NEXT YEAR, WHICH WOULD BE OUR FIRST ACTION PLAN IN THE NEXT CONSOLIDATED PLAN CYCLE.
UM, IT DOES PROPOSE THE ELIMINATION OF CDBG AND PALM.
UM, SO AFTER THIS, UH, PRESENTATION STAFF REPORT WERE PREPARED, THERE WAS SOME, SOME UPDATES THAT HAVE COME DOWN THAT I CAN TELL YOU ABOUT.
UM, SO THE HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE COMPLETED MARKUPS FOR THAT 27 BUDGET AND, UM, HAVE SINCE VOTED TO SEND THAT VERSION OF THE BUDGET ONTO THE FULL HOUSE.
UM, SO SOME, SOME CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE.
THEY PROPOSED TO FUND CUT AT AN 8% REDUCTION FROM THE 20 AT Y 26 LEVEL.
SO WHAT THAT MEANS FOR CPD PROGRAMMING SPECIFICALLY IS THAT, UM, THE PROGRAM'S MOST EFFECTIVE WOULD BE THE CDBG PRO HOUSING PROGRAM.
THEY'RE PROPOSING TO ELIMINATE THAT AND SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING THE WHOLE, UM, PROGRAM.
SO ABOUT A 60% REDUCTION IS, IS WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING NOW.
SO, UM, THE 27 BUDGET IS STILL BEING REVISED AND, UM, REVIEWED BY CONGRESS, BUT OUR STAFF IS CONTINUING TO MONITOR THOSE BUDGET DEVELOPMENTS CLOSELY.
UM, BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, AS THE FUNDING LANDSCAPE CONTINUES TO CHANGE AND AS COSTS RISE, UM, WILL CONTINUE TO REDESIGN AND, UM, REPRIORITIZE PROGRAMS WITH COMMUNITY INPUT SPECIFICALLY FOR PROGRAMS LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP PROGRAM, UH, WITH THE GOAL OF MAKING THOSE MORE, UH, EFFECTIVE, INCLUSIVE AND MAXIMIZING, UM, IMPACT AS WE DEVELOP THE NEXT CONSOLIDATED PLAN.
UM, AND I DO JUST WANNA NOTE THAT NLP WILL NOT BE ELIMINATED, BUT WE'LL JUST LOOK TO STREAMLINE THE PROGRAM, UM, POTENTIALLY BY WORKING WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS OR COMMUNITY GROUPS TO HELP US IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM.
UM, THERE ARE ALSO A NUMBER OF PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS, UM, THAT IF THEY ARE MADE FINAL, THEY WILL SUBSTANTIALLY IMPACT THE USE OF CPE FUNDING.
UM, SO WHILE MANY OF THESE MEASURES ARE CURRENTLY STAYED BY COURT ORDERS OR ADMINISTER ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES, STAFF IS ALSO, UH, PLANNING FOR THE LIKELY EVENT EVENTUALITY THAT SUCH RESTRICTIONS ARE BEING IMPOSED DESPITE OBJECTIONS BY THE CITY AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
SO SOME OF THOSE RESTRICTIONS ARE THINGS LIKE CITIZENSHIP VERIFICATION, RESTRICTIONS ON EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS, UM, AND PROGRAMMING AND CHANGES IN THE FOCUS OF PROGRAMMING FOR PERSONAL EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.
UM, SO THE UPCOMING CONSOLIDATED PLAN WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ADJUST PROGRAMS WHILE REMAINING CONSISTENT WITH OUR VALUES AS A CITY AND A LOCAL PRIORITIES, AND WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO PURSUE OTHER FUNDING SOURCES AS WELL.
THE ASHTON PLAN CURRENTLY BEFORE THE L-B-C-I-C, AGAIN REPRESENTS THE FINAL YEAR AND OPPORTUNITY TO ADMINISTER THE PROGRAMS UNDER LEGACY RULES THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN OPERATING UNDER IN COOPERATION WITH THEM FOR, FOR MANY YEARS.
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UH, NOT ALL NEEDS REQUESTS OR PRIORITIES CAN BE SUPPORTED WITH THESE FUNDS, ESPECIALLY CONSIDERING THAT OUR ANNUAL ALLOCATION HAVE BEEN DECLINING YEAR OVER YEAR.THE ALLOCATION PRESENTED TODAY IS 47.7% LESS THAN OUR 1210 ALLOCATION.
TO PUT IT INTO PERSPECTIVE, IF ALLOCATIONS HAVE REMAINED AT THE SAME LEVEL, THE CITY WOULD'VE RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL $96 MILLION DURING THAT TIME.
UM, AGAIN, STAFF CONTINUE TO APPLY FOR NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN SECURING, UM, SOME STATE GRANT FUNDS FOR VILLE HOUSING STAFF ALSO CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH OUR PARTNER DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY AND, UM, OTHER AGENCIES TO IMPROVE AND BETTER ALIGN PROGRAMS AND FOR SERVICE COORDINATION, EFFECTIVENESS, AND EFFICIENCY.
UM, SUCH AS OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH LA CASA, THE BE COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTION PAGE.
SO WITH THAT, UM, THIS IS OUR RECOMMENDATION AND, UM, THAT INCLUDES THE PRESENTATION.
FEEL FREE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, UH, DIRECTOR, ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR THE BACKGROUND AND THE CONTEXT THAT WAS REALLY THOROUGH AND REALLY HELPFUL, SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
JUST ONE THING, ONE THING THAT I, THAT STUCK OUT TO ME, WAS IT, ONE OF THE COMMENTS, ONE OF THE BULLETS WAS THIS, SINCE 2022, THAT WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY APPROVED PROJECTS IN I OPPORTUNITY AREAS.
AND I THOUGHT THAT I REMEMBERED A FEW, I'M NOT GONNA REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE PROJECT, BUT UP IN THE CAL HEIGHTS AND THE BASICALLY KNOWLES AREA MM-HMM
WELL, YEAH, IT'S, IT'S A BIT OF SEMANTICS.
AND SO, UM, WE, AT THE TIME, UH, THERE WAS HIGHEST RESOURCE, HIGHEST RESOURCE AREA ONLY ON THE EAST SIDE.
NOW THERE IS SOME HIGHEST RESOURCE IN THE CAL HEIGHTS WRIGLEY AREA AND THAT NEW WORKLOAD PROJECT THAT FUNDING WAS APPROVED DOES FALL INTO THAT.
BUT AT THE TIME OF THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN, IT WAS ONLY A HIGH RESOURCE AREA.
THINGS CHANGE AND THE MAPS ARE UPDATED, UM, ANNUALLY,
UM, BUT THAT BEING SAID, ALTHOUGH WE ARE HAVING SOME PROPOSALS NOW AND FIXING OLD AREA OF LONG BEACH, WE REALLY DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY OPPORTUNITY UNFORTUNATELY TO PUT NEW, WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, UNFORTUNATELY, DEPENDING ON YOUR PERSPECTIVE, BUT NEW CONSTRUCTION, AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS THAT ARE BIGGER THAN SAY 12 OR 15 UNITS ON THE EAST SIDE OR IN UM, UH, UH, BELMONT HEIGHTS OR BELMONT SHORE BECAUSE OF OUR HIGHEST RESOURCE, THE LAND IS VERY EXPENSIVE.
IT'S NOT ZONED FOR MULTI-FAMILY, IT'S ZONED FOR EITHER, UM, YOU KNOW, A TWO OR FOURPLEX MAYBE, OR COMMERCIAL.
AND WE CANNOT AND WOULD NOT AWARD FUNDING TO A PROJECT THAT IS NOT, UH, UM, PROPOSED FOR THE APPROPRIATE ZONING.
SO THE LAND JUST DOESN'T EXIST IN THOSE AREAS.
THE LONG BEACH SITE IT IS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ZONING, UH, FIXED FEE IN.
SO SOMETHING CHANGING ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN.
WHAT'S THE ANTICIPATION FOR THE NEXT CONSOLIDATED PLAN? LIKE WHEN WOULD THAT, WHEN WE EXPECT THAT TO BE PRESENTED FOR INITIAL REVIEW? UM, THIS TIME NEXT YEAR.
SO OUR TEAM WILL START, UH, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE FALL AND THEN, UM, IN THE SPRING OF 2027, WE'LL START COMING TO YOU WITH SOME, UM, PRELIMINARY THING, KIND OF LIKE HOW WE DO IN OUR ANNUAL ACTION PLAN PROCESS.
WE'LL HAVE A FIRST PUBLIC HEARING AND A SECOND PUBLIC HEARING.
UM, AND WE'LL KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH THE, THE CONSOLIDATED PLAN DEVELOPMENT PERSON.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND PRAISE YOU GUYS FOR SUCH A GOOD JOB ON THE SURVEY RESULTS.
I KNOW THAT IN PREVIOUS YEARS WE HAVE VERY PARTICIPATION, SO 400, I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT THAT IN HOW, YOU KNOW, THE, UM, PREVIOUS YEARS COMPARED TO THE SURVEYS FROM
UM, PEOPLE GENERALLY RANK AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING YEAR OVER YEAR.
AND THEN OTHER, UM, OTHER ACTIVITIES, THEY KIND OF FLUCTUATE A LITTLE BIT, BUT PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAMS ARE REALLY POPULAR AS WELL.
SO LIKE THE AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM THIS YEAR WAS RANKED REALLY HIGHLY, UM, ALONG SENIOR SENIOR MEALS PROGRAM.
UM, AND THEN FROM YEAR TO YEAR, OTHER THINGS KIND OF BUBBLE UP AS IMPORTANT.
PSYCH, EMERGENCY SHELTERS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT
I JUST WANTED TO SAY, YOU KNOW, THANKS AS WELL.
KINDA SECOND EVERYBODY'S THING
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'CAUSE I DID READ THROUGH IT, BUT YOUR PRESENTATION OF YOU BEING WELL SPOKEN AND KIND OF HOW THERE'S THE WHAT, FIVE PLANS KIND OF WITHIN THE PLAN AND THE TOTALITY OF THE 9 MILLION AND HOW IT REALLY BREAKS DOWN SHARE AND KIND OF REPORT BACK.UM, PENDING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE'LL NOT TAKE A COMMENT.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM TO SIGN UP AT THE PODIUM.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIP, WHICH IS BASED HERE IN LONG BEACH.
AND SO WE ARE AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS A CAPACITY BUILDER FOR NONPROFITS.
WE ALSO DO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TRAINING.
UH, WE'RE AN ADVOCATE FOR NONPROFITS IN THE GREATER LONG BEACH TREES REGION.
AND SO TODAY I'M HERE TO COMMENT ON THIS WORK, THIS FINE WORK.
UM, AS HAS BEEN WIDELY RECOGNIZED, NONPROFITS HAVE FACED SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, CREATING GRANT OPPORTUNITIES SPECIFICALLY FOR NONPROFITS WOULD PROVIDE CRITICAL SUPPORT TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE AND STRENGTHEN OUR LOCAL LOBBY TIME NEEDS COMMUNITIES.
IN ADDITION TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY IMPACTS AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE, NONPROFITS SHOULD RECEIVE THE SAME BUSINESS RESOURCES AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO SMALL BUSINESSES.
HUD FUNDS ARE ONE OF THE AVENUES WHERE THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED.
UM, DIRECTORS, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, UH,
APPROVE THE NEXT ITEM I BOARD.
RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT THE LONG BEACH COMMUNITY INVESTMENT COMPANY FOR POST FISCAL YEAR 2026.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO CARRY THIS ITEM MOTION.
IT HAS BEEN MOTION BY DIRECTOR EZ AND SECONDED BY DIRECTORS, UH, LEWIS I'LL NOW AND THINGS SO WE'RE STOP WITH SUBMISSION SADLY, UM, WITH HER ENTIRE FAMILY,
SO I'M GONNA GIVE MY FIRST FORMAL PRESENTATION TO YOU, YOU ALL AND QUITE A WHILE.
UM, AND THIS PRESENTATION IS TO APPROVE THE L-V-C-I-C-F-Y 26 27 BUDGET FAR.
SO, UH, THE L-V-C-I-C UH, HOUSING FUND BUDGET OF SEVEN MILLION TWO HUNDRED NINETY NINE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED FIFTY FIVE THOUSAND TO BE CONSIDERED FOR APPROVAL IN TODAY'S MEETING IS DETAILED IN ATTACHMENT A HANDOUT.
THE L-V-C-I-C BUDGET TO BE APPROVED IS FOR EXPENDITURES ONLY AND IS FOR THE PERIOD BEGINNING OCTOBER 1ST THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2027.
NOW THE L-V-C-I-C FUND 25 50, SORRY.
UM, NOW, UH, THE 25 50 BUDGET YOU WILL CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL TODAY IS A PORTION OF AND IS INCLUDED IN FY 25 COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING FUND BUDGET, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN ATTACHMENT FEE AND THE COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING FUND BUDGET ALSO CONSISTS OF REVENUES AND OTHER CITY EXPENDITURES NOT RELATED TO FUND 25 50 AND DOES NOT INCLUDE PRIOR YEARS RESOURCES THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN BUDGETED AS APPROPRIATED.
AND THIS IS A QUICK SUMMARY OF THE FY 26 COMPREHENSIVE FUNDS BUDGET, WHICH ALSO, UH, RELATES TO ATTACHMENT FEE.
THE REVENUE SOURCES LISTED INCLUDE FEES AND MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE AND INTEREST LOAN REPAYMENTS, RENTAL INCOME FROM TWO L-B-C-I-C OWNED RENTAL PROPERTIES AND FUNDING FROM STATE FUNDING INCLUDING PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION, AND ALSO A FEW OF THE ONE TIME GRANT FUNDS THAT WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED REPORTS FOR OVER THE PAST FISCAL YEAR.
UH, EXPENDITURE SOURCES INCLUDE THE FULL L-V-C-I-C EXPENDITURE BUDGET FOR YOUR APPROVAL.
AND THIS INCLUDES OPERATING COSTS AND MAINTENANCE FOR THE L-V-C-I-C OWNED PROPERTIES, THE NEW AND IMPROVED, UM, A DU LOAN PROGRAM AND ALSO THE L-B-C-I-C AND CITY EXPENDITURE OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENDITURE COSTS.
AND AGAIN, ATTACHMENT B PROVIDES A ITEMIZED BREAKDOWN OF ALL REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES.
UH, BUT THESE ARE BIG TAKEAWAYS AND CHANGES, UH, INCREASE IN FUNDING, MOSTLY DUE TO THE PLHA FUNDING, WHICH I MENTIONED AND THE ONE TIME GRANTS INCLUDING CAL HOME.
UM, THE HOUSING TRUST FUND, THE PRO HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM ALL GOES INTO THAT 9 MILLION ADDITIONAL,
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UH, REVENUE.AND WE HAVE NOT INCLUDED REVENUES FOR ONE OF THE TWO RENTAL, UH, PROPERTIES THAT WE OWN BECAUSE WE ARE IN PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING THAT TO THE, UM, COMMUNITY LAND TRUST, LOCAL COMMUNITY LAND TRUST OF WHICH WE AWARDED THAT PROPERTY TO A FEW MONTHS AGO.
ALSO EXPENDITURES, UM, WITH THE GREATER EXPENDITURES BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND THE BACKYARD BUILDERS PROGRAM, THANKS AGAIN TO THAT TOWN HOME FUNDING AND THE AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY $4 MILLION AND THE PRO HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM OF ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS.
SO THAT REALLY INCREASED, UM, OUR EXPENDITURES, A BIT OF INCREASED STAFF COSTS.
UM, ALSO BECAUSE RELATED TO NIKKI'S PRESENTATION, BECAUSE THE CDBG UM, FUNDS ARE GOING DOWN, WE'VE PICKED UP SOME OF THOSE EXPENSES IN THE HOUSING, UM, BUDGET.
AND THEN AGAIN, WE HAVE NO EXPENSES INCLUDED FOR 10 44 MINUTES.
THAT WAS ACTUALLY A
COMPLICATED SUMMARY OF THE, UM, FUNDS BUDGET.
AND I JUST WANNA POINT OUT, UM, BIG CHANGES HERE.
SO BETWEEN THE REVENUES OF THE ADOPTED BUDGET AND THEN THE ACTUAL ESTIMATED TO CLOSE, YOU'LL SEE A JUMP FROM 3.9 TO 6.2.
AND THAT IS BECAUSE WE, UM, WERE GIVEN OUR NEW OR YOUR SIX ALLOCATION OF PLHA AFTER THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED.
UM, AND THEN IT GOES UP TO THE 10,800,000 APPROXIMATELY AMOUNT BECAUSE OF THE SEVENTH YEAR PLHA FUNDS PLUS THOSE ONE TIME, UH, GRANTS THAT WE WERE, WE APPLIED FOR AND WERE AWARDED.
SO THAT, THAT'S A NICE JUMP FOR US.
ALSO, YOU'LL SEE WE HAD ESTIMATED 5 MILLION FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AND WE ARE HAVE AND ARE ESTIMATED TO CLOSE OUT WITH, UM, DISPERSING OVER $8 MILLION.
AND THAT IS BECAUSE AFTER WORKING AGAIN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS ON THE FOUNTAIN AVENUE PROJECT AND THE ARMORY PROJECT, WE DID, UM, FINALLY GATHER ALL OF THE FINANCING NEEDED TO, UM, START CONSTRUCTION ON THOSE PROJECTS.
AND SO WE GOT A NICE SURPRISE AT THE END OF THE, THE LAST FIFTH, LAST FISCAL YEAR AFTER THIS BUDGET HAD ADOPTED AND WE LEARNED THAT WE COULD CLOSE ESCROW AND START CONSTRUCTION ON THOSE.
SO THIS IS ALL REALLY GOOD NEWS.
AND THE, UM, OTHER INCREASE IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS GOING OUT IS THAT $6,180,000 FOR THE A DU EXPANSION, A DU BOND PROGRAM.
AND, AND THAT, UM, INCLUDES THE SUMMARY AND WE DO RECOMMEND ADOPTING THE LCIC PROPOSED BUDGET.
UH, DIRECTOR, ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PRESENTATION? OUR NON-BUDGET PERSON DID A REALLY GOOD JOB.
SO THAT'S THE CDDG AND HOME FUND AND ESG, WHICH GOES TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THIS IS ONLY NON-FEDERAL FUNDS.
UH, WE WILL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE SIDE OF PLEASE LINE NOT AT THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME AND SEEING THAT, UM, CLERK, PLEASE CALL DIRECTOR ZA.
ITEM FIVE, RECOMMENDATIONS FOR APPROVE THE SELECTION OF JANUARY HOUSING CORPORATION FOR AN AWARD OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS AGENCY FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT ABOVE TO $5 MILLION AND AUTHORIZED PRESIDENT OR DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO NEGOTIATE EXCLUSIVELY WITH JAMBOREE FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING UNITS.
MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? SO MOVED.
AND I'LL SECOND, UH, IT'S BEEN MOVED BY DIRECTOR
I WILL NOW TURN THINGS OVER TO
UH, PRESENTATION
THIS AWARD WOULD PROVIDE A PENDING COMMITMENT FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW 39 UNIT AFFORDABLE FAMILY POTENTIAL PROJECT RESULTING FROM A COMPETITIVE PROCESS.
ON JANUARY 31ST, 2026, STAFF RELEASED A NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY FOR $5 MILLION IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS AGENCY FOR COSTA FUNDS AS AN ELIGIBLE JURISDICTION, THE CITY OF LONG BEACH RECEIVES AN ANNUAL ALLOCATION OF MEASURE A FUNDING DIRECTLY FROM LA CASA.
ELIGIBLE USES OF MEASURE A FUNDS INCLUDE
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CONSTRUCTION OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS COMPOSITION AND OR THE REHABILITATION OF PREVIOUSLY UNRESTRICTED UNITS.THE CITY THEN LOANS ITS ALLOCATION OF THESE FUNDS TO DEVELOPERS FOR THE CREATION OF NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING VIA COMPETITIVE PROCESS.
FOUR PROPOSALS WERE SUBMITTED BY THE APRIL 30TH DEADLINE.
CENTURY AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT THAT
PETER HARVEST, CHURCH OF GOD AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS IN THE DAY PROPOSAL FOR 30 AFFORDABLE UNITS FOR VETERANS.
THAT IS 1 1 1 5 OLIVE AVENUE JANUARY HOUSING CORPORATION SUBMITTED A PROPOSAL FOR 39 AFFORDABLE UNITS FOR FAMILIES AT SIX 20 SOUTH STREET AND 57 0 5 TO 57 23 LIME AVENUE AND LITTLE TOKYO SERVICE CENTER AND UNITED CAMBODIAN COMMUNITY SUBMITTED A FOR TOTAL FOR 55 AFFORDABLE UNITS FOR FAMILIES AT 1858 AT ATLANTA, GATHERING A SELECTION COMMITTEE REVIEWED ALL PROPOSALS AND AFFORDED POINTS BASED ON THESE CRITERIA, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS, PROJECT BUDGET SOURCES AND USES OF FUNDS, PROJECT, LOCATION AND TYPE PROJECT READINESS, SCOPE OF DEVELOPMENTS AND AFFORDABILITY PERIOD.
THE HEIGHTS SCORING PROPOSAL WAS SUBMITTED BY BURY HUB CORPORATION FOR A NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 39 UNITS RESERVED FOR FAMILY EARNING UP 80% OF THE AREA OF MEDIA INCOME.
THE UNIT MIX INCLUDES 14 ONE BEDROOM UNITS, 14 TWO BEDROOM UNIT AND 11 THREE BEDROOM UNITS.
AMENITIES INCLUDE COMMUNITY ROOM AND THE KITCHEN AND COMPUTER AREA, A PET WASH STATION, INDOOR BIKE, TRUCK UNIT, OUTDOOR BARBECUE AREA AND A TOP LOT THAT OF THESE UNITS WILL BE RESERVED FOR HOUSEHOLDS EARNING UP TO 30% OF AREA MEDIA INCOME.
FOUR UNITS RESERVED FOR HOUSEHOLDS EARNING UP TO 50% OF A I 27 UNITS FOR HOUSEHOLDS EARNING UP TO 80% OF A MI AND THERE WILL BE ONE UNRESTRICTED UNIT FOR THE ONSITE MANAGEMENT.
POST PROJECT IS LOCATED AT SIX 20 SOUTH STREET AND 57 0 5 57 2 3 BLACK AVENUE ON VACANT LAND, CURRENTLY OWNED BY THE CITY OF LONG BEACH.
JANUARY HAS EXECUTED EXCLUSIVE NEGOTIATING AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE PROPERTY AS A SITE MAP, IT SHOWS THE PROJECT ON CORNER OF SOUTH STREET LINE AVENUE AND NORTH LONG BEACH AREA.
THIS IS WITH A, UH, PROJECT RENDERING AND IT HAS SEEN FROM THE CORNER OF SOUTH STREET LINE AVENUE.
IT WILL BE A FOUR STORIES BUILDING WITH THE OPEN SPACE COURT OFFICE.
SECOND AND THE RECOMMENDATION FOR TODAY IS TO RETRIEVE THIS ELECTION OF HOUSING CORPORATION FOR AN AWARD AT ANGELES COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING ATION AGENCY FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF UP TO $5 MILLION AND AUTHORIZE THE PRESIDENT FOR THE AGENT ENTER INTO GRIEVANCE TO NEGOTIATE EXCLUSIVELY OF JANUARY FOR NEW AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS.
PLEASE THE PRESENTATION TO HEARING QUESTIONS DIRECTOR SETTING QUESTION.
I WAS MORE WONDERING NOT NECESSARILY RELATED TO THIS, BUT IF WE COULD HAVE A PRESENTATION MORE ON THE THAT FUNDING BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S MORE SOMETHING THAT'S NEW JUST STARTING AND I JUST WANNA KNOW LIKE MORE ABOUT HOW LONG THE APPROPRIATION TO THE WANT FEATURE PART OF THE COUNTY.
YEAH, WE CAN BRING SOMETHING BACK NEXT, UM, WEEK.
WE ARE GOING DARK IN JULY BUT IN AUGUST, BUT I CAN GIVE YOU JUST A LITTLE SUMMARY.
SO INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, WE BASICALLY HAVE THREE DIFFERENT BUDGETS.
WE HAVE OUR TYPE, UM, PD BT INCOME BUDGET, AND THEN WE HAVE THE L-B-C-I-E-C NON-FEDERAL BUDGET THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED.
THIS A TIME CONCEPT SEPARATE IS NOT BEING ROLLED UP.
I KIND OF ANTICIPATED A QUESTION ON THAT, BUT, UM, POINT COMING UP NOW THAT IS NOT ROLLED UP INTO OUR HOUSING BUDGET BECAUSE IT IS SHARED AMONGST DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY.
UM, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT OBVIOUSLY, BUT ALSO THE TA FUNDS WILL BE DISPERSED NOT JUST THE HOUSING BUT OTHER BUREAUS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, POTENTIALLY OTHER AREAS OF THE CITY.
UM, BUT WE HAVE GOTTEN, UM, APPROXIMATELY $5.5 MILLION IN THE HOUSE FUNDS THE FIRST YEAR PLUS A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND IN TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH WE CAN USE FOR STAFF AND FOR TRAINING AND FOR CONSULTANTS AS NEEDED.
AND THEN WE'RE GETTING APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AMOUNT, THE THE SECOND YEAR.
UM, BUT WE CAN CERTAINLY BRING BACK THE DETAILS OF THE PRESENTATION THAT WE GAVE TO COUNCIL IN AUGUST.
OH, AND ONE MORE THING TO NOTE IS WE DID DO OUR FIRST LA NOPA, UM, TELL, UH, PUBLISHED IT IN THE SPRING AND WE JUST AWARDED OUR FIRST PROJECT FOR THAT.
SO, AND WE HAVE ANOTHER ONE COMING AND WE DO HOPE TO, UM, CLOSE ESCROW AND START THOSE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS AND WE'RE KIND OF ON A RAISE TO HOPEFULLY HAVE THE FIRST WITH CLOSET UNIT, UM, TO PRODUCE.
I I THINK WE ALL FEEL THAT, THAT WE, WE WOULD LIKE TO BE THOSE THAT, SO DEFINITELY WANNA RAISE THAT LETTER.
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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, WE'LL NOT TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM, PLEASE WIND OUT THAT THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME, I'M SEEING NONE.
UM, THURSDAY CALL THE QUOTE ESPARZA.
ITEM SIX, RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE SELECTION OF CENTURY AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT INC.
FOR AN AWARD OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING SOLUTIONS AGENCY AND OR HOME FUNDS AND THE AMOUNT OF UP TO $5 MILLION AND AUTHORIZED PRESIDENT OR DESERT ME TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO NEGOTIATE EXCLUSIVELY WITH CADI FOR NEW CONSTRUCTIONS OF AFFORDABLE RENTABLE HOUSING UNITS.
OKAY, MAY I HAVE A MOTION APPEAR THIS ITEM MOTION SECOND.
UH, IT'S BEEN MOTIONED BY DIRECTOR AND SECONDED BY DIRECTOR LEWIS.
I WILL NOW TURN THINGS OVER TO STAFF.
THIS AWARD WILL PROVIDE A FUNDING COMMITMENT TO A CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 150 UNIT AFFORDABLE RENTAL DEVELOPMENT FOR LOW INCOME SENIORS IN JANUARY 31ST, 2026.
THAT PLEASE STATE NOTICE OF FUNDING AVAILABILITY FOR FIVE $9 IN
THE CITY LOANS ITS ALLOCATION OF THESE FUNDS TO DEVELOPERS FOR CREATION NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING VIA COMPETITIVE PROCESS.
FOUR PROPOSALS WERE SUBMITTED BY APRIL 30TH.
DEADLINES SEND REPORTABLE DEVELOPMENTS SUBMITTED PROPOSAL OF 150
PROPOSED 39 4 UNITS FOR FAMILIES AT SIX 20 SOUTH STREET, 57 0 5 7 23 AVENUE AND LITTLE TOKYO SERVICE CENTER IN UNITED
COMMUNITY RULES 4 55 4 UNITS WHERE FAMILIES AT 1858 ATLANTIC AVENUE A SELECTION COMMITTEE REVIEWED ALL PROPOSALS RECEIVED AND AWARDED POINTS BASED ON THESE CRITERIA, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS, PROJECT BUDGET, SOURCE OF VENUE, FUNDS, PROJECT, LOCATION AND TYPE PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABILITY.
THE PROPOSALS FROM JAMBOREE AND CENTURY TO BE RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SCORE ALTHOUGH JAMBOREE IS THE HIGHEST RANK PROPOSAL, THE PROPOSAL SUBMITTED BY CENTURY IS PROBABLY BEING RECOMMENDED FOR A FUNDING AWARD DUE TO THE SMART CENTURY PROJECT IS ALREADY FULLY ENTITLED AND REALLY READY TO BEGIN CONSTRUCTION.
ONCE ALL PENDING TO SECURE OTHER PROJECTS.
THE LOCATION OF CENTURY PROJECT FURTHERS ONE OF THE COMMITMENTS OF THE CITY'S WEST SIDE PRODUCTS.
10 COMMUNITY INVESTMENT PLAN IS WEST LONG BEACH AND ALTHOUGH THIS
THIS SLIDE PROVIDES SOME DETAILS IN THE PROPOSED PROJECT WITH NEW CONSTRUCTION OF 150 UNITS OBSERVED FOR SENIORS EARNING UP TO 60% OF THE AREA BEING INCOME.
THE UNIT MIX INCLUDES 141 1 BEDROOM UNITS AND NINE TWO BEDROOM UNITS.
AND MANY OF THESE INCLUDE A CLUBHOUSE AND KITCHENETTE FITNESS GYM, COMPUTER LAB, LAUNDRY DISABILITIES ON EVERY FLOOR.
OUTDOOR GARDENING, GAZEBO AND
36 UNITS WILL BE RESERVED FOR HOUSEHOLD LEARNING UP 30% OF A MI 10 UNITS FOR HOUSEHOLD EARNING UP TO 50% A MI AND UNDER THREE UNITS FOR HOUSEHOLDS EARNING UP TO 60% A MI AND ONE UNRESTRICTED UNIT FOR ON ONSITE MANAGEMENT.
LOCATED AT 30 21 NORTH GOLD STAR DRIVE.
THE SITE IS CURRENTLY A BIG
THE PROPERTY IS OWNED BY MAR GOLD STAR MANOR.
A NUMBER, THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE SITE MAP SHARED IS IN THE UPPER WEST SIDE AREA AND ACROSS THE STREET IN SILVERADO PARK.
THERE'S A COUPLE PROJECT RENDERINGS.
UM, FIRST ONE IS THE VIEW FROM THE FRONT.
SECOND ONE IS THE VIEW OF THE
ANY PEOPLE PRESENT? JUST TO COMMENT, I LOVE THIS PROJECT.
IT'S 50 UNITS FOCUS ON THE VETERANS AND GOLD STAR FAMILIES.
IT'S, I IMPRESS AND I'M ASSUMING ONE'S GONNA BE CONSTRUCTION ON JANUARY, RIGHT? BE WHAT THIS ONE'S GONNA BE.
PROBABLY THE FASTER TO, WELL THIS ONE IS ALREADY ENTITLED, BUT BASED ON THEIR SCHEDULE, THEY'RE APPLYING FOR TAX CREDIT ADVISING AT A LABOR
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DATE.SO THE PROBLEM THEY GROUND UP SIX MONTHS AFTER YEAR PROJECT, IT ALL GOES WRONG, BUT, AND THEN THIS, THIS AREA, UH, IS VACANT RIGHT NOW AS LONG YEAH IT IS.
IT'S ACTUALLY AN EXISTING, UM, AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT.
THEY JUST HAVE A HUGE ARTS PLAN.
SO IT'S BEEN GREAT OPEN SPACE FOR THE RESIDENTS THERE.
THEY'LL STILL CONTINUE, ENJOY QUITE A BIT, BIT OF A GOOD SPACE BUT WE CONSIDER IT KINDA UNDERUTILIZED FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
AND THE OWNER DEVELOPER, UM, HASN'T YET BEEN ABLE TO BRING A, A PHASE TWO SO TO SPEAK, TO PERMISSION AND SOMEBODY BROUGHT CENTURY ON AS A PARTNER, WHICH IS ALWAYS, YOU KNOW, ABLE TO GET THE JOB DONE.
IT'S KINDA NEAT 'CAUSE I TRAVEL THAT WAY HOME SOMETIMES AND OBVIOUSLY I'M LOOKING ACROSS THAT WAY AND IT'S PRETTY BIG AND OPEN THERE AND I JUST FEEL WONDERED.
OKAY, UH, WE'LL NOW TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM END PLEASE LIGHT UP AT THE PODIUM AT THIS TIME AND SEEING NONE.
MOTION IS CARRIED AT THIS TIME.
ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON AN ITEM NOT LISTED ON THE AGENDA.
YOU SIGNED UP THE PODIUM IT TIME AND
I'M JUST GONNA SAY I LOVED GOING TO THE GROUNDBREAKING.
I WAS ALSO THERE AND IT WAS, IT'S AWESOME TO SEE OUR PROJECTS COMING INTO LIGHT AND ACTUALLY SEEING SOME PIPING IN THE GROUND TOO.
HOPEFULLY FOR THE TWO THAT ARE COMING UP, YOU'LL SHARE THOSE WITH US.
WE'RE HOPING TO DO SOME MOMENTUM.
WE'RE DEFINITELY GETTING RECOGNIZED FOR DOING A LOT OF
THANK YOU REINA FOR SENDING OVER THAT, UH, EVENTS CALENDAR.
I, IT'S MAINLY CLEANUPS AND CERTAIN THINGS BUT YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS LOOKING AT THAT FOR MY CARPENTER DEFENSE IN CASE THEY WANT TO HEAL, WE GET INVOLVED SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
QUESTION DID WE GET REAPPOINTED LAST NIGHT? YES, WE WERE.
ONE OF THE HUNDRED OR WHATEVER.
YEAH I HEARD THEY JUST GOT COMMUNICATION ABOUT THAT ON THURSDAY NIGHT CLASS.
SO WORRY YOU'RE STILL HERE? WE ARE SO WELL DONE.
ON THE LAST ONE? MM-HMM UH, NO, NOT THE LAST ONE.
ALTHOUGH I DID REALIZE THAT HIS TEAM IS GETTING MOVED ON TO A JUNE UM, BOARD.
SO I'M NOT SURE WHEN HIS LAST DAY WILL BE BUT UM, THAT WE'LL BE LOOKING FOR A NEW BOARD MEMBER TO EVEN THE COMING MONTHS.
ALRIGHT, WELL IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION I DECLARE THAT'S GONNA BE ADJOURNED.