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1989 01 31 RDAi^" REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY AGENDA CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 78-105 Calle Estado La Quinta, California 92253 Adjourned Meeting January 31, 1989 7:30 P.M. CALL TO ORDER a. Roll Call HEARINGS BUSINESS SESSION 1. Consideration of Assessment Subsidy Program for Assessment District No. 88-1. a) Minute Order Action. CLOSED SESSION to discuss potential litigation regarding Redevelopment Agency Project Area No. 2. ADJOURNMENT DECLARATION OF POSTING I, Saundra L. Juhola, Secretary of the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency do hereby declare that the foregoing agenda for the Redevelopment Agency Meeting of January 31, 1989 was posted on the outside entry to the Council Chamber, 78-105 Calle Estado and on the bulletin board at the La Quinta Post Office on Friday, January 27, 1989. Dated: January 27, 1989. SAUNDRA L. JUHOLA, Secretary La Quinta Redevelopment Agency nnnnf'* BIB] 11-12-1998-U01 03:43:41PM-U01 BASIC-U01 RDA-U02 01-U02 31-U02 1989-U02 i^" BUSINESS SESSION ITEM NO I DATE: January3l,1989 TO: Mayor and Members of the City Council Chair and Members of the Redevelopment Agency FROM: Ronald E. Kiedrowski, City Manager SUBJECT: ASSESSMENT SUBSIDY PROGRAM At your January 17, 1989 meeting staff presented a proposal that called for the Redevelopment Agency to subsidize assessment district payments for Assessment District No.88-i This program would be provided In conjunction with the proposed Assessment District1 and would be available to persons and households in the very low, low and moderate Income categories. Monies from the Project Area No.1 Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund would be used to make the subsidy payments. At that meeting, the City Council Agency authorized the City Manager to move forward and develop said program. Attached you will find the proposed Assessment Subsidy Program to be provided by the La Quinta Redevelopment Agency. The Program's purpose is to improve and increase the supply of affordable very low, low and moderate income housing while providing necessary Infrastructure Improvements utilizing assessment district funding. The Program calls for the Agency to directly pay assessment payments for qualifying persons or households. Program features of the programs include the following: Available to Owner Occupied and Rental Units. The Program will be made available to both owner occupied and rental units. In doing so, the Agency will not be discriminating against any one particular category of dweller, and will provide a program that services the greatest number of eligible households. Income Requirements. The Program is targeted to service persons and households that fall within the very bw, low and moderate Income categories. The California Redevelopment Law s*cally defines the very low and low income categories, which are respectively dassified as 50% and 80% of the City's median Income. The Law does not define the moderate income category; for this Prograrn we are defining ft to be not more than 100% of the City's median income. In 1988, the City's median income for a family of four which is taken from the HUD established median income the Riverside-San Bernardino Metropolitan Statistical Area and is adjusted for family size) was $30,300. 000002 BIB] 11-12-1998-U01 03:43:41PM-U01 BASIC-U01 RDA-U02 01-U02 31-U02 1989-U02 i^" The Program also proposes to incorporate additional income adjustments for elderly households persons G2orolder), arnl for persons or households that incur reoccurring extraordinary medical expenses. The aforementioned incomes will be reduced by 10% for elderly households and will be adjusted for households with reoccurring extraordinary medical expenses. adjustments parallel provisions of the *California Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Guidelines". Amount of Subsidy. The Program provides for full payment of assessments for qualifying persons or households. Covenant of Affordability. The California Redevelopment Law requires the recordation of deed covenants against properties that benefit from the expenditure of low and moderate Income housing funds. The covenants are to ensure to continued affordability of the housing unit. The Program provides for a ten 10) year covenant for owner occupied units and a fifteen 15)year covenant for rental units. If, however, the applicant at a future date no longer qualifies in that the housing unit is sold and no longer affordable to specified households or their income level rises to a level greater than 120% of median income) the assessment subsidy will require repayment and the Covenant of Affordability shall be rescinded. The Assessment Subsidy Program provides an additional vehicle wherein the City and Redevelopment Agency can mitigate the Impact of the proposed Assessment District on very low, low and moderate income families. While the Program incorporates features that may not be enthusiastically accepted by property owners, it does provide a reasonable approach to maintaining the supply of affordable housing in the City of La Quinta If this Program is approved by the City Council/Agency, staff will immediately begin to aggressively market this prog ram to property owners in the Cove. We propose to mail out a package that Incudes Introductory cover letter, a pamphlet describing the Assessment Subsidy Program and applications. Further, it is proposed that the Agency's redevelopment consultant assign a housing specialist to this project to assist in the review and verification of submitted applications. Our goal Is to review, quali* and fund all eligible applicants by the last day to make assessment payments, which is antici at to be March 13, 1989. By motion, approve the Assessment Subsidy Program and direct the City Manager/Executive Director to move forward an in tit e the activities necessary for implementation. Final approval of this Program will take place through the adoption of resolutions by both the C* Coundl and Redevelopment Agency at your next meeting. * 000003 BIB] 11-12-1998-U01 03:43:41PM-U01 BASIC-U01 RDA-U02 01-U02 31-U02 1989-U02 i^" NOTEXTPAGE BIB] 11-12-1998-U01 03:43:41PM-U01 BASIC-U01 RDA-U02 01-U02 31-U02 1989-U02 i^" NOTEXTPAGE BIB] 11-12-1998-U01 03:43:41PM-U01 BASIC-U01 RDA-U02 01-U02 31-U02 1989-U02 i^" NOTEXTPAGE BIB] 11-12-1998-U01 03:43:41PM-U01 BASIC-U01 RDA-U02 01-U02 31-U02 1989-U02 i^" NOTEXTPAGE BIB] 11-12-1998-U01 03:43:41PM-U01 BASIC-U01 RDA-U02 01-U02 31-U02 1989-U02 i^" NOTEXTPAGE BIB] 11-12-1998-U01 03:43:41PM-U01 BASIC-U01 RDA-U02 01-U02 31-U02 1989-U02 i^" NOTEXTPAGE BIB] 11-12-1998-U01 03:43:41PM-U01 BASIC-U01 RDA-U02 01-U02 31-U02 1989-U02 i^" NOTEXTPAGE BIB] 11-12-1998-U01 03:43:41PM-U01 BASIC-U01 RDA-U02 01-U02 31-U02 1989-U02