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Recommendation to authorize Executive Director, or designee, to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) advertising the availability of Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) and solicit participation in the program from interested property owners of affordable units; and
Authorize Executive Director, or designee, to negotiate and execute agreement(s) to enter into Housing Assistance Payment contract(s) for PBV assistance in accordance with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines for qualified proposals submitted in response to this RFP and also approved by HUD. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Chapter 21 of the Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach (HACLB) Administrative Plan regarding Project-Based Voucher Rental Assistance was established and approved by the Housing Authority Commission on October 12, 2002 and revised on June 9, 2009.
The PBV Program in Long Beach has been designed to meet special housing needs within the City as confirmed in the City’s Consolidated Plan. The most recent approved PBV development was Beacon Place, which provides 38 rental units for homeless veterans. Four additional project-based voucher developments, American Gold Star Manor, Long Beach and 21st Street, Cabrillo Gateway, and Anchor Place, were added to the Housing Authority inventory in 2015. These developments ensure that affordable housing opportunities exist for those who cannot afford market rate rent.
This new RFP is designed to help increase the number of affordable housing units. This monumental task takes the collaboration of many entities to provide appropriate affordable housing alternatives. Therefore, the HACLB is looking for property owners with affordable units, or control of a site to construct affordable units, to partner with the HACLB.
The appropriate development(s) will have up to 200 affordable units of permanent senior and/or family housing with supportive services. To begin construction and/or rehab of the development(s), the HACLB and the owner(...
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