The County Housing Successor is the owner of a 0.98 acre vacant site, adjacent to the Rodeo Senior Apartments, on the 700 block of Willow Avenue in Rodeo. The subject site, along with the site where the senior apartments are located, were acquired by the County Redevelopment Agency in 1998 using Low Moderate Income Housing Funds (LMIHF). The site was subdivided, with one acre being used for the senior apartments and the remaining parcel (subject parcel) available for future development. Since the subject site was acquired using LMIHF, the site became an asset of the Housing Successor after the dissolution of redevelopment.
A 50-unit senior housing development was completed on the adjacent parcel in 2002. The non-profit housing developer of the senior housing project, EAH, is interested in expanding their project to include the subject site. The County entered into an Exclusive Negotiating Agreement with EAH to explore the potential. In addition to new housing units, EAH has been exploring the idea of constructing space for a senior center which could replace the existing space currently owned by the County. Since the request to explore senior center space was requested by the County and the site is an asset of the County Housing successor, this is a County-initiated General Plan Amendment Study.
Staff emphasizes that authorization to proceed with the GPA process does not imply the Board's support or endorsement for the application to amend the General Plan, but only that this matter is appropriate for further consideration.
If the Board does not authorize initiation of the GPA process, then an application to amend the General Plan cannot be filed and the subject site will retain its CO land use designation.