On October 7, 2014, the Board of Supervisors allocated $455,000 in CDBG funds to Resources for Community Development (RCD) for the Church Lane Apartments project. The purpose of the Church Lane Apartments project is to improve 22 units of rental housing affordable to and occupied by very-low income families. On December 8, 2015, the Board approved the legal documents for this project, including the Amended and Restated CDBG and HOME Loan Agreement. The project involves the rehabilitation of the common areas, including the concrete covered walkways on the second, third and fourth floors.
RCD started the rehabilitation work on February 9, 2016, which was 40 days later than the anticipated start date due to heavy rains in December. The rehabilitation is underway, but was not completed by the March 31 completion date. During the construction work additional damage was discovered, including dry rot in the elevated walkways, that has delayed the completion date by two months or until May 31, 2016.
Delegating authority to the Director to consent to future requests to modify rehabilitation due dates will enable the Department to respond to any other unforeseen delays in a timely manner. In no event will any dates be extended beyond June 30, 2016.
RCD will be in default under the Loan Agreement, and the project will be further delayed.
The project helps to preserve existing affordable housing, which supports the Children's Impact Statement indicator #3: Families are Economically Self Sufficient.