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C. 71

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Catherine Kutsuris, Conservation & Development
Date:	February 5, 2013

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Subject:

DOUGHERTY VALLEY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORT

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/05/2013

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Kara Douglas 674-7880

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 5, 2013
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

1. RECEIVE AND ACCEPT the Dougherty Valley Affordable Housing Program Compliance Report and,
2. DETERMINE that Shapell Industries of Northern California and Lennar Homes (on behalf of the Windemere group of developers) are in compliance with the Dougherty Valley Affordable Housing Program.

FISCAL IMPACT:

No General Funds are involved. Affordable units were constructed without County subsidy.

BACKGROUND:

DOUGHERTY VALLEY AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM COMPLIANCE

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Adopted by the Board of Supervisors on March 22, 1994, and amended on October 16, 2001, the
Dougherty Valley Affordable Housing Program (DVAHP) sets for the requirements to be met by the Dougherty Valley developers (Shapell and Lennar on behalf of the Windemere group). The DVAHP requires the submittal of an annual compliance report by the respective development entities. The following discussion and Table 1 summarizes the compliance status of Shapell Industries of Northern California, and the Windemere group led by Lennar. A map depicting the location of DVAHP Projects is also attached as Figure 1.

A. Shapell Affordable Housing Compliance

The Shapell portion of the Dougherty Valley includes 5830 residential units. These units are being built in four phases as follows:

Phase	For-Sale	Rental	Total
Gale Ranch I	960	256	1216
Gale Ranch II	1619	266	1885
Gale Ranch III	1041	380	1421
Gale Ranch IV	648	660	1308
Total	4268	1562	5830

The DVAHP requires that at least 25 percent of the residential units be affordable to Very-low, Low, and Moderate Income Households. The Shapell portion of the DVAHP Affordable Housing obligation is as follows:

Affordability Requirement	Percent	Number
Very-low Income	10%	146
Low Income	25%	365
Moderate Income	65%	947
	100%	1458

To date the Shapell-Gale Ranch Affordable Housing Program has delivered or has under construction 1,009 units, or 69 percent of its obligation. The most recent development, Valencia Apartments, a 186 unit property for very low, low, and moderate income households was completed and occupied in 2012.

The remaining 448 affordable units are to be delivered in Gale Ranch Phase IV. Shapell anticipates constructing approximately 170 senior apartments in 2015 with occupancy expected in 2017. The Shapell program complies with the requirements of the DVAHP.


B. Windemere Affordable Housing Compliance

The DVAHP requires that at least 25 percent of the 5170 residential units to be affordable to Very Low, Low, and Moderate Income Households. The Windemere portion of the DVAHP Affordable Housing obligation is as follows:

Affordability Requirement	Percent	Number
Very-low Income	10%	129
Low Income	25%	323
Moderate Income	65%	841
	100%	1293

As of this date the Windemere Affordable Housing Program has delivered all 1293 of its affordable housing units or 100 percent of its obligation. Highland Point Apartments , a 293 unit property for very low, low, and moderate income households, is constructed and is being leased now. As a result the Windemere program complies with the requirements of the DVAHP.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Board of Supervisors would not receive a timely report on Dougherty Valley Affordable Housing Program compliance.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The DVAHP achieves the following Children's Impact Statements:
Children Ready for and Succeeding in School
Families that are Economically Self Sufficient
Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families