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To:	Contra Costa County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
From:	Joseph Villarreal, Housing Authority
Date:	March 21, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Partnership for the Bay’s Future Grant

Action of Board On: 03/21/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Commissioner
Candace Andersen, Commissioner
Diane Burgis, Commissioner
Ken Carlson, Commissioner
Federal D. Glover, Commissioner
Cynthia Jordan, Commissioner
Joanne Segura, Commissioner

Contact:

925-957-8028

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: March 21, 2023
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BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATIONS

RECEIVE report on Partnership for the Bay’s Future grant progress and disposition of North Richmond Las Deltas public housing development.

BACKGROUND

As reported to the Board previously, the Housing Authority (HACCC) is one of the recipients of a 2022-2024 Policy grant from the Partnership for the Bay’s Future (Partnership). The Partnership was launched in 2019 in collaboration with the community and in response to their needs, the public-private Partnership is working with community and faith-based leaders, housing experts, elected officials, and residents with the goal of protecting people already living in affordable homes, and preserving and producing affordable homes to meet the region’s housing needs.

BACKGROUND (CONT'D)

This effort is centered on the understanding that a two-pronged approach is the best way to move the needle on affordable housing – addressing policy change and investing in affordable housing at the same time. That’s why the Partnership is composed of a policy fund that supports the creation and implementation of policies to stem the tide of displacement, and a family of loan funds focused on increasing the supply of affordable homes.

The Partnership’s 2022-2024 grants are the second round ever offered and focus on advancing equitable housing policies. These grants support eleven government entities in the Bay Area. All are Cities or Counties apart from HACCC and BAHFA (the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority). Launched in June 2022 and spanning two years, the program will help accelerate policies that preserve and produce affordable housing. Each entity is partnered with community organizations, which ensures community voices are represented in the policy process. A housing policy fellow is also embedded in each entity to serve as a catalyst to advance policy innovation.

HACCC partners in this grant are Richmond Our Power Coalition, Community Housing Development Corporation, & Richmond LAND. Our housing fellow is Hannah Phalen.

The goals of our partnership are repositioning the Las Deltas public housing project through:

1) A local preference policy.
2) Creating homeownership opportunities for former Las Deltas residents as well as residents of North Richmond with community land trusts, co-ops and condos as well as more traditional models.
3) Streamlining approvals for Las Deltas.
4) Creating new financial instruments to accomplish this goal.

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

Speaker: Caller 1.