Housing Funds Support Austin Seniors & Families
Major Boost for Garden Terrace Apartments:
Approved an extra $500,000, bringing the total loan to nearly $1.8 million, to help develop the Garden Terrace Apartments.Affordable Homes for Seniors at Oak Springs:
Facilitated 56 new affordable rental units for low-income elderly families at Oak Springs Villas with a long-term $1/year lease and a $466,715 development loan.Expanded Senior Living at Rosewood I:
Authorized an $800,000 loan to create 54 affordable rental units for low-income elderly families at the Rosewood I Senior Housing Community.
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Board of Directors: Gustavo L. Garcia, President Jackie Goodman," Vice President Raul Alvarez, Director Danny Thomas, Director Betty Dunkerley, Director Will Wynn, Director Daryl Slusher, Director Toby Hammett Futrell, General Manager Shirley Brown, Assistant Secretary Sedora Jefferson, General Counsel flUSTIN HOUSING FINflNCE CORPORflTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2003 The Board of Directors of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) was convened on Thursday, February 6, 2003, in the Board Room at the Lower Colorado River Authority Hancock Building, 3700 Lake Austin Boulevard, Austin, Texas. The following were the AHFC items considered by the Austin Housing Finance Corporation's Board of Directors. President Garcia called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. AHFC-1. Approval of minutes for Austin Housing Finance Corporation Special Called Meeting of January 9, 2003. The minutes for the Austin Housing Finance Corporation Special Called Meeting of January 9,2003 were approved on Board Member Alvarez* motion, Board Member XVynn's second on a 6-0 vote. President Garcia was off the dais. AHFC-5. Approve the appointment of Sedora Jefferson as General Counsel, Paul Hilgers as Treasurer, Shirley A. Brown as Secretary and Yvonne Spence as Assistant Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation for terms expiring June 15,2003. The motion authorizing the appointment of the General Counsel, Treasurer, Secretary and Assistant Secretary was approved on Board Member Thomas' motion, Board Member Dunkerley's second on a 6-0 vote. President Garcia was off the dais. AHFC-2. Authorize an amendment to the Rental Housing Development Assistance Program Loan Agreement with the Garden Terrace Housing Corporation by increasing the loan amount by $500,000 for a total loan amount not to exceed $1,775,750 for the development of the Garden Terrace Apartments at 1015 West William Cannon Drive. Funding: $500,000 is available in the Rental Housing Development Assistance program, fiscal year 2002-03 Austin Housing Finance Corporation budget. It is anticipated that the loan will be funded with Community Development Block Grant funds. The motion authorizing an amendment was approved on Board Member Dunkerley's motion, Board Member Wynn's second on a 6-0 vote. President Garcia was off the dais. AHFC-3. Authorize the negotiation and execution of a long-term lease of 3001 Oak Springs Drive in an annual amount equal to $1 to Oak Springs Villas, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit affiliate of Volunteers of America-Texas, and authorize the negotiation and execution of a Rental Housing Development Assistance Program deferred-payment loan in an amount CORPORATE OFFICES, P.O. Box 1088. Austin, TX 78767-1088 (512) 974-3100 OFFICE OF CORPORATE COUNSEL, 1 14 West 7th Street, Austin. TX. 78701(512) 974-2268 not to exceed $466,715 to Oak Springs Villas Inc. for the development of the property into a 56-unit affordable rental housing facility for low-income elderly families. Funding: $466,715 is available in the Rental Housing Development Assistance program, fiscal year 2002-03 Austin Housing Finance Corporation budget. It is anticipated that the loan will be funded with HOME Investment Partnership Act funds. The motion authorizing the negotiation and execution of a long-term lease and a Rental Housing Development Assistance Program deferred-payment loan was approved on Board Member Thomas' motion, Board Member \VymTs second on a 6-0 vote. President Garcia was off the dais. AHFC-4. Authorize the negotiation and execution of a Rental Housing Development Assistance Program deferred-payment loan in an amount not to exceed $800,000 to Rosewood I Senior Housing Community, a 501(c)(3) non-profit affiliate of Family ISldcrcare, Inc., for the development of a 54-unit affordable rental housing facility for low-income elderly families at 2720 Lyons Road. Funding: $800,000 is available in the Rental Housing Development Assistance program, fiscal year 2002-03 Austin Housing Finance Corporation budget. It is anticipated that the loan will be funded with $698,220 in Community Development Block Grant and $101,780 in HOME Investment Partnership Act funds. The motion authorizing the negotiation and execution of a Rental Housing Development Assistance Program deferred-payment loan was approved on Board Member Thomas' motion, Board Member Dunkerley's second on a 7-0 vote. The motion to adjourn the meeting at 3:20 p.m. was approved on Board Member Slusher's motion, President Garcia's second on a 7-0 vote. CORPORATE OFFICES. P.O. Box 1088. Austin. TX 78767-1088 (512} 974-3100 OFFICE OF CORPORATE COUNSEL, 114 West 7th Street Austin, TX. 78701(512) 974-2268