Austin Affordable Homes: Loans & Delays
Formalizing Housing Finance Actions:
Austin's housing finance body officially documented key decisions from late 2004 regarding affordable housing initiatives through minute approval.Guadalupe Neighborhood Affordable Rentals:
A $360,000 forgivable loan was approved for the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation to construct six new affordable rental homes.Affordable Housing Project Postponed:
A decision on a $300,000 loan agreement to fund 14 additional affordable housing units with Martin Fein Interests, Ltd., was postponed for further review.
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RBA AGENDA ITEM NO.: AHFC-I AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION AGENDA DATE: Thu 03/03/2005 RECOMMENDATION FOR BOARD ACTION PAGE: 1 of 1 SUBJECT: Approve the minutes of the December 16,2004 Board meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. AMOUNT & SOURCE OF FUNDING; N/A FISCAL NOTE: There is no unanticipated fiscal impact. A fiscal note is not required. REQUESTING Austin Housing Finance DIRECTOR'S DEPARTMENT: Corporation AUTHORIZATION: Paul Hilgers FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Hilgers, Director, Neighborhood Housing and Community Development, 974-3108. PRIOR BOARD ACTION; N/A BOARD AND COMMISSION ACTION: N/A The Board minutes are attached. RCA Serial*: 8011 Date: 03/03/05 Original: Yes Published: Disposition: Adjusted version published: flUSTIN HOUSING FINRNCE CORPORflTION BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING AUSTIN HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16,2004 The Board of Directors of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) was convened on Thursday, December 16,2004, in the Hancock Building Board Room of the Lower Colorado River Authority, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd. The following were the AHFC items considered by the Austin Housing Finance Corporation's Board of Directors. President Wynn called the meeting to order at 3:25 p.m. AHFC-1 Approve the minutes of the November 18, 2004 Board meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Coiporation. The minutes for the Austin Housing Finance Corporation meeting of November 18, 2004 were approved on Vice President Goodman's motion, Board Member McCracken's second on a 6-0 vote. Board Member Slusher was off the dais. AHFC-2 Approve the negotiation and execution of a deferred payment forgivable loan agreement with the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation in an amount not to exceed $360,000 to fund the Guadalupe Neighborhood Development Corporation's construction of six affordable rental housing units located in the Guadalupe neighborhood at 1003 Lydia, 907 Spence, 1009 East 10* Street, 809 San Marcos, and 2320 Santa Rita. (rIOME funding is available in the Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Austin Housing Finance Corporation budget allocation under the Rental Housing Development Assistance Program.) The motion authorizing the negotiation and execution of a deferred payment forgivable loan agreement was approved on Board Member Alvarez' motion. Board Member Dunkerley's second on a 7-0 vote. AHFC-3 Approve the negotiation and execution of a Loan Agreement between Martin Fein Interests, Ltd., Houston, TX, and the Austin Housing Finance Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 to fund Austin Housing Finance Corporation's construction construct of 14 affordable housing units. (Funding is available through loan proceeds to the Austin Housing Finance Corporation.) This item was postponed to January 13, 2005 on Board Member Alvarez' motion, Board Member Slasher's second on a 7-0 vote. The meeting was adjourned without objection at 3:47 p.m.