Austin Housing: Elm Ridge, Mueller, South Congress
- Approved up to $6 million in bonds to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of Elm Ridge Apartments, providing 130 units of affordable housing.
- Authorized a $2 million loan for the development of 201 units of mixed-income senior housing within the Mueller Planned-Unit Development District.
- Approved a $3 million loan for FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES to acquire and rehabilitate a 238-unit mixed-income apartment complex on South Congress Avenue.
- Increased the overall funding for affordable housing initiatives by over $2 million, bringing the total budget to nearly $18 million.
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„ LLJ R- NOTICE OF MEETING jf— *r- C^v Q= _ _i \ The Austin Housing Finance Corporation, Board of Directors, £f £! §^ will convene at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2009, t )S m Council Chambers at Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second Street, Austin, Texas o „ u- ~»- o •— 3T o> »r § AGENDA _j c/3 i—, <J O OT £3 77?e Board of Directors will go into a dosed session under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code to receive advice from legal counsel, to discuss matters of land acquisition, to discuss personnel matters, or for other reasons permitted by law as specifically fisted on this agenda. If necessary, the Board may go into a dosed session as permitted by law regarding any item on this agenda. 1. Approve the minutes of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation regular Board meeting of November 5, 2009 and Special Called Board meeting of November 19, 2009. 2. Conduct n public hearing and receive public input regarding the issuance of up to $6 million of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Multi-family Housing Revenue Bonds to finance the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Elm Ridge Apartments, 1121 Harvey Street, a 130-unit apartment complex to be owned and operated by Elm Ridge Affordable Partners, Ltd., a single purpose Limited Partnership affiliated with Summit Housing Partners, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 3. Adopt a resolution approving the issuance of Austin Housing Finance Corporation Multi-family Housing Revenue Bonds, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $6 million; approving related documents, in substantially the form attached to the resolution, to provide financing for the acquisition and rehabilitation of the Elm Ridge Apartments, 1121 Harvey Street, to be owned and operated by Elm Ridge Affordable Partners, Ltd., an affiliate of Summit Housing Partners, Inc., Tuscaloosa, Alabama; and authorizing specific named representatives of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation to execute the documents relating to issuance of the bonds and closing the transaction. 4. Approve negotiation and execution of a loan to DMA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC, or its affiliate, to acquire property and develop 201 units of mixed- income senior housing in the Mueller Planned-Unit Development District at the Northeast Corner of Berkman Drive and Tom Miller Street, in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 under the Rental Housing Development Assistance Program. 5. Approve negotiation and execution of an amendment to the 2009-2010 service agreement between the Austin Housing Finance Corporation and the City of Austin, funded by proceeds from the City's affordable housing General Obligation Housing bond proceeds, to increase the amount of funding by $2,055,495, for a total amount not to exceed $17,855,495. 6. Approve negotiation and execution of a loan to FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES, INC., or its affiliate organization, under the Rental Housing Development Assistance Program to acquire and rehabilitate a 238-unit mixed-income apartment complex for low- and moderate-income families at 4320 South Congress Avenue in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000. Adjourn e City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request For assistance please call 974-3256 OR 974-2445 TDD. A person may request a Spanish language interpreter be made available by contacting the City Clerk's Office not later than two hours before the scheduled time of the item on which the person wishes to speak. Please call 974-3256 in advance or inform the City Clerk's staff present at the council meeting. Cualquier persona puede solicitar servicios de interprete en espanol comunicandose con la oficina del Secretario/a Municipal a no mas tardar de dos horas antes de la hora determinada para el asunto sobre el cual la persona desea comentar. Por favor llame al 974-3256 con anticipo o informe al personal del Secretario/a Municipal presente en la sesion del Consejo.