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$1.3M for Affordable Austin Homes

Thursday, February 9, 2012 Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) Board of Directors AHFC Meeting
  • Securing Housing Funds:

    Applied for over $1.3 million in state grants to boost local housing initiatives.
  • New Homes for Families:

    These grants are earmarked to build eleven new single-family homes for low- to moderate-income residents.
  • Neighborhood Stabilization:

    Authorized administrative steps for a state program focused on stabilizing neighborhoods through new affordable housing construction.

Full Transcript

NOTICE OF MEETING The Austin Housing Finance Corporation, Board of Directors, will convene at 3:00 PM on Thursday, February 09, 2012, in Council Chambers at Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second Street, Austin, Texas AGENDA The Board of Directors will go into a closed 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 listed on this agenda. If necessary, the Board may go into a closed session as permitted by law regarding any item on this agenda. Approval of Minutes 1. Approve the minutes of the December 8, 2011 Board meeting of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation. Consent 2. Approve a resolution appointing Humberto Lumbreras as a Director on the Board of Directors for Arbors at Creekside Non-Profit Corporation, the Austin Inner- City Redevelopment Corporation, the Villas on Sixth Non-Profit Corporation, and the Austin Housing Finance Corporation Village on Little Texas Non-Profit Corporation, for unexpired terms due to expire on April 30, 2012. 3. Approve a resolution authorizing the Austin Housing Finance Corporation treasurer to submit two grant applications to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, one for $1,000,000 and the other for $375,000, for the Texas Neighborhood Stabilization Program 1 – Program Income fund for construction and administration costs for eleven new single-family homes to be sold to low- to moderate-income households; acknowledging that the Texas Neighborhood Stabilization Program is a reimbursement program; and authorizing the treasurer or general manager to sign contracts and all other documents related to the administration of the program. Adjourn The 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 intérprete en español comunicándose con la oficina del Secretario/a Municipal a no más 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 sesión del Consejo.