Austin Housing: New Homes, Repairs, Rent Aid
- The Austin Housing Finance Corporation allocated over $6.1 million to manage and fund various local housing programs.
- $527,000 was approved to provide tenant-based rental assistance, offering housing opportunities for homeless families.
- A $1 million contract was authorized to fund the Emergency Home Repair Program for residents.
- Increased funding was approved for two significant affordable housing developments, including 40 new multi-family rental units and a "net-zero" subdivision project.
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NOTICE OF MEETING
The Austin Housing Finance Corporation, Board of Directors, will convene at 3:00 PM on Thursday, September 27, 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 August 2, 2012 and September 10, 2012 Board meetings of the Austin Housing Finance Corporation.
Consent
2. Approve a resolution amending the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Austin Housing Finance Corporation Grant Operating Budget (Resolution No. 20120910- AHFC001) to authorize additional expenditures of $287,930 for a total of $6,102,960.
3. Authorize the negotiation and execution of a one-year service agreement with the City of Austin to manage and operate various housing programs on the City’s behalf during Fiscal Year 2012-2013 using funds received by the City from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, in addition to local City of Austin funds, in an amount not to exceed $6,102,960.
4. Authorize the negotiation and execution of a one-year contract with the HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN in an amount not to exceed $527,000 to fund and administer the Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
Program to provide housing opportunities through subsidies to homeless families.
5. Authorize the negotiation and execution of a one-year contract with the AUSTIN AREA URBAN LEAGUE in an amount not to exceed $1,000, 000 to fund and administer the Emergency Home Repair Program.
6. Authorize an increase of $375,710 to an existing loan to the MARY LEE COMMUNITY, an affiliate of the Mary Lee Foundation, for a total loan amount not to exceed $2,001,710 to assist with the development and construction of 40 new affordable units of multi-family rental housing at 1340 and 1342 Lamar Square Drive.
7. Authorize an increase of $50,000 to an existing loan to the GUADALUPE NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, for a total loan amount not to exceed $1,550,000 to assist with the development of the Guadalupe-Saldaña Net Zero Subdivision.
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