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Austin Acquires Land, Funds Affordable Homes

Thursday, October 21, 2021 Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) Board of Directors AHFC Meeting
  • The Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) approved a significant $23 million funding allocation from the Austin Transit Partnership.
  • This new funding will be used to support existing affordable housing initiatives and update the AHFC's operating budget.
  • The AHFC authorized the acquisition of two properties for future affordable housing development:
    • Approximately 18.5 acres at 2200 Grove Boulevard, currently owned by Austin Energy.
    • About 2.75 acres at 4003 Convict Hill Road in District 8, which will be part of a larger development.
  • The city plans to issue Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to find developers for these newly acquired sites, transforming them into much-needed affordable housing communities.

Full Transcript

Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) Meeting Transcript – 10/21/2021 Title: City of Austin Channel: 6 - ATXN-1 Recorded On: 10/21/2021 6:00:00 AM Original Air Date: 10/21/2021 Transcript Generated by SnapStream [2:04:58 PM] We're going to begin my recess egg the Austin city council meeting and opening up the Austin housing finance corporation meeting. Today is October 21st, 2021. We are meeting Austin housing finance corporation here at city hall. We have a quorum present on the dais. We'll go ahead and work our way through the consent agenda, but for the record, thank you, manager, we have note that Austin housing finance corporation item number 3 is withdrawn and replaced with item 6. Item number 3 is replaced with addendum item -- no, that's the only one there, [2:05:58 PM] but we do have three late backup items. Item 3, 4 and 5. So let's turn it over to staff. Do you want to take us through the consent agenda? >> Jamie may is going to do that for you, mayor. >> Good afternoon, mayor and council. My name is Jamie may, the acting housing and community department development officer for the housing planning deposit. You do have five items on your agenda for you today, two of which, item number 2 and 6, concern acceptance of $23 million from the Austin transportation -- $23 million from the Austin transit partnership. That is to amend our budget and to amend our operating agreement with city of Austin. The other two items on your agenda are both for the [2:06:58 PM] acquisition of land for the development of affordable housing. One is at 2200 grove boulevard. This property is currently owned by Austin energy. It is approximately 18 and a half acres. The second property is at 4003 convict hill road, approximately two and three-quarter acres, in district 8, and this convict hill road parcel will be part of an assemblage. Both parties -- we will issue rfps in order to develop these properties into affordable housing. We offer all five of these items on consent and I'd be happy to answer any questions. >> Mayor Adler: Okay. So the items on consent bottom line are which numbers? >> Sorry, one, two -- excuse me. One, three, four, five and six. >> Mayor Adler: One -- one, two -- >> Fourth quarter five and [2:07:59 PM] six, yes, mayor. >> Mayor Adler: One, two, four, five and six on the addendum. Is there a motion to approve the consent agenda? Councilmember pool makes the commotion. Councilmember Kelly seconds. Any discussion on the consent agenda? Let's take a vote. Those in favor of the consent agenda please raise your hand. Those opposed? Everyone on the dais except for councilmember Casar, the other board members voting aye on the consent agenda. And the mayor pro tem is on the screen. She's with us, she's [indiscernible]. With that we're going to adjourn the meeting of the Austin housing finance corporation corporation here at 2:08 [2:08:59 PM]