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Austin Housing Projects Secure Funding Steps

Thursday, January 26, 2023 Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) Board of Directors Regular Meeting
  • Approved an initial step (an "inducement resolution") for securing private activity bonds for the Stage at Franklin Park housing project.
  • Scheduled upcoming public hearings to discuss issuing private activity bonds for two other developments: Libertad Austin at Gardner and Woodway Square.
  • These actions are key steps toward financing new affordable housing options in Austin through the use of private activity bonds.

Full Transcript

Austin Housing Finance Corporation (AHFC) Meeting Transcript – 01/26/2023 Title: ATXN-1 (24hr) Channel: 1 - ATXN-1 Recorded On: 1/26/2023 6:00:00 AM Original Air Date: 1/26/2023 Transcript Generated by SnapStream Please note that the following transcript is for reference purposes and does not constitute the official record of actions taken during the meeting. For the official record of actions of the meeting, please refer to the Approved Minutes. I will now call to order the Austin housing finance corporation board of directors. It is January 26 2023 10:36 A.M. We're meeting in the [10:36:45 AM] city council chambers at Austin city hall. Now, asked staff to give us a walk us through the hfc agenda. Good morning, Mr president, vice president board of directors. My name is James may I'm the housing and community development officer for the housing and planning department to walk you through your Austin housing finance corporation board agenda real quick. We got four items before you. The first is approval of the minutes from the December 1st and December 8th board of directors meeting. The second item is a resolution to induce or approval inducement resolution for an application for private activity bonds for stage at Franklin park. That is located at 4500 knuckles crossing road. The last two items are to set public hearings for issuance of private activity bonds to two separate properties . One is the libertad Austin at Gardner, which is an hfc partnership. And the second is would weigh square, which is located at 1700 Terry road. I'd be happy to answer any questions now for all of these concepts. [10:37:47 AM] Cancer, wrote Allison alter. Thank you have a question for our city attorney do we need to appoint the hfc board before we can vote? Since we have a new members. I thought you'd done it already. But perhaps shaking. Correct me, Kathleen general councilor general counsel's office under the bylaws for the housing plan inspiration boards , ultimately appointed when his members are elected into office because I know there are other boards that we have to the change. I just want to make sure we were in order. And the same goes for the officers as well. Great. Thank you. Council members are I mean, directors? Are there any questions of our staff? Members of these these items have been offered as part of a consent agenda. Is there any item that director would like to remove from the consent of Egypt? Hearing none of the offered as a consent agenda. [10:38:48 AM] I'll ask the clerk is there anyone signed up to speak on these items? No mayor, we have no speakers. In that case members of again the president intends to take up this. These items back on the consent agenda by unanimous consent. Is there is there anyone wishing to be recused? Or show an abstention or a no vote on the consent agenda. That being the case is there any objection to the adoption of the motion, which is which is to adopt the consent agenda for a hfc hearing? None the motion is adopted and all of the agenda items are adopted. Thank you very much. Remembers is there any objection to adjourning the meeting of the Austin housing finance corporation? Hearing none. The motion is adopted and we are adjourned.