City of Madison - File #: 31765

• File #: 31765
• Version: 1
• Name: CDA - RFQ for services relating to housing for homeless adults.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/30/2013
• In control: BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)
• On agenda: 10/15/2013
• Final action: 10/15/2013
• Enactment date: 10/17/2013
• Enactment #: RES-13-00804
• Title: Direct The Community Development Authority of the City of Madison (“CDA”) to draft and issue a request for qualifications (“RFQ”) for development services relating to the development and financing of housing for homeless adults.
• Sponsors: Sue Ellingson, Paul E. Skidmore, Larry Palm, Lauren Cnare, Matthew J. Phair, Ledell Zellers, Marsha A. Rummel, Michael E. Verveer, Shiva Bidar, Steve King, David Ahrens, Maurice S. Cheeks, Joseph R. Clausius, Mark Clear, Denise DeMarb, Scott J. Resnick, Chris Schmidt, John Strasser, Lisa Subeck, Anita Weier

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/15/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
10/7/2013	1	BOARD OF ESTIMATES (ended 4/2017)	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
10/1/2013	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
9/30/2013	1	COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
No appropriation is required for the development, issuance, and review related to a Request for Qualifications (RFQ). Existing staff resources will be allocated to the RFQ process. The 2014 Executive Capital Budget includes in the Planning and Community and Economic Development agency funding of $300,000 to study and begin pre-development for a single-room occupancy (SRO) development.
Title
Direct The Community Development Authority of the City of Madison (“CDA”) to draft and issue a request for qualifications (“RFQ”) for development services relating to the development and financing of housing for homeless adults.
Body
WHEREAS, on March 19, 2013 the Council passed resolution number 13-00226 directing Planning, Community Development and CDA staff to explore locations, financing, and partnership options for the development of additional single-room occupancy housing for very low income people within the City of Madison (the “SRO Report”); and

WHEREAS, in June of 2013 staff submitted the SRO Report and after review and comments by the Housing Strategy Committee, the CDA, and the CDBG Committee, the Council accepted the SRO Report; and

WHEREAS, the SRO Report set forth various scenarios for developing low cost housing with accompanying case management and supportive services; and

WHEREAS, the report identified Affordable Housing Tax Credits as a key component of financing Housing for Homeless Adults and applications for the next available round of Low Income Housing Tax Credits are due in early February 2014; and

WHEREAS, the Mayor’s proposed 2014 capital budget includes a commitment, based on the SRO study, to develop 100 to 110 efficiency apartments with case management and supportive services (“Housing for Homeless Adults”), to be built in two phases; and

WHEREAS, Madison General Ordinance Section 3.69 ( more recently renumbered to Section 3.17 MGO) creating the CDA empowered the CDA to act as the housing authority pursuant to the Housin...