Fiscal Note
No appropration is required to issue and consider an RFQ. The 2015 Executive Capital Budget includes funding for Permanent Supportive Housing and Affordable Housing development projects within the budget of the Planning and Community and Economic Development agency. The proposed projects and associated funding are subject to further Common Council approval before any expenditures are made.
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Direct The Community Development Authority of the City of Madison (“CDA”) to draft and issue a request for qualifications (“RFQ”) for development, property management, and support services relating to the development and operation of permanent supportive housing for homeless families.
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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 approved 2014 capital budget includes a commitment to develop 100 units of housing with case management and supportive services (“Permanent Supportive Housing”) in two phases; and
WHEREAS, in December of 2013 Heartland Housing was selected and approved by the Council to develop the first phase (60 units) of Permanent Supportive Housing targeting single adults; and
WHEREAS, in June of 2014 the Housing Strategy Committee submitted the Affordable Housing Market Report, which recommended the creation of a second phase of Permanent Supportive Housing and identified families as a significant portion of our homeless population; and
WHEREAS, the Affordable Housing Market Report and SRO Report identified Low Income Housing Tax Credits as a key ...
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