Title
Approval of the Home Fund Advisory Board's 2019 Capital Funding Recommendations
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Home Fund Advisory Board recommends approval of issuing the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI)/Interfaith Works an award letter for $1.1 million for low barrier single adult shelter and supportive housing for the 2019 funding round. Staff have been directed to include specific conditions in that award letter.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve issuing the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI)/Interfaith Works an award letter for $1.1 million for low barrier single adult shelter and supportive housing for the 2019 funding round.
Report
Issue:
Whether to authorize staff to proceed with a conditional award letter for the 2019 Home Fund Capital.
Staff Contact:
Cary Retlin, Home Fund Manager, Community Planning and Development, 360.570.3956
Presenter(s):
Cary Retlin, Staff
Lisa Vatske, Home Fund Advisory Board Chair
Background and Analysis:
Background on application criterial and Request for Proposal Process:
The 2019 Thurston County Affordable Housing Construction Pipeline was used as criteria for Home Fund award eligibility this year. Based on that criteria, a Request for Proposals (RFP) was posted from May 1 to May 15 on the City website, on the Builders Exchange webpage and legal notice was posted in the Olympian May 4. Three qualifying applications were received before the deadline on May 15. Those applications were prescreened to ensure each bidder met minimum qualifications and applications were complete. Home Fund Advisory Board members were sent applications and a scoring spreadsheet on May 16. The May 30 meeting of the Board provided time for discussion of each application, discussion of Advisory Board member scores and resulted in a funding recommendation for Council.
Scoring criteria was based largely on the criteria outlined in the Home Fund Administrative Plan of 2017. Points were awarded based on a...
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