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File Number: 11 -396 Apartments in FY 2011 -2012. Analysis Preserving Surf Apartments is a high priority for the City under its Housing Element Update and Five -Year HUD Consolidated Plan. Thirty -five (35) of the units at Surf Apartments serve affordable households between 35% and 60% AMI, and the other eleven (11) units are market -rate units. Currently, the City has a regulatory agreement with Citizens Housing Corporation, the current owner of Surf Apartments, which imposes a 55 -year affordability restriction on the property until 2058. Ownership of Surf Apartments will be transferred to Eden Housing from Citizens Housing by the end of 2011 which will coincide with Citizens Housing's dissolution as an organization. Eden Housing, an experienced, well- regarded, and dedicated affordable housing developer and property manager, already manages and owns the neighboring Las Palmas Apartments which is also an affordable housing rental property. Eden Housing also owns and manages the newly built Estabrook Place, an affordable senior housing rental complex located near downtown San Leandro. In accordance with the City's U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) approved Citizen Participation Plan (CPP), which governs the process of amending the City's Five -Year Consolidated Plan and subsequent Annual Action Plans, the City must first complete a "substantial change or amendment" to its FY 2011 -2012 Action Plan (as described above) prior to allocating $35,000 from CDBG to this project. Current Agency Policies The FY 2010 -2014 Consolidated Plan and the FY 2011 -2012 Action Plan define current Council Policy. Previous Actions A public hearing was held on November 7, 2011 to present the proposed Amendment to the FY 2011 -2012 Consolidated Annual Action Plan, solicit public comments, approve the 30 -day public comment period (November 17 - December 19, 2011) for the summary of the amendment, and set a public meeting date on December 19, 2011 to consider public comments and to consider final approval of the amended Action Plan. Committee Review and Actions Staff presented the Amendment to the FY 2011 -2012 Action Plan to the City Council Housing and Business Development Committee on October 13, 2011. Environmental Review Pursuant to National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA), the appropriate level of environmental review for the proposed Surf Apartments acquisition and rehabilitation project has been completed and no further NEPA review is needed. Summary of Public Outreach Efforts A notice of public meeting was published in the Daily Review on November 17, 2011, thirty (30) days prior to the public meeting, to notify the public that City staff will seek final approval of the substantial Amendment to the FY 2011 -2012 Consolidated Annual Action Plan at the December 19, 2011 City Council Meeting. City of San Leandro Page 2 Printed on 12/13/2011