9.a.
BAHFA Resolution No. 28
Approval of the Housing Preservation Pilot and Priority Sites Pilot and
Acceptance of estimated Grant of $43 Million in REAP 2.0 Proceeds from
MTC to BAHFA; Delegation of Authority to the Executive Director or
Designee To Implement Such Programs; CEQA Determination: Housing
Preservation Pilot is Exempt Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15061(b)(3),
Delegated CEQA Authority for the Priority Sites Pilot Program; Authority to
Execute Agreements with Terner Center at UC Berkeley ($5 million) and
Housing Accelerator Fund ($5 million).
The BAHFA Oversight Committee also commented that BAHFA staff
specify in the Notice of Funding Availability for the Housing Preservation
Pilot that joint venture partnerships may include public agencies in
partnership with community-based organizations.
Upon the motion by Abe-Koga and second by Rabbitt, the BAHFA Oversight
Committee recommended Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) adoption
of BAHFA Resolution No. 28 which includes approval of the Housing Preservation
Pilot and Priority Sites Pilot and acceptance of estimated grant of $43 million in
REAP 2.0 proceeds from the Metropolitan Transportation Committee to the Bay
Area Housing Finance Authority; delegation of authority to the Executive Director
or designee to implement such programs; CEQA determination: Housing
Preservation Pilot is exempt pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15061(b)(3), Delegated
CEQA Authority for the Priority Sites Pilot Program; authority to execute
agreements with Terner Center at UC Berkeley ($5 million) and Housing
Accelerator Fund ($5 million). The motion passed unanimously by the following
vote:
4 - Abe-Koga, Glover, Rabbitt and Ronen
1 - Canepa
Aye:
Absent:
10. Adjournment / Next Meeting
Glover adjourned the meeting at about 3:13 p.m. The next regular joint
meeting of the ABAG Housing Committee and BAHFA Oversight Committee is
on April 13, 2023.