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DESK ITEMS 05-16-2019i , ' -0 V -Cl 1 What does Housing Choices Do�- Housing Choices— with over 20 years of affordable housing experience, functions as a catalyst and a resource bringing housing developers, funding sources, city governments and Regional Center Support Services together to make possible, the creation of housing units affordableand appropriate for people who have Intellectual and developmental disabilities. To accomplish this goal Housing Choices: Advocates for the Intellectual and Developmentally Disabled community (I/DD) at local city, state and federal levels. Educates communities, cities, state and federal officials regarding their o Unmet housing needs o Rights to live in safe integrated communities as it is entitled to them by the California State Lanterman Act o The many types of housing that can be constructed to meet their diverse needs ® Helps affordable housing developers resource the myriad of potential funding sources and advocate for their projects that will include units for people with I/DD To maximize the success of individuals who move into housing units created by the alliances Housing Choices has established, Housing Choices enters into a tri -party Memorandum of Understanding by the developers, Housing Choices and the San Andreas (Regional Center. The developer agrees to o The number of housing units to be set aside for people with I/DD who receive supportive services from the San Andreas Regional Center and Housing choices and the affordability level of each o That the developer will record a covenant, condition and restriction (CC&R) that will run with the land for the period of the City of Cupertino's housing affordability restriction, providing for the set-aside rental units at the Property affordable to extremely low-income people with developmental disabilities. ® Housing Choices agrees to o work with the developer and its designated property management company to provide Tenant Referral and Resident Coordination services for qualified households which include a person with developmental disabilities apartments at the Property. These services include but are not limited to the following: o Tenant Referral for Occupancy of Units Designated for SARC Clients Housing Choices will work with SARC to refer SARC clients for designated units at the Property as they become available. This comprehensive referral process includes: ® Marketing units to appropriate households in the community, drawing from Housing Choices' database of referrals of SARC clients seeking housing, and also keeping SARC and other community partners educated and aware of the availability of designated units; Prepared by Janet Van Zoeren Co -Chair Housing Cupertino Task Force 5-14-19 ® Screening households to verify that they are clients of SARC and reviewing applicant's self -reports to help households determine whether they meet the other tenant selection criteria for the property, which will be verified by property management when the completed application for housing is submitted; o. Conducting a lottery to place applicants who are verified to be clients of SARC on a randomly generated wait list for designated units at the time of initial lease -up; o Continuing to add SARC clients in date order to the wait list for designated units after the initial lottery is conducted; o Interviewing the applicants and helping them prepare for the application and move -in process; o Referring clients to SARC Service Coordinators to ensure that appropriate Independent Living or Supported Living services are in place before a client signs a lease; o Helping clients pursue all available sources of security deposit assistance and grants for basic household needs; o Working with property management to ensure applicants fill out the formal housing application and other necessary paperwork; o Providing support to the client in the property manager's initial interview when others are not available to provide this assistance; o Assisting clients in following up on comments provided by property management on the applicant's application or supporting documentation; o Making best efforts to ensure the designated units at the Property are occupied by people with developmental disabilities who receive services from SARC. o Resident Coordination: Housing Choices will provide a Resident Coordinator for the Property tenants with developmental disabilities to support them in maintaining stable housing and meeting their responsibilities as a tenant, including: ® Assisting residents with developmental disabilities in understanding and complying with lease terms and Property rules and restrictions. ® Providing a single point of contact for the property management company with independent living services and supported living services (ILS/SLS) agencies, in home care providers, San Andreas Regional Center, conservators and others with respect to the housing needs and issues of residents living in the units designated for occupancy by SARC clients; ® Assisting residents of the designated units in seeking reasonable accommodations for specific disabilities; ® Assisting residents of the designated units in preparing for unit inspections and annual re -certifications; ® Assisting residents of the designated units in understanding and complying with lease terms and property rules and regulations; Prepared by Janet Van Zoeren Co -Chair Housing Cupertino Task Force 5-14-19 j ® Assisting residents in responding to adverse notices from property management resulting from unsatisfactory inspections, the annual re- certification process, or complaints about the residents' compliance with lease terms and property rules; ® Assisting in mediation of conflicts involving residents occupying units designated for SARC clients — between other residents, property management, service providers and other conflicts as necessary; ® Advocating on behalf of clients to ensure they are receiving all necessary services from SARC and other service providers; ® Attending Circle of Support and Individual Program Plan meetings as invited with the resident's individual service provider; ® Working to create a sense of community among residents with developmental disabilities and encouraging a network of support among neighbors and friends. This includes: o Coordinating resident/community meetings and workshops; o Facilitating resident social activities on a regular basis. San Andreas Regional Center o San Andreas Regional Center (SARC) has been serving individuals with developmental disabilities since 1979. SARC is funded by the State of California to serve this population as required by the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act. The Lanterman Act is part of California law that sets out the rights and responsibilities of persons with developmental disabilities. SARC works with each of its clients to develop an individual service plan and contracts with qualified agencies to provide each client with the appropriate level of ILS/SLS or other services to meet his or her specific needs. © SARC agrees to o refer individuals with developmental disabilities to Housing Choices for assistance in applying for tenancy of the designated units at the Property and to o provide funding to Housing Choices to provide the appropriate level of Tenant Referral and Resident Coordination services described above, pursuant to an approved Program Design and at an approved hourly rate. These services will be provided at no cost to tenants on a regular and ongoing basis commencing at the time of initial lease - up for so long as SARC continues to contract with HCC for the services. The minimum duration of services under this MOU shall be one year from the completion of initial lease -up. Funding of Housing Choices by SARC is contingent upon SARC's receiving funding for such services through its contract with the California Department of Developmental Disabilities. In the event that SARC ceases to receive funding through the California Department of Developmental Services to pay for services, SARC may, as its option, give notice of termination of this MOU in accordance with the provisions below. Prepared by Janet Van Zoeren Co -Chair Housing Cupertino Task Force 5-14-19 4 Listed below are the units of affordable housing that dousing Choices has been instrumental in creating for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities since its inception in 1997 and the housing developers that have developed theme ® Partner properties o Housing Authority of Santa Clara County 0 Rivertown Apartments in Santa Clara 15 of 100 units (2 and 3 bedroom units) o First Community Housing a Japantown Senior Apartments in San Jose 10 of 75 units (1 bedroom units) Fourth Street Apartments.in San Jose 29 of 100 units (1,2&3 bedroom units) ® Gish Apartments in San Jose 13 of 35 units (Studio, 2 & 3 bedroom) m Casa Feliz Studios 21 of 60 units (Studios) ® 1585 Studios in Mountain View 26 of 26 units (Stuios) o Eden Housing Jasmine Square Apartments in Morgan Hill 12 of 72 units (1,2& 3 bedroom) ® Edenvale Apartments in San Jose 14 of 14 units (1 bedroom) Monterey Villa in San Jose 18 of 18 units (1 &2 bedroom) Villa Esperanza Apartments in Gilroy 20 of 20 units (1,2&3 bedroom) o Charities Housing M San Antonio Place in Mountain View 7 of 118 units (studios) o Equity Residential ® Estancia Apartments in Santa Clara 23 of 450 units (1,2&3 bedroom) o For the Future Housing ® Water Street Apartments in Santa Cruz 8 of 41 units (1 & 2 bedroom) o Mid -Pen Housing ® Pippin Orchards Apartments 6 of 46 units (1,2&3 bedroom) ® Co-op Partnerships (shared housing) o County of Monterey and Hope Services ® Soledad Family Homes in Soledad 2 single-family homes o Hope Services In Camden Co-op in San Jose 5 bedrooms ® De La Cruz Co-op in Santa Clara 4 bedrooms o Briarwood Co-op in Santa Clara 5 bedrooms o County of Santa Cruz is Cabrilllo Commons in Aptos 2 bedroom town house ® Non partnership ('hese properties were developed before Dousing Choices established Partnership agreements.) o Charities Housing ® Stoney Pine Villa 23 1,2,3 bedroom units o Santa Clara Public Housing Authority Rivermark Life Service Alternatives 1,2,3 16 bedrooms total Prepared by Janet Van Zoeren Co -Chair Housing Cupertino Task Force 5-14-19 9 ® Housing Development: Partner properties: Pending Properties o Freebirdl Development ® Inclusive Workforce Housing in Santa Clara 11 of 55 units o Delated! California Block 15 Project in Sunnyvale 23 of 91 units o Palo Alto Housing ® Wilton Court in Palo Alto 21 of 55 units 950 West EI Camino 15 of 70 units o First Community Housing © McEvoy Apartments in San Jose 33 of 355 unitsP o Roosevelt Park Apartments in San Jose 20 of 80 units ® North San Pedro Apartments in San Jose 19 of 135 units o For the Future Housing © Water Street Apartment in Santa Cruz 8 of 41 units See Also https://www.guidestar.org/profile/77-0458221 Guide Stars Profile of Housing Choices Prepared by Janet Van Zoeren Co -Chair Housing Cupertino Task Force 5-14-19 LD) v/ \,//7 0� CufloHousing CUPERTINO Commission May 16, 1 What are Accessory Dwelling Uno"u'ss 0 U� n� A n // % D U C] se(-.-ondary dwe�Hng unoy w fh complete o �ndependeni- Hv'ong fucfl'F'Hes for one or more persons Internal r Detached nelftofanAD`U • AffordcUe by design * Prov'�de'�ncome for homeowners Share 'nodependent Dovong coirecis wo M famfly members January 1., 2017 SB 1069 (Wieckowski), AB 2299 (Bloom), and AB 2406 (Thurmond) Required cities to allow ADUs Eased parking standards Eliminated certain fees & code requirements January 1, 2018 SB 229 (Wieckowski)and AB 494 (Bloom) Expanded to zoning districts that allow single- family uses and multi -family districts with SFR Reduced parking requirements • ti AB 68 (Under consideration -NOT adopted ye Eliminate lot coverage, floor area ratio (FAR) and lot size requirements for ADUs • Allow ADU AND Junior ADU on a lot that allows SFR • Allow multiple ADUs within MFR buildings plus up to two detached ADUs ® Reduce setback and height requirements for detached ADUs • Further loosen parking regulations ® Reduce approval time from 120 to 60 days • Allow JADUs even if Muni Code does not permit Los Angeles 90 - 80 1,980 Long Beach ® 1 42 Oakland 33 99 247 Sacramento 17 28 34 San Diego 16 17 64 San Francisco 41 384 593 San Jose 28 45 166 Source: University of California Berkeley's I erner Center for Housing Innovation (December 2017) City of Cupertino 2018 IN Permits Issued Construc-hon costs 0 Cozy 0' agency fees LocaC /ZonMg Code 40 f ubHc Perception ack o� CCco�c�wCeo�ge • 2019-2020 Coty Work Frogrcom 0 Cornmunoty UvoiUHty "Provide incentives 1-o buiid ° DUs (which provide affordable housing opportunities) by reviewing ordinance and reducing fees°" Ffi0 monciye10 of the net bt it c M other devebpmen-'�- standards remain `x""'i'�,II£'•^,?11 "?^Ssr;ee.,.,,�, e1:, 1 (1Q7 r,f the R8t IGt Gre(-Up to a maximum of 1,000 s.f., or 50 percent of the existing living space of the principal dwelling unit, whichever is more restrictive. Building Permit Fees • July 2018 plan check and inspection fees reduced Plan 2$1,366 64 .:check $3,819 $684- 8 �o � Inspection $4,108 $1,026 750 $1,707 58% Pul bl*lc Hear*in: Dates 0 0 Hconnn Cornmmoou June 11, 2019 0 Coty C0unc00 August uo 20 1 9 f entci-Nve) E=2;2_ .....,.W...,.�,;...,.w�,...,�...,.�..� ,..ill,"--y:.a.,. �. �y..,,....�w.,vw:�`..,a.,f _z,.�1 >..,.....w.a�$,:�..��.aaa • HCD • http://www.hcd.ca.gov/policy-research/AccessoryDwellingUnits.shtmI • San Francisco • http://sf-planning.org/accessory-dwelling-units • San Jose • https://www.sanjoseca.gov/ADUs • Santa Cruz • hftp://www.cityofsantacruz.com/governmen t/city-depart ments/planning- and-community-development/programs/accessory-dwelling-unit- development-program • San Mateo County - 21 Elements • http://secondunitcentersmc.org/ Beth Ebben Subject: FW: e-copy.of the notes I provided at HC meeting on May 16 Prowse Connie Cunningham Sento Tuesday, May 21, 2019 6:08 PM To. Kerri Heusler <KerriH@cupertino.org> Subject: e-copy.of the notes, I provided at HC meeting on May 16 This email was in -'my "draft". so apparently didn't go out when I planned which was last week. So here it is for your records. I handed in the hard copy at the meeting. May 16, 2019 Housing Commission Meeting Connie Cunningham, Commissioner Subject: ADU, Three recommendations ADU an be a success to. f or Cupertino IV showcase,about af fo�'�'ll��le housing C�� i t outreach to the community; t il_ is something { -iMayor ay - dVice-Mayor are interested I. I. Recommend: Cupertino adopt a funding loan program for Homeowners who agree to affordability covenant for BMR blousing for ELIA ®, ELI, VLSI, LI and moderate income: 1. Provide funds from the BMP,/AHF as loans for construction. )dote: Dousing Trust is developing such a loan process, although there maybe other sources., 2. Require a covenant for the A®U to be directed to a specif is heed. ELVID®, ELI, VLI, LI and moderate income 3. Regular ADU s funded by the homeownerwould be counted toward dmarket- ate aret-a housing instead: of B I `-i 1 R Housing n r _ = a covenant iadded to t -i e terms. i City Council consider increase the size to 1,200 s.ft. rather than the 1,000 s.ft. that is recommended in this report. Withthe strokeo a pen t' green Vote^s light) e,;could increase probability of affordable hh'uCin(I and ta I' e credit fi o C Cupertino & i n Iq something positive! 111. olfliil''rid moratorium r i fees*o!' years That'slike [llseveral hou_'17nd. o ar incentive 1- �� ��,� ��� it now. C� U ' I n g that t I 'r fl you can i o �� �� at i -i u i many r 1 starts that encouraged and or ut o,a people � i" in ' C U S to setup app,.pria1=i la- r fees at a lower level".And, if you are happy with the stimulation Ti,orll a 11ioraTorIurf1 we can extend or make T h fee waiver p„ I I 11aair 1 r 1t *note: the question that was asked at the meeting was which fees° I mean the developers fees. z