5047703 Resolution 20-568, “Local Rent Supplement Program Contract No. 2013-LRSP-03A Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”

A RESOLUTION

20-568

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

July 14, 2014

 

To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve an agreement to enter into a long-term subsidy contract for a multiyear term of 15 years in support of the District’s Local Rent Supplement Program (“LRSP”) to fund housing costs associated with affordable housing units for Contract No. 2013-LRSP-03A with Transitional Housing Corporation for LRSP units at Partner Arms 1, located at 935 Kennedy Street N.W., and to authorize payment for housing services to be received under the contract.  

 

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution

may be cited as the “Local Rent Supplement Program Contract No. 2013-LRSP-03A Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2014”.

 

Sec. 2.  In 2007, the District passed Title II of the Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Support Act of 2006 (“BSA”) to provide funding for affordable housing for extremely low income households in the District.  The passage of the BSA created the Local Rent Supplement Program (“LRSP”), a program designed to provide affordable housing and supportive services to extremely low income District residents, including those who are homeless or in need of supportive services, such as elderly individuals or those with disabilities, through project-based, tenant-based and sponsored-based LRSP affordable housing units. The BSA provided for the District of Columbia Housing Authority (“DCHA”) to administer the LRSP on behalf of the District. 

 

Sec. 3.  In April 2013, DCHA participated in a Request for Proposals issued by the District of Columbia Department of Housing and Community Development (“DHCD”). Of the total proposals received, 18 developers were chosen to work with DCHA and other District agencies to develop affordable housing and permanent supportive housing units for extremely low income families making 0 to 30% of the area’s median income, as well as the chronically homeless and individuals with mental or physical disabilities throughout the District. Upon approval of the contract by the Council, DCHA will enter into an agreement to enter into a long-term contract (“ALTSC”) with the selected housing providers under the LRSP for housing services provided under the contract.

 

Sec. 4. (a) There exists an immediate need to approve a certain ALTSC with Transitional Housing Corporation under the District of Columbia Housing Authority’s Local Rent Supplement Program to provide long term affordable housing units for extremely low-income households in the District of Columbia for units at Partner Arms 1, located at 935 Kennedy Street N.W.  

(b) The emergency legislation to approve the contract will authorize an ALTSC between the District of Columbia Housing Authority and Transitional Housing Corporation with respect to the payment of rental subsidy and allow the owner to lease the rehabilitated units at Partner Arms 1 and house District of Columbia extremely low income households with incomes at 30% or less of the area median income.

 

Sec. 5. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 4 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Local Rent Supplement Program Contract No. 2013-LRSP-03A Approval and Payment Authorization Emergency Act of 2014 be adopted after a single reading.

 

Sec. 6. This resolution shall take effect immediately.