Policy Leadership Taskforce
CHC Submits Comments on Infill Guidelines 2nd Draft
Submitted by Eric Mackres on Mon, 02/04/2008 - 6:07pm.Following a broad-based dialogue among CHC’s Policy Leadership Task Force last week, today CHC submitted a second set of comments to the revised ‘draft’ guidelines for the Infill Development Set-Aside issued by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on January 29th. A $240MM Notice of Funding for this program is expected to be issued by HCD in February with allocation awards scheduled for June.
Please see CHC's comment letter attached below.
Dueling Eminent Domain Measures to Face Off on June Ballot
Submitted by Eric Mackres on Wed, 01/30/2008 - 5:14pm.It’s official – Propositions 98 and 99 will face off on the June 2008 ballot. To learn more about the dangers of the bogus eminent domain bill Prop 98 and about the genuine eminent domain reform bill Prop 99 supported by the CA Redevelopment Association, the League of California Cities, and the CA League of Conservation Voters, please download these attachments, read the recent LA Times article below and visit the campaign website at www.eminentdomainreform.com. It’s imperative that CHC members actively promote awareness of this June face-off – informatio
HCD Releases TOD NOFA Application and Announces TOD and Infill Workshops
Submitted by Eric Mackres on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 11:34am.The full application for the TOD NOFA is now available on the HCD website at: http://www.hcd.ca.gov/fa/tod/app.html
Additionally, HCD is holding four application workshops around the state begining in late January and through February for both the Transit-Oriented Development and Infill Programs. See links below or attached documents for more information and to RSVP for one of the workshops:
HCD Releases Final TOD Guidelines and NOFA
Submitted by Eric Mackres on Tue, 12/11/2007 - 11:41am.The final Transit-Oriented Development funding guidelines and Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) in the amount of $95 million are now posted on the website of the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Applications for the NOFA will be due March 7, 2008 with funding awards to be made by June 2008.
The guidelines and NOFA are available here: http://www.hcd.ca.gov/fa/tod/
California Debt Limit Allocation Committee Publishes Proposed Procedures
Submitted by Eric Mackres on Wed, 11/21/2007 - 4:15pm.From CHC Member Cox, Castle and Nicholson:
CHC Submits Comments on TOD and Brownfield Remediation Programs, to Hold Infill Roundtable
Submitted by Adam Eisendrath on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 12:00am.The California Housing Consortium has just submitted comments on HCD's second draft of the Transit-Oriented Development Housing Program Guidelines and on the CALReUSE Expansion which will fund brownfield remediation for housing. Copies of these letters are attached below. Thank you to everyone who participated in crafting these comments. More information on these programs can be found at www.hcd.ca.gov/fa/tod/ and www.treasurer.ca.gov/cpcfa/ respectively.
Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Many (and Vetoes Some) Housing-Related Bills - Expanded
Submitted by Eric Mackres on Tue, 10/16/2007 - 12:13pm.The Governor had until Sunday to sign or veto the bills on his desk from this year's legislative session. He addressed many of the Housing bills at the last minute. Below is a summary of his actions on bills CHC has been following this year:
Signed
AB 641 (Torrico) Developer Fees. Defers fees for public improvements for the affordable homes in a residential development in which at least 49% of the homes are reserved for lower income households. Fees are deferred until leasing begins
SCHWARZENEGGER ANNOUNCES $9 BILLION WATER INFRASTRUCTURE PROPOSAL
Submitted by Eric Mackres on Fri, 09/21/2007 - 10:20am.As a follow-up on yesterday's Policy Leadership Taskforce discussion regarding water policy and its affect on housing, see below a memo regarding the Governor's water infrastructure proposal, courtesy of CHC Board of Governors member Peter Carey of Self-Help Enterprises.
CHC Policy Leadership Taskforce Call
Submitted by Eric Mackres on Thu, 08/16/2007 - 9:15am.CHC Policy Leadership Taskforce Call
For agenda and attachments click here.
