Agenda Item Wording:
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Authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute a letter of support for Self-Help Enterprises development of affordable housing within the City of Visalia.
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Deadline for Action: 9/7/2021
Submitting Department: Finance and Technology Services
Contact Name and Phone Number: Margie Perez, Housing Specialist, 713-4460; margie.perez@visalia.city. Melody Murch, Assistant Finance Director, 713-4379; melody.murch@visalia.city. Renee Nagel, Finance Director, 713-4375; renee.nagel@visalia.city.
Department Recommendation: That Council would authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute a letter of support for Self-Help Enterprises (SHE) development of affordable housing units within the City of Visalia.
Background Discussion:
SHE's mission is to work together with low-income families to build and sustain healthy homes and communities. Since 1965, SHE has assisted over 55,000 families throughout the San Joaquin Valley with decent affordable housing. They have requested that the City provide a letter expressing support for SHE's development of low-income affordable housing in the City of Visalia, included herein as Attachment "A" - SHE Letter of Support Request. A letter of support is not a commitment of funding to SHE. The purpose of such a letter is to express the City of Visalia's support for the work SHE does in the development of affordable housing units within the City of Visalia. This letter will assist SHE in pursuing a variety of project grant funding for various projects because grant applications receive higher scores and are more likely to receive funding when the proposed project has the support of the surrounding community. The requested letter would be one of many letters of support held by SHE from local agencies and non-profits to be used for this purpose.
SHE has been the City's Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) since 201...
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