Council to Hear Housing
Element
The San Diego City Council will hold a final
hearing on the City's 2005-2010 Housing Element on Tuesday, December 5, 2006.
The item will be heard after 2:00 pm. The city has identified sufficient sites
to meet the Regional Housing Needs Assessment allocation for the current
period. At the same time, the document acknowledges that the city does
not have the resources to insure construction of the designated total of low
income housing units.
The Federation supports the Housing Element as
proposed by the Planning Commission and staff. It is opposed by the
Community Planners Council and organizations that do not believe that San
Diego needs to create any more housing. Letters of support to City Council
members would be appreciated. For more info go to: http://www.sandiego.gov/planning/genplan/housingel.shtml
Water and Sewer Rate
Increase Town Hall Meeting
The final Town Hall Meeting on the proposed San
Diego water and sewer rate increases will be held Tuesday, December 5 at the
Rancho Bernardo Library from 6 to 8 p.m. Rate increases for both water
and sewer infrastructure improvements are proposed. The current version
of the proposal increases water rates based on a formula driven by size and
number of meters and actual water usage. The largest portion of the
increase is for water use with rates increasing from $2 to $2.428 per
unit. After initial rate changes in July 2006, water rates would
increase 6.5% each year in each of the next three years. Multifamily
wastewater rates would increase from $2.74 per hcf to $2.88 per hcf.
Current proposals call for a 35% increase over the next four years but the
proposals are expected to be modified by the Mayor after the public hearings
and prior to going to City Council next month.
Carlsbad CDBG/HOME
RFP
The City of Carlsbad is seeking proposals for
CDBG and HOME program funds. Approximately $211,090 of CDBG and $288,356 of
HOME funds will be available to create affordable housing opportunities for
low income households. An additional $205,225 may be available from the
Housing Reserve Fund for a total of $704,670 for affordable
housing.
The deadline for proposals is December 22, 2005.
Applications packages can be requested via email [fboen@ci.carlsbad.ca.us] or by
calling (760) 434-2818.
Lillian Place Looking for
Moderate Income Tenants
Wakeland Housing and Development's Lillian Place
is opening up in the next couple of weeks. Twenty percent of the units
are reserved for moderate income households up 110% of AMI. This
includes three three story townhomes with 3 bedrooms, suitable as a live /work
environment. This may be an opportunity for Federation members' employees that
want to live in downtown's burgeoning East Village. For more info see:
http://www.wakelandhdc.com/communities/lillianplace/.
Annual Meeting and Holiday
Party
Over 70 Federation members and friends have
RSVP'd for the Annual Meeting and Holiday Party next Thursday, December 7,
2006 at the offices of Luce Forward Hamilton and Scripps,
600 West
Broadway, Suite 2600. Registration begins at 4:30 PM. The Annual Meeting
begins promptly at 5:00 PM with the Holiday Party following the Annual
Meeting.
Please RSVP with Kelley if you intend to assure
that we have sufficient food and beverages. Email her at kelley@housingsandiego.org.
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Suite 1013, San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 239-6693
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