DATE:
April 30, 2024
32
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
APPROVE TWO DISPOSITION AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON COUNTY-OWNED LAND IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND RELATED CEQA EXEMPTIONS (6255 MISSION GORGE RD. AND 4588 MARKET ST.), ACCEPT FUNDING AND EXECUTE AGREEMENTS FOR SAFE PARKING AT 6255 MISSION GORGE RD. AND ADOPT RELATED CEQA EXEMPTION, ADOPT SUBSEQUENT MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION FOR RAMONA SENIOR HOUSING, ADOPT RESOLUTION FOR EXEMPT SURPLUS AT 1501/1555 SIXTH AVE., APPROVE DEMOLITION AT 5202 UNIVERSITY AVE. AND RELATED CEQA EXEMPTION (DISTRICTS: 1, 2 & 4)
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OVERVIEW
The San Diego region faces a severe and chronic shortage of affordable housing units that directly impacts housing insecurity and housing cost burden for lower-income households across San Diego County. Given this housing crisis, we need to leverage every available option to develop more affordable housing. One of these options is the redevelopment of excess County of San Diego (County) owned property into affordable homes. Since 2017, the County has made significant progress related to the development of affordable housing on County-owned excess property. There are currently eleven properties in various stages of development on County land that will produce over 2,100 affordable homes for low-income families and older adults. The requested actions today will support some of the necessary steps that are required for development of five of those eleven sites.
In March 2024, the County of San Diego was awarded funding by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to temporarily operate a Safe Parking program at 6255 Mission Gorge Rd. in the Grantville area, which is one of the five sites we are requesting approval today on, for development of affordable housing. The temporary Grantville Safe Parking program supports the Board of Supervisor's (Board) commitment to providing Compassionate Emergency Solutions and Pathways to Housing (CE...
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