14 & 15 - AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUESTSItem Nos. 14 & 15
memorandum
TO: Mayor & City Council
FROM: John Godwin, City Manager
SUBJECT: AFFORDABLE HOUSING REQUESTS
DATE: February 16, 2016
BACKGROUND: Brownstone, a development company out of Houston, met with the council
on February 8 to request a resolution of support for its proposed construction of an approxi-
mately 80 -unit rental housing community that would serve renters aged 55 and up. Like the two
developers that addressed the council last month, the Paris Senior Village would use tax credits
to provide affordable housing to a percentage of its tenants.
STATUS OF ISSUE: At the February 8 meeting, the council tabled the Brownstone application
to February 22, and also instructed that the proposed State Street Housing project —a new
apartment complex on the north side of east 82 near Reno —also be reconsidered. Tax credit
projects must have the support of the local governing body through a resolution approved by the
city council to receive approval by the TDHCA.
BUDGET: NA
RECOMMENDATION: Receive input and approve or disapprove resolutions of support.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS IN SUPPORT OF THE BROWNSTONE
GROUP, INC.'S APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT
OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS (TDHCA), AND THE
PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF PARIS SENIOR VILLAGE
LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SUNRISE DRIVE
AND 42ND STREET NE; APPROVING THE REQUEST FOR A de
minimis CONTRIBUTION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF 80 UNIT
RENTAL HOUSING COMMUNITY FOR ADULTS AGED 55 AND
UP; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED
TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, The Brownstone Group, Inc. has proposed a development for
affordable rental housing for adults aged 55 and up to be located at the southeast corner
of sunrise Drive and 42nd Street NE as a new 80 unit rental housing community in the
City of Paris, Texas; and
WHEREAS, The Brownstone Group, Inc. has communicated that it intends to
submit an application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
(TDHCA) for the 2016 Housing Tax Credits for the development of Paris Senior Village;
and
WHEREAS, in accordance to Section 11.9(d)(2) of the 2016 Qualified
Allocation Plan, the aforementioned application by The Brownstone Group, Inc. requires
a resolution voted on and adopted by the governing body expressly setting forth that the
City of Paris supports the Application and Development of Paris Senior Village, an 80
Unit Rental Housing Community for Adults aged 55 and up located at the southeast
corner of Sunrise Drive and 42nd Street NE; and
WHEREAS, The Brownstone Group, Inc. has requested a de minimis
contribution for the development of Paris Senior Village as a commitment of
development funding from the City of Paris, Texas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas hereby confirms
that it supports the development by The Brownstone Group, Inc. of the proposed Paris
Senior Village located at the southeast corner of Sunrise Drive and 42nd Street NE at its
regular City Council Meeting on February 22, 2016.
Section 3. That the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas, hereby approves The
Brownstone Group, Inc.'s request for a de minimis commitment.
Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of February, 2016.
A.J. Hashmi, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, Interim City Attorney
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, TEXAS IN SUPPORT OF GS PARIS FAMILY, LP'S
APPLICATION TO THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS (TDHCA), AND THE PROPOSED
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX
LOCATED AT APPROXIMATELY 4800 LAMAR AVENUE,
PARIS, TEXAS; APPROVING GS PARIS FAMILY, LP'S
REQUEST FOR A de minimis CONTRIBUTION FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW APARTMENT COMPLEX;
MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO.
THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, GS Paris Family, LP has proposed a development for affordable
rental housing to be located at approximately 4800 Lamar Avenue, Paris, Texas as a new
apartment complex in the City of Paris, Texas; and
WHEREAS, GS Paris Family, LP has communicated that it intends to submit an
application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for
the 2016 Housing Tax Credits for the development of a new apartment complex; and
WHEREAS, in accordance to Section 11.9(d)(2) of the 2016 Qualified
Allocation Plan, the aforementioned application by GS Paris Family, LP requires a
resolution voted on and adopted by the governing body expressly setting forth that the
City of Paris supports the Application and Development of a new apartment complex
located at approximately 4800 Lamar Avenue, Paris, Texas; and
WHEREAS, GS Paris Family, LP has requested a de minimis contribution for the
development of a new apartment complex as a commitment of development funding from
the City of Paris, Texas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all
things approved.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Paris, Texas hereby confirms that it
supports the development by GS Paris Family, LP of the proposed new apartment
complex located at approximately 4800 Lamar Avenue Paris, Texas, Paris, Texas, at its
regular City Council Meeting on February 22, 2016.
Section 3. That the City Council of the City of Paris hereby approves GS Paris
Family, LP's request for a de minimis commitment.
Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of
passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of February, 2016.
A.J. Hashmi, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST:
Janice Ellis, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Stephanie H. Harris, Interim City Attorney