Proposed Resolution - 11/1/20221
RESOLUTION NO.________ OF 2022
Adopting funding allocations for the Homeless Housing Grant Fund
WHEREAS, On September 20, 2022, the Salt Lake City Council (“Council”) adopted an
ordinance amending the Fiscal Year 2023 final budget of Salt Lake City (“City”) to transfer
$6 million from a CIP holding account to the general fund to address immediate and long-term
homeless needs and the creation of a Homelessness Housing Grant Fund (“HHGF”);
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council determined that the HHGF is intended to provide a
subsidy for the construction, acquisition, or rehabilitation of new permanent supportive housing
or transition housing units;
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council further determined that the HHGF is intended to
provide a subsidy for projects that are scheduled to be complete by May 2023, when the winter
overflow shelters are scheduled to close for the season;
WHEREAS, between September 30 and October 14, 2022, the City accepted applications
for the HHGF through a competitive Notice of Funding Availability, with the resulting submittal
of five applications;
WHEREAS, on October 25, a committee was convened to review and recommend
approval to the Council the funding allocations noted on Exhibit A attached hereto;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, as
follows:
1. That the Council hereby approves issuing the funding allocations outlined on
Exhibit B – Council Funding Allocations, with the requirement that the grant
proceeds shall be used to create new units of housing as detailed on the Exhibit.
2. That the Mayor, as the official representative of Salt Lake City, or her designee,
is hereby authorized to negotiate and execute the grant documents and any
other relevant documents consistent with Exhibit B, and incorporating such
other terms and agreements as recommended by the City Attorney’s office, and
to act in accordance with their terms.
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Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this day of ______________, 2022.
SALT LAKE CITY COUNCIL
By _____________________________
Dan Dugan
CHAIR
Approved as to form: __________________________
Kimberly K. Chytraus
Salt Lake City Attorney’s Office
Date: ___________________________
ATTEST:
_________________________________
CITY RECORDER
October 31, 2022
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EXHIBIT “A”
HHGF Review Committee Recommendations
On October 25, 2022, the HHGF review committee (“Committee”), comprised of representatives
from Housing Stability, the Housing Trust Fund Advisory Board, and RDA convened to review
applications and make funding recommendations that will be forwarded to the Council. Based on
the Council’s intent established through the budget approval, the Committee considered the
following standards of review when considering funding recommendations:
• Serve people currently experiencing homelessness in the City
• Offer at least ~100 housing units of new permanent supportive housing (“PSH”) or
transition housing (“TH”)
• Have a majority of units ready for occupancy on or before April 30, 2023, when the
winter overflow shelters close for the season
• Have a majority of its funding from non-City sources
1 - ATKINSON STACKS
Applicant: Housing Assistance Management Experience (HAME)
Funding Request: $2,500,000
Address: 543 S 500 W
Funding Recommendation: $0
*Project will not open on or near May 2023
2 - FIRST STEP HOUSE RECOVERY HOUSING
Applicant: First Step House
Address: 518 E 600 S
Funding Request: $2,500,000
Funding Recommendation: $0
*Project does not have a majority of funding sources from non-City sources.
3 – MEDICALLY VULNERABLE PROJECT
Applicant: Shelter the Homeless, Inc
Address: Outside of municipal boundaries
Funding Request: $2,500,000
Funding Recommendation: $2,000,000
Recommended Conditions - to be established through a 30-year minimum deed
restriction or restrictive covenant:
• The project shall provide transitional housing for medically vulnerable individuals that
are chronically homeless, homeless, and at-risk of becoming homeless.
• Applicant shall develop and maintain a project with a minimum of 98 affordable housing
units that are restricted by rent and occupancy, as follows:
o Tenants must have an annual income that is 30% or below of the area median
income for Salt Lake City Utah, HUD Metro FMR Area as adjusted for household
size.
o Medically vulnerable individuals who have been homeless for the longest periods
of time or who demonstrate the highest vulnerability utilizing the VISPDAT
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(Vulnerability Index–Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool) or similar
assessment shall be given priority.
o Rent shall not exceed 30% of each tenant’s annual income. Tenants shall not be
required to pay rent if they do not have income.
• Applicant shall ensure that prospective tenants have gone through the coordinated entry
process used by the Salt Lake Valley Coalition to End Homelessness to ensure
coordination and efficiency with the current homelessness services system.
• Applicant shall enter any new resident into the Homeless Management Information
System (“HMIS”) coordinated entry system.
• The project shall include supportive services, with a focus on medical services, to
stabilize residents and to enable residents to live as independently as possible.
• Applicant shall work with residents to obtain suitable, permanent housing.
• Applicant must submit annual compliance reports to the City. These reports shall
document the occupancy and show whether Applicant is in compliance with
requirements.
4 - POINT AT FAIRPARK
Applicant: Friends of Switchpoint, Inc
Address: 130 N 2100 W
Funding Request: $2,500,000
Funding Recommendation: $2,000,000
Recommended Conditions - to be established through a 30-year minimum deed
restriction or restrictive covenant:
• The project shall provide housing for individuals that are chronically homeless, homeless,
and at-risk of becoming homeless.
• Applicant shall develop and maintain a project with a minimum of 94 affordable housing
units that are restricted by rent and occupancy, as follows:
o Tenants must have an annual income that is 40% or below of the area median
income for Salt Lake City Utah, HUD Metro FMR Area as adjusted for household
size.
o Individuals who have been homeless for the longest periods of time or who
demonstrate the highest vulnerability utilizing the VISPDAT (Vulnerability
Index–Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool) or similar assessment
shall be given priority.
o Preference may be provided to veterans and seniors.
o The annualized rent per unit shall be set forth in a written lease and shall not
exceed, for the term of the lease, 30% of the annual income limit for individuals
and households with a maximum AMI of 40% AMI.
o If project-based vouchers are obtained, tenants shall pay no more than 30% of
their income toward rent.
• Applicant shall ensure that prospective tenants have gone through the coordinated entry
process used by the Salt Lake Valley Coalition to End Homelessness to ensure
coordination and efficiency with the current homelessness services system.
• Applicant shall enter any new resident into the Homeless Management Information
System (“HMIS”) coordinated entry system.
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• The project shall include supportive services to assist homeless persons in transitioning
from homelessness, and to promote the provision of supportive housing to enable
residents to live as independently as possible. Supportive services shall include on-site
case coordination or management that ensures tenants’ access to a wide variety of
services and on-site location of services provided by professional service providers.
• Applicant must submit annual compliance reports to the City. These reports shall
document the occupancy and show whether Applicant is in compliance with tenant
eligibility requirements.
5 - VILLE 1659
Applicant: Ville 1659 LLC
Address: 1659 W North Temple
Funding Request: $2,500,000
Funding Recommendation: $2,000,000
Recommended Conditions - to be established through a 30-year minimum deed
restriction or restrictive covenant:
• The project shall provide housing for individuals that are chronically homeless, homeless,
and at-risk of becoming homeless.
• Residual cashflow shall be recommitted to operations of the project.
• Applicant shall develop and maintain a project with a minimum of 197 affordable
housing units that are restricted by rent and occupancy, as follows:
o Tenants must have an annual income that is 30% or below of the area median
income for Salt Lake City Utah, HUD Metro FMR Area as adjusted for household
size.
o Individuals who have been homeless for the longest periods of time or who
demonstrate the highest vulnerability utilizing the VISPDAT (Vulnerability
Index–Service Prioritization Decision Assistance Tool) or similar assessment are
given priority.
o The annualized rent per unit shall be set forth in a written lease and shall not
exceed the current Fair Market Rent as established by the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”). The intent is to provide housing for
persons at or below 30% AMI who have a tenant-based housing voucher, thereby
tenants are paying no more than 30% of their income for housing.
o If project-based vouchers are obtained, tenants shall pay no more than 30% of
their income toward rent.
• Applicant shall ensure that prospective tenants have gone through the coordinated entry
process used by the Salt Lake Valley Coalition to End Homelessness to ensure
coordination and efficiency with the current homelessness services system.
• Applicant shall enter any new resident into the Homeless Management Information
System (“HMIS”) coordinated entry system.
• The project shall include supportive services to assist homeless persons in transitioning
from homelessness, and to promote the provision of supportive housing to enable
residents to live as independently as possible. Supportive services shall include on-site
case coordination or management that ensures tenants’ access to a wide variety of
services and on-site location of services provided by professional service providers.
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• Applicant must submit annual compliance reports to the City. These reports shall
document the occupancy and show whether Applicant is in compliance with tenant
eligibility requirements.