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Resolution affirming the City's support for BRIDGE Housing Corporation's application to the Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Grant program and authorizing the City Manager to execute an AHSC Implementation and Cooperation and an AHSC Anti-Displacement Strategy Commitment Letter.
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WHEREAS, the 158 affordable units being developed by BRIDGE Housing Corporation (BRIDGE) as part of the PUC Project are known for the Affordable Housing Sustainable Communities (AHSC) grant application as 1051 Mission Affordable; and
WHEREAS, the key to assembling the funds to build this much-needed affordable housing is securing two major State of California Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) grants: the Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG) and AHSC; and
WHEREAS, the project was awarded $28.8 million in IIG funds in February 2023 and BRIDGE, in cooperation with the City, has assembled a highly competitive AHSC application; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified sustainable transportation infrastructure improvements for which to request AHSC funding as part of BRIDGE's application; and
WHEREAS, those identified improvements include 1.85 Lane Miles of Class II and III bike lane along either side of Arroyo Dr between El Camino Real and Junipero Serra, 0.17 Lane Miles of Class IV bike lane along either side of Camaritas Ave between Arroyo Dr and Westborough Blvd; and Transit Signal Priority (TSP) for the 29 signal intersections along the San Mateo County Transit District Route 130 within South San Francisco City limits and install six bus bulbs at specific locations along Grand Avenue; purchase four new zero-emission electric shuttle buses to replace the existing fleet of the Free South City Shuttles, expand service to include a new fourth shuttle route, purchase electric chargers, and continue operations of the shuttle program at least to 10 years; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified an Anti-Displacement Strategy scope of work to expand the ...
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