AHA-2020/04/21 ANAHEIM HOUSING AUTHORITY
REGULAR MEETING OF APRIL 21, 2020
The Anaheim Housing Authority regular meeting was called to order at 6:18 P.M. telephonically,
pursuant to Governor Newsom's Executive Order N-29-20 (superseding the Brown Act related
provisions of Executive Order N-25-20) in response to COVID-19, for a joint public comment
session with the Anaheim City Council. The meeting notice, agenda, and related materials were
duly posted on April 16, 2020.
PRESENT: Chairman Harry Sidhu and Authority Members Stephen Faessel, Denise
Barnes, Jordan Brandman, Jose F. Moreno, Lucille Kring, and Trevor
O'Neil (all via teleconference).
ABSENT: Authority Member Denise Barnes
STAFF PRESENT: City Manager Chris Zapata, City Attorney Robert Fabela, and Secretary
Theresa Bass
ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA: None
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
One electronically submitted public comment was received related to Housing Authority Agenda
Item No. 1. — See Appendix.
CONSENT CALENDAR: At 6:20 P.M., the consent calendar was considered, with Authority
Member Moreno pulling Item No. 01 for separate discussion.
MOTION: Authority Member Kring moved to approve the remainder of the consent calendar as
presented, seconded by Authority Member Faessel. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES —6 (Chairman
Sidhu and Authority Members Faessel, Brandman, Moreno, Kring, and O'Neil). NOES —0.
ABSENT— 1 (Authority Member Barnes). Motion carried.
AHA177 2. Approve minutes of the Housing Authority meetings of February 4, 2020, February 11,
2020, and March 24, 2020.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
1. Approve an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement (ENA), in substantial form, with Greenlaw
AGR- Development, LLC for a future development of approximately 7.3 acres at the southeast
12036 corner of Beach Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue for a term expiring on February 1, 2021
with an optional six-month extension; approve the Option Agreement and Escrow
Instructions, in substantial form, in the acquisition amount of $4,750,000, for the
purchase of an approximately 1.73 acre property located at 2952 and 2960 W. Lincoln
Avenue should a definitive agreement not be reached during the term of the ENA; and
authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority, or designee, to execute and
administer the Agreements.
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John Woodhead, Community & Economic Development Director, explained the Anaheim
Housing Authority owns approximately 5 1/2 acres of land at the southeast corner of Beach
Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue, comprised of five parcels housing the Americana Motel, former
Americana car wash, Mobil gas station, and Old Mexico Restaurant which were acquired in
December 2019, along with a vacant parcel north of the West Anaheim Youth Center acquired
by the former Redevelopment Agency in 2001. He continued that Greenlaw Development, LLC
in under contract to purchase approximately 1 3/4 acres at 2960 West Lincoln Avenue from the
Stephen K. Doi Trust which is immediately east of the Authority property. Greenlaw and the
Authority are proposing to combine properties for a larger, mixed-use, mixed-income
development.
Mr. Woodhead explained the combined site is strategically located and primed for development.
The Beach Boulevard Specific Plan classifies the combined site in the "Mixed-Use High"
development area which prescribes a quality mixed-use project with a collection of residential
product types and commercial uses. In addition to contributing to the revitalized vision of the
Specific Plan, the Authority acquired the Authority Property due to its location in a Transit
Priority Area, as designated by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG).
The half-mile area surrounding the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue is
defined as a Transit Priority Area because it is the intersection of two or more major bus routes
with a frequency of service interval of 15 minutes or less during the morning and afternoon peak
commute periods.
Mr. Woodhead continued that development of housing within Transit Priority Areas aligns with
SCAG's Sustainable Communities Strategy and qualifies the combined site for State affordable
housing and infrastructure grants. He noted staff is assessing two grants administered by the
State's Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) —Affordable Housing
Sustainable Communities Grant and the Infill Infrastructure Grant. The grants can be dovetailed
with one another to provide funds for both production of affordable housing and off-site
improvements to benefit the broader community, including infrastructure upgrades,
transportation improvements, and enhancement of open space. Anaheim has not been
successful in prior funding rounds due to the location of Authority sites outside of Transit Priority
Areas. The Authority is strategically assessing all its current and potential future sites for
proximity to High Quality Transit Areas in order to leverage the broadest set of funding streams
available and create a pipeline for subsequent funding allocation cycles of grants and tax
credits.
Mr. Woodhead explained the proposed ENA sets out to determine the scope of development
(including the mix of for-rent and for-sale residential units, density of units per acre within
maximum of what is allowed, affordability levels, off-site improvements, commercial square
footage, and open space designs) and economic feasibility of developing the combined site with
a quality mixed-use, mixed-income project. The proposed ENA provides a period of nine
months to negotiate a definitive agreement for the combined site, including project scope,
purchase or lease price to be paid for the Authority Property, project schedule, and terms of an
Affordable Housing Agreement. The ENA allows for a six-month extension of the term. The
definitive agreement will be presented to the Governing Board of the Housing Authority for
consideration at a later date should a project move forward on the combined site.
Mr. Woodhead clarified that should the Authority and Greenlaw not reach a definitive agreement
during the ENA term, the Authority would exercise its option to acquire the Doi Property to
maximize development options on the combined site. The proposed option agreement provides
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that the Authority would acquire the Doi Property at Greenlaw's acquisition price of$4,750,000,
which is in the range of fair market value established by the Housing Authority's MAI appraiser.
Mr. Woodhead concluded that staff determined that the agreements do not constitute a project
under the provisions of CEQA.
DISCUSSION: Authority Member Faessel addressed delays with 39 Commons due to the
current pandemic but that the developer plans to move forward as soon as possible. He
believed having housing on both sides of Lincoln Avenue would add to the success of
commercial businesses. He supported the ENA and questioned whether it would increase the
possibility of a more robust affordable housing component. Mr. Woodhead responded that
adding the Doi property to the Authority property substantially increased the acreage and
viability of the site, allows an increase in density in accordance with the Specific Plan, and
makes the provision of affordable housing greater, noting the grants being sought have a
minimum requirement of 30 units per acres.
MOTION: Authority Member Faessel moved to approve an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement
(ENA), in substantial form, with Greenlaw Development, LLC for a future development of
approximately 7.3 acres at the southeast corner of Beach Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue for a
term expiring on February 1, 2021 with an optional six-month extension; approve the Option
Agreement and Escrow Instructions, in substantial form, in the acquisition amount of
$4,750,000, for the purchase of an approximately 1.73 acre property located at 2952 and 2960
W. Lincoln Avenue should a definitive agreement not be reached during the term of the ENA;
and authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority, or designee, to execute and
administer the Agreements, seconded by Authority Member Kring.
DISCUSSION: Authority Member Moreno questioned how affordable housing could be
assured, to which Mr. Woodhead explained the nature of the property being owned by the
Housing Authority required an affordable housing component but the exact determination of the
number of units and level of affordability had not yet been determined and would be part of the
economic assessment of the land and the negotiation process. Regarding community
amenities, Mr. Woodhead explained all affordable housing developments have onsite amenities
which they make available to the greater community to the extent they are able and where
feasible, further noting the possible grants look to enhance benefits such as transit, open space,
and parks. In response to Authority Member Moreno's question regarding number of units, Mr.
Woodhead explained the density would be between the minimum 30 units per acre requirement
of the grants and the maximum 60 units per acre allowed under the General Plan. Mr.
Woodhead further noted the project would look to have a mix of affordability between rental and
for-sale units. Mr. Woodhead continued that the item under consideration was not to sell
Authority property but to enter into an ENA with Greenlaw, with an option to purchase the Doi
property if negotiations under the ENA were not successful. Authority Member Moreno
encouraged staff to maximize affordability across all economic levels during the negotiations.
Chairman Sidhu acknowledged this project as a continuation of the 39 Commons project to
provide housing to support the new retail and commercial components in west Anaheim.
Authority Member Kring believed this will be a wonderful project and offered her support.
Authority Member Moreno expressed his gratitude to staff, prior Councils, and Authority Member
Barnes for accelerating the projects in west Anaheim.
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Authority Member Brandman offered his full support for the project as a continuation of work
started in 2013 with his request to start the specific plan process.
MOTION: Authority Member Faessel moved to approve an Exclusive Negotiation Agreement
(ENA), in substantial form, with Greenlaw Development, LLC for a future development of
approximately 7.3 acres at the southeast corner of Beach Boulevard and Lincoln Avenue for a
term expiring on February 1, 2021 with an optional six-month extension; approve the Option
Agreement and Escrow Instructions, in substantial form, in the acquisition amount of
$4,750,000, for the purchase of an approximately 1.73 acre property located at 2952 and 2960
W. Lincoln Avenue should a definitive agreement not be reached during the term of the ENA;
and authorize the Executive Director of the Housing Authority, or designee, to execute and
administer the Agreements, seconded by Authority Member Kring. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES—
6 (Chairman Sidhu and Authority Members Faessel, Brandman, Moreno, Kring, and O'Neil).
NOES — 0. ABSENT— 1 (Authority Member Barnes). Motion carried.
ADJOURNMENT:
With no further business to conduct, Chairman Sidhu adjourned the meeting of the Anaheim
Housing Authority at 6:43 P.M.
Res•- tfully submitted,
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Secretary; Anaheim Housing Authority