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Resolution No. 10154
Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Directing Staff to
Commence Predevelopment Activities for the Matadero Creek
Affordable Housing Site
R E C I T A L S
A.On October 2, 2023, the City Council of the City of Palo Alto adopted Ordinance 5595,
adopting a Development Agreement for the redevelopment of the 14.65 acre property at
200-404 Portage Avenue, 3040-3250 Park Boulevard, 3201-3225 Ash Street, and 278
Lambert Avenue (“Development Agreement Project”).
B.One of the key public benefits provided under the Development Agreement is the
dedication of 3.25 acres of land to the City, of which approximately one acre is intended
as the site of a future affordable housing project (“Matadero Creek Affordable Housing
Site” or “Site”).
C.The certified Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”) for the Development Agreement
Project included analysis of up to 75 affordable rental units on the site to be dedicated to
the City.
D.On October 2, 2023, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 5600, rezoning the Site to
support the future development of a housing project.
E.Several aspects of site preparation for the Site are completed or underway (e.g. Phase I
reports, relocation of monitoring wells, and underground utility installation to
accommodate the future development);
F.The City has an urgent need for the development of affordable housing and has been
awarded funds under the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (“PLHA”) grant program.
G.On July 14, 2023, the Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) and
the City executed a Standard Agreement 22-PLHA-17554 which establishes the
requirements and procedures for accessing the City’s entitled PLHA 2019-2023
Allocations.
H.The City desires to use the City’s Activity (1) PLHA allocations for calendar years 2019,
2020, and 2021, totaling approximately $243,756, for predevelopment activities,
construction of, and/or permanent financing for new affordable housing units at the Site,
at the affordability level of at or below 60% AMI for a minimum of 55 years.
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NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Manager or designee is directed to issue a Request for Information or
Request for Proposals to solicit interest in development of an affordable housing project at the
Matadero Creek Affordable Housing Site.
SECTION 2. The City Council further directs the City Manager or designee to develop a timeline
for predevelopment activities and construction of an affordable housing project at the Site that
would result in occupancy of the project no later than June 30, 2030.
SECTION 3. The City Council further directs the City Manager or designee to continue or
commence all feasible predevelopment activities on the site as soon as practical.
SECTION 4. To the extent PLHA funds are disbursed to the City to support predevelopment,
construction, and permanent financing for an affordable housing project on the Site, the City
certifies that it will use all such funds in a manner consistent and in compliance with all applicable
state and federal statutes, rules, regulations, and laws, including without limitation all rules and
laws regarding the PLHA Program, as well as any and all contracts the City may have with HCD, in
accordance with Resolution No. 10080.
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SECTION 5. The Council finds that the adoption of this resolution does not meet the definition
of a project under Public Resources Code Section 21065, thus, no environmental assessment
under the California Environmental Quality Act is required. The environmental i mpacts of an
affordable housing project of up to 75 units at the Site were analyzed in the 200 Portage
Townhome Project Final EIR, which was certified by Resolution No. 10123 on September 12,
2023.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: March 18, 2024
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City Clerk Mayor
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Director of Planning and
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