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CITY CLERK James R.Thele
City of Omaha f M4H A, NEBRASKA Director
Jean Stothert,Mayor
October 21, 2014
Honorable President
and Members of the City Council,
The attached Resolution authorizes the Mayor of the City of Omaha to apply for and accept $483,800.00
Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Funds (NAHTF) to be used in conjunction with Omaha's Home
Investment Partnerships (HOME)Program. The City will use NAHTF to provide rehabilitation financing
assistance to investor owners of single-family (one to four units) rental properties in older neighborhoods
east of 72nd Street with an emphasis on projects located within the Deer Park, Columbus Park and
Prospect Village neighborhoods.
All of the houses will be rehabilitated as part of the City's Consolidated Plan previously approved by the
City Council, and will be occupied by persons whose household incomes are at or below 80% of the
Median Income by Family Size as established annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development. The use of the NAHTF award is estimated to help rehabilitate twenty-one (21) investor-
owned single-family housing units.
Total estimated cost for this rehabilitation program is $1,008,800.00 comprised of $483,800.00 in
NAHTF, $115,000.00 in HOME Program Funds and $410,000.00 in private funds.
This grant application will assist the City to implement the Rental Rehabilitation Program in the 2014
Consolidated Submission for Community Planning and Development Programs Action Plan that was
approved by the City Council on November 19, 2013 by Resolution No. 1413.
Your favorable consideration of this Resolution will be appreciated.
Respectfully submitted, Referred to City Council for Consideration:
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DED USE ONLY DED USE ONLY
2014 PRE-APPLICATION FOR THE Date Stamp Below
Pre-Application
NEBRASKA AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROGRAM Number
Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) 14-
PART I. GENERAL INFORMATION
TYPE OR PRINT ALL INFORMATION
1. APPLICANT IDENTIFICATION 2. APPLICATION PREPARER INFORMATION
Name: City of Omaha Name: David Thomas
Contact: David Thomas Address: 1819 Farnam Street,Suite 1111
Address: 1819 Farnam Street Suite 1111 City/State/Zip: Omaha,NE 68183
City/State/Zip: Omaha,NE 68183 Phone: 402-444-5150
Phone: 402-444-5150 Fax: 402-444-5201
Fax: 402-444-5201 Email: david.thomas@cityofomaha.org
Email: david.thomas@cityofomaha.org Application Preparer(check one)
Tax ID: 47-6006304 ®Local Staff ❑Out-of-State Consultant
Duns#: 076981265 ❑In-State Consultant ❑Non-Profit Organization
['Economic Development District
❑Other
3. HOUSEHOLD BENEFICIARIES 4. DISTRICT INDICATOR
# 21 at or below 80%of the Area Median Family Income ®Congressional District 2
# at or below 100%of the Area Median Family Income
5. HOUSING ACTIVITIES
❑Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation
❑Homebuyer Program
❑Non-Profit Operating Assistance
®Rental New Construction,Acquisition,and/or Rehabilitation
Demolition
6. TYPE OF APPLICANT 7. SERVICE AREA
®Unit of Local Government ❑Local Housing Authority Area to be served[each municipality and each county]. Please
['Non-Profit 501(c)(3) ['Non-Profit 501(c)(3)CHDO list:
❑Non-Profit 501(c)(4) ❑Non-Profit 501(c)(4)CHDO
Within Omaha Corporate Limits,east of 72nd Street;with
8. ONE-PAGE PROJECT SUMMARY targeted sub-areas having adopted redevelopment plans
receiving higher priority
Please attach a one-page project summary describing the project. Nebraska Legislative District(s) 5,7,8,9,11 and 13
Nebraska Congressional District(s) 2nd
9. CERTIFYING OFFICIAL:
To the best of my knowledge and belief,data and information in this application is true and correct,including any commitment
of local or other resources.The governing body of the applicant has duly authorized this application. This applicant will
comply with all Federal and state re rements governing the use of NAHP funds.
Signature in blue ink: �(
Typed Name and Title: Jean Stothert,Mayor Date Signed: (L(
Address/City/State/Zip:
SUBMIT THE ORIGINAL VIA EMAIL OF THE ENTIRE APPLICATION TO:
anissa.rasmussen@nebraska.gov and CC your Regional Program Representative
Individuals,who are hearing and/or speech impaired and have a TTY,may contact the Department through the Statewide Relay System by calling(800)833-7352(TTY)or
(800)833-0920(voice). The relay operator should be asked to call DED at(800)426-6505 or(402)471-3111.
2014 Annual Application Cycle Application Guidelines
Chapter 2 Pre-Application Chapter 2-2 June 2014
PART II. FUNDING SUMMARY
Code Activity NAHP Other Total Sources of
Funds Funds Funds Other
Funds
0501 Site Improvements
0502 Streets
0505 Non-Profit Operating Assistance
0520 Acquisition of Property
0521 Acquisition of Vacant Land
0522 Demolition)
0523 Relocation2
0524 Direct Homebuyer Assistance3
0530 Housing Rehabilitation
0531 SF Purchase/Rehab/Resale
0541 Conversion
0541 Reconstruction Single-family
0542 SF New Construction Homebuyer4
0580 Housing Managements 41,000.00 $41,000.00
0580(a) Hsg. Mgt.: Paint Testing/Risk
Assessments/Clearance Testing6
0561 Reconstruction Multi-family
0562 New Construction Multi-family
0520 Rental Property Acquisition
0541 Rental Property Rehabilitation $115K
HOME, &
$410K
410,000.00 525,000.00 $935,000.00 Investor
0581 Rent Up Reserves
0582 Operating Reserves
Subtotal (Total Non-Administration) $451,000.00 $525,000.00 $976,000.00
0181 General Administration? 32,800.00 $32,800.00
1000 TOTAL PROGRAM COSTS $483,800.00 $525,000.00 $1,008,800.00
Demolition is a support activity and must be done in conjunction with another housing activity.
2 Relocation is a support activity and must be done in conjunction with another housing activity.
3 Direct Homebuyer Assistance for previously owned and newly constructed homes includes down-payment
assistance, closing cost assistance, and gap subsidy(the difference between the appraised value and the sale
price
of the home).
4 New construction includes the hard costs for acquiring land, constructing homes, and development subsidy(the
difference between the cost to develop and build the home and the appraised value of the home).
5 Housing management recommended maximum is 10% of total NAHP hard costs.
6 Paint testing, risk assessments and clearance testing are limited to $1,500 per unit.
General Administration recommended maximum is 8% of the total amount of NAHP hard costs.
NOTE: Requests for additional funds(over the recommended maximums)for Housing Management or General Admin must be requested
and documented within the final application.
2014 Annual Application Cycle Application Guidelines
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2014 Rental Rehabilitation Program in Omaha
Congressional District#2
Programs assisting the rehabilitation of older rental housing have been an important aspect of the
City of Omaha's multi-pronged approach to stabilizing and redeveloping its older neighborhoods.
This supplements the City's homebuyer programs and owner-occupied rehabilitation programs. The
2014 Rental Rehabilitation Program (RRP) will rehabilitate 21 housing units, thereby preserving
affordable housing, upgrading targeted neighborhoods and supporting other NAHTF initiatives in
Omaha.
All units will be affordable to households with incomes at or below 80% of the area Median Family
Income. Property owners will be responsible for acquiring and maintaining documentation on tenant
income, utility allowance and rent compliance during the affordability period. The overall
construction cost to rehabilitate these housing units is projected at $1,008,800, including $483,800 in
NAHTF funds and $410,000 in owner/investor funds. The City of Omaha will also make available
$115,000 in HOME Program funds.
While the funds may be used in any qualifying rental housing east of 72nd Street, there will be an
emphasis on projects located within the three neighborhoods with defined Redevelopment Plan
boundaries. The target neighborhoods are: 1) Deer Park — generally located between I-80 and
Martha Street, from 15t" to 20th Street; 2) Columbus Park—generally located between Leavenworth
and Woolworth Streets, between 24th and 28t" Streets; and 3) Prospect Hill — generally located
between Hamilton and Lake Streets, from 30t" to 36th Streets. Applications for rehabs within these
areas, as shown on the attached maps, will receive priority.
The Program will provide rehabilitation financing assistance to investor owners of single-family (one
to four units) rental properties. Investor owners are eligible for assistance if their property is located
in the project area. Eligible property rehabilitation activities are limited to those necessary to correct
substandard conditions, to make essential improvements and to repair major systems in danger of
failure. Investors must own the property and match the RRP funds with private funds on a one-to-
one basis. The minimum rental rehabilitation assistance required from the City is $1,000 per unit, the
maximum NAHTF investment will be less than $20,000 per unit and the maximum per unit
assistance from all City sources does not exceed the below limits:
Unit Size Maximum Assistance
Efficiency Unit $9,000
1 Bedroom Unit $10,000
2 Bedroom Unit $11,000
3 Bedroom Unit $12,000
4 Bedroom Unit and Larger 50% of Project Cost(up to $20,000)
Handicap Unit(incl. physically visitable and/or accessible) $12,500*
Lead Based Paint Reduction $1,000*
* Additional subsidy per unit; except four bedroom units and larger.
All units assisted under this program will meet full NDED Rehabilitation Standards, which must be
maintained during the affordability period. The property must be affirmatively marketed. Assistance
is provided in the form of grants to the homeowner for lead and radon abatement, and a deferred
payment loan that is forgiven at the end of the applicable affordability period for the other remaining
rehabilitation improvements.
Pat Evans (Ping) <patricia.evans@cityofomaha.org>
Rental Rehab appllication
2 messages
Pat Evans (Ping) <patricia.evans@cityofomaha.org> Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 11:37 AM
To: "Doty, Bob" <bob.doty@nebraska.gov>
Per our conversation of September 3, 2014, I asked how to best answer the questions outlined in the
Cogressional District 2 NAHTF application for the Rental Rehab Program. The State has in the past funded our
Investor Rental Rehab program. The program is servied on a first come first served application basis and does
not have ready projects available for the property condition assessment requested by the application. The
properties are investor owned and matched with private dollars. We do have a program guideline, an application
process and a construction evaulation process. In order to score the appropriate points for the questions asked,
you stated that we would write a narrative explaining the program.
Please respond to this email that you did respond as the above. I will attach this email to the pre-applicaiton as
well as the final application so that it will not be disqualified initially because it does not answer the questions as
asked.
Doty, Bob <Bob.Doty@nebraska.gov> Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 8:00 PM
To: "Pat Evans (Ping)" <patricia.evans@cityofomaha.org>
This satisfies the requirement of that specific question regarding property condition assessment.
Bob
Bob Doty
Housing Program Manager
Desk: 402-471-2095
Cell: 402-326-3309
From: Pat Evans (Ping) [patricia.evans@cityofomaha.org]
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 11:37 AM
To: Doty, Bob
Subject: Rental Rehab appllication
Per our conversation of September 3, 2014, I asked how to best answer the questions outlined in the
Cogressional District 2 NAHTF application for the Rental Rehab Program. The State has in the past
funded our Investor Rental Rehab program. The program is servied on a first come first served
application basis and does not have ready projects available for the property condition assessment
requested by the application. The properties are investor owned and matched with private dollars.
We do have a program guideline, an application process and a construction evaulation process. In
order to score the appropriate points for the questions asked, you stated that we would write a
narrative explaining the program.
Please respond to this email that you did respond as the above. I will attach this email to the pre-
applicaiton as well as the final application so that it will not be disqualified initially because it does
not answer the questions as asked.
C-25A CITY OF OMAHA
LEGISLATIVE CHAMBER
Omaha,Nebraska
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OMAHA:
WHEREAS, the City of Omaha, Nebraska is an eligible unit of general local
government that is authorized to file an application under the Nebraska Affordable Housing Act
for Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Fund(NAHTF) assistance; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Omaha, Nebraska, has obtained citizen comments on
housing and community development needs, and on October 2, 2014, conducted a public hearing
upon the proposed application and received favorable public comment respecting the project;
and,
WHEREAS, the rehabilitation of twenty-one (21) investor-owned single-family
housing units in targeted neighborhoods is a priority of the City's Consolidated Submission for
Community Planning and Development Programs and the Rental Rehabilitation Program is
included in the 2014 Action Plan approved by the City Council on November 19, 2013 by
Resolution No. 1413; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF OMAHA:
THAT, the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute all necessary documents and
amendments with the State of Nebraska Department of Economic Development to secure
Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Funds in the amount of Four Hundred Eighty-Three
Thousand Eight Hundred and no/100 Dollars ($483,800.00) to be used to rehabilitate twenty-one
(21) investor-owned single-family housing units in older neighborhoods east of 72nd Street. All
units will be affordable to households with incomes at or below 80% of the area Median Family
Income.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY DATE
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Resolution by
Res. that, the Mayor is hereby authorized to
execute all necessary documents and
amendments with the State of Nebraska
Department of Economic Development to
secure Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust
Funds in the amount of Four Hundred
Eighty-Three Thousand Eight Hundred and
no/100 Dollars ($483,800.00) to be used to
rehabilitate twenty-one (21) investor-owned
single-family housing units in older
neighborhoods east of 72nd Street. All units
will be affordable to households with
incomes at or below 80% of the area Median
Family Income.
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Presented to City Council
OCT 2 1 2014
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