Housing and Community Development
About the Division
The Housing and Community Development Division enhances the Salinas community by assisting low and moderate income families, reducing slum and blight, and responding to emergencies through the administration of Housing and Urban Development grants and other housing resources and policies. Each year, the Division effectively manages three HUD grants: Community Development Block grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), and Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG). In addition, the Division actively fosters housing development by creating incentives (density bonus) and regulations (inclusionary housing), preserving existing affordable housing, providing rehabilitation assistance for lower income households, and funding the development of new affordable housing units.
Accomplishments
In 2015 the Division:
- Completed the City’s Consolidated Plan for FY 2015-2019 for the City’s federal HUD funding (CDBG, HOME, & ESG)
- Funded 20 public services agencies to provide critical programming to over 1,900 youth, seniors, and homeless
- Entered into an Exclusive Negotiating Rights Agreement with MidPen and provided a pre-development loan for $201,500 for the development of a mixed use, 90-unit affordable housing development
- Preserved 40 affordable housing units through investment in Vista de la Terraza and assisted in funding 41 units of affordable senior housing (Haciendas Seniors)
- Secured additional homeless funding for Monterey and San Benito Counties by administering the State ESG Grant
- Provided and continues to provide funding to the following non-profit organizations:
- Food Bank for Monterey County
- Girls Inc. of the Central Coast
- Partners for Peace
- Girl Scouts of California
- Alliance on Aging
- Community Human Services
- Franciscan Workers of Junipero Serra
- Legal Services for Seniors
- Family Service Agency of the Central Coast
- Sunrise House
- Meals on Wheels
What We're Working On
Advancement of our Economic Prosperity through the revitalization of Chinatown by:
- Initiating an update of the Chinatown Rebound Plan.
- Assisting in the coordination of homeless services that focus on rapid rehousing in Chinatown.
- Facilitation of housing production in Chinatown by assisting in financing and permitting of Haciendas 3 and Mid-Pen’s project at 21 Soledad.
Creation of a well-planned city with excellent infrastructure and high quality housing for all residents through:
- Adoption of a new Inclusionary Housing (or Housing Fee) Ordinance to support affordable housing.
- Continued implementation of a housing rehabilitation program with funding through CDBG.
- Identification of additional grant opportunities and incentives (i.e. expedited permitting) to expand housing production at a variety of income levels and for special needs populations (seniors, homeless, and disabled).
Development of a healthy, vibrant, sustainable, green community that meets the needs of its most vulnerable through:
- Educating the community on fair housing rights, and starting conversations between tenants and landlords. (KION Story)
- Continued collaboration with the County and social service providers to address the needs of the Homeless citywide and Chinatown.
- Cooperation with partners to maximize the potential for all forms of supportive housing.
- Partnership with Public Health to increase the availability of case management for homeless.
- Administration of new Emergency Solution Grant for San Benito and Monterey Counties to better address homelessness at a regional level.
Final Notice and Public Review of a Proposed Activity in a 100-Year Floodplain
This is to give notice that the City of Salinas as the Responsible Entity under Part 58 has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988, in accordance with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection. The activity is funded under the State of California Homekey Program initiative under HUD Grant CDFA 14.871 Public and Indian Housing (PIH) Project Based Vouchers (PBV) (25 years).
The Homekey...
Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact and Notice of Intent to Request Release of Funds
Date of Notice: March 10, 2023
Name of Responsible Entity: City of Salinas
Address: 200 Lincoln Ave, Salinas, CA 93901
Telephone Number: (831) 758-7334
These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the City of Salinas.
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDSOn or about April 11, 2023 the City of Salinas will submit a request to HUD for the release...
Public Notice: 2023 Notice of Funding Availability for Emergency Solutions Grants Program
The City of Salinas Community Development Department is pleased to announce:
Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)
The City of Salinas is the Administrative Entity (AE) of the California (State) Housing and Community Development (HCD) Continuum of Care (CoC) allocation for Salinas/Monterey, San Benito Counties CA 506 ESG Program and will be accepting applications in preparation for submission of the 2023 HCD CoC NOFA application. The proposed 2023 HCD allocation is available to fund homeless services, such as Street Outreach, Emergency Shelter,...
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City of Salinas - Action Plans
Action Plan FY 2020-21
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Action Plan FY 2016-17
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