City Council

8. CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED DISPOSITION AND\nDEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (DDA) TO THE CESAR CHAVEZ FOUNDATION\nFOR A PROPOSED AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT IN DOWNTOWN\nALHAMBRA – F2M19-39, R2M20-40, M2M25-16\nIn November 2020, the City Council approved a DDA with American Family Housing (AFH)\nto build a seven story 50-unit affordable housing project (Mariposa Project) on a City-\nowned parcel currently used as a surface parking lot in the downtown district between\nFirst and Second Streets, south of Main Street, immediately north of an AT&T Building.\nFrom 2022 through 2024, the City Council approved an amendment clarifying the number\nof public parking spaces and five extensions to obtain all necessary construction funding\nincluding State of California Tax Credits. AFH did not receive tax credits and assigned the\nMariposa Project to the Cesar Chavez Foundation (CCF). In October 2024, the City\nCouncil approved the proposed Assignment of the DDA to CCF. CCF is a 50-year-old\nnon-profit organization with eight affordable housing projects (434 units) in the San Gabriel\nValley region either in development or under construction. CCF reviewed the Mariposa\nProject construction and development costs. To make the project more competitive with\n2025 State funding opportunities, CCF is revising the project and proposing the Mariposa\nProject become a four-story building with approximately 36 large family units. The\nrevisions to the project necessitate the restated DDA.\nRecommended Action: City Council approve the amended and restated Disposition\nand Development Agreement (DDA) to the Cesar Chavez Foundation (CCF), subject to\nfinal language approval by the City Attorney and City Manager; and, direct staff to\nundertake the steps necessary to finalize the Council’s action, including, but not limited to\nthe execution and recordation of all documents contemplated by the DDA. (M2M25-16)