HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 18-011RESOLUTION NO. 18-011
WHEREAS, Beaumont Retreat W, LP has proposed a new development of
affordable rental housing limited to seniors 62 year of age and older, in the 5900 Block
of College Street, Beaumont, TX 77707 named Retreat West Beaumont which would be
constructed within the City of Beaumont; and,
WHEREAS, the ITEX Group, LLC, a locally based developer, has worked for
more than seven months with the Diocese of Beaumont to successful overcome issues
the Diocese raised a year ago concerning a similar development and its potential impact
on the Diocese's high school; and,
WHEREAS, Beaumont Retreat W, LP has advised that it intends to submit an
application to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for
2018 Competitive 9% Housing Tax Credits for Retreat West Beaumont, a senior
restricted apartment development, to be located on the Games People Play driving
range at 5945 of College Street; and,
WHEREAS, the property is currently zoned GC -MD which is appropriate for the
proposed use by Beaumont Retreat W, LP;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the statements and findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby,
in all things, approved and adopted; and,
THAT as provided for in §11.3(b) of the TDHCA Qualified Allocation Plan, it is
expressly acknowledged and confirmed that the City of Beaumont has more than twice
the state average of units per capita supported by Housing Tax Credits or Private
Activity Bonds, and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Beaumont hereby supports the
proposed new Beaumont Retreat W, LP development, and confirms that its governing
body has voted specifically to approve the construction and of the Retreat West
Beaumont elderly limitation apartment development and to authorize an allocation of
Housing Tax Credits for this development pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code
§2306.6703(a)(4), and,
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED, that the City of Beaumont, TX, acting through its
governing body, hereby confirms that it is exclusively supporting in the TDHCA 2018
Competitive Tax Credit Application Cycle in the Urban Region 5 Funding Pool, the
proposed Beaumont Retreat W, LP's new elderly limitation development to be located in
the 5900 Block of College Street, Beaumont, TX 77707 with the TDHCA Application
number of #18095 and that this formal action has been taken to put on record the
opinion expressed by the City of Beaumont, TX at its regularly scheduled Council
Meeting on January 9, 2018, at which a quorum was present; and,
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED, that the City of Beaumont, TX will make a contribution
of at least Five Hundred Dollars ($500) toward the construction of the Retreat West
Beaumont in the form of cash or in-kind services; and,
BE IT ALSO RESOLVED, that for and on behalf of the Governing Body, Becky
Ames, Mayor of the City of Beaumont, TX and/or Kyle Hayes, City Manager are hereby
authorized, empowered, and directed to certify these resolutions to the Texas
Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
The meeting at which this resolution was approved was in all things conducted in
strict compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter
551.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 9th day of
January, 2018.
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