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Annual/Regular Board Meeting February 11, 2021
Today’s URA Board meeting will begin at approximately 2:00 p.m.
During the meeting, attendees may submit questions to the Board via Zoom Q&A. 2 I. General
• Roll Call
• Annual Meeting o Election of Officers • Public Comment
• Approval of the December 10, 2020 Board Meeting Minutes 3
Public Comment
Submitted via: E-Mail: [email protected] Website: https://tinyurl.com/uraboardmeeting Public comment closed at 1:00 p.m. 4 II. RFPs, RFQs, RFIs, & Bids
• Request for Proposals (RFP) – Housing Opportunity Fund (HOF) Legal Assistance Program • Request for Information (RFI) – 1319-1325 Fifth Avenue • Request for Bids – Summerset at Frick Phase II Park Construction • Request for Qualifications – Artists for Art in the Park at Summerset at Frick Phase II 5 RFPS, RFQS, RFIS, & BIDS RFP – Housing Opportunity Fund (HOF) Legal Assistance Programs
What you need to know:
• 2 RFPs will be released:
o Legal Assistance Program – Tenants (LAP-T) and Coordinated Entry
o Legal Assistance Program – Homeowners (LAP-H)
• Release Date – February 19, 2021 (will be available on URA website and IWT) 6 RFPS, RFQS, RFIS, & BIDS RFI – 1319-1325 Fifth Avenue
What you need to know:
• RFI: from one or more developers or development teams to participate in the renovation of 1319-1325 Fifth Avenue in Uptown/Bluff
• Interested developers are invited to submit information and project concepts to purchase the existing buildings in accordance with the EcoInnovation District Plan.
• Release date: February 26, 2021 7 RFPS, RFQS, RFIS, & BIDS Request for Bids - Summerset at Frick Phase II Park Construction
What you need to know:
• Final piece of the development of Summerset at Frick for the Frick Park Extension at Shelburn Lane • 2-acre park with open lawn, landscaping, trees, gazebos, accessible walkways, trellised garden, park benches, and site lighting • Designed by LaQuatra Bonci Associates, with public participation in the design process • $1,300,000 cost estimate • Bid package to be released around March 1, bids received end of March/early April. • Funding Sources include TIF, Greenways Trails and Recreation Program (GTRP) Grant, and donations from Summerset HOA 8 RFPS, RFQS, RFIS, & BIDS Request for Qualifications – Artists for Art in the Park at Summerset at Frick Phase II
What you need to know:
• Call for artists to design and construct artwork in the Park at Summerset known as the Frick Park Extension at Shelburne Lane (Squirrel Hill)
• $10,000 to $15,000 budget for art 9 III. Announcements
• Live public comment & ASL Interpretation coming in March
• Receipt of Additional 2020-21 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Application
• Impact Dashboards
o Commercial Lending
o Housing Stabilization Program 10 ANNOUCEMENTS Live Public Comment & ASL Interpretation Starts in March
What you need to know:
Public Comment • Beginning March 2021, members of the public will have the option to provide live public comment during URA Board Meetings via Zoom.
• Registration is required by 1 p.m. on Board Day at tinyurl.com/uraboardmeeting.
• Members of the public can still submit comment in writing at the link above. Comments submitted by 1 p.m. on Board Day are read at the meeting.
ASL Interpretation • Also starting in March - live American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation will be provided at URA Board meetings 11 ANNOUCEMENTS Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Applications
What you need to know:
• Telesis Pittsburgh, Inc submitted a URA 2020/2021 LIHTC preapplication after the submission deadline (11/9/20).
• The project, East Hills West Regan, includes the redevelopment and renovation of 91-units located in the East Hills neighborhood. • 46 units at or below 50% AMI • 45 units at or below 60% AMI
• Preliminary development budget includes a RGP loan in the amount of $1,250,000.
• The site is currently owned by the applicant and does not include City or URA property. 12 ANNOUCEMENTS Impact Dashboards: Commercial Lending Client Spotlight January Lending Statistics
$5,000 deployed for façade improvements
6 loans closed totaling $343,100
100% of loans went to MWBEs • Civil Engineering, Construction Management and Inspection, 1 loan closing totaling $30,000 Environmental Health and Safety • Four locations, including In the News: Woods House Pittsburgh's North Shore “The Woods House, • $15K COVID-19 Emergency Loan and Pittsburgh’s oldest $100K MBRGF Loan in 2020 residence, comes back to life as a pub” • Cosmos has received multiple awards 13 ANNOUCEMENTS Impact Dashboards: Housing
Housing Crisis Prevention as of February 8, 2021: 14 IV. On Today’s Voting Agenda
• Residential Lending & Investments • Development Services • Business Solutions • Agenda B 15
Residential Lending & Investments
• North Point Breeze – Lexington Partners of Pittsburgh, LLC Exclusive Negotiations • California Kirkbride – Cal-Bride Place (Northside Properties Phase IV) • Squirrel Hill South – Flats on Forward • Housing Stabilization Program (HSP) – New Program Administrator Contracts & Amendments to Existing Contracts • Housing Opportunity Fund (HOF) Legal Assistance Program Guidelines 16 RESIDENTIAL LENDING & INVESTMENTS N. Point Breeze - Lexington Partners Action(s) of Pittsburgh, LLC – Exclusive Negotiations • Authorization to enter into Exclusive Negotiations with Lexington Partners of Pittsburgh, LLC, for a period to expire December 31, 2021, for the sale of Blocks commonly referred to as the North Homewood Parcel in the 14th Ward.
Exclusive Negotiations period will remain in effect only if:
1. Partners submit a preliminary 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) application to PHFA by the April 1, 2021 deadline and; 2. Are invited by the PHFA to submit the full LIHTC application in the future. 17 RESIDENTIAL LENDING & INVESTMENTS Lexington Partners of Pittsburgh – Exclusive Negotiations Additional Info:
• Total Development Cost: $37,057,829
• Redesign of site following community meetings resulted in a missed 2020 4% LIHTC application; LPP reengaging with PHFA for 2021 4% LIHTC application submission to support 50 affordable units
• Affordability – 7 units at or below 20% AMI, 43 units at or below 50% AMI, and 75 units at market rate
• 150 total mixed residential units including: • 20 for rent townhomes • 5 for-sale townhomes • 20 for-sale cluster homes • 105 for rent apartments in a 3-5 story building 18 RESIDENTIAL LENDING & INVESTMENTS California-Kirkbride – Cal-Bride Place Action(s) (Northside Properties Residences
Phase IV) • Authorization to enter into a Rental Gap Program loan with Northside Properties Residences IV, LLC in an amount up to $450,000
• Authorization to enter into a UDAG Program Income Fund (UPIF) loan with Northside Properties Residences IV, LLC in an amount up to $400,000 19 RESIDENTIAL LENDING & INVESTMENTS Cal-Bride Place (Northside Properties Residents Phase IV) Additional Info:
• Total Development Cost: $15,652,400
• Project Summary: New construction of 42 general occupancy units in a 30-unit apartment building and 6 duplexes in the California-Kirkbride neighborhood
• Affordability: All 42 units to receive 20- year HUD Section 8 HAP Contract; 5 units at or below 30% AMI, 20 units at or below 50% AMI, and 17 units at or below 60% AMI
• Anticipated financial closing in July 2021 and construction completion in September 2022 (14 months) 20 RESIDENTIAL LENDING & INVESTMENTS Squirrel Hill South – Flats on Forward Action(s)
• Authorization to increase the approval of the Rental Gap Program loan by $750,000 from $1.25 M to $2M and a waiver of the RGP Guidelines
• Authorization to transfer PDF debt in the amount of $250,000 from the Flats on Forward development to the Hazelwood Library Development 21 RESIDENTIAL LENDING & INVESTMENTS Squirrel Hill South – Flats on Forward Additional Info:
• Total Project Costs: $25,695,939
• Project Summary: Mixed-use building, including 43 affordable rental units & 10,000 sq ft of leasable commercial space, located at the corner of Murray and Forward Ave in Squirrel Hill
• Affordability – 43 units to be restricted for 40 years • 5 units at 30% AMI • 17 units at 50% AMI • 21 units at 60% AMI
• Preference for 25% of the units for individuals with disabilities
• The developer will pilot a Fair Housing Program with the Fair Housing Partnership and the HOF advisory committee to enhance marketing and leasing efforts. 22 RESIDENTIAL LENDING & INVESTMENTS Housing Stabilization Program (HSP) Action(s)
Contracts & Amendments Amending the following Contracts with HSP Administrators using Community Development Block Grant Funds for Coronavirus Relief (CDBGCV-3):
• Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh o + $450,000 (from $100,000 to $550,000)
• YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh o +$350,000 (from $200,000 to $550,000)
• Pittsburgh Community Services, Inc. o +$100,000 (from $200,000 to $300,000)
• Macedonia FACE o +$100,000 (from $100,000 to $200,000) 23 RESIDENTIAL LENDING & INVESTMENTS Housing Stabilization Program (HSP) Action(s) Contracts & Amendments Contracts with HSP Administrators:
• NeighborWorks Western Pennsylvania o Contract for an amount up to $40,000 (using Wells Fargo funds) o Contract for an amount up to $75,000 (using Richard K. Mellon Foundation funds)
• Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh o Contract for an amount up to $150,000 (using PHARE funds)
• YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh o Authorization to approve a contract for an amount up to $100,000 (using PHARE funds) 24 RESIDENTIAL LENDING & INVESTMENTS HOF Legal Assistance Programs Action(s) Guidelines
URA staff met with the following groups to develop the LAP guidelines: • Just Mediation • Pittsburgh Commission on Human • The Community Justice Project Relations • Fair Housing Partnership • Authorization of the Housing • Legal Housing Advocates • Welcoming Pittsburgh Opportunity Fund (HOF) Legal • Tenant Advocates Assistance Program – Tenants • • HOF Advisory Board Allegheny County Bar Guidelines; and Legal Association/Pro Bono Foundation Assistance Program – Primary reasons residents were seeking legal services: Homeowners Guidelines
• Evictions due to failure to • Estate planning pay rent • Holistic approach preferred • Habitability • Grant structure with cap is not • Security deposits were not feasible/case times vary returned • Full legal representation • Foreclosure prevention • Referrals to other housing • Tangled title resources during mediation 25 RESIDENTIAL LENDING & INVESTMENTS HOF Legal Assistance Program Guidelines: Homeowners
Program Summary
The main objective of the Legal Assistance Program – Homeowners (LAP-H) is to provide a one- time legal service related to tangled-title issues or foreclosure prevention assistance to income- eligible applicants within the City of Pittsburgh who are at risk of losing their homes. The LAP-H is composed of 3 primary services:
1. Coordinated Entry 2. Tangled-Title • Legal assistance to help transfer home’s legal title to the current occupant’s name
3. Foreclosure Prevention • Repayment plans • Special forbearance plans • Mortgage modifications and/or refinancing 26 RESIDENTIAL LENDING & INVESTMENTS HOF Legal Assistance Program Guidelines: Tenants
Program Summary
The main objective of the Legal Assistance Program – Tenant (LAP-T) is to provide legal services to tenants residing in the City of Pittsburgh for economic related housing issues. The goal of the LAP-T is to prevent evictions and homelessness. The LAP-T is composed of 4 primary services:
1. Coordinated Entry 3. Limited Legal Consultation Limited to the following areas: Limited to the following areas: • Eviction resulting from non-payment of rent • Eviction resulting from non-payment of rent • Implied warranty of habitability • Implied warranty of habitability • Security deposit return • Security deposit returns
2. Mediation Services 4. Full Legal Representation Limited to the following areas: Full legal representation through the entirety of the • Eviction resulting from non-payment of rent legal proceedings (including appeals) as it pertains to • Implied warranty of habitability non-payment of rent eviction cases only. • Security deposit returns 27 Development Services
• Larimer – Larimer Choice Phase V • Hill District – Center That CARES – Final Drawings, Evidence of Financing & Deed of Sale • Manchester/Chateau – Transit Investment District (TRID) Planning Study • Shadyside – Liokareas Construction Company – Hunt Armory Roof Stabilization • 25 Meadow Street & 501 Larimer Avenue – Agreement with Omicelo Construction 28 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Larimer Choice Phase V Action(s)
• Proposal and form of contract for the sale of properties in the 12th Ward to the Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh, including:
o Block 83-M, Lots 186, 187, and 188 for $1,500
o Block 124-N, Lots 12, 14, and 15 for $1.00 plus costs
An Avenues of Hope Investment 29 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Larimer Choice Phase V
Additional Info:
• Total Project Costs: $836,721
• Infill housing development on Mayflower Street (5 bedroom & 2 bathroom) and Auburn Street (3 bedroom & 2 bathroom-unit duplex)
• These are HUD-funded rental units financed through HUD's Choice Neighborhood Initiatives Grant ($1,061,253 total)
• Each unit will be equipped with in-unit washer/dryer, refrigerator, stove and microwave 30 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES The Center that CARES Action(s)
• Final drawings, final evidence of financing, and execution of deed for the sale of properties in the 3rd Ward to The Center That CARES for $35,733, including:
o Block 9-S, Lots 253 and 275; and
o Block 10-N, Lots 165, 168, 169, and 170 31 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES The Center That CARES
Additional Info:
• Total Project Costs: $266,466
• Funding consists of redeveloper equity ($75,000) and grants from various entities, including the Penguins, RK Mellon Foundation, Eden Hall, McAuley Ministries, Allegheny Health Network and Neighborhood Allies
• Additional 11-spot parking lot to supplement the existing parking capacity at the Jeron X. Grayson Community Center.
• A pedestrian walkway will be installed in the rear of the Center connecting to Granville Street.
• Remaining land to be preserved as campus green space 32 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Interface Studio LLC – Manchester/Chateau Action(s) Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID) Planning Study • Authorization to enter into a contract(s) and related agreements with Interface Studio LLC, or a related entity, for an amount not to exceed $100,000 for professional services related to the Manchester/Chateau Transit Revitalization Investment District (TRID) Planning Study
• Authorization to enter into a Cooperation Agreement with the City of Pittsburgh
• Authorization to enter into an Agreement and accept $50,000 from Millcraft Investments to fund a portion of the study 33 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Interface Studio – Manchester/Chateau TRID Planning Study
Additional Info:
• Total Project Costs: $100,000
• Will explore the use of TRID financing mechanism to catalyze equitable transit-oriented development (eTOD) near the Allegheny Station
• Public infrastructure improvements will be identified within a yet to-be-determined study area, creating affordable, reliable, and equitable mobility modes.
• Interface Studio LLC will lead a multidisciplinary team of consultants, including Real Estate Strategies, Inc. (WBE) and Omnes (WBE).
• Will develop a Steering Committee made up of a variety of stakeholders to oversee and guide the TRID planning study 34 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Liokareas Construction Co – Action Hunt Armory Roof Stabilization
• Agreement for Hunt Armory Roof Stabilization with Liokareas Construction Company, Inc. for $190,400 (Bids opened 12/23/2020)
• The contract was competitively bid, and we received 4 qualifying bids.
• The MWBE plan has been approved. 35 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Liokareas Construction – Hunt Armory Roof Stabilization Additional Info:
• Total Project Costs: $190,400
• Project Summary: Work includes partial roof demolition and material removal, asbestos abatement/containment, new partial roofing system where needed, repair/reinforcement of roof decking, repair/replacement of flashing, new roof membrane where needed, removal of vines and vegetation from building exterior, limited repair and inspection of terra cotta cornice work, and spot repair roof by patching
• Work will prevent further water intrusion to preserve the structure for future development
• The funding source is the URA General Fund with reimbursement from a Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) Grant 36 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 25 Meadow St. & 501 Larimer Ave. Action(s)
• Authorization to enter into an agreement with Omicelo Construction Group for construction services at:
o 25 Meadow Street, in an amount up to $212,919; and
o 501 Larimer Avenue in an amount up to $339,840
An Avenues of Hope Investment 37 Business Solutions
• Catapult – Startup to Storefront Program Agreement 38 BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Action(s) Catapult – Startup to StoreFront Program Agreement Catapult 2020-21
• Authorization to enter into an agreement with Catapult Greater Pittsburgh (formerly Circles Greater Pittsburgh) for an amount not to exceed Catapult Results to Date: $200,000 to manage and • 55 businesses have completed or are participating to date administer the Catapult: • 100% minority, 90% women owned Startup to Storefront program, • 15 MWBE graduates from East Liberty Cohort 2 including the management of • 15 MWBE businesses in East Liberty Cohort 3 began in January 2021 the Gallery on Penn and • 14 MWBE businesses in Hill District Cohort 1 began in January 2021 Gallery on Centre Coming Soon: • Gallery on Centre – Scheduled for completion in Q2 of 2021 • Gallery on Penn – Currently closed, building sold, 10-year lease with An Avenues of Hope Catapult as condition of sale, same rent Investment • Catapult Food and Catapult Kids to start by Q2 of 2021 39
Agenda B 40 AGENDA B Agenda B Items
1. Agreements/Amendments a. Authorization to amend Resolutions #137 (2020) and #138 (2020) to combine the Rental Housing Development Improvement Program (RHDIP) loan in the amount of $585,000 and the Rental Gap Program (RGP) loan in the amount of $665,000 into one Rental Gap Program loan for the Flats on Forward Development
b. Reauthorization of Resolution #142 (2019) for the Official Action to Register the Intent to Issue Multifamily Debt for the Northside Properties Residences Phase III Redevelopment bond issuance in an amount of up to $16,000,000
c. Engagement with Clark Hill PLC to provide bond counsel for the Northside Properties Residences Phase III Redevelopment 4% Low Income Housing Tax Credit/Volume Cap transaction in an amount up to $40,000
d. Engagement with Clark Hill PC to provide bond counsel for the URA Single Family Bond Issuance in an amount up to $75,000 41 AGENDA B Agenda B Items
1. Agreements/Amendments (continued) e. Engagement with PNC Capital Markets, LLC to provide underwriting services for the URA Single Family Bond Issuance in an amount up to $167,068.80
f. Authorization for Loan Assumption of debt from Women’s Christian Association of Pittsburgh and Allegheny to Iota Phi Foundation of Pittsburgh, Incorporated in the amount of $174,108.50
g. Authorization for Loan Assumption of debt from Artspace Pittsburgh LP to Artists and Cities, Inc in the amount of $231,912.54
h. Amendment of Resolutions Nos. 210, 211, and 213 (all of 2019), as previously amended by Resolutions Nos. 432 (2019) and 200 (2020), to extend City’s Edge/Lot F approval expiration dates from January 14, 2021, to April 30, 2021, or until the date in 2021 when Pennsylvania Housing Finance Authority (PHFA) officially accepts or rejects the application for 9% Low Income Housing Tax Credit awards, whichever shall come later. If the City’s Edge/Lot F project receives a PHFA award, the approval expirations shall be extended through December 31, 2021. 42 AGENDA B Agenda B Items
1. Agreements/Amendments (continued) i. Amendment of Resolutions Nos. 352, 353, 354, and 355 (all of 2020) to extend the initial exclusive negotiations periods with Hilltop Alliance and Gatesburg Road Development, Catalyst Communities, LLC, Cedarwood Homes Developer LLC, and The Community Builders, Inc., through December 31, 2021
j. Authorization for a 3-month extension and contract amendment of Community Engagement Ambassador services for the Housing Stabilization Program.
k. Authorization to enter into a professional services agreement with Enel North America to assist in brokering electricity supply contracts as related to the Western Pennsylvania Energy Consortium (WPEC)
l. Authorization to enter into a Cooperative Agreement with City of Pittsburgh to accept Community Development Block Grant Coronavirus Round 3 (CDBGCV-3) funding for the Housing Stabilization Program
m. Approval of a Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance loan to April Taylor in the amount of $7,500. Ms. Taylor is a City of Pittsburgh employee. 43 AGENDA B Agenda B Items
1. Agreements/Amendments (continued) n. Authorization to execute a Second Amendment to the Pittsburgh Development Fund (PDF) Cooperation Agreement dated January 24, 1995 between the City of Pittsburgh and the URA, to terminate the District Improvement Fund (DIF), authorize the use of former DIF funds for the Avenues of Hope Program, and set forth revised PDF guidelines
2. Acquisitions/Conveyance a. Acquisition of the following publicly-owned property for $1.00 plus costs using Strategic Site Acquisition funds:
WARD BLOCK/LOT ADDRESS 11th 83-A-32 (part) 0 North Aiken Avenue
b. Acquisition of the following publicly-owned property for $1.00 plus costs using Strategic Site Acquisition Funds
WARD BLOCK/LOT ADDRESS 5th 10-L-26 2333 Centre Avenue 5th 10-L-27 2331 Centre Avenue 44 AGENDA B Agenda B Items
3. Certificates of Completion a. Ratification of Certificate of Completion for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Pittsburgh for Block 125-B, Lot 145, in the 12th Ward (406 Lowell Street – residential rehabilitation) b. Ratification of Certificate of Completion for Module Development, LLC, for Block 83-A, Lots 264 and 266, in the 11th Ward, and authorization to return the Good Faith Deposit (5454 Black Street and 5456 Black Street – residential new construction) c. Ratification of Certificate of Completion for Mistick, Inc., for Block 22-P, Lot 32, in the 21st Ward (1249 Liverpool Street – residential new construction)
4. Appointments a. The appointment of Danielle Graham Robinson, Jennifer Cash Wade, Chris Eberlein, and Rebecca Davidson-Wagner to the Board of the Pittsburgh Housing Development Corporation (3-year terms) 45 AGENDA B Agenda B Items
5. Dispositions a. Transfer proposal, form of contract, and authorization to execute a deed for the sale of Block 27-B, Lot 72, in the 5th Ward of Pittsburgh to the Pittsburgh Housing Development Corporation (PHDC) for $500, plus costs
b. Authorization to extend Exclusive Negotiations with Steel City Squash for a period of 90 days with a possible 90-day extension for the sale of Block 124-K Lots 65, 66, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 78-A, 78-B, 123, 123-A, 124, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 147, and 149 in the 12th Ward
6. Side Yard Sale a. Proposal, form of contract, final drawings, final evidence of financing, and authorization to execute a deed to Bree Piper for the sale of Block 50-M, Lot 208, in the 11th Ward for $7,500 plus costs (Hillcrest Street – side yard sale)
7. Transfer of Funds a. Requesting authorization for the transfer of $2M from Leased Land to the Commercial Loan Lending Source to be used for commercial lending