2010 California Code
Health and Safety Code
Article 2. Community Housing Developments

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 50887.5-50889



50887.5.  The department is encouraged, as appropriate, to enter
into interagency agreements with any state department or agency to
ensure close coordination and cooperation in using the funds of the
other departments or agencies for the jobs component, child care
component, or other components of the housing developments.




50888.  Each community housing development shall consist of three
components: a housing component, a supportive services component, and
a jobs and economic development component.



50888.3.  (a) Housing assisted pursuant to this chapter shall be
subject to the following provisions:
   (1) For the period during which the development benefits from
assistance provided pursuant to this chapter, and not less than 10
years, households moving into assisted units must be comprised of
CalWORKs recipients and their families.
   (A) Following this period, occupancy shall be limited in
accordance with the provisions of the Multifamily Housing Program
established by Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675).
   (2) Child care must be available to all households living in
assisted units. The child care must be available onsite or in close
proximity to the housing.
   (3) Case management services must be available to all households
living in assisted units commencing upon initial occupancy and
continuing for at least three months following termination of the
program assistance provided to these households.
   (4) The assistance provided to individual households shall be for
the purpose of assisting them in moving from welfare to work, or to
retain employment as determined necessary by the county welfare
department and consistent with the services provided by the county's
CalWORKs program.
   (5) The regulatory agreement entered into between the department
and the sponsor shall contain provisions (A) for requiring
termination of program assistance consistent with the requirements of
the local welfare reform plan and CalWORKs; (B) for expeditiously
transferring assistance to a new CalWORKs recipient household, once
assistance has been terminated for a household that no longer
qualifies for the assistance; (C) for grievance hearings and other
resident protections which ensure reasonable security of occupancy;
(D) to ensure that if an eligible household's income exceeds the
standard pursuant to which it was accepted for tenancy, that fact
alone shall neither constitute cause for the eviction nor be a
violation of the sponsor's loan agreement; (E) for requiring sponsors
to collect and report to the department such information as the
department deems necessary for program evaluation purposes; and (F)
any other provisions necessary to carry out the purposes and
requirements of this chapter.
   (6) In evaluating projects for funding and to permit assessment of
the efficacy of various housing models, the weighted underwriting
and evaluative criteria shall give consideration to ensuring that a
variety of project types receive funding.
   (7) (A) Community housing developments shall include all of the
following features and criteria:
   (i) A jobs and economic development component.
   (ii) A child care center and play area adequate in size to serve
the residents of the development, and may also serve the children of
nonresidents of the development.
   (iii) A community room, which may also be the child care center.
   (iv) Adequate laundry facilities.
   (v) Other features as appropriate.
   (B) The jobs and economic development component of a community
housing development shall consist of a program of job placement and
training for residents which shall be implemented commencing upon
initial occupancy of the development. The program shall be based on a
consideration of existing potential employment at nearby facilities
through publicly assisted or other job training or entry level
employments programs, as well as employment in the management and
operation of the development, including the child care center. The
economic and development component shall be subject to the department'
s approval and shall be memorialized as a rider to the regulatory
agreement.
   (8) The housing must be on a main transportation system.
   (9) Sponsors shall provide evidence that the proposed development
is consistent with the Welfare Reform Plan required pursuant to
Section 10531 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, as adopted by the
county board of supervisors.
   (10) If the CalWORKs program ceases to exist or is modified to the
extent that it becomes financially infeasible for developments
assisted pursuant to this chapter to comply with the requirements of
this chapter, as determined by the department, the department may
modify these requirements to the extent necessary to preserve the
financial feasibility of the developments.



50889.  The community housing development shall include, to the
extent feasible, financial and nonfinancial public assistance and
private assistance in its development costs as well as its operating
costs, as determined by the department. The department shall adopt
regulations which encourage the use of other assistance as identified
in this section. The categories of assistance shall include, but not
be limited to, all of the following:
   (a) Direct financial grants from public and private sources
including, but not limited to, Community Development Block Grants,
Urban Development Assistance Grants, redevelopment agency grants, or
foundation grants.
   (b) Direct loans for construction, mortgages, or operational costs
from state or local issuances of revenue bonds or redevelopment
bonds, or other public or private loans which result in below market
rate financing.
   (c) Direct nonfinancial considerations, including those required
pursuant to Chapter 4.3 (commencing with Section 65915) of Division 1
of Title 7 of the Government Code.
   (d) Indirect financial considerations such as the waiver of local
fees, the reduction or elimination of land dedications and impact
fees, and the provision of infrastructure costs.
   (e) Direct financial assistance from private industry councils and
service delivery areas under Division 8 (commencing with Section
15000) of the Unemployment Insurance Code, or Article 3.1 (commencing
with Section 11315) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 9 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code or private sector investment in support
of job training, job placement, or self-employment or residents or
potential residents.

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