Lieu Representative Secures $ 2 Million for Affordable Housing in Santa Monica to Address Homelessness Under Credit Bill – santamonica.gov

July 19, 2021 4:21 PM

Congressman Ted Lieu has ad that he managed to obtain inclusion of $ 2 million in funding in the House Appropriations Bill 2022 to support an affordable housing project on the current Site of parking structure 3 in downtown Santa Monica. This good news comes as Santa Monica City Council last week approved the demolition of the dated structure, the first step in transitioning the city-owned plot into affordable housing to directly address homelessness.

In the ad, Rep. Lieu said, “America’s homeless crisis is a national disgrace. We need to do more to support homeless individuals and families. I am pleased that these important local projects to address homelessness in our region have been included in the House’s supply bills for fiscal year 2022. If enacted into law, this funding will go directly to building housing and helping homeless people in our district. I will continue to advocate for our district in Congress to ensure we receive the federal funding we need to meet this ongoing challenge. “

Inclusion of this funding in the Appropriations Committee draft bills is the essential first step in ultimately securing significant federal support. which should be adopted by Congress later this autumn. The City has been invited by the deputy Place submit proposals for funding community projects requests in early April as were all local governments and nonprofits in his congressional district. The board voted on April 13, 2021 to submit four community project funding proposals, of which member of Congress Location ultimately selected the Parking 3 proposal among the ten that he could submit to the appropriations committee on behalf of his congressional district.

“We are extremely grateful to the congressman Instead of advocacy on behalf of Santa Monica. This $ 2 million will make a significant difference in the fight against homelessness and the production of essential affordable housing, ”said Mayor Sue Himmelrich. “This council prioritized affordable housing on city-owned land and the future project on the site of the outdated Parking Structure 3 is one example. long term commitment.”

The effort to convert parking structure 3 into affordable housing began in 2019 when city council authorized the city’s housing division to undertake a competitive selection process for the development of a 100% affordable housing project. on site, to include a significant component of supportive housing. This process was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and city staff now plan to present a recommendation to city council for the selection of the developer by the end of this year. At its meeting on March 23, 2021, Council designated this site as “exempt surplus land”, thus reserving this site for the future development of a 100% affordable housing project, in accordance with recent amendments to the Law on surplus land (sections of the Code of 54200 et seq..). The demolition was approved by the Coastal Commission at its meeting on May 13, 2021. With Council approval on July 13, 2021 to go ahead with a demolition contract, this work is expected to begin in early 2022, after the holiday season.

For more information on the Parking Structure 3 project, visit https://www.santamonica.gov/topic-explainers/parking-structure-3-demolition.

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