§ 65-A — Permanent housing projects for homeless families

§ 65-a. Permanent housing projects for homeless families. 1. Site\nidentification; initial project description. For each proposed permanent\nhousing project for homeless families, the city will identify a site or\nsites for development of permanent housing for homeless families. If the\nsite or sites are proposed to the board for rehabilitation, any building\nor buildings on the site must be vacant. Prior to any action by the\nboard, the city must submit to the board an initial project description\nwhich sets forth, to the extent known, (a) a detailed physical\ndescription of the property and the number of eligible homeless families\nestimated to be served by the project; (b) the tenant population that\nwill be served by the project and how the project will address the needs\nof these tenants; (c) a description of other funding sources that will\nbe used to develop the project, if any; (d) the category of permanent\nhousing proposed to be established; (e) a plan which provides that the\nunits for eligible homeless families provided under this article will to\nthe maximum extent practicable be occupied by eligible homeless families\nreferred from hotels, motels or shelters that are regulated by title\neighteen of the official compilation of codes, rules and regulations of\nthe state of New York; (f) where relevant, information stating whether\nthe city intends to convey the project to a not-for-profit corporation\nor housing development fund company, and, unless stated otherwise, it\nwill be assumed that the city will hold title to the project once\ncompleted; (g) a proposed development timetable; (h) the names,\naddresses and business background of the principals involved, the nature\nof their fiduciary relationship and their financial relationship, past,\npresent and future, to the project and to each other; (i) information\nregarding the operation of such project and the affordability of such\nproject for eligible homeless families; and (j) such other information\nas the board may require. The board will also require in the project\ndescription that the costs associated with the construction or\nrehabilitation of those portions of projects that are not designed for\noccupancy by eligible homeless families are paid for by other funding\nprograms or sources, and that completed projects must meet all\napplicable city or state codes governing such construction or\nrehabilitation. With the approval of the city, a not-for-profit\ncorporation, housing development fund company or a person, firm or\ncorporation that will agree to limit its profits or rate of return of\ninvestors in accordance with a formula established or approved by the\nagency, may submit to the board one or more sites along with a project\ndescription in the form prescribed above.\n 2. After receipt of the initial project description described above,\nthe board will review each proposed site and identify those sites that\nthe board finds suitable for construction or rehabilitation for\npermanent housing for eligible homeless families. No site may be\nconsidered by the board unless the project proposed for the site will\ncarry out the objectives of the homeless families plan most recently\nsubmitted to the council of the city by the New York city human\nresources administration. In its review, the board will give preference\nto those projects that will result in the lowest costs per unit, can be\ncompleted in the least amount of time, serve the greatest need for such\nhousing and also provide housing for occupants who are not eligible\nhomeless families.\n 3. After it has completed its review, the board shall advise the mayor\nof the city of its recommendations concerning the suitability of\nproposed sites for development as permanent housing for the homeless. No\nproject shall be undertaken by the agency pursuant to this article\nunless the project site has been approved by the advisory board.\n