Number
R13007
Version
Original
Reference
Sponsor
The Chair
Title
Resolution approving the submission of a 9% tax credit application to the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority for Merrill Park and a Rent Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Financing Proposal to HUD
Analysis
Body
WHEREAS, the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) is accepting applications for 9% low income housing tax credits; and
WHEREAS, Housing Authority staff are recommending a Mixed Finance Development application using Low Income Housing Tax Credits and HUD Capital Funds for the rehabilitation of Merrill Park, 120 units; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority has successfully employed financing models using the Low Income Housing Tax Credits in its revitalization of Westlawn Gardens, Lapham Park, Highland Park, Cherry Court, Convent Hill, Olga Village, and Scattered Sites; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority will be the developer and property manager and have designated Continuum Architects will be the architect; and
WHEREAS, if this application is awarded low-income housing tax credits, the Housing Authority will need to submit a mixed finance and development proposal, and Rental Assistance Demonstration applications to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee that they hereby authorize and approve forming a limited liability corporation, limited partnership or similar entity to rehab Merrill Park, LLC; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee is hereby authorized to apply, either directly, or through this entity, for Low Income Housing Tax Credits from the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), for the rehabilitation of Merrill Park; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee is hereby authorized to accept an offer to purchase or to transfer land or enter into a lease at Merrill Park to this new entity for the construction/revitalization of Merrill Park; and, be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary-Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, or his designee, is hereby authorized to act on behalf of the Authority, to undertake such activities and to execute any and all documents, including Mixed Finance evidentiaries, sales and leasing agreements, to enter into operating agreements with partners and investors, and execute mortgages and other financing documents as are necessary to establish the new ownership entity, sell the land, and to finance and develop Merrill Park using the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds, and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary-Executive Director of the Housing Authority, or his designee, is hereby authorized to submit and execute any and all HUD documents as they pertain to the demolition/disposition application; and be it
FURTHER Resolved, that the Secretary-Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, or his designee, is hereby authorized to execute any and all documents as they pertain to the Housing Authority’s interest in the new entity; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that all acts previously performed, relative to this matter, by the Commissioners and the Secretary-Executive Director of the Authority, be and hereby are approved, ratified and confirmed in all respects.
Requestor
Drafter
Compliance Services, October 24, 2018