Department of Community Development
Reference: Amendment to the Affordable Housing Duplex Rental Assistance Demonstration Conversion Agreement
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Shawn Weiman, Affordable Housing Coordinator
Date Prepared: May 21, 2025
PURPOSE
To amend an agreement between the City of Brighton and the Brighton Housing Authority (BHA) regarding the addition of affordable housing units on N. 5th Ave. and S. 18th Ave. and the reporting protocol for affordable housing units on Jessup Street.
BACKGROUND
The City of Brighton and the BHA entered into an agreement on April 4, 2017 (the "Agreement") in which development impact fee reductions were agreed to for adding, in total, sixteen affordable housing units on Jessup St., N. 5th Ave., and S. 18th Ave. Due to constraints, the scope of work at the 5th Ave. and 18th Ave. properties changed, and consequently, plans for adding seven of the additional units were abandoned. Of the sixteen planned additional units, six were added to the Jessup St. property and three units in total were added to the 5th Ave. and 18th Ave. properties.
The Agreement sets a 50% Area Median Income (AMI) restriction on the units. Rising costs have moved the average income to over 50% AMI at the 5th Ave. and 18th Ave. properties, and impact fee reductions were not applied to the three permits issued for the 5th Ave. and 18th Ave. properties. Also, the Agreement requires annual reporting to the City by means of a Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) Long Form G-2; however, the form no longer exists.
To account for these changes, the BHA has requested that the Agreement be amended by:
1. Removing the 5th Ave. and 18th Ave. properties from the terms of the Agreement; and
2. Allowing annual compliance reporting via a listing of rents, family sizes, bedroom counts, and income limits.
STAFF ANALYSIS & RECOMMENDATIONS
Preserving existing a...
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