title
Receive a presentation describing a potential affordable workforce housing project on a 1.3 acre parcel owned by the County located at 580 North 1st Street (APN 0115-060-140); Consider allocating up to $1.5 million from the current balance of the Solano County Housing Trust Fund for initial site preparation and engineering costs necessary to make the site "shovel ready" for development (4/5 vote required); and Provide further comment and direction on the project concept as appropriate
body
Published Notice Required? Yes ____ No _X _
Public Hearing Required? Yes ____ No _X _
DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The County Administrator's Office (CAO) and the Department of Resource Management recommend the Board of Supervisors:
1. Receive a presentation describing a potential affordable workforce housing project on a 1.3 acre parcel owned by the County located at 580 North 1st Street (APN 0115-060-140);
2. Consider allocating up to $1.5 million from the current balance of the Solano County Housing Trust Fund (SCHTF) for initial site preparation and engineering costs necessary to make the site "shovel ready" for development (4/5 vote required); and
3. Provide further comment and direction on the project concept as appropriate.
SUMMARY:
Affordable housing was established as one of the five priority areas identified by the Board during the Priority Setting Session held on April 18, 2023. Workforce housing was a housing type of high need in the County. Since that meeting, staff has explored several sites (both County-owned and privately-owned) that might be suitable for this type of housing. The current County corporation yard in Dixon was identified as a suitable site for housing, including for the agricultural workforce serving the farming community surrounding Dixon. Active use of this site as a corporation yard ended in 2011 with the exception of a small Agricultural Commissioner's Office and limited storage of road materials, both of which can...
Click here for full text