Dear Honorable Mayor Mueller and City Councilmembers, I am a member of the housing commission; I am speaking for myself in this communication. I just wanted to share that Home For All’s important pilot program on ADUs has extended the deadline to apply to June 30th. Although the work plan for the Housing Commission is not yet approved, it is a proposed priority “1” item to study and advance the production of ADUs as it generally accepted as a more feasible way to add units in the “build- out” R-1-U/single family neighborhoods. You may know that in my capacity as Director of Housing Development for MidPen Housing, I also serve on the County of San Mateo’s Home For All Advisory Board. I am hopeful that the City will take advantage of the County’s good efforts to advance the supply of housing in our region. (Again, I am speaking for "myself" - not as a representative of my employer or Home For All). Thank you for considering participating in this effort. Nevada Merriman *From:* Sherry Golestan pjensen_at_(domainremoved) *Sent:* Thursday, May 2, 2019 2:14 PM *Subject:* DEADLINE EXTENDED - Second Unit "One Stop Shop" Pilot Program Greetings, In response to feedback from potential applicants, Home For All has decided to extend the due date for Letters of Interest for the Second Unit “One Stop Shop” Program to June 30, 2019. In addition, we wanted to provide clarification regarding the availability of Symbium’s BUILD service for second units. We’re pleased to inform potential applicants that one of the benefits offered to Pilot Program Participants is free, expedited access to a “high” level of coverage within Symbium’s BUILD portal for second units. Please see the attached Addendum to the Solicitation for Letters of Interest for additional details. The original Solicitation was circulated on April 11th. Home For All looks forward to working with Second Unit “One Stop Shop” Pilot Participants to enhance production of second units throughout the County. Thank you, Peggy *From:* Sherry Golestan *On Behalf Of *Peggy Jensen *Sent:* Thursday, April 11, 2019 2:24 PM *Subject:* Home For All: Second Unit "One Stop Shop" Pilot Program Good afternoon, Home For All is pleased to announce the release of a Solicitation for Letters of Interest for a Second Unit “One Stop Shop” Pilot Program. As cities and towns in San Mateo County are well aware, second units are a key tool in our region’s housing toolkit and a top priority for Home For All. Second units have tremendous potential to increase the amount and variety of a community’s housing stock with limited cost to local government, while leveraging existing infrastructure and maintaining neighborhood character. The goal of the One Stop Shop Pilot Program is to provide technical support to homeowners who are interested in building a second unit on their property but need help getting across the finish line. The One Stop Shop Pilot Program would leverage the investment in and momentum of the online *Second Unit Resource Center http://secondunitcentersmc.org/ >* launched by Home for All and 21 Elements last year. *The goal of the Pilot Program is to demonstrate that making feasibility and project management services more accessible to qualified homeowners is a cost-effective way to produce new housing in San Mateo County. *Lessons learned from the Pilot Program will inform the design of future homeowner incentives that drive deeper public benefits, such as more affordable rents and asset-building for low- and moderate-income homeowners. *Home For All is pleased to offer matching funds of $50,000* to each participating city/town, which will also be required to contribute at least $50,000 to the One Stop Shop Pilot Program. In addition to San Mateo County, which will participate in the Pilot Program on behalf of unincorporated areas, Home For All will select up to 4 participating cities/towns, for a total of up to 5 Pilot jurisdictions. Program Administrator Hello Housing will partner with participating jurisdictions to develop program evaluation goals, a marketing and outreach plan, and homeowner eligibility criteria (such as income restrictions for the participating homeowner or a willingness to rent at an affordable price). The goal of the One Stop Shop Pilot Program is to complete at least 4 second units in each participating jurisdiction, for a total of approximately 20 second units overall. We encourage all municipalities in San Mateo County to review the attached Solicitation for Letters of Interest, including a more detailed description of the Pilot Program, and consider submitting a response. This One Stop Shop Pilot Program will be administered in partnership with Hello Housing http://www.hellohousing.org/ >, a nonprofit housing organization and an affiliate of MidPen Housing. Hello Housing partners with cities and counties throughout the Bay Area to design and administer a broad range of housing programs, with a focus on “missing middle” affordable housing solutions. Thank you, Peggy *Peggy Jensen* Deputy County Manager San Mateo County 400 County Center Redwood City, CA 94063 T: 650 363-4598 Received on Thu Jun 20 2019 - 10:51:42 PDT
