Amends a  $2 million loan to St. Charles Holding Company, LLC to 1) assign the loan to a new borrower, Morrison Road, LLLP, 2) assign property to Morrison Road, LLLP, 3) authorize the Director of the Office of Economic Development to administer the loan, 4) extend the performance period of the loan for the property acquisition and future development of 197 affordable income-restricted units at 4325-4331 Morrison Road and 4404 Morrison Road, formerly known as the Belmont and Shady Nook trailer parks (2793-01).
A while back, this what this does is this amends a current contract that's moving forward. It means a loan for us to be able to help with an amazing project on Morrison Road in my district. This is the former mobile park site, the Shady Nook and Belmont Homes on Morrison Road. If you do recall, a few years ago, they came under some serious violations, about 36 of them on the property which triggered the fire department to show up. They found a lot of conditions that were deplorable at this trailer park site. We took a lot of a lot of flack for it because this is what we do. We can't allow those kind of conditions to exist. A lot of folks who are living in these trailers are living in some substandard conditions, I would say third world style conditions. And I would walk over there to be smelling like liquid propane tanks. Well, like they were leaking and you could smell it. And that's why the firefighters had showed up. People's pipes are freezing. A lot of different crazy violations. The choice was at the time, either we do nothing and turn a blind eye and let something miserable happen to this. And a lot of the folks who were there or actually do something about it, which also triggered a termination notice. And under that that that termination notice and those violations, the the property owner was able to negotiate with the city. We were able to give them the right to care in that time. We had somebody come to the table at Saint Charles, which is what you see here, and offered to buy the parks and not only address the issues, but help relocate. He purposefully triggered the Federal Uniform Relocation Act, which creates a mandatory relocation of all residents and mandatory benefits that kick in. So here's the short of the story. By this moving forward, it allows it to happen. It continues alone. And what this does and just as an update. Almost every single one of those folks who were formerly living in a trailer are now in a better spot. Some of them with the relocation benefits and with the help from the city, were able to actually put a down payment on their first home. It's a remarkable project that's happening here and a great story because as those those trailers are being sold and recycled and scrapped and the property cleaned up, they're going to build 197 affordable units with its own football court garden spaces along Morrison Road. And all those folks who used to live at that site now have first right of refusal if they want to come back to a new, safe, sanitary and decent unit. So. Sometimes these things just move forward. But that's too amazing of a story for us to pass by. And I just wanted to call attention to that and just think that apart our Office of Economic Development, the men and women that work in that particular department, they did a tremendous amount of job working with every single resident, working with the neighborhood. It is an amazing project that's moving forward and I'm proud of and I've seen it happen on my watch and through these chambers. Councilman Ortega, you chimed in also important. Councilman Luis I just wanted to first state that it takes a catalyst to make something like this happen. And I can remember you inviting me out to tour the site and seeing garden hoses connecting the propane tanks to the trailers, and they were exposed. Kids are playing, sometimes tripping over them. I mean, talking about a serious hazard. That was an accident waiting to happen. So I just want to thank you for your efforts. I know you have received criticism from folks, you know, talking about displacing those poor people and where are they going to go. But it was through the work that you did with our Office of Economic Development in making sure that the families who lived in those trailers were relocated. And as you said, they'll have first refusal to move back there. But it was a deplorable situation. And I'm really grateful for your efforts because we didn't wait for something bad to happen before trying to take action. So thank you. Thank you, Councilman. I appreciate that. All right. We are ready for the block votes. All bills on introduction are ordered published. Councilman Espinosa, will you please put the resolutions on the floor for adoption? Thank you, Mr. President. I move that the following resolutions be adopted in a block. C.R. 16 041106 All series 16 actually 041204070416042203690403 and 0408. Thank you, Councilman. It has been moved and seconded. Madam Secretary, roll call. Black eye, Brooks. Clark. I. Espinoza. I. Flynn. I. Gilmore. I. Cashman. Carnage. New. Ortega. Hi. Sorry, Ortega. I said I'm sorry. SUSSMAN Hi, Mr. President. Hi, Madam Secretary. Because the voting announced the results. 11 eyes. 11 eyes. The resolutions have been adopted. Councilman Espinoza, where you put the bills on final consideration on the floor. Thank you, Mr. President. And with the following bills being placed on final consideration and do pass in a bloc. The Council Bill 16 0418 and Council Bill 16 0406 and Council Bill 16 0371.