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OVERVIEW:

The Redevelopment Area (1.1 MB) currently consists of 487 acres.  The objective of the Redevelopment Agency is to improve and enhance the Redevelopment area of the City through the elimination of blight and the expansion of the City’s supply of low and moderate income housing.

 

AGENCY MEMBERS:

The Agency is under the guidance of 5 board members.  The board consists of the current members of the Grass Valley City Council.

 

STAFF:

The Agency employs a variety of individuals to accomplish the objectives including the City Administrator, Finance Director, Community Development Director, Housing/Economic Development Specialist and Administrative Clerk. These individuals assist in the administrative, financial and procedural duties for the Agency. The Agency responds to public inquiries, manages programs of the Agency and provides Staff assistance to the Planning Commission and City Council.

 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

The Redevelopment Agency has implemented several programs to achieve the Agency’s goal during the past year. The programs include:

·          Workforce Housing Programs

                 - Workforce Housing Design Program, Adopted 10/26/04
                 - Workforce Housing Task Force Group

                 - Workforce Housing Prototype Study

 

·         Affordable Housing Rehabilitation, Purchase & Construction Programs

                 - Housing Rehabilitation Loan Program
                   Brochure (Revised April 2006) (72 KB)

                 - First Time Homebuyer Program

                   Brochure (Revised April 2006) (20 KB)

                 - New Construction Projects

 

·          Housing Element Update

                 - 2003-2009 Housing Element
 

·          Downtown Strategic Plan

                 - View Plan
 

·          AB1290 Update

 

 

UPCOMING PRIORITIES:

The Agency will continue to work on several existing programs including the 1) Workforce Housing Task Force Group and the 2) Affordable Housing Rehabilitation, Purchase and Construction Programs.

 

OTHER UPCOMING PROJECTS INCLUDE:

 

·        Creating a new Redevelopment “Project Area” (Brunswick Basin area)

                - Staff Report (2/24/04) (72 KB)
 

·        Implementation of the Housing Element
                - Implementation Programs (complete list) (304 KB)
                - 2003-2009 Housing Element
 

·        Implementation of the Downtown Strategic Plan

                - Staff Report
                - Implementation Matrix FY 2003 - FY 2006
                - View Plan
 

·        Implementation of the Doris Drive Infrastructure/Housing Element Grant

 

·        Workforce Housing Prototype Study

                 - View Adopted Workforce Housing Design Program
 
·        South Auburn Street Master Plan       

                  - View South Auburn Street Master Plan

·        Infill Study for Colfax Avenue

                 - Updated 10/01/07!
                   
·        Parking Demand/Supply Study for the downtown
                - Conducted 12/14/05 and 12/17/05 

ADDITIONAL HOUSING INFORMATION:

         Affordable Housing Program
               - Press Release, August 2, 2006 (20 KB)
               - Application (Updated 08/02/06) (500 KB)
               - Guidelines
               - Brochure
               - Staff Report (11/23/04)


City of Grass Valley Redevelopment Agency Description of Priority Work Programs for Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Low to Moderate Income (LMI) Housing Fund (119 KB)

Apartment complexes within the Grass Valley City Limits (66 KB)