1. Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program
Latest Updates
Transit Oriented Affordable Homes – State and Local Programs Leading the Way to our Future
San Diego Housing Federation Conference
Thursday October 13, 2016

2. Latest in AHSC What’s going on with the Cap & Trade auctions?
Quick Overview: What is the goal of the AHSC program? What does it fund?
What’s happening in Round 2?
What should I do to prepare for Round 3? What should I be looking at to start a project?

3. “AHSC Top 5” How much money is available?
How did the San Diego Region do in Round 2?
When do Round 3 Applications come out?
What are you going to do about ____ next year?
i.e. Guideline Revisions…
Why does it matter to me? How can I begin to prepare?

4. Cap & Trade in the News

5. Where does the $$ come from?
A portion of the GHG emissions permits (allowances) established by the Cap-and-Trade Program are sold at quarterly auctions and reserve sales.
The Legislature and Governor appropriate proceeds from the sale of State-owned allowances for projects that support the goals of AB 32 and SB 32!!
CCI are comprehensive and coordinated investments throughout California that further the State’s climate goals and deliver major economic, environmental and public health co-benefits.

6. Investment Category
Program
Department FY
Continuous Appropriation
High Speed Rail (25%)
High Speed Rail Authority
$500,000,000
Transit & Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP) (10%)
CalSTA
$200,000,000
Low Carbon Transportation (5%)
ARB
$100,000,000
Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (20%)
SGC
$400,000,000
50% Reduction in Petroleum Use
Transit & Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP)
$135,000,000
Active Transportation Program (ATP)
CalTrans
$10,000,000
Low Carbon Transportation
$368,000,000
Local Climate Action
Transformative Climate Communities
$140,000,000
Technical Assistance to Disadvantaged Communities (DACs)
$2,000,000
Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
Black Carbon Woodsmoke
$5,000,000
Waste Diversion
CalRecycle
$40,000,000
Climate Smart Agriculture – Healthy Soils and Dairy Digesters
CDFA
$57,500,000
Safeguarding California/Water Action Plan
Water Efficiency and Enhancement (SWEEP)
$7,500,000
Safeguarding California/Carbon Sequestration
Healthy Forests
CalFire
$25,000,000
Urban Forestry
$15,000,000
Urban Greening
Natural Resources Agency
$80,000,000
Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy
Energy Corps
Conservation Corps
$40,706,000
Low Income Weatherization Program (LIWP)
CSD
$20,000,000

7. What is the goal of the AHSC program?
To fund projects that result in:
the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and
Increased accessibility of housing, employment centers and key destinations
through low-carbon transportation options such as walking, biking and transit.

8. Eligible Capital Projects Eligible Programs (3 Year Grants)
What does it fund?
Eligible Capital Projects
1. Affordable Housing Development (loan)
Bricks and Mortar
2. Housing-Related Infrastructure (grant)
Required as Condition of Approval
3. Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure (grant)
Transit, Bike Lanes, Sidewalks
4. Transportation-Related Amenities (grant)
Bike Parking, Repair Kiosks, Urban Greening, Bus Shelters
Eligible Programs (3 Year Grants)
1. Active Transportation Programs
2. Transit Ridership Programs
3. Criteria Air Pollutant Reduction Programs

9. Agenda
Round 2 Results

10. Concept Proposal & Full Application
Year 2
130 Concepts Received, requesting $1.1 B
83 Invited to Full Application, representing $748 M
74 Submitted Full Applications competing for $289 M available **

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12. What does this mean for the San Diego region?
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What does this mean for the San Diego region?

13. Transit Quality Matters – QT & HQT
Qualifying Transit ***ALL YOU NEED TO QUALIFY!****
Fixed Transit Service (Rail Service and Bus Service)
Service required to depart two (2) or more times during Peak Hours
Flexible Transit Service (Vanpool or Shuttle Service)
Must operate with two or more passengers
High Quality Transit includes any combination of the following characteristics:
Center of road alignment, mixed traffic prohibitive intersection treatments
Use of more limited-stop service including express service and skip-stopping
Application of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technology such as signal priority, automatic vehicle location systems, system security, and customer information
Platform level boarding and off-board fare collection.

14. Shovel Ready? Other Policy Thresholds
Environmental: CEQA/NEPA clearance by application deadline
Permits & discretionary land use approvals
No outstanding legal challenges to Project
Construction has not started
Must have site control
Other Policy Thresholds
Addresses climate adaptation
No conversion of working or natural resource lands

15. Partnerships Holistic projects:
What makes the neighborhood successful?
Are the transit, transportation, housing components thoughtfully integrated, phased, and designed?
Who are the players? Who ‘touches’ the Project?
Who needs to be legally involved?
Can Projects provide balanced investments?

16. Community Needs & Engagement
How does your AHSC Project meet an identified community need?
ECONOMIC
ENVIRONMENTAL
PUBLIC HEALTH
Emphasis on maximizing benefits to all communities served by the AHSC Program
All applicants are required to report co-benefits beyond those of affordable housing and transportation
Applicants are competitively scored on how the community benefits provided by their Projects go beyond the required infrastructure components of the AHSC Program.

17. Enforceable Funding Commitments
Committed funds must have letter from funder (grant, loan award, Capital Improvement Plan allocation, etc.) to be verified as an Enforceable Funding Commitment
If a secondary filter needed, a project located within a Disadvantaged Community will be prioritized based on greatest percentile rank.
AHSC funds requested + EFCs – Deferred Costs
Total Development Costs – Deferred Costs

18. Full Application: Scoring Criteria

19. Project Area Types TOD ICP RIPA Required: High Quality Transit
Transit Oriented Development
ICP
Integrated Connectivity Project
RIPA
Rural Innovation Project Area
Required:
High Quality Transit
Affordable Housing
Qualifying Transit
Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure
Required: At least one additional components from the following:
Transportation Related Amenities
Programs

20. What should I be thinking about?
Estimated Process for Future Year Projects
What should I be thinking about?
Planning & Community Engagement
Local General, Specific Community Plans
Sustainable Community Strategy/Regional Transportation Plan
Active Transportation Plans
AHSC Project Exploration
Identification and prioritization of potential projects
Identification and cultivating relationships between applicants and partners
AHSC Project Design
Identify core components of project and lead applicant
Identify additional partners
Understand potential GHG reductions from project variations
Pre-Application
Stay apprised of AHSC Program Updates & Technical Assistance opportunities

21. Guideline Revisions & Round 3 Timeline
Lessons Learned & Guideline Revisions
Timeline: Fall/Winter 2016
Round 3 of AHSC
Timeline: Spring 2017
CalEnviro Screen 3.0
Comments through Oct. 21
Finalized end of year
Next Year: % determination

22. What should I do to prepare for Round 3?
You are here!
What are some identified community needs?
What plans are completed that could be implemented?
What parts of your community meet HQT, QT, and Density requirements?
Who do you need to engage to make this happen?
What timing and planning structure makes sense for your community?

23. Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program
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Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program
Latest Updates
Transit Oriented Affordable Homes – State and Local Programs Leading the Way to our Future
San Diego Housing Federation Conference
Thursday October 13, 2016