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RESOLUTION NO.97-0
A RESOLUTION GRANTING AN EXEMPTION FROM PROPERTY TAXES FOR NON PROFIT
x e LOW INCOME HOUSING PROJECT VILLA LA PAZ UNDER TMC SECTION 3.50.
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t i WHEREAS,Tigard Municipal Code section 3.50 provides procedures for application and consideration of .
non profit corporation low income housing projects exemption from property taxes,and.
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3 WHEREAS, Community Partners for Affordable Housing, a qualified Non Profit Corporation,:has NUM
requested exemption from property taxes under TMC section 3.50 for a project knoNvn as Villa La Paz. ,
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Tigard City Council that: m
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SECTION 1: The applicant,Community Partners for Affordable Housing,qualifies for the exemption ..
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SECTION 2: The exemption from property taxes is hereby certified to the Washington County
' Assessor for all taxes levied by the City,
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PASSED: This day of=� 1997.
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February 27,1997
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Wayne Lowry
Director of Finance
"City of Tigard
13125 SW Hall Blvd
Tigard,OR 97223
Dear Wayne:
Pursuant to Tigard City Council Ordinance 96-34,we are submitting our application for
tax abatement on the Villa La Paz Apartment complex located at 11875 SW 91'Avenue.
if further information is required,or you have any questions on the application,please feel
free to call me at 968-2724.
As noted in the application,we just received ownership of the complex last week. A lot of
work lays ahead! We look forward to partnering with the Police Department,Library,
Public Works(street and sidewalk improvements adjacent to the project),Tualatin Valley
Fire&Rescue,Tigard-Tualatin Schools,Neighborshare,and other important service
providers in the community,to improve the quality of life for residents at the project.
We appreciate the City's support at various critical junctures in the project. We look
forward to working together in the future.
Sincerely,
Sheila Greenlaw-Fink
'Executive Director
cc� Sam Galbreath,SGA
r 13ill Monahan,City Administrator
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Application for Tax Abatement
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Villa La Paz Apartments
11875 S 91 Avenue,Tigard
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A. Property Description
13. Project's Charitable Purpose
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C. Certification of Resident Income Levels
D. Ho—Tax Exemption lRFill Benefit Residents
E. Tax Exempt Status
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JL Property Description
Villa La Paz is located at 11875 SW 91 Avenue,just off Greenbutg Road and Pacific '
Highway in Tigard. This 84-unit garden court apartment complex is centrally located,
between Washington Square(the County's largest shopping mail)and Tigard's Main
Street. The neighborhood is basically residential,although proximate to a variety of
commercial and retail employers. Several major bus lines serve the area.
Villa consists of 84 units in four buildings: 12 one-bedroormone•bath 564 square feet
units,60 two-bedroom/one-bath units of 839 square feet,and 12 threebedmoMone-bath .
units of 1,007 square feet.The buildings are two and one-half stories,each containing 21
units. All are wood frame,with stucco and concrete exteriors with pitched,composition .;
shingle roofs,built around 1970. A rental office is currently located adjacent to the pool -('
and children's play area.Forty-two of the units have fireplaces. { t
The total site contains 3.01 acres and is built at a density of 28 units per acre,an
allowable non-conforming use. There are 64 carports and a total of 142 parking spaces
(ratio of 1.7 spaces per unit). The 1995 assessed value is$2,471,890,and 1995-96 r '�
property taxes levied were$33,874. v t
Legal Description: The site is located in the southeast 1/.of Section 35,Township 1
South,Range 1 West(Willamette Meridian).
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Tax Lot- The Washington County Map shows the site as tax lot 23-74-2000,Parcels 1,ii,
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"} The mission of Community Partners for Affordable Housing,Inc.(CPAH)is to promote a � <
healthy:..community through the development of: permanent affordable .housing, nWy„
- sustainable economic growth,and community-based partnerships.
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Villa La Paz is CPAH's first housing development project..Acquisition and renovation of ,k,
i the complex will ensure that the 84-units are brought up to current health and life safety
s;- "codes,and are affordable to low-and modemte4ncome residents on a pemtanent basis
# (CPAH has committed to 40 years of affordability for those at 50 and(Xh of median 3 xl
income)..,Partnerships with Tgard's Police Department_1d Tualatin Valley'.Fire &
RoSCUe will enhance the safety and quality of life of residents. Partnerships with
Community Action Organization and Portland General Electric for significant
weathenzation improvements will result in reduced utility bills for families residing in the {
complex..Neighborshare will provide information and referral and emergency services to
residents based on rrvveurces available. .A new community facility will be built in the
t center of the complex which will provide for a variety of programs,including a computer
teaming center.
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} Villa is located within a census tract which has a higher than average concentration of
low-income rental households(median income$25,843 vs. $35,669 citywide). He
of number or residents without a high school diploma is notable higher than for Tigard as a
¢ whole(15%vs.99%). This area boasted the second highest concentration of children
under 9 of the eight census tracts in Tigard. While this area represents 9%of Tigard's
population base,it is home to nearly 16%of the city's minority households.
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r Under the Uniform Relocation Act, CPAH must avoid displacing current residents.
However,we must also come into full compliance with program guidelines based on the
funding we received for the project.Compliance is based on the'placed in service date'
(completion of rehabilitation).While there are some residents currently resiling at Villa
who do not meet the upper limits for occupancy(609%of median income),as units am
vacated they am rented only to low�income families and individuals.
. D. flow Tax Exemption W.11 Bent Residents
Our financial analysis for the Villa La Paz project assumes property taxes at zero. This
msuits in a direct reduction in rents of approximately($35,000!84 units=5416 annually
per unit). 1
E. Tax Exempt Stahm
CPAH is the general partner of the Villa La Paz Limited Partnership.a single asset
nonprofit corporation established for the purpose of aaluinng the Villa La Paz apartments
and qualifying for low-income housing tax credits..Both CPAH and the Partnership are
501x(3)organizations.CPAH's IRS Determination Letter is attached.
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As CPAH's executive director,I hereby certify that the information in this application for
tax abatement is accurate and complete as of this date,to the best of my knowledge.
Guardian.Property Management Company provides day-today managementof the
property and is responsible for certifying income levels of each resident for compliance
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„ with program guidelines. Because the transfer of ownership to CPAH only occurred last
week,we are still in the process of completing all our files for the project. We would be
:..happy to provide updated income information as of June 30,1997.
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Sheila Greenlaw-Fink CPAH Executive Director
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CPAH is committed to developing partnerships in the community that will t 5
allow tenants of CPAH-owned projects to access the services they need to be %
self-sufficient. In most cases,these are delivered off-site. In some cases,it is § t
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more effective or efficient to deliver a specific program or service on-site. r
Our"Service Partnerships"model identifies 18 providers in the community
who have programs or services available to CPAH's tenants,based on the '
tenants'needs and resources available. CPAH's primary partners include:
Neighborshare/Community Action Organization,Tigard-Tualatin Schools,Tualatin %
Valley Fire&Rescue,Tigard Police,Tualatin Valley Mental Health,and HopeSpring. r y
Through the tenant survey and our ongoing work in the community to date,we've
identified the following partnership opportunities for Villa La Paz and/or Metzger
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Community Policing:We've completed the first two steps required by Tigard ,0 Sl;.
Police to make Villa La Paz an"Enhanced Safety Property.".Both Villa's on-site
manager and CPAH's executive director have completed the one-day landlordty`
training programa Additionally,a CEPTED(Crime Prevention Through
Environmental Design)survey of the property was completed,and design features
incorporated by CPAH's architects.The third step is to implement a community `� itk
policing program at the site..This will involve tenant education and participation. }`
Fire Safe Design features at Villa are being reviewed with the fire marshall's
.office.Tualatin Valley Fire&Rescue(TVF&R)has offered to deliver its new
Apartment Fire Incident Reduction Education(AFIRE)program on-site at both Villa .'
and Metzger Park.:The program targets high-risk complexes and visits them for the '.
purposes of both inspection and education. Events are planned for evenings or '
.weekends to facilitate maximum participation. �£
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9 Computer Learning Center: Metzger Park has access to a$25,000 grant for the
a purposes of creating a computer center. Villa La Paz has received a donation of two
Intel pentium computers to begin their center. Such a homework and training site
was considered a high priority by tenants,the schools,and virtually every business
and service partner we contacted. Business plans will be developed by a volunteer
committee(and a consultant paid out of Metzger Park's planning funds)which will
outline the resources needed to make the centers a reality.
Homeless Families:Two programs for formerly homeless families which are ;
operated by or in partnership with Community Action Organization(as well as Tualatin r,
Valley Mental Health,Lutheran Family Services and Domestic Violence Resource
Center),HopeSpring and Si provide ongoing resources and support to tenants
after they settle in permanent housing. CPAH has signed a Memorandum of ..
Understanding with HopeSpring that indicates up to 15 units will be made available for �a
rent by program participants. Case managers and other service providers meet with 1
these participants on-site.
Community Gardening: Residents of Metzger Park have identified gardening as a € $
priority. The setting along Ash Creek offers an opportunity to improve the natural n
-environment through the removal of non-native plants and addition of those more ( :
appropriate to the streamside area. Additionally,many tenants have created
personal flower and vegetable gardens adjacent to their units.
Playground Areas., Both Villa and Metzger are in desperate need of new,safer '
playground equipment. At Villa,a basketball area will be striped and backboard - t
added,and at Metzger a basketball backboard will be relocated. The play structures s
for younger children will be replaced,with appropriate fill and fencing surrounding
them.
Drug&A/cohof Services y Heafth Education:Another high priority of tenants and
service^crtn ....clata .o drug and alcohol services m
Space will be ade available
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for service providers to hold meetings or do individual case management on-site `
i. Tenants will decide individually whether they feel more comfortable receiving this
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" Community Library:While both Villa and Metzger are located within 3 miles of a `
local library,residents were enthusiastic about creating a small on-site lending library t�
and area for toddler story-time. Meridian Park Hospital has offered to provide; 4
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health-related videos and materials. Outreach programs from the local libraries will
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Enemy Efficiency:A partnership including Community Action Organization and
Portland General Electric will make possible weatherizaBon improvements and
energy education for tenants valued at over$200,000. The resulting utility bills of
tenants will be much lower than prior to such improvements. For-profit owners have
little interest in this type of partnership because it tends to benefit individual renters,
while value for the buildings'owner is more difficult to quantify. '
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