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Eastport Choice Neighborhood Initiative Transformation - For the purpose of adopting the Eastport Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) Transformation Plan, which was recently approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and approving the use of the former City of Annapolis Public Works Property on Spa Road to meet the Plan's goals.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Resolution 19-24
Introduced by: Mayor Buckley
A RESOLUTION concerning
Eastport Choice Neighborhood Initiative Transformation Plan
FOR the purpose of adopting the Eastport Choice Neighborhood Initiative (CNI) Transformation Plan, which was recently approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and approving the use of the former City of Annapolis Public Works Property on Spa Road to meet the plan's goals.
WHEREAS, The City of Annapolis continues to affirmatively pursue programs that have substantive effects on affordable housing and will support negotiations and engagement with relevant County, State, and federal officials, as well as prioritize HACA development projects consistent with the White v. City of Annapolis, et al., Consent Decree; and
WHEREAS, In 2020, the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis (HACA) initiated a strategic review of redevelopment opportunities for the Phase II portfolio, including Harbour House, Eastport Terrace, Robinwood, and Bloomsbury Square; and
WHEREAS, HACA's consultants, EJP Consulting Group, LLC (EJP), prepared the "Portfolio Assessment and Preliminary Recommendations" (Report), which recommended a wide-scale community planning process for the repositioning and redevelopment of the Harbour House and Eastport Terrace properties (inclusive of HACA office complex); and
WHEREAS, In May 2021, with the adoption of R-17-21, the City of Annapolis agreed to partner with HACA to pursue a Choice Neighborhood Initiative Planning Grant from HUD, which would support the wide-scale community planning ...
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