October 18, 2011 Douglas Guthrie General Manager Los Angeles Department of Housing Garland Center 1200 West

7th Street, 1st Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 Michael LoGrande Director of Planning Los Angeles Planning Department 200 North Spring Street, 5th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90012 RE: Samoa Ave. Affordable Housing Project DIR 2011-2058-SPR-DB/ENV2011-2059-EAF

Dear Messers Guthrie and LoGrande, I am writing to confirm the details of the many discussions that my staff has had with your offices regarding the proposed affordable housing project at 10056 Samoa Ave in Tujunga, CA. Specifically, I would like to confirm the following details regarding the process and conditions for potential TEFRA loan financing and project entitlement and approval: The developer of the project, Samoa Avenue Housing, will not receive any bond financing until the project is fully entitled and approved. The current deadline to release bond financing for this project as approved in April (CF # 11-0404) is October 28th, 2011; If this project does not receive full entitlement by October 28th, 2011 the TEFRA bond financing will expire and the developer will have to reapply for TEFRA bond financing.

The developer has until October 20th, 2011 to apply for a four month extension of the TEFRA bond financing application and the California Debt Limit Allocations Committee will be the sole authority in approving or denying the extension request. This project application has been deemed complete; however, it has NOT been deemed approved. This projects Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) has been deemed complete, however it has NOT been approved and must still be subject to full public review. The public can submit comments on the MND until November 2nd, 2011. When the public comment period ends, the Planning Department will have 75 days to summarize the opinions and prepare responses. Before the 75-day window closes on Jan. 28, 2012, the Planning Department will need to make its determination regarding the application, and at that time the community will have two weeks to appeal the determination if it chooses to do so. The Planning Department has agreed not to issue its determination prior to January of 2012.

As you know, this project has received City Council approval for $13 million in TEFRA bond financing. Although my office supported the application for this bond financing, my support was and will continue to be conditional upon the project meeting certain criteria. As I said in my original letter of February 15th, 2011: This project will be developed in accordance with the provisions of the Foothill Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan and its associated Design Guidelines and Standards Manual. In addition, the developer of this project has met with the Land Use Committee of the Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council, and in response to concerns about parking that were raised by members of the Committee, the developer has agreed to double the number of parking spaces originally proposed in its design. The developer has further assured my office that it will continue to maintain an open dialogue with the Neighborhood Council to address additional concerns that the community may have and to ensure that this project is consistent with the unique character of this community.

My office is committed to ensuring we can develop affordable housing in this City and in Council District 2, however my support for any and all projects, whether they be affordable housing or market rate, are that they comport with the character and aesthetics of the community and that the developers work with the community to meet the needs of local residents and mitigate adverse impacts. Please ensure that your staff continues to monitor this project closely and informs my office of any and all changes in status regarding the application, TEFRA bond financing, and any other pertinent information that needs to be shared with the community. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or my Deputy Chief of Staff, Areen Ibranossian, at 213-473-7002. Very truly yours,

PAUL KREKORIAN Councilmember, Second District

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