Governor Newsom signed
AB 101 (Committee on Budget), the housing and homelessness
budget trailer bill, on Thursday, July 31. Prior to the
Governor’s signature, the Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD) issued
draft grant guidelines for the $500 million authorized by AB
101 to support infill housing development. Unlike prior
iterations of the
Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG) Program, the version
authorized by AB 101 includes broader definitions of infill that
are more workable for unincorporated areas, as well as a $90
million over-the-counter program for counties with fewer than
250,000 residents. A detailed summary of the bill is available
on the CSAC website.
The primary goal of the IIG Program is to promote infill housing
development. The program serves to aid in new construction and
rehabilitation of infrastructure that supports higher-density
affordable and mixed-income housing in locations designated as
infill. The IIG Program provides grants for infrastructure
improvements in support of residential or mixed-use infill
development projects. Specific eligible improvements include
development or rehabilitation of parks or open space, transit
shelters, streets, sidewalks, and streetscape improvements.
CSAC is interested in feedback from counties on the draft
guidelines by Tuesday, August 20 via email to
mespinoza@counties.org. The
HCD public comment period ends Tuesday, August 27 at 5:00
PM, and CSAC encourages counties to submit comments
directly to HCD via email to infill@hcd.ca.gov.
To learn more about the IIG Program draft guidelines, please
register to attend a public hearing. Upcoming hearing dates and
locations are listed below.
Los Angeles – August 5 from 3:00 – 5:00 PM at the California
Department of Transportation, 100 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA
90012.
Register
San Diego – August 6 from 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM at the San
Diego Association of Governments, 401 B Street, Suite #700, San
Diego, CA 92101.
Register
San Jose – August 7 from 1:30 – 3:30 PM at San Jose City Hall
(Council Chambers), 200 E. Santa Clara Street, San Jose, CA
95113.
Register
Sacramento – August 8 from 1:00 – 3:00 PM at the California
Department of Housing and Community Development, 2020 W. El
Camino Ave. #402 a/b, Sacramento, CA 95833.
Register
