ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
24-731
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
December 20, 2022
To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to approve an agreement to
enter into a long-term subsidy contract for 15 years in support of the Districts Local Rent
Supplement Program to fund housing costs associated with affordable housing units for
2019 LRSP-14A with 737 50th Street Owner, LLC for Local Rent Supplement Program
units at H.R. Crawford Gardens Apartments located at 737 50th Street, N.E.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the Local Rent Supplement Program Contract No. 2019-LRSP-14A
Approval Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2022.
Sec. 2. (a) In 2019, the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) participated
in a request for proposals issued by the District of Columbia Department of Housing and
Community Development. Of the multiple proposals received, 34 developers were chosen to
work with DCHA and other District agencies to develop affordable housing and permanent
supportive housing units for extremely low-income families making zero to 30% of the areas
median income, as well as the chronically homeless and individuals with mental or physical
disabilities. Upon approval of the contract by the Council, DCHA will enter into an agreement to
enter into a long-term subsidy contract (ALTSC) with the selected housing providers under the
Local Rent Supplement Program (LRSP) for housing services.
(b) There exists an immediate need to approve the ALTSC with 737 50th Street Owner,
LLC under the LRSP to provide long-term affordable housing units for extremely low-income
households for units located at 737 50th Street, N.E.
(c) The emergency legislation to approve the contract will authorize an ALTSC between
DCHA and 737 50th Street Owner, LLC with respect to the payment of a rental subsidy and
allows the owner to lease the rehabilitated units at H.R. Crawford Gardens Apartments and house
extremely low-income households with incomes at 30% or less of the area median income.
Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute
emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Local Rent Supplement Program Contract
No. 2019-LRSP-14A Approval Emergency Act of 2022 be adopted after a single reading.
Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.