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Presentation, discussion, and possible action on a scoring appeal for Meadow Heights (25065)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
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WHEREAS, Meadow Heights, LP submitted a 2025 9% Housing Tax Credit Application claiming points under the Quantity of Low-Income Units scoring item;
WHEREAS, to qualify for two points in this subregion, an Application must provide 104 low-income units, and the Meadow Heights Application only provides 95;
WHEREAS, the Department issued a Limited Scoring Notice on May 21, 2025, which in part reduced the Application's score by the two points associated with this scoring item, as the Application did not provide a sufficient number of low-income units to qualify;
WHEREAS, the Applicant appealed this scoring reduction, acknowledging the error but asserting that the matter should be resolved through the Administrative Deficiency process;
WHEREAS, the Executive Director issued a response on June 5, 2025, denying the request to revise the Application to add additional low-income units, citing that such a change is prohibited under 10 TAC ?11.1(d)(2)(B)(ii);
WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested to appeal the denial regarding Quantity of Low-Income Units to the Governing Board;
NOW, therefore, it is hereby
RESOLVED, that the appeal of the staff determination related to the Quantity of Low-Income Units scoring item for Meadow Heights is hereby denied.
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BACKGROUND
Meadow Heights is a 2025 9% housing tax credit Application that proposes the reconstruction of 95 low-income and 19 market-rate units in Pharr, Hidalgo County. The Applicant claimed two points under the Quantity of Low-Income Units scoring item, which awards points to Applications that propose a certain number of low-income units. To qualify for two points in this subregion, the Application must provide at least 104 low-income units. Because the Application only provides 95 low-income units, staff issued a limited scoring notice to notify the Applicant that the two points ...
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