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Around California continued...Also while at CalHFA, Linn developedan innovative program for preservationof federally assisted projects. In1996, in conjunction with HUD, hedeveloped the first 236 decoupling inthe country. In 2000, Linn again led aneffort with HUD, private developers andthe City of San Jose, to recapitalize alarge LIHPRHA assisted project. Thisprogram included advanced financingstructures, new regulatory agreementsand, at the time, was the largest taxcredit project in the country. Linn alsodirected preservation efforts aimedat revitalizing the aging portfolioat CalHFA, by recapitalizing ofnumerous projects to ensure long termaffordability. These efforts includedsome of the earliest debt leveragingof project based housing voucherassistance, a lending techniquereplicated by other affordable housinglenders. With the introduction of theMHP Program at HCD, Linn and hisstaff developed the first constructionlending program at CalHFA in 20years. During his 10 years as CalHFA’sMultifamily Programs Director, theDivision funded 270 projects with loanstotaling $1.7 billion.While on leave from CalHFA,Linn worked as an advisor to localgovernments, including San Jose andSacramento. While working at thesecities, Linn developed new assetmanagement evaluation and monitoringsystems, led efforts to reposition publichousing assets, developed NSP plansand amendments and developed debtrestructuring programs for homelessassistance providers.More recently, Linn was ProgramDirector for the Keep Your HomeCalifornia Program, a $2 billioninitiative, funded by the U.S. Treasuryaimed at preventing California homemortgage foreclosures to keepdistressed borrowers in their homes.Prior to joining State service,Linn was a senior manager in theprivate sector with several financialinstitutions and commercial real estatedevelopment firms. He was active inthe resolution of the thrift crisis in the1980’s as an asset and loan workoutmanager for both commercial andsingle-family loans.Linn received a BA from theUniversity of California, Santa Barbarain Business Economics and holdsthe Mortgage Bankers Associationdesignation as a Commercial CertifiedMortgage Banker.CMHI staff, Board of Directors andmembers welcome Linn to his newposition and look forward to workingwith him.CMHI Members HonoredNational Industry Awardswere presented to individualsand companies in recognition ofoutstanding achievements in 2011during the Manufactured HousingInstitute’s National Congress and Expoin Las Vegas, Nevada.“These award winners have madesignificant contributions to theindustry and are leading the wayin providing outstanding customerservice, products, value, creativesolutions and state of the art homesfor today’s homebuyers. They arebeing recognized for their vision anddedication in enhancing and movingthe manufactured and modular housingindustries forward,” said MHI President& CEO Richard Jennison.Congratulations to the following CMHIrecipients:• Cavco Industries, Inc. –Manufacturer of the Year• 21st Mortgage Corporation –National Lender of the YearFloor Plan Lender of the Year• C U Factory Built Lending – RegionalLender of the Year• Best Design Awards° ° Fleetwood Homes – SingleSection Home Design“The Metropolitan 16662M”Concept Design 1,800 SF orLess“Tradition 06837”Page 13Concept Design Over 1,800 SF“Granite Creek 48763G”° ° Champion Home Builders – Multi-Section 1,800 SF or Less“The Dover”Modular Design Over 2,200 SF“Tacoma Vista”° ° Palm Harbor Homes – SingleSection Concept Design“The Staniel Cay II”HCD Assumes Jurisdictionfor Desert Hot Springs M.H.ParksAs a permit condition to developPalm Vista Estates, a manufacturedhousing park with approximately 118lots, the developer paid all developerand mitigation fees required.Subsequent to a change inownership and completion of thepark, the City of Desert Hot Springsbegan charging a mitigation fee ofapproximately $7,000 as a conditionfor a permit to install a manufacturedhome in the park. This was, in effect,a retroactive fee for the installation ofmanufactured homes on lots for whichfees had already been paid as a partof the fee structure and permit processfor the development of Palm VistaEstates.In October of 2011, the Departmentof Housing and CommunityDevelopment (HCD) informed theCity that the fees set forth in theMobilehome Parks Act (MPA) are theonly fees that can be assessed for theinstallation of a manufactured homein a park ($196.00 plus $41.00 foreach additional half hour of inspectiontime). HCD requested that the Citytake the necessary steps to repeal theordinance relating to manufacturedhome installation fees that exceedthose permitted in the MPA for parkinstallations and to refrain fromcollecting fees in excess of thosepermitted in the MPA.In a November 2011 response theCity disagreed with HCD’s positionand refused to comply with HCD’scontinued on page 15