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consistency of residential development in relation to surrounding land use) and resident support structure (that potentially includes, as appropriate, homeownership education and training, community building, participatory management or governance, personal enrichment, direct support services, and linkages to local support services, etc.) Documented Housing Plans. Proposals must include documented housing plans that demonstrate that the proposed housing activity described in the application has been identified as a local housing priority. Eligible documented housing plans include the Housing Elements, Consolidated Plans, redevelopment plans or other general housing plans that the locality's governing board has ratified. Applications must also include evidence that a plan has been approved. Federal, State, and Local Requirements. Federal, State or local government requirements may apply in this process depending on the nature and structure of the local program. These requirements may include Davis-Bacon andlor State Prevailing Wages and compliance with Artici~ 34 of the California State Constitution. If the applicant to the HELP Program is a city or county rather than a separate legal entity such as a redevelopment agency or housing authority, the applicant must address the requirements of Article 16, Section 18 (public finance indebtedness limitation), of the California Constitution. If a city or county is awarded funding, the agency will require an opinion letter from its legal counsel to confirm that entering into a loan agreement under the Program is not in violation of this requirement. Equitable Distribution of Funds. One of CaIHFA's goals is to ensure an equitable distribution of HELP funds throughout California. The HELP Program staff will use equitable distribution as a factor in the application ranking process to the extent necessary to achieve this goal. Priorities for this Funding Round The eligible income levels for homeownership and rental housing activities under this application are 120% of area median income (AMI) or less and at or below 80% of AMI, respectively. CaIHFA wiN give preference to applications from local government entities whose housing element of the general plan have been approved by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) pursuant to the requirements of Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580} of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code. Proposal Limitations • Applicants are limited to local government entities (i.e., city, county, housing authority, redevelopment agency, etc.). • Proposals are limited to a maximum request of $1,500,000. • Applicants are limited to one proposal in this funding round. • Applicants are limited to one approved proposal in this fiscal year, which begins July 1 and ends June 30. • Only one proposal for a specific project or program may be submitted (e.g., multiple proposals for the same project or program from the redevelopment agency and housing authority located in the same city will not be accepted). 3