HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 19-046 SB2 Planning GrantsRESOLUTION NO: 19-046
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR, AND RECEIPT OF,
SB 2 PLANNING GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDS
WHEREAS, the State of California, Department of Housing and Community
Development (Department) has issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) dated
March 28, 2019, for its Planning Grants Program (PGP); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Saratoga desires to submit a project
application for the PGP program to accelerate the production of housing and will submit a
2019 PGP grant application as described in the Planning Grants Program NOFA and SB 2
Planning Grants Program Guidelines released by the Department for the PGP Program; and
WHEREAS, the Department is authorized to provide up to $123 million under the SB 2
Planning Grants Program from the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund for assistance to
Counties (as described in Health and Safety Code section 50470 et seq. (Chapter 364, Statutes
of 2017 (SB 2)) related to the PGP Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council is hereby authorized and directed to apply for and
submit to the Department the 2019 Planning Grants Program application in the amount of
$160,000.00.
SECTION 2. In connection with the PGP grant, if the application is approved by the
Department, the City Manager is authorized to enter into, execute, and deliver a State of
California Agreement (Standard Agreement) for the amount of $160,000.00, and any and all
other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to evidence and secure the PGP
grant, the City's obligations related thereto, and all amendments thereto (collectively, the
"PGP Grant Documents").
SECTION 3. The City shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified in the
Standard Agreement, the SB 2 Planning Grants Program Guidelines, and any applicable PGP
guidelines published by the Department. Funds are to be used for allowable expenditures as
specifically identified in the Standard Agreement. The application in full is incorporated as
part of the Standard Agreement. Any and all activities funded, information provided, and
timelines represented in the application will be enforceable through the executed Standard
Agreement. The City Council hereby agrees to use the funds for eligible uses in the manner
presented in the application as approved by the Department and in accordance with the
Planning Grants NOFA, the Planning Grants Program Guidelines, and 2019 Planning Grants
Program Application.
SECTION 4. The City Manager is authorized to execute the City of Saratoga Planning
Grants Program application, the PGP Grant Documents, and any amendments thereto, on
behalf of the City as required by the Department for receipt of the PGP Grant.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Saratoga on this 21st day of
August 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Mayor E. Manny Cappello, Vice Mayor Howard Miller, Council Members Rishi
Kumar, Mary -Lynne Bernald, Yan Zhao
NOES:
ABSENT:
C--2
ABSTAIN:
Attest:
ebbie Bretschneider, City Clerk
1J. Manny Cappello, Mayor
Date:
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