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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: $/2.Z/Lo 17