HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 20-039 LEAP grantRESOLUTION NO: 20-039
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR, AND RECEIPT OF,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLANNING SUPPORT GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code 50515 et. seq., the Department of
Housing and Community Development (Department) is authorized to issue a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) as part of the Local Government Planning Support Grants Program
(hereinafter referred to by the Department as the Local Early Action Planning Grants program or
LEAP); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Saratoga desires to submit a LEAP grant
application package ("Application"), on the forms provided by the Department, for approval of
grant funding for projects that assist in the preparation and adoption of planning documents and
process improvements that accelerate housing production and facilitate compliance to implement
the sixth cycle of the regional housing need assessment; and
WHEREAS, the Department has issued a NOFA and Application on January 27, 2020 in
the amount of $119,040,000 for assistance to all California Jurisdiction;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
(APPLICANT) RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to apply for and submit
to the Department the Application package;
SECTION 2. In connection with the LEAP grant, if the Application is approved by the
Department, the City Manager of the City of Saratoga is authorized to enter into, execute, and
deliver on behalf of the City, a State of California Agreement (Standard Agreement) for the
amount of $150,000.00, and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or
appropriate to evidence and secure the LEAP grant, the City's obligations related thereto, and all
amendments thereto; and
SECTION 3. The City shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified in the
NOFA, and the Standard Agreement provided by the Department after approval. The Application
and any and all accompanying documents are incorporated in full as part of the Standard
Agreement. Any and all activities funded, information provided, and timelines represented in the
Application will be enforceable through the fully executed Standard Agreement. Pursuant to the
NOFA and in conjunction with the terms of the Standard Agreement, the Applicant hereby agrees
to use the funds for eligible uses and allowable expenditures in the manner presented and
specifically identified in the approved Application.
ADOPTED on this 171h day of June, 2020, by the City Council of the City of Saratoga by
the following vote:
AYES: Mayor Howard A. Miller, Vice Mayor Mary -Lynne Bernald, Council Members E.
Manny Cappello, Yan Zhao, Rishi Kumar
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
J
Howard A. Miller, Mayor
City of Saratoga
Attest:
Debbie Bretschneider, CMC, City Clerk DATE:
1251224.2