HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-06-23 - RESOLUTIONS - AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR, AND RECEIPT OF, LOCAL (2)RESOLUTION NO.20-38
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR, AND RECEIPT OF,
LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLANNING SUPPORT GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code 50515 et. Seq, the Department of
Housing and Community Development (HCD) is authorized to issue a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) as part of the Local Government Planning Support Grants Program
(hereinafter referred to by HCD as the Local Early Action Planning Grants Program or LEAP);
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita desires to submit a LEAP
Grants Program application package (Application) 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, HCD issued a NOFA and Application on January 27, 2020, in the amount of
$119,040,000 for assistance to all California Jurisdictions.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does
hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Manager or designee is hereby authorized and directed to apply
for and submit to HCD the Application;
SECTION 2. In connection with the LEAP Grants Program, if the Application is approved
by HCD, the City Manager or designee is authorized to submit the Application, enter into,
execute, and deliver on behalf of the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita (Applicant), a State
of California Agreement (Standard Agreement) for the amount of $500,0001, and any and all other
documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to evidence and secure LEAP Grants
Program funds, the Applicant's obligations related thereto, and all amendments thereto; and
SECTION 3. The Applicant shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified in the
NOFA and the Standard Agreement provided by HCD 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.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 23`d day of June 2020.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 20-38 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 23`d day of June 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Miranda, McLean, Weste, Smyth
Kellar
None
CITY CLERK
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