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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7313 RESOLUTION NO. 7313 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR, AND RECEIPT OF, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ("HCD") LOCAL EARLY ACTION PLANNING ("LEAP") GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDS WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Sections 50515, et seq., California Department of Housing and Community Development ("Department") is authorized to issue a Notice of Funding Availability ("NOFA") as part of the Local Early Action Planning Grants Program ("LEAP"); and WHEREAS, the Department has issued a NOFA dated January 27, 2020, for the LEAP program; and WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia desires to submit a project application for the LEAP program to accelerate the production of housing and will submit a 2020 LEAP grant application as described in the LEAP NOFA and LEAP Program Guidelines released by the Department for the LEAP Program; and WHEREAS, the Department is authorized to provide up to $119 million under the LEAP program from the Local Government Planning Support Grants Program pursuant to Chapter 3.1 of Health and Safety Code Sections 50512 to 50515.05. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. City staff are hereby authorized and directed to apply for and submit to the Department the 2019 LEAP Grants Program application in the amount of$150,000. SECTION 2. If the LEAP application is approved by the Department, the City Manager, or designee, is authorized to enter into, execute, and deliver a State of California 1 Agreement ("Standard Agreement") for the amount of $150,000, and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to evidence and secure the LEAP Grant, the City of Arcadia obligations related thereto, and all amendments thereto (collectively, the "LEAP Grant Documents"). SECTION 3. It is understood that the City of Arcadia shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified in the NOFA and the Standard Agreement, after the City's approval. It is further understood that the application and any and all accompanying documents will be incorporated into and will be made 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 City would be agreeing 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 Manager, or designee, is authorized to execute the City of Arcadia LEAP Grant Program application, the LEAP Grant Documents, and any amendments thereto, on behalf of the City of Arcadia as required by the Department for receipt of the LEAP Grant. SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution. [SIGNATURES ON THE NEXT PAGE] 2 Passed, approved, and adopted this 16th day of June, 2020. Mayor of City of Arcadia ATTEST: ity Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Stephen P. Deitsch City Attorney 3 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS: CITY OF ARCADIA ) I, GENE GLASCO, City Clerk of the City of Arcadia, hereby certifies that the foregoing Resolution No. 7313 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Arcadia, signed by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 16th day of June, 2020 and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Beck, Cheng, Verlato, Tay, and Chandler NOES: None ABSENT: None City Cle ' of the City of Arcadia 4