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BACKGROUND
PHONE: (562) 860-031 I • CERRITOS.GOV 2008
AGENDA REPORT
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
Robert A. Lopez, City Manager~
Kristin Aguila, Assistant City Manager~{Q__.~o ,
Chris Kuebert, Acting Director of Publi~ -li--- lo"- c..¥-- Jared Lee, Acting City Engineer'1l--
Derek Van Hamersveld, Management Analyst @
July 27, 2026
WAIVE FULL READING OF AND ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE
CERRITOS CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING PARTICIPATION IN
THE LOS ANGELES URBAN COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1,
2027 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2030, PURSUANT TO TERMS OF A
JOINT AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
Since 1999, the City of Cerritos has successfully partnered with the Los Angeles County Development Authority ("LACDA") to participate in the Los Angeles Urban County Community Development Block Grant Program ("CDBG Program") for receipt of restricted Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") program funds for the purpose of benefiting low- and moderate-income individuals in the City of Cerritos. The CDBG Program is federally funded, by way of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and is administered on a local level by LACDA. LACDA receives CDBG funds from HUD on the City's behalf and disburses the funds to the City on an as-needed project basis. By participating in LACDA's local CDBG Program, the City of Cerritos is eligible to receive its allocation of CDBG funds, which can be used to complete various community development and public works projects. Utilization of CDBG funds is strictly regulated by guidelines and national objectives established by HUD. Among these national objectives established by HUD, cities are required to use CDBG funds for activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons, with the goal of revitalizing neighborhoods, improving community facilities, preventing or eliminating blight, and/or improving accessibility for handicapped or disabled individuals.
In order to participate in the CDBG Program and receive such funds, the City is required to enter into an Agreement with LACDA. Typically, the Agreement covers a three (3) year period. The City's most recent and current Agreement with LACDA was executed in June 2023 under a Cooperation Agreement as authorized by City Council Resolution No. 2023-22 for the 2024-2027 period (see Exhibit 2, City Council Resolution No. 2023-22). On June 2, 2026, the City of Cerritos received a request from LACDA to enter into a new Joint Agreement for the City's continued participation in the CDBG Program for the period of July LYNDA P. JOHNSON
MAYOR
MARKE. PULIDO
MAYOR PRO TEM
JENNIFER HONG
COUNCILMEMBER
SOPHIA M. TSE
COUNCILMEMBER
FRANK AURELIO YOKOYAMA
COUNCILMEMBER
2 CDBG Cooperation Agreement (2027-2030)
July 27, 2026
1, 2027 through June 30, 2030 (see Exhibit 3, LACDA Joint Agreement Letter - June 2, 2026). LACDA is requesting the execution of a Joint Agreement, rather than a Cooperation Agreement, because HUD has revised its requirements for the new qualification period. The primary difference between the Joint Agreement and the Cooperation Agreement is how CDBG funds are allocated and used. The Joint Agreement includes the phrase "in and for the benefit of the City," which ensures that the City's CDBG allocation is dedicated to projects and activities that directly benefit the City. In contrast, under the Cooperation Agreement, participating cities' allocations are determined using a funding formula applied across the entire urban county, allowing funds to be distributed on a countywide basis rather than being reserved exclusively for each individual city. Accordingly, HUD no longer permits urban counties to use Cooperation Agreements with participating metropolitan cities. Instead, HUD now requires urban counties and participating metropolitan cities to enter into Joint Agreements for continued participation in the CDBG Program.
This report provides an overview of CDBG Program guidelines and implementation in the City of Cerritos, and also seeks City Council authorization to continue participation in the CDBG program for the period of July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2030.
CDBG PROGRAM GUIDELINES
In 1974, the United States Congress introduced the CDBG Program as part of the Housing and Community Development Act to provide annual grants on a formula basis to cities and counties subject to guidelines, national objectives, and requirements established by HUD.
Among these objectives, cities are required to use CDBG funds for activities that benefit low- and moderate-income persons, with the goal of revitalizing neighborhoods and improving community facilities. Cities may also use funds to carry out activities that facilitate the removal of physical barriers to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities.
USE OF CDBG FUNDS IN THE CITY OF CERRITOS
In accordance with the restrictive guidelines governing the use of CDBG funds, each year the City has utilized its annual CDBG allocation for projects that assist in the removal of existing physical barriers, in an attempt to help improve accessibility for persons with disabilities in compliance with Americans with Disability Act (ADA) requirements. These types of projects are not limited to serving a low- or moderate-income population, but rather, are intended to serve a specific target group that may have potential income limitations. In these cases, the City's disabled population would serve as the target group, as authorized by HUD CDBG guidelines. Over the past decade, the City has developed an award-winning CDBG program, comprised of the following projects that directly serve the City's disabled and/or senior populations:
A. Improved Accessibility at City Parks: To improve accessibility and remove physical barriers for disabled persons at City parks, playgrounds, and fitness areas, surface materials that posed physical barriers, such as sand or wood chips, were replaced with new rubberized surface materials in order for disabled persons to have improved access to these areas. Over the past 13 years, the City has expended approximately $1.4 million in CDBG funds to install approximately 69,000 square feet of new rubberized surface materials at seventeen (17) City parks.
B. COVID-19 Improvements at the Cerritos Senior Center: In response to the 3 CDBG Cooperation Agreement (2027-2030)
July 27, 2026
COVID-19 pandemic, HUD allocated supplemental CDBG funds to cities as part of the Federal CARES Act, for cities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. These funds were required to be used to directly serve either disabled residents or senior populations only. As such, approximately $116,000 in CDBG funds were utilized to complete COVID-19 related improvements at the Cerritos Senior Center, including the installation of automatic doors compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), conversion of existing water fountains to touchless bottle refill stations, restroom improvements, and installation of HEPA HVAC filters.
C. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Improvements throughout the City:
In order to improve access for disabled persons utilizing public sidewalks, the City has utilized CDBG funds to make ADA improvements within residential neighborhoods and City-owned properties, including the construction and retrofitting of accessible curb ramps, making necessary sidewalk repairs, and removing and replacing related parkway trees. To date, approximately $1.2 million CDBG funds have been used to construct and/or retrofit a total of one hundred fifty-nine (159) curb ramps/sidewalks/curb gutters, and one hundred twenty-three (123) trees have been removed and replaced in order to improve accessibility for persons with disabilities.
A detailed list of CDBG projects that have been completed, as authorized by past City Council direction, has been attached hereto as Exhibit 4.
CONCLUSION
Through the City's implementation of the CDBG program, by way of a partnership with LACDA for the implementation, management, and oversight of the program, facilitated by a Joint Agreement, the City of Cerritos has expended approximately $2.7 million of these federal CDBG restricted funds to make necessary accessibility improvements to public parks and streets without the utilization of general fund monies for these purposes. On average, the City of Cerritos receives approximately $180,000 each year from LACDA for the implementation of these projects, which directly benefit the City's presumed low- and moderate-income populations, such as persons with disabilities and seniors. In light of the administrative/procedural revision to the Joint Agreement requiring reauthorization by the City Council to continue participation, and due to the benefits received from the implementation of the CDBG Program in the City of Cerritos, it is recommended that the City Council authorize continued participation in LACDA's CDBG Program for the period of July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2030 pursuant to terms of a Joint Agreement with the County of Los Angeles (see Exhibit 5, LACDA CDBG Joint Agreement).
RECOMMENDATION
The following is recommended to the City Council:
1. Waive full reading of, and adopt a resolution of the City of Cerritos captioned as follows:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CERRITOS CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES URBAN COUNTY COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 4 CDBG Cooperation Agreement (2027-2030)
July 27, 2026
1, 2027 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2030, PURSUANT TO TERMS OF A JOINT
AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
2. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute the Joint Agreement and/or any related documents to facilitate participation in the Los Angeles Urban County CDBG Program.
Exhibit List:
1. Proposed City Council Resolution - CDBG Joint Agreement
2. City Council Resolution No. 2032-22
3. LACDA Joint Agreement Letter - June 2, 2026
4. CDBG-Funded Projects in the City of Cerritos
5. Draft LACDA CDBG Joint Agreement
5 CITY OF CERRITOS
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CERRITOS CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES URBAN COUNTY COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2027 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2030, PURSUANT TO TERMS OF A JOINT
AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,
WHEREAS, on August 22, 1974 the President of the United States signed into law the Housing and Community Development Act of 1971 (Act); and WHEREAS, the primary goals of Title I of the Act are the development of viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income; and WHEREAS, the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are strictly limited by federal law; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cerritos has participated in the Los Angeles Urban County CDBG Program since 1999; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cerritos receives its annual CDBG fund allocation from the Los Angeles County Community Development Authority (LACDA), who is responsible for holding, managing, and disbursing the City of Cerritos' annual allocation; and WHEREAS, since 1999, the City of Cerritos has utilized CDBG funds to improve accessibility and remove physical barriers for disabled persons at City parks and in residential neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to continue to participate in the Los Angeles County Urban County CDBG Program for the period of July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2030; and WHEREAS, the Cerritos City Council conducted a public meeting on July 27, 2026 with regard to the City's continued participation in the CDBG Program for the period of July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2030, as facilitated by a City/LACDA Joint Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CERRITOS DOES FIND, DETERMINE, AND DECLARE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Cerritos approves the City's participation in the Los Angeles Urban County CDBG Program for the period of July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2030.
SECTION 2. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized and directed to execute the Joint Agreement and all related documents to facilitate the City's participation in the Los Angeles Urban County CDBG Program.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 27th day of July, 2026.
EXHIBIT 1
Proposed City Council Resolution - CDBG Joint Agreement 6 Lynda Provido Johnson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Cynthia Nava, City Clerk
7 CITY OF CERRITOS
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-22
RESOLUTION OF THE CERRITOS CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING
PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES URBAN COUNTY COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2024 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2027, PURSUANT TO TERMS OF A COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.
WHEREAS, on August 22, 1974 the President of the United States signed into law the Housing and Community Development Act of 1971 (Act); and WHEREAS, the primary goals of Title l of the Act are the development of viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low- and moderate-income; and WHEREAS, the use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds are strictly limited by federal law; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cerritos has participated in the Los Angeles Urban County CDBG Program since 1999; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cerritos receives its annual CDBG fund allocation from the Los Angeles County Community Development Authority (LACDA), who is responsible for holding, managing, and disbursing the City of Cerritos' annual allocation; and WHEREAS, since 1999, the City of Cerritos has utilized CDBG funds to improve accessiblllty and remove physical barriers for disabled persons at City parks and in residential neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the Cfty desires to continue to participate in the t.os Angeles County Urban County CDBG Program for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027; and WHEREAS, the Cerritos City Council conducted a public meeting on June 12, 2023 with regard to the City's continued participation in the CDBG Program for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, as facilitated by a City/LACDA Cooperation Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CllY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CERRITOS DOES FIND, DETERMINE, AND DECLARE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1, The City Council of the City of Cerritos approves the City's participation in the Los Angeles Urban County CDBG Program for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027, and all subsequent three (3) year terms which are renewed automatically, unless instructed otherwise by LACDA.
SECTION 2. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized and directed to execute the Cooperation Agreement and all related documents to facilitate the City's participation fn the Los Angeles Urban County CDBG Program.
SECTION 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
SECTION 4. The City aerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.
EXHIBIT 2
City Council Resolution No. 2032-22
8 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 12th day of June, 2023. -
ce W. Barrows, Mayor
ATTEST:
Vida Barone, City Clerk
9 STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNlY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CERRITOS )
I, Vida Barone, City Clerk of the City of Cerritos, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2023-22 was duly approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Cerritos at a Special Meeting held on the 12th day of June, 2023, and that it was so adopted as follows:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Councilmembers -Councilmembers -
Councllmembers -
Councilmembers -
DATED: June 12, 2023
Vida Barone, City Clerk
Johnson, Vo, Yokoyama, Solanki, Barrows
None None None
10 June 2, 2026
SENT VIA EMAIL
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Robert Lopez, City Manager
City of Cerritos
Email: [email protected]
Dear Robert Lopez:
CITY OF CERRITOS'S CONTINUED PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES URBAN COUNTY
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM
To participate in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG} Program, the County of Los Angeles (County), by and through its agent, the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA), must requalify with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) every three (3) years to obtain entiUement status as an urban county. The County is in the process of submitting its documentation to qualify for this designation. The new qualification period will begin on July 1, 2027, and end on June 30, 2030.
As we begin the urban county qualification process for Fiscal Years 2027-2029, the City of Cerritos (City) must notify the LACDA that it wishes to continue its participation in the Los Angeles Urban County CDBG Program (Program) for the new three-year period. The notification should be made by submitting the enclosed form. which also affirms the City's decision to continue as a Joint Applicant with LACDA.
The enclosed form must be submitted via email on or before Tuesday, June 16, 2026, to:
Los Angeles County Development Authority
Linda Jenkins, Community Development Division Director
[email protected]
If the City elects not to participate in the Program, a copy of the form must be completed and sent on or before Tuesday, June 16. 20261 to:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Community Planning and Development
Los Angeles Field Office. Region IX
300 North Los Angeles Street, Suite 4054
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Attention: Laurie Cannady Udit, Field Office Director
EXHIBIT 3
LACDA Joint Agreement Letter - June 2, 2026
11 Robert Lopez, City Manager
City of Cerritos
June 2, 2026
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If electing to participate in our Program, the City will be provided with further instructions regarding the execution of a Joint Agreement and the submittal of your City council resolution.
As an advanced notice, the LACDA will utilize its Grants Management System (GMS) to facilitate electronic access and submission. Once the Joint Agreement is reviewed and pre-approved by HUD, the LACDA will post the finalized document in the GMS. At that point, all participating cities must download the agreement from the GMS, sign it, and upload the completed document along with the City's resolution. Please note that the deadline for uploading these documents into the GMS is no later than mid-July.
We hope you are confident that CDBG funds have benefittecl the Cerritos community and we look forward to the City's continued participation in the Program to fund services and programs in the community. If you have any questions regarding the City's continued participation in the Program, please contact Celia Luong, Management Analyst, at (626) 586-1919, or email UrbanCounty@lacda,org. Please note that If the City fails to respond to this invitation on or before Tuesday, June 16. 2026, then your City will not be a part of the Los Angeles Urban County Program for Fiscal Years 2027- 2029.
Sincerely,
L-inda J"enl'ins
Linda Jenkins (Jun 2. 2026 10:05:40 PDT)
LINDA JENKINS, Director
Community Development Division
Enclosure
c: Sergio Huizar, Manager Analyst, [email protected]
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ELECT TO PARTICIPATE OR DECLINE
IN THE 2027-2029 LOS ANGELES URBAN COUNTY PROGRAM
City: City of Cerritos
Name/Title: Robert A. Lopez, City Manager
Signature:
Date:
Please dwck the appropr,ate box list&d bek>w:
l8l Yes, the City of Cerritos (City) wishes to continue its participation in the Los Angeles Urban County CDBG Program (Program), as a Joint Applicant, during the qualification period beginning on July 1, 2027 and ending on June 30, 2030. The City will enter into a Joint Agreement with the County and, consistent with prior years, intends to maintain the same relationship with the County during the 2027, 2028, and 2029 fiscal years.
Date of Scheduled Approval at City Council Meeting: ___ J_ul_Y_2_7·_2_0_2_6 _ _ No, the City declines participation in the Los Angeles Urban County CDBG Program threeyear period for Fiscal Years 2027-2029 (July 1, 2027 through June 30, 2030) AND
Send a copy of this completed form by Tuesday, June 16, 2026, to:
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Community Planning and Development
Los Angeles Field Office, Region IX
300 North Los Angeles Street, Suite 4054
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Attention: Laurie Cannady Udit, Field Office Director
Please complete and return this form on or before Tuesday, June 16. 2026, to:
Los Angeles County Development Authority
Linda Jenkins, Community Development Division Director
[email protected]
13 Cerritos CDBG-Funded Projects Over Prior 10-Vear Period FiscalYear Project Lm:ation
Friendship Park FY 2016-2017 Brookhaven Park
FY 2017-2018 Loma Park
Reservoir Hill Park FY 2018-2019 Gridley Park - East
El Rancho Verde Park
FY 2019-2020 Ecology Park
Residential Neighborhood:
FY 2019-2020 Southeast corner of Shoemaker Avenue and South Street
El Rancho Verde Park
FY 2020-2021 Liberty Park
(Fit Core Areas)
FY 2020-2021 Cerritos Senior Center
Residential Neighborhood:
FY 2020-2021 Northwest corner of Bloomfield Avenue and Del Amo Boulevard
FY 2021-2022 Rosewood Park
Residential Neighborhood:
FY 2022-2023 Southwest corner of College
Place and Studebaker Road
Within Cerritos Towne Center FY 2023-2024 along Towne Center Drive Within Cerritos Towne Center
FY 2024-2025 along Towne Center Drive and
Park Plaza Drive
Within Cerritos Towne Center FY 2025-2026 along Park Plaza Drive Pmject Description Projec:t Stab.ts
Installation of
Rubberized Surface Completed
Materials
Installation of
Rubberized Surface Completed
Materials
Installation of
Rubberized Surface Completed
Materials
Installation of
Rubberized Surface Completed
Materials
Construct and Retrofit
Accessible Curb Ramps Completed
and Sidewalk Repairs
Installation of
Rubberized Surface Completed
Materials
COVID-19 Related Completed Improvements
Construct and Retrofit
Accessible Curb Ramps Completed
and Sidewalk Repairs
Installation of
Rubberized Surface Completed
Materials
Construct and Retrofit
Accessible Curb Ramps Completed
and Sidewalk Repairs
Towne Center Phase 1 -
Construct and Retrofit Completed
Accessible Curb Ramps
Towne Center Phase 2 -
Construct and Retrofit Completed
Accessible Curb Ramps
Towne Center Phase 3 -
Construct and Retrofit Completed
Accessible Curb Ramps
EXHIBIT 4
CDBG-Funded Projects in the City of Cerritos
14 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT ENTITLEMENT PROGRAM
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANTS PROGRAM
METROPOLITAN CITY
JOINT AGREEMENT
This JOINT AGREEMENT (Agreement) is being entered into on this 1st day of JULY 2026, to be effective on the pt day of July 2027, by and between the CITY OF CERRITOS (City) and the County of Los Angeles (County), by and through the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) acting as the County's agent, and shall remain in effect for Fiscal Years 2027-2029. The County and the City are collectively referred to as the "Parties" or individually "Party."
WITNESSETH THAT: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City authorized the City Manager, or designee, to execute this Agreement on the City's behalf;
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County authorized the LACDA, through its Executive Director, or designee, to execute this Agreement as the agent of the County on the County's behalf;
WHEREAS, in 1974, the U.S. Congress enacted and the President signed a law entitled, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (Act); WHEREAS, the Parties desire to cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking, community development, essential community renewal, lower-income housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and publicly assisted housing, including, but not limited to, the improvement or development of housing for persons of low- to moderate-incomes, and other community or urban renewal activities in and for the benefit of the City, as approved between the Parties in the CDBG agreements, including the Consolidated Plan, as authorized by the Act, the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA), and the U.S. Housing Act of 1937, as amended;
WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program, the HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program, and the Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program are required to have an approved comprehensive housing strategy as authorized underNAHA;
WHEREAS, the County qualifies as an Urban County as defined under the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and, as such, receives allocations of CDBG Entitlement Program funds;
FYs 2027-2029 CITY OF CERRITOS Joint Agreement
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EXHIBIT 5
Draft LACDA CDBG Joint Agreement
15 WHEREAS, HUD requires the County to re-qualify as an Urban County every three years and to enter into joint agreements with participating cities for the Fiscal Years 2027-2029 Urban County qualification period;
WHEREAS, the City desires to part1c1pate in the County's Urban County CDBG Entitlement Program for Fiscal Years 2027-2029 (Urban County Program); WHEREAS, as the Urban County, the County assumes all responsibilities of an applicant under federal statutes and regulations, including the analysis of needs, establishment of objectives, preparation of the Consolidated Plan and related submissions, and the provision of all required certifications and assurances on behalf of the County and participating cities; WHEREAS, this Agreement is authorized under State and local laws and provides full legal authority for the County, acting through the LACDA, to undertake or assist in undertaking, eligible community development and housing activities within the City for the benefit of its residents; and
WHEREAS, by executing this Agreement, the Parties affirm their mutual intention for the City to participate in the County's Urban County program for the Fiscal Years 2027-2029 CDBG Uban County qualification period.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:
1. General
a. Authorization to Implement Activities. The City hereby authorizes the County, acting through the LACDA, to perform, or cause to be performed all actions necessary or appropriate to implement eligible community development and housing activities within the City for Fiscal Years 2027-2029. Any references to the County shall also refer to the LACDA acting as the agent of the County.
The City's activities may include, but are not limited to, the improvement or development of housing for persons of low- and moderate-income and other eligible activities authorized under Title 1 of the Act, as amendment, and where applicable, the HOME and ESG programs. These activities may be funded from the County's CDBG Entitlement Program allocation and, where applicable HOME and ESG funds, including any program income generated therefrom. b. Cooperation. The County and the City agree to cooperate to undertake, or assist in undertaking, essential community development and housing assistance activities in and for the benefit of the City, as approved and authorized between the Parties in this Agreements including the Consolidated Plan. c. State CDBG Program. The City understands and agrees that it may not apply for grants under the State CDBG Program for the Urban County Term, defined FYs 2027-2029 CITY OF CERRITOS Joint Agreement
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16 below, in which the City participates in the Urban County CDBG Program. The County agrees that the CDBG funds that the City is entitled to will be utilized to benefit the City.
d. Covered HUD Programs. This Agreement covers the following formula funding programs administered by HUD where the County receives the following direct entitlement funding: the CDBG Program, the HOME Program and the ESG Programs.
The City understands and agrees that it may only receive such funding where HOME and ESG formula are allocated funds from the County. The City understands and agrees that it may receive a formula allocation under the HOME and ESG Programs only through the Urban County. This does not preclude the County or the City from applying for HOME or ESG funds from the State, if the State allows.
e. Subrecipient Status. Pursuant to 24 CFR § 570.501(b), the City is subject to all requirements applicable to subrecipients, including the requirement of a written agreement as set forth in 24 CFR § 570.503.
2. Term; Withdrawal Rules. The Agreement shall remain in effect for the three-year program period of Fiscal Years 2027 - 2029, commencing July 1, 2027 and ending June 30, 2030 (Term), and until the expenditure of all CDBG funds, or where applicable, HOME and ESG funds granted and program income received during the three-year program period are expended and the funded activities completed. Neither the County nor the City may terminate, withdraw, or be removed from the Urban County Program during the three-year program period or while this Agreement remains in effect.
This Agreement will renew automatically for participation for one successive three-year Urban County qualification period, unless the County or the City provides written notice to the other party that it elects not to participate in a new qualification period. The terminating party shall send a copy of the notice of termination to the HUD field office by the date specified on the HUD Exchange Urban Counties website. The County will notify the City in writing of the City's right to make this election. A copy of the County's notification must be sent to the HUD filed office by the date specified on the HUD Exchange Urban Counties website.
3. Reversion of Assets/Unspent Funds. Following the end of the three-year Urban County qualification period, and after resolution of any financial or programmatic findings, if the City elects not to participate in the next qualification period and does not qualify as a metropolitan city under HUD regulations, the City shall not be entitled to request the transfer of any unspent CDBG funds or remaining balances. Such unspent funds shall remain with the County and shall be reprogrammed to the Supervisorial District funding pool in which the City is located, consistent with 24 CFR 570.503(b)(7).
4. Amendments. The Parties agree to adopt amendments to this Agreement as may be required by HUD to meet any new Urban County Qualification requirement(s) for subsequent FYs 2027-2029 CITY OF CERRITOS Joint Agreement
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17 qualification cycles, when applicable. Failure by either Party to adopt any such amendments, and to submit such amendment to HUD, will void this Agreement for the applicable qualification period.
5. Prohibition on Transfer or Exchange of Funds. The County and the City shall not sell, trade, assign, or otherwise transfer any portion of CDBG funds, or, where applicable, HOME and ESG funds, to any metropolitan city, urban county, unit of general local government, or insular area that directly or indirectly receives such funds, in exchange for any other funds, credits or non-federal consideration. All funds must be used solely for eligible under Title I of the Act, as amended, and applicable HOME and ESG statutes and regulations.
6. Program Income
a. Reporting and Remittance. The City shall report to the County any program income generated from the use ofCDBG funds, and, where applicable, HOME and ESG funds. All such program income shall be remitted to the County within 30 days of receipt. Program income shall be used solely for eligible activities in accordance with all applicable CDBG, HOME and ESG regulations in effect at the time of receipt or use.
b. Disposition of Program Income. The County and City shall not terminate or withdraw from the Agreement while it remains in effect. The County may transfer the program income to the City, upon its termination of Urban County participation, provided that the City begins participating as an independent CDBG Entitlement grantee and agrees to use the program income in its own COBO Entitlement program.
c. Program Income After Closeout or Termination. In the event of grant closeout or termination of this Agreement, any program income on hand or received after closeout or termination shall be remitted to the County within sixty (60) days. Such program income shall remain subject to all applicable CDBG, HOME, and ESG requirements.
d. Program Income from Real Property. All program income generated from the disposition or transfer of real property acquired or improved by the City using CDBG funds, and, where applicable, HOME and ESG, funds or program income, during the Urban County Term shall remain subject to all terms and conditions of this Agreement and all applicable federal regulations.
7. Recordkeeping and Monitoring. The County is responsible for reporting to HUD on the use of all program income; the City shall maintain complete and accurate records, accounts, and documentation sufficient to demonstrate compliance with all applicable CDBG, HOME, and ESG requirements. The City shall make such records available to the County upon request for monitoring, reporting, and audit purposes.
8. Compliance with Federal Laws and Regulations. In performing this Agreement, FYs 2027-2029 CITY OF CERRITOS Joint Agreement
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18 the Parties shall take all actions necessary to ensure compliance with the County's certification (under section 104(b) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974), that City grant will be conducted and administered in conformity with:
• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part 1);
• Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968), and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part I 00, and the duty to affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH); and
• Section 109 of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part 6, which incorporates:
o Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the implementing regulations at 24 CFR Part 8;
o Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the implementing regulations at 28 CFR Part 35;
o Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the implementing regulation at 24 CFR Part 146;
o Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968; o Uniform Relocation and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, and the implementing regulations at 49 CFR Part 24;
o Section 104(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, implementing regulation at 24 CFR Part 42; and
• Other applicable federal laws and regulations.
CDBG, and where applicable HOME and ESG, funds in no event will be used for any activities in or in support of City failure to affirmatively further fair housing or that impedes the County's actions to comply with the County's fair housing certification and duty to affirmatively further fair housing.
9. Records and Audit Access. The City shall make available for inspection and audit by the County and HUD, upon request, all books, records, documents, and files relating to activities funded under CDBG and, where applicable, HOME and ESG programs. Such records shall be retained for at least five (5) years after the closeout of the applicable grant or completion of the activity, whichever is later, in accordance with 24 CFR 570.506.
10. Excessive Force and Anti-Blockade Policies. The County and the City certifies that it each have adopted and are enforcing:
a. A policy prohibiting the use of excessive force by law enforcement agencies within its jurisdiction against individuals engaged in non-violent civil rights demonstrations; and FYs 2027-2029 CITY OF CERRITOS Joint Agreement
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19 b. A policy prohibit law enforcement agencies from physically barring the entrance to or exit from a facility or location that is the subject of such non-violent civil rights demonstrations.
11. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is made and entered into for the sole protection and benefit of the Parties hereto and shall not create any rights in any third parties.
No other person or entity shall have the right or action based upon the provisions of the Agreement.
12. Indemnification. City agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless County and its authorized officers, employees, agents, and volunteers from any and all claims, actions, losses, damages, and/or liability arising from City acts, errors or omissions and for any costs or expenses incurred by County on account of any claim therefore, except where such indemnifications is prohibited by law. City shall promptly notify County in writing of the occurrence of any such claims, actions, losses, damages, and/or liability.
City shall indemnify and hold harmless County against any liability, claims, losses, demands, and actions incurred by County as a result of the determination by HUD or its successor that activities undertaken by City under the program(s) fail to comply with any laws, regulations, or policies applicable thereto or that any funds billed by and disbursed to City under this Agreement were improperly expended.
13. Severability. Each paragraph and provision of this Agreement is severable from each other provision and in the event any provision in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provision will never the less continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way
14. Assignment. City shall not make any sale, assignment, conveyance or lease of any trust or power, or transfer in any other form with respect to this Agreement, or delegate or assign any interest in this Agreement without prior written approval of the County.
15. Interpretation; Governing Law. This Agreement and any dispute ansmg hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California. This Agreement shall be construed as a whole according to its fair language and common meaning to achieve the objectives and purposes of the Parties hereto, and the rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall not be employed in interpreting this Agreement, all Parties having been represented by counsel in the negotiation and preparation hereof.
16. Waiver. Failure by a Party to insist upon the strict performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement by the other Party, or the failure by a Party to exercise its rights upon the default of the other Party, shall not constitute a waiver of such Party's right to insist and demand strict compliance by the other Party with the terms of this Agreement thereafter.
17. Jurisdiction and Venue. Any action at law or in equity arising under this Agreement or brought by a Party hereto for the purpose of enforcing, construing or determining the validity of any provision of this Agreement shall be filed in the Superior Court of California, FYs 2027-2029 CITY OF CERRITOS Joint Agreement
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20 County of Los Angeles, State of California, and the Parties hereto waive all provisions of law providing for the filing, removal or change of venue to any other court or jurisdiction.
18. Amendments. No change, amendment, or modification to the Agreement shall be valid or binding upon City or County unless such change, amendment, or modification is in writing and duly executed. City and County agree to adopt any necessary amendments to this Agreement to incorporate changes required by HUD as set forth in the Urban County Qualification Notice. Amendments must be submitted to HUD as provided in the Urban County Qualification Notice and failure to do so will void the automatic renewal for such qualification period.
19. Counterparts; Electronic Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Signatures transmitted by facsimile, email, or other electronic means shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes.
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21 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles has caused this Agreement to be subscribed by the Executive Director of the LACDA, and the City has subscribed the same through its duly authorized officers, on the day, month, and year first above written.
County Counsel Certification
The office of the County Counsel hereby certifies that the terms and provisions of this Agreement are fully authorized under state and local laws, and that the Agreement provides full legal authority for the County to undertake or assist in undertaking essential community development and housing assistance activities, specifically urban renewal and public-assisted housing.
By: -------------- Principal Deputy County Counsel
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
By: - ------------ EMILIO SALAS, Executive Director
Los Angeles County Development Authority
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DA WYN R. HARRISON
County Counsel
By: ---- - ---- - - --- BEHNAZ TASHAKORIAN
Principal Deputy County Counsel
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22 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles has caused this Agreement to be subscribed by the Executive Director of the LACDA, and the City has subscribed the same through its duly authorized officers, on the day, month, and year first above written.
CITY OF CERRITOS
By:
CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE (Signature)
Print Name, Title
ATTEST:
City Clerk
By: -------------
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
By:
CITY ATTORNEY
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