1 RESOLUTIONȱNO.ȱ22Ȭ02ȱ
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AȱRESOLUTIONȱOFȱTHEȱHOUSINGȱCOMMISSIONȱOFȱTHEȱCITYȱOFȱCUPERTINOȱ RECOMMENDINGȱAPPROVALȱOFȱTHEȱCONSULTANTȱRISEȱHOUSINGȱFORȱTHEȱ BELOWȱMARKETȱRATEȱ(BMR)ȱHOUSINGȱPROGRAMȱADMINISTRATIONȱ ________________________________________________________________________ȱ ȱ
ȱȱ WHEREAS,ȱtheȱCityȱofȱCupertinoȱgeneratesȱaffordableȱhousingȱunitsȱthroughȱitsȱ BMRȱ Housingȱ Mitigationȱ Program,ȱ whereinȱ BMRȱ forȬsaleȱ unitsȱ areȱ madeȱ availableȱ toȱ medianȱ andȱ moderateȬincomeȱ households,ȱ andȱ BMRȱ rentalȱ unitsȱ areȱ madeȱ availableȱ toȱ lowȱ andȱ veryȱ lowȬincomeȱhouseholds;ȱandȱ
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WHEREAS,ȱ theȱ City’sȱ Housingȱ Mitigationȱ Programȱ wasȱ adoptedȱ inȱ 1992ȱ byȱ ordinanceȱ thatȱrequiresȱdevelopersȱtoȱprovideȱaȱspecifiedȱnumberȱofȱaffordableȱownerȱoccupiedȱunitsȱandȱ theȱunitsȱareȱmanagedȱinȱaccordanceȱwithȱCityȱCouncilȱadoptedȱguidelines;ȱandȱ ȱ
WHEREAS,ȱ theȱ Cityȱ hasȱ overallȱ responsibilityȱ forȱ theȱ BMRȱ Programȱ althoughȱ theȱ administrationȱmayȱbeȱcontractedȱoutȱtoȱanotherȱagency;ȱandȱ ȱ
WHEREAS,ȱinȱFebruaryȱ2022,ȱtheȱCityȱissuedȱaȱRequestȱforȱQualificationsȱ(RFQ)ȱinvitingȱ qualifiedȱconsultantsȱtoȱprovideȱproposalsȱtoȱadministerȱtheȱCity’sȱBMRȱProgram;ȱandȱ ȱ
WHEREAS,ȱ inȱ Februaryȱ 2022,ȱ theȱ Cityȱ receivedȱ twoȱ proposalsȱ andȱ evaluatedȱ basedȱ onȱ criteria,ȱprogramȱserviceȱdelivery,ȱcostȱobjectives,ȱandȱreferences;ȱandȱ ȱ
WHEREAS,ȱRiseȱHousingȱhasȱbeenȱselectedȱasȱtheȱleadȱconsultant;ȱnow,ȱtherefore:ȱ ȱ
ȱ BEȱ ITȱ FURTHERȱ RESOLVEDȱ thatȱ theȱ Housingȱ Commissionȱ ofȱ theȱ Cityȱ ofȱ Cupertinoȱ herebyȱȱ
1. Adoptsȱ resolutionȱ 22Ȭ02ȱ recommendingȱ approvalȱ ofȱ Riseȱ Housingȱ asȱ theȱ consultantȱ forȱBMRȱHousingȱProgramȱAdministration;ȱandȱ
2. Thisȱ Resolutionȱ isȱ notȱ aȱ projectȱ underȱ theȱ requirementsȱ ofȱ theȱ Californiaȱ Environmentalȱ Qualityȱ Act,ȱ togetherȱ withȱ relatedȱ Stateȱ CEQAȱ Guidelinesȱ (collectively,ȱ“CEQA”)ȱbecauseȱitȱhasȱnoȱpotentialȱforȱresultingȱinȱphysicalȱchangeȱinȱ theȱ environment.ȱ Inȱ theȱ eventȱ thatȱ thisȱ Resolutionȱ isȱ foundȱ toȱ beȱ aȱ projectȱ underȱ CEQA,ȱ itȱ isȱ subjectȱ toȱ theȱ CEQAȱ exemptionȱ containedȱ inȱ CEQAȱ Guidelinesȱ sectionȱ 15061(b)(3)ȱbecauseȱitȱcanȱbeȱseenȱwithȱcertaintyȱtoȱhaveȱnoȱpossibilityȱthatȱtheȱactionȱ approvedȱ mayȱ haveȱ aȱ significantȱ effectȱ onȱ theȱ environment.ȱ CEQAȱ appliesȱ onlyȱ toȱ actionsȱwhichȱhaveȱtheȱpotentialȱforȱcausingȱaȱsignificantȱeffectȱonȱtheȱenvironment.ȱȱ Whereȱ itȱ canȱ beȱ seenȱ withȱ certaintyȱ thatȱ thereȱ isȱ noȱ possibilityȱ thatȱ theȱ activityȱ inȱ questionȱmayȱhaveȱaȱsignificantȱeffectȱonȱtheȱenvironment,ȱtheȱactivityȱisȱnotȱsubjectȱ toȱ CEQA.ȱ Inȱ thisȱ circumstance,ȱ theȱ proposedȱ actionȱ (recommendationȱ ofȱ theȱ BMRȱ Programȱ Administrator)ȱ wouldȱ haveȱ noȱ orȱ onlyȱ aȱ deȱ minimisȱ effectȱ onȱ theȱ Resolutionȱ22Ȭ02ȱ
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environmentȱ becauseȱ itȱ hasȱ noȱ potentialȱ forȱ resultingȱ inȱ physicalȱ changeȱ inȱ theȱ environment.ȱTheȱforegoingȱdeterminationȱisȱmadeȱbyȱtheȱHousingȱCommissionȱinȱitsȱ independentȱjudgment.ȱ
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ȱ PASSEDȱANDȱADOPTEDȱatȱaȱregularȱmeetingȱofȱtheȱHousingȱCommissionȱofȱtheȱCityȱofȱ Cupertinoȱthisȱ10thȱdayȱofȱMarchȱ2022ȱbyȱtheȱfollowingȱvote:ȱ ȱ
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Voteȱȱ MembersȱofȱtheȱHousingȱCommissionȱ
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AYES:ȱȱȱ Cunningham,ȱParish,ȱBose,ȱDas,ȱTatachariȱ
NOES:ȱ Noneȱ
ABSENT:ȱ Noneȱ
ABSTAIN:ȱ Noneȱ
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SIGNED:ȱ
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ConnieȱCunningham,ȱChairȱ
HousingȱCommissionȱȱ
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ATTEST:ȱȱ
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KerriȱHeusler,ȱHousingȱManagerȱ
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Dateȱ
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March 25, 2022