DOS PALOS CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
City-County Building, 1554 Golden Gate Avenue
Dos Palos, California, USA
6:00 pm, Tuesday, December 13, 2022
A. Call to Order.
B. Flag Salute.
C. Invocation.
D. Roll Call.
E. Public Forum: At this time, anyone present may comment upon any cityrelated business item, which is not on this agenda. Please state your name and address for the record. Please be concise and avoid repetition. The mayor may limit you to one presentation not to exceed three minutes in length. State law now requires at least twice as much time be allotted to a member of the public who utilizes a non-English translator. Response is not required. Action, if necessary is limited to staff referral, or with special conditions, placement on a future agenda.
F. Resolution 2022-13, Consider Participation in the Multijurisdictional Housing Element (MJHE).
G. Adjournment.
December 9, 2022
To: City Council Members
From: Dewayne Jones, City Manager
Re: Multijurisdictional Housing Element
Staff from the County of Merced and all Cities within the County of Merced are considering participation in the region's first Multijurisdictional Housing Element. This joint effort is a way for jurisdictions to cost save and meet State housing element requirements.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution 2022-13, authorizing the City of Dos Palos' participation in the Multijurisdictional Housing Element process.
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-13
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DOS PALOS APPROVING THE CITY OF DOS PALOS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MERCED
COUNTY MULTIJUSRISDICTIONAL HOUSING ELEMENT AND COST SHARING
AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65588 requires local agencies to review and revise the housing elements to their comprehensive general plan in compliance with Section 65580 through 65589, Chapter 1143, Article 10.6, and
WHEREAS, the Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) is a Joint Powers agency created by the six incorporated cities in Merced County and the County of Merced, pursuant to Government Code Sections 6500 et. Seq., and
WHEREAS, the local government agencies in Merced County have requested MCAG to hire a consultant to perform a coordinated update to the housing element of each local agency's General Plan at no cost to MCAG, and
WHEREAS, MCAG engaged the Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) Work Group consisting of the local member agencies to review the Request for Proposal, evaluate bids, select a consultant, develop a cost sharing arrangement and make a recommendation to the MCAG board to hire the consultant, and
WHEREAS, the cost sharing arrangement includes the cost of the consultant and $35,000 to cover MCAG administration, and
WHEREAS, each participating member agency agrees to provide MCAG a deposit by December 30, 2022, in the amount specified in the cost sharing agreement to assist with cash flow, and WHEREAS, each participating member agency agrees to reimburse MCAG for the cost of the Merced County Multijurisdictional Housing Element in accordance with the cost sharing arrangement attached herein, and
WHEREAS, time is ofthe essence and each participating member agency agrees to facilitate the flow of information to the consultant to provide a timely report, and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council ofthe City of Dos Palos hereby adopts the Merced County Multijurisdictional Housing Element Cost Sharing Agreement and agrees to participate in the study and reimburse MCAG for actual cost incurred.
Passed and adopted this 13th day of December 2022, by the following vote:
AVES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
April Hogue, Mayor Ysidro Garcia, City Clerk
Consultant REAPl 1.ur1:.un.cnn 1.u:s1 r-~r JUrl5illlr;tlOn--~ MCAG Contract Contribution•• Admin •••• CONTRIBUTION***"* Cash Flow Jurisdiction Base Cost••• Pro Rata Cost 20% Deposit
City of Dos Palos $38,000 $5,695 $5,000 $48,695 $9,739
City of Gustine $38,000 $5,695 $5,000 $48,695 $9,739
City of Livingston $38,000 $14,522 $5,000 $57,522 $11,504 City of Atwater $38,000 $31,606 $5,000 $74,606 $14,921
City of Los Banos $38,000 $45,844 $5,000 $88,844 $17,769 City of Merced $38,000 $89,267 $5,000 $132,267 $26,453
County of Merced $38,000 $92,114 $5,000 $135,114 $27,023 Total $1,030,743 $480,000 $266,000 $284,743 $35,000 $585,743 $117,149 **The contribution from REAP 1 is anticipated to be $480,000. ***The consultant cost per jurisdictions for the $1,030,743 contract will be $550,743 (after the $480,000 REAP contribution and before adding MCAG admin). The $550,479 local contribution is split approximately 50/50 between a base cost (column D) and pro rata cost (column E) for each jurisdiction . .... MCAG admin is distributed evenly amongst jurisdictions as the staff time to administer will be relatively even across all jurisdictions.