RESOLUTION NO. __________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDED LICENSE AND GRANT
AGREEMENT WITH PROJECT WEHOPE TO EXTEND THE RV SAFE PARKING PROGRAM THROUGH OCTOBER 30, 2023 AND ALLOCATING $125,010 IN HOUSING SUCCESSOR FUNDS
TO OPERATE THE PROGRAM FOR AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS
WHEREAS, on July 17, 2018, through Resolution No. 4998, the City Council declared a Shelter Crisis pursuant to Government Code Section 8698 and authorized the City Manager to execute a License and Grant Agreement (“Agreement”) with Project WeHOPE (“PWH”), to operate the RV Safe Parking Pilot Program (“Program”) for one year at the City-owned property located at 1798 Bay Road (“Property”); and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 4998 also committed a maximum of $318,500 to the Program, including a grant of up to $218,500 to PWH to assist with operations and programming and $100,000 for preparation of the Property; and
WHEREAS, on September 10, 2018, through Resolution No. PC 2018-07, the Planning Commission authorized the interim use of the Property for a one-year period, commencing with the date the City deemed the site construction complete (May 1, 2019); and WHEREAS, on May 1, 2019, the Program began serving clients at the Property; WHEREAS, on April 21, 2020, through Resolution No. 60-2020, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute an Amended License and Grant Agreement (“Amended Agreement”) with PWH that extended the term through April 30, 2021, allowed two temporary structures to be placed on the Property and allocated $250,000 in Housing Successor Funds as a grant to PWH to operate the Program; and
WHEREAS, on April 20, 2021, through Resolution No. 50-2021, the City Council once again extended the term of the Program through April 30, 2022, by authorizing the City Manager to execute a Second Amendment to the License and Grant Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission approved two additional special use permits to continue the Program through April 2022: SUP20-001 and SUP21-001by Resolution No. PC 2020-01 and Resolution No. PC 2021-04, respectively; and
WHEREAS, on April 19, 2022, through Resolution No. 40-2022, the City Council once again extended the term of the Program through April 30, 2023, by authorizing the City Manager to execute a Third Amendment to the License and Grant Agreement; and WHEREAS, on April 11, 2022, through Resolution No. PC 2022-04, the Planning Commission approved a new Special Use Permit (SUP22-001) to allow the Program to continue through April 30, 2023;
WHEREAS, to date, only 8 or the potential 17 households remain in the Program; and WHEREAS, at a regular meeting on April 4, 2023, the City Council directed staff to obtain the necessary authorizations from the Planning Commission and City Council to extend the Program for an six months, through October 30, 2023; and
WHEREAS, on April 13, 2023, the TUP will be considered at a Director’s Hearing to allow the Program to continue through October 30, 2023.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO HEREBY authorizes the City Manager to:
1. Negotiate and execute a Fourth Amendment to the License and Grant Agreement (“Fourth Amendment”) with Project WeHOPE, in a form approved by the City Attorney, to extend the RV Safe Parking Program through October 30, 2023; and
2. Allocate $125,010 in Housing Successor funds to operate the RV Safe Parking Program for an additional six months or less.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of April 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SIGNED:
Lisa Gauthier, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
James Colin, City Clerk John Le, City Attorney