RESOLUTION NO. 2022-_____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FONTANA, AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO AND PARTICIPATION IN THE PROHOUSING DESIGNATION PROGRAM WHEREAS, Government Code section 65589.9 established the Prohousing Designation Program (“PDP” or “Program”), which creates incentives for jurisdictions that are compliant with state housing element requirements and that have enacted Prohousing local policies; and WHEREAS, such jurisdictions will be designated Prohousing, and, as such, will receive additional points or other preference during the scoring of their competitive applications for specified housing and infrastructure funding; and WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Community Development (“Department”) has adopted emergency regulations (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 25, § 6600 et seq.) to implement the Program (“Program Regulations”), as authorized by Government Code section 65589.9, subdivision (d); and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fontana (“Applicant”) desires to submit an application for a Prohousing Designation (“Application”).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, determined and ordered by the City Council of the City of Fontana as follows:
Section No. 1. The City Manager or Deputy City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to submit an Application to the Department.
Section No. 2. In connection with the Program, if the Application is approved, Applicant is hereby authorized and directed to enter into, execute, and deliver all documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to participate in the Program, and all amendments thereto (the “Program Documents”).
Section No. 3. The Applicant acknowledges and confirms that it will continue to comply with applicable housing laws and to refrain from enacting laws, developing policies, or taking other local governmental actions that may or do inhibit or constrain housing production. Examples of such local laws, policies, and action include moratoriums on development; local voter approval requirements related to housing production; downzoning; and unduly restrictive or onerous zoning regulations, development standards, or permit procedures. Applicant further acknowledges and confirms that it commits itself to affirmatively furthering fair housing pursuant to Government Code section 8899.50.
Section No. 4. Applicant acknowledges and agrees that it shall be subject to the Application; the terms and conditions specified in the Program Documents; the Program Regulations; and any and all other applicable law.
Section No. 5. The City Manager and/or the Deputy City Manager are authorized to execute and deliver the Application and the Program Documents on behalf of the Applicant for participation in the Program.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION IS APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Fontana this 26th day of July 2022.
ATTEST:
I, Germaine McClellan Key, City Clerk of the City of Fontana and Ex-Officio Clerk of the City Council, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the actual resolution duly and regularly adopted by the City of Fontana City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on July 26, 2022, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Fontana
Mayor of the City of Fontana
ATTACHMENT NO. 1
Resolution No. 2022-_____