RESOLUTION NO. -2024
RESOLUTION OF THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR FUNDING AND THE EXECUTION OF A GRANT AGREEMENT AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO FROM THE 2019-2020 FUNDING YEAR OF THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM WHEREAS, on February 10, 2020, the Fort Bragg City Council adopted Resolution No. 4233-2020 approving an application for the 2019/2020 funding year of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for a Public Improvement Project – Water Meter Replacement in the amount of $2,970,043 and authorizing the City Manager or designee to act on the City’s behalf, including signing grant agreements and any subsequent amendments; and WHEREAS, an application was submitted in the amount of $2,944,365 and the City was awarded CDBG grant funds for the activity. Contract #20-CDBG-12092 between the City and the California Department of Housing and Community Development was executed on October 15, 2021 and will expire on October 14, 2024; and WHEREAS, the project has experienced supply and construction delays, which have resulted in the need for a time extension of several months. CDBG staff have indicated that a time extension may be processed which would extend the contract through June 30, 2025, to allow for supply procurement, construction completion, and grant closeout; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Sections 40601 and 40602, the Mayor or Mayor pro tempore must sign any written contracts and conveyances made or entered into by the City, unless the City has an ordinance or municipal code in effect that specifically allows or designates contracts to be signed by an officer other than the mayor or mayor pro tempore; and WHEREAS, in the absence of such an ordinance, the Mayor must now be authorized to sign all contract and amendments, though the City Manager may still be authorized to execute and deliver applications, submit funds requests, reports, and other documentation.
WHEREAS, in order to process the time extension, the CDBG program requires that the governing body of the grantee adopt a new resolution approving an application for funding in the approved format of the Department of Housing and Community Development, included herein as Exhibit A.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg does hereby approve the submission of an application for funding from the 2019-2020 CDBG funding year for the Water Meter Replacement Project for grant funds in the amount of $2,944,365, and authorizes the Mayor (or designee) to execute and amend the agreement if awarded.
The above and foregoing Resolution was introduced by seconded by , and passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg held on the 12th day of August, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
ATTEST:
Diana Sanchez City Clerk
BERNIE NORVELL
Mayor
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