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RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO APPLY FOR AND SUBMIT THE
APPLICATION PACKAGE TO SAN MATEO COUNTY FOR GRANT AND/OR LOANS THROUGH THE SAN MATEO COUNTY FY 2024-25 HOUSING ASSISTANCE LOAN
AND GRANT PROGRAM, INCLUDING COMMITMENT OF ANY NECESSARY MATCHING FUNDS UP TO $76,800 IN STAFF COSTS AND $135,000 IN
AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDS, AND FIND THE PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINE SECTION 15061(B)(3)
CITY OF FOSTER CITY
WHEREAS, the City of Foster City adopted the Foster City 2023-2031 Housing Element Update on May 22, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the 2023-2031 Housing Element Update includes H-A-5-b Local, State and Federal Funding for Affordable Housing, Housing Program H-B-2-a Lower- Income Homeowner Rehabilitation Loans, H-B-2-b Facilitate Non-Profit Rehabilitation/Maintenance Assistance, and Housing Program H-E-1-a Existing Unit Purchase Program-Opportunities for Supportive Housing; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Housing Programs H-B-2-a and H-B-2-b, the City wishes to establish a Lower-Income Homeowner Rehabilitation Loan Program and a program for Minor Home Repair Grants for Seniors; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Housing Program H-E-1-a, the City wishes to secure funds to repair/rehabilitate units in the Existing Unit Purchase Program for use as supportive housing; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Housing Program H-A-5-b Local, State and Federal Funding for Affordable Housing, the City wishes to apply for local, state or federal funding sources that could be used to provide funding for affordable housing programs; and WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo Department of Housing (“County”) issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) in December 2023, including the availability of funds including loans and/or grants from Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and other programs, inviting local jurisdictions and other organizations to submit applications for funding; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Foster City desires to submit two application packages (“Application”), 1) to provide funding for a Lower-Income Homeowner Rehabilitation Loan Program and a program for Minor Home Repair Grant for Seniors Program and 2) to provide funding to repair/rehabilitate units in the Existing 1 6
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Unit Purchase Program for use as supportive housing; and WHEREAS, the request for authorizing the City Manager to apply and submit the application, and execute an agreement is exempt under the CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), Common Sense Exemption; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Foster City hereby resolves as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to apply for and submit the Application packages to the County for funding up to $621,720, including commitments of up to $76,800 in matching funds in staff expense to administer the programs and $135,000 in matching funds from the Affordable Housing Fund.
SECTION 2: In connection with the funding, if the Application is approved by the County, the City Manager of the City of Foster City bring forward a staff report to the City Council to accept the San Mateo County Housing program funds, execute the Agreement, and to appropriate the applicable Lower-Income Homeowner Rehabilitation Program expenditures, the Existing Unit Purchase Program Rehabilitation for Supportive Housing expenditures, as well as the required City staff costs and City matching funds in the City’s Low and Moderate Housing Income Fund 122.
PASSED AND ADOPTED as a resolution of the City Council of the City of Foster City at the regular meeting held on the 16th day of January 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
PATRICK SULLIVAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
PRISCILLA SCHAUS, CITY CLERK