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RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY AUTHORIZING (1) SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF $35,000 TO ACCOUNT 124-0832-463-4297 FOR THE MEASURE K EMERGENCY RENT RELIEF PILOT PROGRAM; (2) THE CITY MANAGER TO ACCEPT FUNDS FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF PROGRAM EXPENDITURES FROM THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO; AND (3) FIND
THE REQUEST EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINE SECTION 15061(B)(3)
CITY OF FOSTER CITY
WHEREAS, on August 2, 2024, staff applied for the County of San Mateo Measure K Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) in the amount of $35,000 for Foster City Emergency Rental Assistance Pilot Program for below market rate (BMR) renters. On January 14, 2025, the County of San Mateo Board of Supervisors approved Resolution 080855 authorizing a one-time grant of District-Discretionary Measure K funds, not to exceed $35,000, to City of Foster City Emergency Rental Assistance Pilot Program, and authorizing the County to execute the grant agreement; and WHEREAS, Measure K provides limited-term funding to meet critical service needs, address service gaps or save money by improving performance with the priority funding areas of (a) Children, Families, and Seniors, (b) Housing and Homelessness, and (c) Emergency Preparedness; and
WHEREAS, for the fiscal year (FY) 2024-25, the County Board of Supervisors allocated $4 million to discretionary grant funding to cover funding gaps in affected County services and issued Measure K application Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO); and WHEREAS, Staff applied for Measure K funds in the amount of $35,000 for the Foster City Emergency Rental Assistance Pilot Program for BMR renters; and WHEREAS, on August 2, 2024, the City of Foster City applied for a grant through the County of San Mateo’s Measure K program for $35,000 for a pilot program for emergency rent relief for below market rate renters in Foster City; and WHEREAS, On January 14, 20525, the Board of Supervisors authorized a one- time grant of grant district-discretionary Measure K funds, not to exceed $35,000, to City of Foster City for the Foster City Emergency Rental Assistance Pilot Program, and authorized the County Executive, or designee, to execute the grant agreement; and WHEREAS, the City Manager executed an agreement for the grant of $35,000 with the County of San Mateo on January 14, 2025 in the form of reimbursement of expenditures for the pilot program up to $35,000 with a program expenditure deadline of July 31, 2025; and
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WHEREAS, on March 17, 2025, the County executed an amendment to the agreement at the City’s request to extend the funding period from July 31, 2025, to December 31, 2025, and to permit the City of Foster City (City staff) to administer the program in-house; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends that the City Council approve a one-time supplemental budget appropriation of $35,000 to Account 124-0832-463-42-97 for the Measure K Emergency Rent Relief Pilot Program and authorize the City Manager to accept funds for reimbursement of program expenditures from the County of San Mateo.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Foster City does hereby:
1. Approve a one-time supplemental budget appropriation of $35,000 to Account 124-0832-463-4297 for the Measure K Emergency Rent Relief Pilot Program;
2. Authorize the City Manager to accept funds for reimbursement of program expenditures from the County of San Mateo; and
3. Find the request exempt from the CEQA pursuant to CEQA guideline section 15061(b)(3).
PASSED AND ADOPTED as a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Foster City at a Regular Meeting thereof held on April 7, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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STACY JIMENEZ, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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PRISCILLA SCHAUS, CITY CLERK