1 RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA
APPROVING A COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HOUSING
AUTHORITY AND THE CITY OF GLENDALE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ADMINISTRATION OF PLHA PROGRAM FUNDS AND DESIGNATING
INDIVIDUALS TO SIGN AND APPROVE PLHA PROGRAM DOCUMENTS
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Glendale (“City”) formed the Glendale Redevelopment Agency (“Agency”), which continuously engaged in redevelopment activities under the Community Redevelopment Law (Health and Safety Code sections 33000 et seq.) until January 31, 2012; and
WHEREAS, by enactment of Part 1.85 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, the Agency became subject to dissolution on February 1, 2012 such that the Agency shall be deemed to be a former redevelopment agency under Health and Safety Code section 34173(a); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Part 1.85 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, the City Council of the City of Glendale duly adopted Resolution No. 12-02 (“Resolution”), subject to all reservations therein stated, designating that the Housing Authority of the City of Glendale (the “Housing Authority”) receive a transfer of, without limitation, all of the housing assets, rights, powers, duties, obligations, liabilities and functions previously performed by the Agency pursuant to applicable provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law (Part 1, commencing with Section 33000); and WHEREAS, Chapter 364, Statutes of 2017 (SB 2, Atkins “SB 2”) was enacted to establish a permanent source of funding intended to increase the affordable housing stock in California. SB 2 directs the California Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”), beginning in calendar year 2019, to provide financial assistance to local governments for eligible housing-related projects and programs to assist in addressing the unmet housing needs of their local communities. The program is referred to as the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (“PLHA”) Program; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the PLHA Program, the City has received from HCD a current allocation of PLHA Program funds and will receive future allocations of PLHA Program funds from time to time in accordance with SB 2 (the “PLHA Funds”); and WHEREAS, the Housing Authority is the public entity that historically has been responsible for coordinating, administering, and implementing low and moderate income housing projects in the City and is qualified and experienced to do so; and WHEREAS, the Housing Authority administers the City’s Affordable Housing Strategy and the City and the Housing Authority mutually desire that the Authority also administer the PLHA Funds; and
2 WHEREAS, the City and Housing Authority desire to enter into a Cooperation Agreement whereby the Housing Authority will agree to administer the PLHA Funds; and WHEREAS, all other legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Resolution have occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, as follows:
Section 1. The Council hereby finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. The Council hereby approves the Cooperation Agreement For Administration of PLHA Program Funds (“Agreement”) in substantially the form attached as Exhibit 4 to the Joint Report, dated January 30, 2024, to the City Council and Housing Authority.
Section 3. The City Manager or designee is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City, together with such non-substantive changes and amendments as may be approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney.
Section 4. The City Manager or designee is hereby authorized, on behalf of the City, to sign all documents necessary and appropriate to carry out and implement the Agreement, to administer the City’s obligations, responsibilities and duties to be performed under the Agreement, and all PLHA Program documentation required to be signed on behalf of the City or Housing Authority.
Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
Adopted this _____day of ___________________, 2024.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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I, SUZIE ABAJIAN, Ph.D., City Clerk of the City of Glendale, certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale, at a joint meeting of the City Council and Housing Authority held on the ______ day of ___________, 2024, and that same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
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City Clerk