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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE
AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AMENDED BURBANK-GLENDALE-
PASADENA REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST JOINT EXERCISE OF
POWERS AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, California Government Code sections 6500 et seq. (“Joint Exercise of Powers Act” or “Act") permits two or more public agencies to create a joint powers authority for the purposes cited herein, and permits such agencies to exercise jointly any power that the public agencies could exercise separately; and WHEREAS, California Government Code section 6539.8 authorizes the cities of Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena to create a joint powers agency known as the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust ("BGPRHT"), which may do any of the following: 1) fund the planning and construction of housing of all types and tenures, including but not limited to, housing for the homeless population, and/or for persons and families of extremely low, very low, low income, and moderate income, as defined in section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code, including, but not limited to, permanent supportive housing; 2) receive public and private financing and funds; and, 3) authorize and issue bonds, certificates of participation, or any other debt instrument repayable from funds and financing received and pledged by BGPRHT; and WHEREAS, the City of Glendale is authorized to take such actions as those that promote the public health, safety and welfare of residents; and WHEREAS, there is a statewide shortage of affordable housing as a result of various causes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Glendale is committed to providing additional housing opportunities and reducing homelessness in a coordinated and comprehensive manner; and
WHEREAS, an adequate supply of housing will provide social and economic benefits to residents and taxpayers of the City of Glendale; and WHEREAS, on March 28, 2023, the City of Glendale authorized establishment of the BGPRHT, which was created through the approval of a Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, with an effective date of March 28, 2023 (“2023 JPA”); and
WHEREAS, the City of Glendale established the BGPRHT to promote public-private partnerships, nonprofit collaborations, and community building to maximize sources of public and private funds, when available, to efficiently accelerate housing for homeless, moderate, low, very low and extremely low- income individuals and families; and
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WHEREAS, it continues to be the case that the establishment of the BGPRHT shall not in any way be interpreted to limit the City of Glendale’s authority over land-use decisions within its respective jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, whether any project or program supported by BGPRHT is to be implemented within the City; and
WHEREAS, it continues to be the case that the City of Glendale has the power to fund the planning and construction of affordable housing projects within its jurisdictional boundaries and to carry out all of the purposes set forth in California Government Code section 6539.8, but finds it in its best interest to enter into an Amended Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement to amend certain provisions of the 2023 JPA related to term limits; and
WHEREAS, the Council has reviewed and considered the draft Amended Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Regional Housing Trust Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement (“Amended JPA”), attached as Exhibit 1 to the March 18, 2025 report to Glendale City Council regarding the Amended JPA (“Report”), the contents of the Report, and the recommendation of staff to enter into the Amended JPA; and WHEREAS, the Council has found that authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into the Amended JPA promotes and protects the public health, safety, comfort, convenience, and general welfare of the community as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the Council has reviewed and considered exemption(s) under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (“CEQA Guidelines”) for this authorization to enter into the Amended JPA (“Project”) pursuant to Section 15320 (changes in organization of local agencies) and Section 15061(b)(3), (that entering into the Amended JPA will not allow for or promote physical changes in the environment and, therefore, it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Project may have a significant effect on the environment); and has also reviewed and considered that the activity is not a Project under CEQA and is therefore not subject to CEQA review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines, Sections 15378(a) & 15378(b)(4), because it does not have a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and because it constitutes creation of a government funding mechanism or governmental fiscal activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment; and has also reviewed and considered that the entering into the Amended JPA does not apply to or authorize any specifically identified affordable housing projects and as such, it is speculative to evaluate any such future project now and, moreover, any such projects will be subject to appropriate environmental review at such time as approvals for those affordable housing project are considered; and/or has reviewed and considered that the Project is not intended to, nor does it, provide 7 4
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CEQA clearance for future development-related projects; and after such review and consideration, finds the Project exempt from further environmental review.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GLENDALE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct.
Section 2. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to enter into the Amended JPA, in substantially the same form as that which is attached as Exhibit 1 to the Report; the City Manager or his designee is further authorized to execute any subsequent amendments to such Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement, as may be required from time to time.
This resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
Adopted this day of , 2025.
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF GLENDALE )
I, SUZIE ABAJIAN, Ph.D., Clerk of the City of Glendale, certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the ______day of _________, 2025, and that same was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
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City Clerk