RESOLUTION NO. 2025-
CITY OF LANCASTER
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, AUTHORIZING A JOINT APPLICATION TO
AND PARTICIPATION IN THE HOMEKEY+ PROGRAM FOR
A HOMELESS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT 43530 17 TH
STREET WEST
A necessary quorum and majority of the City Council Members of the City of Lancaster hereby consents to, adopts, and ratifies the following resolution:
A. WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”) has issued a Notice of Funding Availability, dated November 26, 2024 (“NOFA”), for the Homekey+ Program (“Homekey+” or “Program”). HCD has issued the NOFA for Homekey+ grant funds pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 50675.1.3 (Assem.
Bill No. 140 (2021-2022 Reg. Sess.), § 20.); Health and Safety Code Section 50675.1.5 (Assem. Bill No. 531 (2023-2024 Reg. Sess.); Section 14184.402 of the Welfare and Institutions Code; Section 5891.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code; and Round 5 and 6 of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) grant program. (Assem. Bill No. 129 (Chapter 40, Statutes 2023) and Assem. Bill No. 166 (Chapter 48, Statutes 2024), respectively; and
B. WHEREAS, the City of Lancaster (“Applicant”) desires to jointly apply for Homekey+ grant funds with Greenland Symmetry. Therefore, Applicant is joining Greenland Symmetry in the submittal of an application for Homekey+ funds (“Application”) to HCD for review and consideration; and
C. WHEREAS, HCD is authorized to administer Homekey+ pursuant to the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code). Homekey+ funding allocations are subject to the terms and conditions of the NOFA, the Application, the HCD-approved STD 213, Standard Agreement (“Standard Agreement”), and all other legal requirements of the Homekey+ Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT:
1. The City of Lancaster is hereby authorized and directed to submit a joint Application to HCD in response to the NOFA, and to jointly apply for Homekey+ grant funds in a total amount not to exceed $33,000,000.
2. If the Application is approved, the City of Lancaster is hereby authorized and directed to enter into, execute, and deliver a Standard Agreement in a total amount not to exceed $33,000,000, any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to secure the Homekey+ funds from HCD and to participate in the Homekey+ Program, and all amendments thereto (collectively, the “Homekey+ Documents”).
3. The City of Lancaster acknowledges and agrees that it shall be subject to the terms and conditions specified in the Standard Agreement, and that the NOFA and Application will be incorporated in the Standard Agreement by reference and made a part thereof.
Any and all activities, expenditures, information, and timelines represented in the Application are enforceable through the Standard Agreement. Funds are to be used for the allowable expenditures and activities identified in the Standard Agreement.
4. The City Manager, or his or her designee, is authorized to execute the Application and the Homekey+ Documents on behalf of the City of Lancaster for participation in the Homekey+ Program.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 27th day of May, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
____________________________ _______________________
ANDREA ALEXANDER R. REX PARRIS
City Clerk Mayor
City of Lancaster City of Lancaster
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF LANCASTER )
CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION
CITY COUNCIL
I, __________________________, __________________________ City of Lancaster, California, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution No. , for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this _________ day of ________________, 2025.
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