RESOLUTION NO. 202_-_
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERCED, CALIFORNIA,
AGREEING TO THE COST SHARE FOR THE
SB244 ANALYSIS PORTION OF THE
MULTIJURISDICTIONAL HOUSING ELEMENT
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65588 requires local agencies to review and revise the housing elements to their comprehensive general plan in compliance with Section 65580 through 65589, Chapter 1143, Article 10.6, and; WHEREAS, the City is required to conduct an SB244 Analysis when updating an amendment to the City's Sphere of Influence (SOI), a comprehensive General Plan Update including the land use section, or a new Housing Element, and;
WHEREAS, the City will be moving forward with a General Plan update, which may include amendments to the SOI, and;
WHEREAS, the Merced County Association of Governments (MCAG) is a Joint Powers agency created by the six incorporated cities in Merced County and the County of Merced, pursuant to Government Code Sections 6500 et. seq., and; WHEREAS, the local government agencies in Merced County have requested that MICAG hire a consultant to perform a coordinated update to the housing element of each local agency's General Plan at no cost to MCAG, and; WHEREAS, MCAG engaged the Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) Work Group consisting of the local member agencies to review the Request for Proposals, evaluate bids, select a consultant, develop a cost sharing arrangement and make a recommendation to the MCAG board to hire the consultant, and; WHEREAS, the cost sharing agreement for the Multijurisdictional Housing Element (MJHE) was approved by City Council on December 5, 2022, at a total cost of $1,030,743 with the City's portion being $132,267, and; WHEREAS, the City Council agreed to an additional cost of $22,000 to achieve a greater community outreach and reimburse MCAG for actual costs incurred for such outreach, and;
1Vm-merfile01 \dataSHARED\PLANNING|HOUSING ELEMENT/2023 MJHEIRESOLUTION Addl $ for SB244 Analysis.docx WHEREAS, The City desires to enter into this additional cost sharing agreement to complete a SB244 Analysis as part of the MJHE update at no cost to
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERCED
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, FIND, AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Merced agrees to share the cost of the $40,000 SB244 Analysis with the member agencies of the MJHE.
SECTION 2. The City's portion is 30% of the total, which is $12,000.
SECTION 3. The Finance Officer is hereby authorized to make any needed budget adjustments.
SECTION 4. The City Manager, or designee, and the City Clerk, respectively, are hereby authorized to execute and attest to the cost and scope of work on behalf of the City of Merced.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Merced at a regular meeting held on the _ day of _ 202_, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members:
NOES: Council Members:
ABSENT: Council Members:
ABSTAIN: Council Members:
APPROVED:
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ATTEST:
STEPHANIE R. DIETZ, CITY CLERK
BY:
Assistant/Deputy City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
MBA 6-14-2023
City Attorney Date
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