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CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
RESOLUTION NO.
SERIES 2023
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW
AUTHORIZING APPLICATION TO THE PROHOUSING INCENTIVE PILOT PROGRAM
AND CERTIFYING TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPLIANCE WITH THE
PROHOUSING INCENTIVE PILOT PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORIZING
THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE A GRANT AGREEMENT IF AWARDED
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 50470, et seq., the Department of Housing and Community Development (“Department”) is authorized to issue Guidelines as part of an incentive program (hereinafter referred to by the Department as the Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program or “PIP”); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mo untain View desires to submit a PIP grant application package (“Application”), on the forms provided by the Department, for approval of grant funding for eligible activities toward s planning and implementation activities related to housing and community development as a result of meeting eligibility criteria, including, but not limited to, Prohousing Designation; and
WHEREAS, on December 15, 2022, the Department issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) in the amount of $25,705,545.65 for PIP , including the Guidelines and Application package; and
WHEREAS, the City of Mountain View has submitted two drafts of its Housing Element for the Sixth Cycle (2023-2031) to the Department, a first draft on July 1, 2022 and revised draft on November 18, 2022, and has been diligently working with the Department, conducting additional community outreach, and incorporating revisions with input from the Department, the City Council and Environmental Planning Commission, and the community; and
WHEREAS, on January 17, 2023, the City of Mountain View received a letter f rom the Department commenting on the revised draft Housing Element of November 18, 2022, recommending specific additional analysis and actions , which will be addressed in the next and final Housing Element, currently anticipated to be publicly released and presented to the City Council for adoption in spring 2023; and
WHEREAS, upon adoption of the Housing Element by the City Council of the City of Mountain View, the City will be in compliance with the PIP requirements; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mountain View on January 24, 2023 approved the necessary rezonings to facilitate residential development on sites on the City’s draft Housing Element Sites Inventory through approval of Zoning Ordinance amendments and adoption of Precise Plan and General Plan amendments; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED: that the City Council of the City of Mountain View authorizes and directs the City Manager, or designee, to submit an Application to the Department in response to the NOFA and to apply for the PIP grant funds in a total amount not to exceed $1 million; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that in connection with the PIP grant, if the Application is approved by the Department, the City Manager, or designee, of the City of Mountain View is authorized and directed to enter into, execute, and deliver on behalf of the Applicant, a State of California Agreement (Standard Agreement), for the total amount not to exceed $1 million, and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to evidence and secure the PIP grant, the Applicant’s obligations related thereto and all amendments thereto; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED: that the Applicant shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified in the Guidelines and the Standard Agreement provided by the Department after approval. The Application and any and all accompanying documents are incorporated in full as part of the Standard Agreement. Any and all activities funded, information provided, and timelines represented in the Application will be enforceable through the fully executed Standard Agreement. Pursuant to the Guidelines and in conjunction with the terms of the Standard Agreement, t he Applicant hereby agrees to use the funds for eligible uses and allowable expenditures in the manner presented and specifically identified in the approved Application.
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