ATTACHMENT NO. 1
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-149
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE CALIFORNIA AUTOMATED PERMIT PROCESSING (CALAPP) PROGRAM GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($80,000) AND AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2023-2024 OPERATING BUDGET BY INCREASING REVENUE ESTIMATES AND APPROPRIATIONS WHEREAS, the Solar Access Act (Senate Bill 379) was passed in September 2022, requiring cities and counties to automate their permitting for residential rooftop and energy storage systems by adopting SolarAPP+ (Solar Automated Permitting Platform) or functionally equivalent software; and WHEREAS, the Development Services Department has been awarded $80,000 in California Automated Permit Processing (CalAPP) Program grant funds by the California Energy Commission to cover the costs of adoption and implementation of SolarAPP+; and WHEREAS, the authority to accept grant funding is vested with the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Pomona as follows:
SECTION 1. That the City Council hereby enters into a grant agreement with California Energy Commission for the acceptance of $80,000 and authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute the grant agreement and any related documents on behalf of the City.
SECTION 2. That the City Council hereby amends the FY 2023-24 City Operating Budget Grants Funds of $80,000 in the California Automated Permit Processing (CALAPP) Program, which will reimburse the City up to $80,000 for eligible expenses, related to the implementation of the automated solar permitting platforms between April 28, 2023 to May 31, 2027. This action will also amend the FY 2023-24 operating budget by increasing revenue estimates in the amount of $25,000, 215-1410-40873-58781; $55,000, 215-1712-40873-58781 and appropriations in the amount of $80,000. The appropriations will be split using the following breakdown of accounts: 215-1410-51012-58781, $25,000; 215-1712-51012-58781, $25,000; and 215-1712-52285-58781, $30,000.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution, and it shall become effective immediately upon its approval.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 21st DAY OF August 2023.
ATTEST: CITY OF POMONA:
Rosalia A. Butler, MMC, City Clerk Tim Sandoval, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES CITY OF POMONA I, ROSALIA A. BUTLER, MMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Pomona do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Pomona held on the 16th day of November, 2020, by the following vote:
AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Pomona, California, this 6th day of February 2023.
Rosalia A. Butler, MMC, City Clerk
Resolution No. 2023-149
August 21, 2023
Resolution No. 2023-149
August 21, 2023