RESOLUTION NO. _____
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE AND APPROPRIATION OF AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM FUNDS FOR
THE METROWALK PHASE 2 PROJECT AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS, the State of California, the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (Department) issued a Notice of Funding Availability dated January 30, 2023 (NOFA), and amended March 25, 2023, under the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC) Program established under Division 44, Part 1 of the Public Resources Code commencing with Section 75200; and
WHEREAS, the SGC is authorized to approve funding allocations for the AHSC Program, subject to the terms and conditions of the NOFA, Program Guidelines, Application Package, and Standard Agreement, and the Department is authorized to administer the approved funding allocations of the AHSC Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Richmond (City) desires to apply for AHSC Program funds as a Joint Applicant with Pacific West Communities for the purposes of delivering the Metrowalk Phase 2 Project, which includes the Metrowalk Phase 2 housing development and related bicycle and pedestrian improvements to be implemented by City of Richmond; BART’s New Train Car Project and Next Generation Fare Gates to be implemented by BART; and improvements to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, and transit service and amenities to be implemented by the City of Richmond (collectively the “City Project”); and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to implement the City Project portion of the Metrowalk Phase 2 Housing Project; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to delegate authority to the City Manager or her designee to apply for, receive and accept such AHSC Program funds on behalf of the City, and to negotiate, execute, enter into and deliver such agreements and instruments with the Department related to or in connection with such AHSC program funds without returning to the City Council, including agreements with San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) for transportation-related improvements, AC Transit, if needed to implement the Transit Priority signaling on Macdonald Avenue and bus stop improvements, and Trust for Public Land (TPL) for the Richmond Wellness Trail Phase 2 improvements; to submit and execute all required AHSC program documents and any amendments thereto for the Metrowalk Phase 2 Housing Project to the City Manager or designee; and,
WHEREAS, the City wishes to delegate authorization to negotiate and execute all required implementation and cooperation agreements with project partners, including BART, TPL, and AC Transit, as needed, to implement its project
component to the City Manager or designee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Richmond authorizes acceptance of the AHSC Program award as detailed in the NOFA dated January 30, 2023 and amended March 15, 2023, for Round 7 in a total amount not to exceed $43,000,000 for all Metrowalk Phase 2 Project components to be implemented independently by Pacific West Communities, BART, and the City, of which approximately $27,813,000 is requested as a loan for an Affordable Housing Development (AHD)(‘AHSC Loan”) and approximately $15,095,528.00 is requested for a grant for Housing-Related Infrastructure(HRI), Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure (STI), Transit-Related Amenities (TRA) or Program (PGM) activities (‘AHSC grant”) as defined in the AHSC Program Guidelines.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if the application is awarded funds, the Council authorizes execution of a State of California Standard Agreement (Standard Agreement) for the AHSC-funded project, including any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to secure the AHSC Program funds from the Department and all amendments thereto (collectively, the AHSC Documents).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council authorizes the City Manager or her designee to execute the AHSC Program Application and the AHSC Documents as required by the Department for participation in the AHSC Program, and to appropriate the grant funds once the ASHC Documents are executed.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a meeting held on June 3, 2025 by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
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CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
(SEAL)
Approved:
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EDUARDO MARTINEZ
Mayor
Approved as to Form:
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DAVE ALESHIRE
City Attorney