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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 RIVETER 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 February 13, 2026 (NOFA), and amended February 25, 2026, 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 Co-Applicants, Community Housing Development Corporation and Eden Housing, have invited the City of Richmond (City) to be included as a non- Applicant participant for the purposes of implementing certain bicycle and pedestrian connectivity improvements (collectively the “City Connectivity Improvements”); and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to implement the City Connectivity Improvements portion of the Riveter 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 or Co-Applicants, related to or in connection with such AHSC program funds without returning to the City Council, for the City Connectivity Improvements; to submit and execute all required AHSC program documents and any amendments thereto for the City Connectivity Improvements 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 Co-Applicants and AC Transit, as needed, to implement its project component to the City Manager or her designee.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Richmond authorizes the City Manager or her designee to take any and all necessary actions to apply for the AHSC Program funds, including executing the AHSC Program Application and AHSC Documents, as detailed in the NOFA dated February 13, 2026 and amended February 25, 2026, for Round 10 in a total amount not to exceed
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$35,000,000 for all Riveter Project components to be implemented independently by Eden Housing, Community Housing Development Corporation, AC Transit, and the City, of which approximately $22,000,000 is requested as a loan for an Affordable Housing Development (AHD)(“AHSC Loan”) and approximately $10,000,000 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 AHSC Program funds are awarded, the Council of the City of Richmond authorizes the City Manager or her designee to execute 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 and all amendments thereto (collectively, the AHSC Documents).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if AHSC Program funds are awarded, the Council of the City of Richmond authorizes the City Manager or her designee 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 April 28, 2026, 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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SHANNON MOORE
Interim City Attorney