RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION OF THE SALINAS CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING ITS HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM-AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ALLOCATION PLAN AND AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL TO THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WHEREAS, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME), provides the City of Salinas (City) with a federal entitlement of HOME funds to finance the preservation and production of affordable housing; and WHEREAS, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act of 2021, awarded the City an allocation of $2,918,774 in HOME American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) grant funds to address the need of qualifying populations for housing and supportive services; and WHEREAS, as a requirement of receiving HOME-ARP funds, the City is required to develop a HOME-ARP Allocation Plan comprised of a summary of the consultation and public participation process, a needs assessment and gap analysis, a summary of the planned use of the funds, and an estimate of the number of housing units the City will produce or preserve with the funds; and WHEREAS, the City, through targeted, robust community engagement and the solicitation of input and data, has prepared a HOME-ARP Allocation Plan; and WHEREAS, the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan proposes to allocate funds towards supportive services as further described and defined in the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the City’s Citizen Participation Plan, a draft of the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan, a 30-day invitation for public comment, and notice of a required public hearing were published on September 3, 2022; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on October 4, 2022, to obtain further comment and consider the draft HOME-ARP Allocation Plan; and WHEREAS, the City was initially allocated $145,939 for the administration and planning of the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan; and WHEREAS, the City will receive its remaining allocation $2,480,958 in HOME-ARP funds, and an additional $291,877 for administration and planning of the HOME-ARP award; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to allocate $437,816 of its HOME-ARP allocation towards program planning and administration and $2,480,958 toward the provision of supportive services for all qualifying populations as defined by HUD Notice: CPD-21-10; and WHEREAS, the Salinas City Council desires to approve the proposed HOME-ARP Allocation Plan and authorize its submission to HUD for review and approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Salinas that it hereby approves the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan as prepared and authorizes its submission to HUD for final review and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 4th day of October 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
APPROVED:
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Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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