RESOLUTION NO. ____ ( N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION OF THE SALINAS CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 2023 CONTINUUM OF CARE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAM WHEREAS, the City of Salinas (City) is the only City within Monterey and San Benito Counties that administers the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) Program Continuum of Care (CoC) Allocation; and WHEREAS, HCD plans to release a future 2024 ESG CoC Allocation Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) with an estimated formula funding allocation of $233,938 for the local Salinas/Monterey/San Benito Counties CoC #506; and WHEREAS, the City, as the CoC #506 Administrative Entity, intends to submit a 2024 HCD ESG CoC Allocation NOFA application by the yet-to-be-determined application deadline to secure; and WHEREAS, the City hereby agrees to administer ESG funds for eligible activities as approved by the CoC #506 Leadership Council and HCD in accordance with all grant program requirements, and other rules and laws, as well as in a manner consistent and in compliance with the Standard Agreement and any other contracts between the City and HCD; and WHEREAS, in anticipation to the challenges the timeline to submit an application will present, the City is requesting authorization to make final modifications to the draft HCD resolution upon its final release by HCD, and route for signatures by City Council; and WHEREAS, the City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council authorizes the submission of an application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for the 2024 HCD Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Continuum of Care Allocation (CoC) Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA); and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council authorizes the City Manager or designee to modify the draft HCD Resolution to be in accordance with the final HCD Resolution upon final release; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council authorizes the City Manager or designee is hereby to receive an ESG grant, not to exceed $800,000 in accordance with all HCD rules and laws, should HCD increase the initial 2024 ESG CoC Allocation funding to cover a three-year period to the local Salinas/Monterey/San Benito Counties CoC #506; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council authorizes the City Manager or designee to execute a Standard Grant Agreement, all applicable HCD grant documents, and any amendments thereto from the 2024-2025 funding year of the State ESG program, Continuum of Care Allocation NOFA; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Salinas City Council authorizes the City Manager or designee to execute, Subrecipient Funding Agreements, and necessary amendments to fund programs approved by the CoC #506 Leadership Council during the term of the Standard Agreement with HCD.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 25th day of June 2024, 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