RESOLUTION NO. 2023-xxxx
AUTHORIZING THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO FINALIZE AND FILE AN APPLICATION FOR, AND TO RECEIVE, EARLY ACTION PLANNING GRANTS OF 2021 (REAP 2.0) FUNDS
FROM THE SAN DIEGO ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS,
ACCEPTING THE TERMS OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT; AND AUTHORIZING
THE ACTING CITY MANAGER TO AMEND THE BUDGET AS NEEDED AND TO TAKE NECESSARY ASSOCIATED ACTIONS WHEREAS, up to $16 million of the Regional Early Action Planning Grants of 2021 (REAP 2.0) allocated funding for SANDAG from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is available to local jurisdictions through the Housing Acceleration Program (HAP) Cycle 2 Call for Projects; and WHEREAS, City of San Marcos wishes to receive REAP 2.0 grant funding from SANDAG; and WHEREAS, City of San Marcos certifies that it adopted a Climate Action Plan (CAP) in a public meeting on December 8, 2020 that includes measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 and achieves further reductions beyond 2020 consistent with adopted regional or local GHG emissions reduction targets; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council that the City of San Marcos is authorized to submit the following grant application(s) to SANDAG.
Application Type
Project Name
Planning Project
Creek Specific Plan Update (CIP #PL001) project
Planning Project
Housing development feasibility
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, if a grant award is made by SANDAG to fund any of these projects, City of San Marcos commits to providing the match amounts per project as listed in the grant application; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, if a grant award is made by SANDAG, City of San Marcos authorizes staff to accept the grant funds, execute the grant agreement(s) with no exceptions in substantially the same form as provided with the Call for Projects, and complete the Project(s); and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, City of San Marcos understands and agrees to comply with all applicable REAP 2.0 requirements imposed by HCD; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, City of San Marcos understands and agrees that SANDAG shall have no liability for costs that may arise associated with the Project(s), which are not included in the grant agreement(s), including but not limited to costs stemming from claims, litigation, changes in law, or force majeure events.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the Council of the City of San Marcos, California, this 25th day of July 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN:
Rebecca D. Jones, Mayor
City of San Marcos
ATTEST:
Phillip Scollick, City Clerk
City of San Marcos
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