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5 CITY OF SAN MATEO
RESOLUTION NO. ____ (2024)
AUTHORIZING AN APPLICATION AND AMENDING THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR
THE PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION PROGRAM (PLHA)
WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Community Development (“Department”) is authorized to provide up to $296 million under the SB2 Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program Formula Component from the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund for assistance to Cities and Counties (as described in Health and Safety Code section 50470 et seq. (Chapter 364, Statutes of 2017 (SB 2)); and WHEREAS, the Department issued a Notice of Funding Availability (“NOFA”) dated 12/29/2023 under the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (“PLHA”) Program; and WHEREAS, the City of San Mateo (the “City” or “Applicant”) is an eligible local government that has applied for program funds to administer one or more eligible activities; and WHEREAS, the Department may approve funding allocations for PLHA Program, subject to the terms and conditions of the Guidelines, NOFA, Program requirements, the Standard Agreement, and other contracts between the Department and PLHA grant recipients; and WHEREAS, the City has previously submitted to the Department an approved 5-Year PLHA Plan which was approved October 5, 2020 and amended on December 20, 2021 based upon the Year 1 (2019) grant of $341,894 with a resolution approved on July 20, 2020, and subsequently amended based on the Year 2 (2020) and Year 3 (2021) grants of $531,409 and $584,800 respectively, with a resolution approved on February 6, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the Department announced annual funding grants for Year 4 (2022) to the City in the substantially lower amount of $293,103, which will require the City to further amend the 5-Year PLHA Plan to allocate the available funding to new contracts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, HEREBY finds and determines based on substantial evidence in the record, that:
1. The City Council approves a reapplication for PLHA Year 4 grant funding and the following amendments to the 5-Year Plan:
a. Revise the funding distribution between Activity 1 and Activity 6 for Year 4 (2022) from 10% and 85% to 20% and 75%, respectively.
b. Revise the PLHA 5-Year plan to include descriptions and implementation schedules of the new recipients of PLHA funding and to identify all the policies of the Housing Element with which the new programs of the PLHA plan are consistent.
2. If Applicant receives a grant of PLHA funds from the Department pursuant to the above referenced PLHA NOFA, it represents and certifies that it will use all such funds in a manner consistent and in compliance with all applicable state and federal statutes, rules, regulations, and laws, including without limitation all rules and laws regarding the PLHA Program, as well as any and all contracts Applicant may have with the Department.
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5 3. Applicant is hereby authorized and directed to receive a PLHA grant, in an amount not to exceed the five-year estimate of the PLHA formula allocations, as stated in Appendix B of the current NOFA $2,051,364 in accordance with all applicable rules and laws.
4. Applicant hereby agrees to use the PLHA funds for eligible activities as approved by the Department and in accordance with all Program requirements, Guidelines, other rules and laws, as well as in a manner consistent and in compliance with the Standard Agreement and other contracts between the Applicant and the Department.
5.Pursuant to Section 302(c)(4) of the Guidelines, Applicant’s PLHA Plan for the 2019-2023 Allocations is attached to this resolution, and Applicant hereby adopts this PLHA Plan and certifies compliance with all public notice, public comment, and public hearing requirements in accordance with the Guidelines.
6.If applicable: Applicant certifies that it was delegated by the City of San Mateo to submit an application on its behalf and administer the PLHA grant award for the formula allocation of PLHA funds, pursuant to Guidelines Section 300(c) and 300(d), and the legally binding agreement between the recipient of the PLHA funds and the Applicant is submitted with the PLHA application.
7.If applicable: Applicant certifies that it has or will subgrant some or all of its PLHA funds to another entity or entities. Pursuant to Guidelines Section 302(c)(3), “entity” means a housing developer or program operator but does not mean an administering Local government to whom a Local government may delegate its PLHA allocation.
8.If applicable: Applicant certifies that its selection process of these subgrantees was or will be accessible to the public and avoided or shall avoid any conflicts of interest.
9.If applicable: Pursuant to Applicant’s certification in this resolution, the PLHA funds will be expended only for eligible Activities and consistent with all program requirements.
10.If applicable: Applicant certifies that, if funds are used for the acquisition, construction or rehabilitation of for-sale housing projects or units within for-sale housing projects, the grantee shall record a deed restriction against the property that will ensure compliance with one of the requirements stated in Guidelines Section 302(c)(6)(A),(B) and (C).
11.If applicable: Applicant certifies that, if funds are used for the development of an Affordable Rental Housing Development, the Local government shall make PLHA assistance in the form of a low- interest, deferred loan to the Sponsor of the Project, and such loan shall be evidenced through a Promissory Note secured by a Deed of Trust and a Regulatory Agreement shall restrict occupancy and rents in accordance with a Local government-approved underwriting of the Project for a term of at least 55 years.
12. Applicant shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified in the Standard Agreement, the PLHA Program Guidelines and any other applicable SB 2 Guidelines published by the Department.
13. The City Manager is authorized to execute the PLHA Program Application, the PLHA Standard Agreement and any subsequent amendments or modifications thereto, as well as any other documents which are related to the Program or the PLHA grant awarded to Applicant, as the Department may deem appropriate.
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5 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council this 6 day of, May 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: ABSTENTIONS: NOES: ABSENT:
Signature of Approving Officer:
Lisa Diaz-Nash, Mayor
INSTRUCTION: The Attesting officer cannot be the person identified in the resolution as the authorized signor
CERTIFICATE OF THE ATTESTING OFFICER
The undersigned, Officer of Martin McTaggart does hereby attest and certify that the forgoing Resolution is a true, full and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted at a meeting of the City of San Mateo which was duly convened and held on the date stated thereon, and that said document has not been amended, modified, repealed or rescinded since its date of adoption and is in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
ATTEST:
Signature of Attesting Officer
Martin McTaggart, City Clerk