1 City Council Meeting: February 27, 2024 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _________ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR
AND ACCEPT RECEIPT OF PROHOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM FUNDS WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code 50470 et seq., the California Department of Housing and Community Development (“Department”) is authorized to issue Guidelines as part of an incentive program (hereinafter referred to by the Department as the Prohousing Incentive Program or “PIP”); and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica desires to submit a PIP grant application package (“Application”), on the forms provided by the Department, for approval of grant funding for eligible activities toward planning and implementation activities related to housing and community development as a result of meeting eligibility criteria, including, but not limited to, Prohousing Designation; and WHEREAS, the Department has issued Guidelines and Application on January 23, 2024, in the amount of Nine Million, Four Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand, Four Hundred Two Dollars and Seventeen Cents ($9,483,402.17) for PIP.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized and directed to submit an Application to the Department in response to the Notice of Funding Availability, and to apply for the PIP grant funds in a total amount not to exceed $1,000,000. 2 SECTION 2. In connection with the PIP grant, if the Application is approved by the Department, the City Manager of the City of Santa Monica, or designee, is authorized and directed to enter into, execute, and deliver on behalf of the City, as the Applicant, a State of California Agreement (“Standard Agreement”) for the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to evidence and secure the PIP grant, the City’s obligations related thereto, and all amendments thereto.
SECTION 3. The City, as the Applicant, shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified in the Guidelines, and the Standard Agreement provided by the Department after approval. The Application and any and all accompanying documents are incorporated in full as part of the Standard Agreement. Any and all activities funded, information provided, and timelines represented in the Application will be enforceable through the fully executed Standard Agreement. Pursuant to the Guidelines and in conjunction with the terms of the Standard Agreement, the City hereby agrees to use the funds for eligible uses and allowable expenditures in the manner presented and specifically identified in the approved Application.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DOUGLAS SLOAN
City Attorney