Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE 2023-2024 ONE-YEAR ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, HOME, AND EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT PROGRAMS Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (“Act”) finds and declares that the future welfare of the nation and the well-being of its citizens depends upon establishing and maintaining viable urban communities as social, economic, and political entities and requires systematic and sustained action by federal, state, and local governments to eliminate blight and conserve and renew older urban areas in order to improve the living conditions and environment of low- and moderate-income families, and to develop new centers of population growth and economic activity; and Of utmost importance to the welfare of the community and a vital concern under the Act with regard to persons of low- and moderate-income is eliminating slums and blight, preventing blighting influence, and preventing the deterioration of private property, neighborhoods, and community facilities; and The elimination of conditions that are detrimental to the health, safety, and public welfare, through code enforcement, acquisition, demolition, rehabilitation assistance, community development, and related activities are vital concerns to the City of Stockton (“City”); and In compliance with 24 C.F.R., Parts 91, 92, 570, and 576, which address the Consolidated Submission for Community Planning and Development Programs, the City prepared a Consolidated Plan for Community Development Block Grant (“CDBG”), Home Investment Partnerships (“HOME”), and Emergency Solutions Grant (“ESG”) Programs; and The Consolidated Plan is the City’s five-year planning document for CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds, which provides an assessment of local housing conditions and a long-term strategy for addressing community needs; and Each year, the City prepares a One-Year Action Plan, which identifies the specific activities which will be funded during that year to accomplish the goals and objectives that were established in the Consolidated Plan; and On February 22, 2023, the Community Development Committee reviewed and made funding recommendations to the City; and //
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On March 8, 2022, a public notice was published announcing the availability of the 2023-2024 One-Year Action Plan for public review. The Annual Action Plan contains proposed allocations and uses of CDBG, HOME, and ESG funds; the notice was published in The Record, the local newspaper of general circulation, and posted in public places, a 30-day period for citizens to review and comment on the draft plan began March 16, 2023; and The City’s application for funds under the CDBG, HOME, and ESG Programs, which are incorporated in the One-Year Action Plan, must be filed with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) on or before May 15, 2022; and On April 18, 2023, the City Council held a public hearing, during which staff presented an overview of the elements of the proposed One-Year Action Plan, and citizens were provided an opportunity to comment, and their comments were considered; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City Council hereby approves the 2023-2024 One-Year Action Plan for the CDBG, HOME, and ESG Programs and the related application documents, all of which are on file with the Office of the City Clerk and the Economic Development Department, and a summary of which is attached hereto as Exhibit “1” and the One-Year Action Plan sources and uses, attached hereto as Exhibit “2”, both of which are incorporated by this reference.
2. The City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to:
Take such action as appropriate to file the 2023-2024 One-Year Action Plan and pursue the allocation of funds as set forth within the One-Year Action Plan and accompanying application.
Execute all grant agreements and amendments and all other documents pertaining thereto and furnish such additional documentation as may be required by HUD and act as the authorized representative of the applicant.
Upon receipt of said grant funds, to make all necessary appropriations of funds in compliance with and for the purposes stated in the One-Year Action Plan and accompanying application.
Take any administrative actions with the subrecipients (e.g., contracting with the subrecipients) as appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution. //
3. The City Council hereby assures the United States of America and the Secretary of HUD that the City, as the applicant, shall:
Fully comply with the HUD regulations effectuated by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Fully comply with the federal labor standards imposed under Title VII of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977.
4. Authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to appoint staff as the Certifying Officer responsible for completing the environmental review process to ensure compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
5. The City Manager is hereby authorized to take whatever actions are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED April 18, 2023 .
KEVIN J. LINCOLN II
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
ELIZA R. GARZA, CMC
City Clerk of the City of Stockton
City Atty
Review
Date May 7, 2013