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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2020-158RESOLUTION NO. 2020-158 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING A FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR THE PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION (PLHA) GRANT PROGRAM; APPROVING SUBMISSION OF THE 2020 PLHA GRANT APPLICATION; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR A PERMANENT HOMELESS SHELTER PROJECT - PREDEVELOPMENT PHASE ($2,017,590) WHEREAS, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (the "Department") is authorized to provide up to $195 million under the SB 2 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 February 26, 2020 under the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program; and WHEREAS, the City of Lodi ("Applicant") is an eligible local government applying for the program to administer one or more eligible activities; and WHEREAS, the Department may approve funding allocations for the 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, procedures established by the Department require the Applicant to develop a PLHA Plan ("Plan") that is reviewed and approved by the City Council, as well as an opportunity for members of the public to review and comment on the Plan; and WHEREAS, notice of the July 15, 2020 public hearing on the Plan was published in the Lodi News Sentinel on July 7, 2020; and WHEREAS, the draft PLHA Plan was made available for public review and comment for a period of at least seven days, commencing on July 7, 2020, and continuing through the date of the public hearing before the Lodi City Council on July 15, 2020; and WHEREAS, the grant application is due no later than July 27, 2020. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI as follows: The City Council does hereby adopt the five-year PLHA Plan and approve this Plan for submission to the California Department of Housing and Community Development. 2. If the 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 the Applicant may have with the Department. 3. The 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 C of the current NOFA [$2,017,590] in accordance with all applicable rules and laws. 4. The 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. The 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 6. Stephen Schwabauer, City Manager, is hereby 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 the Applicant, as the Department may deem appropriate. Dated: July 15, 2020 I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2020-158 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held July 15, 2020, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Chandler, Mounce, Nakanishi, and Mayor Kuehne NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None PAMELA M. FARRIS Assistant City Clerk 2020-158