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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2020-105 - Adopting Permanent Local Housing Allocation Plan & Authorizing the CM or Designee to Apply, Accept, Amend as Need, and Implement the Permanant Local Housing Allocation Grant for the 5 Year Grant Term RESOLUTION NO. 2020-105 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING ADOPTING THE PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION PLAN AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO APPLY, ACCEPT, AMEND AS NEEDED, AND IMPLEMENT THE PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION GRANT FOR THE 5- YEAR GRANT TERM A necessary quorum and majority of the Council Members of City of Redding ("Applicant") hereby consents to, adopts and ratifies the following resolution: A. WHEREAS, 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 B. WHEREAS, the State of California (the "State"), Department of Housing and Community Development ("Department") issued a Notice of Funding Availability ("NOFA") dated February 26, 2020 under the Permanent Local Housing Allocation(PLHA) Program; and C. WHEREAS, Applicant is an eligible Local government applying for the program to administer one or more eligible activities, or a Local or Regional Housing Trust Fund to whom an eligible Local government delegated its PLHA formula allocation; and D. 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 E. WHEREAS, on June 16th the City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager or designee to submit a grant application for the PLHA program which occurred on July 24, 2020; and F. WHEREAS, a Notice of Public Hearing was published in a newspaper of general circulation on July 31, 2020, wherein the public was notified of the PLHA plan and its opportunity to comment on the plan through the close of the Public Hearing dated August 18, 2020; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT: 1. If the City of Redding 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 U 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. G G 2. City of Redding 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 $2,020,884 in accordance with all applicable rules and laws. 3. City of Redding 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 City of Redding and the Department. 4. The City Council of the City of Redding certifies that the City of Redding shall 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. 5. The City Council of the City of Redding certifies that it has or may 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. 6. The City Council of the City of Redding 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. 7. Pursuant to the City Council of the City of Redding's certification in this resolution, the PLHA funds will be expended only for eligible Activities and consistent with all program requirements. 8. The City Council of the City of Redding 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). 9. The City Council of the City of Redding 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. 10. City of Redding 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. H. The City Manager, or his designee, is/are 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. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 18th day of August, 2020, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBER: Dacquisto,Resner,Schreder,Winter,and McElvain NOES: COUNCIL MEMBER: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBER: None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBER: None ADAM McELVAIN,Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: PAMELA MIZE, City Clerk BARRY E.DeWALT,City At orney CERTIFICATE OF THE ATTESTING OFFICER The undersigned, Attesting Officer Pamela Mize, City Clerk, does hereby attest and certify that this Resolution is a true, full and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding 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. r?a 4 ATTEST:_ 1� Signature of Attesting O cer Pamela Mize, City Clerk