HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 2020-53RESOLUTION NO. 2020 — 53
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR, AND
RECEIPT OF, LOCAL GOVERNMENT PLANNING SUPPORT GRANT
PROGRAM FUNDS
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code 50515 et. Seq, the Department of
Housing and Community Development (Department) is authorized to issue a Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA) as part of the Local Government Planning Support Grants
Program (hereinafter referred to by the Department as the Local Early Action Planning
Grants program or LEAP); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert desires to submit a LEAP
grant application package ("Application"), on the forms provided by the Department, for
approval of grant funding for projects that assist in the preparation and adoption of
planning documents and process improvements that accelerate housing production and
facilitate compliance to implement the Sixth Cycle of the Regional Housing Needs
Assessment; and
WHEREAS, the Department has issued a NOFA and Application on January 27,
2020, in the amount of $119,040,000 for assistance to all California Jurisdictions.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager or her designee is hereby authorized and directed
to apply for and submit to the Department the Application package; and
SECTION 2. In connection with the LEAP grant, if the Application is approved by the
Department, the City Manager or designee of the City of Palm Desert is authorized to
submit the Application, enter into, execute, and deliver on behalf of the Applicant, a State
of California Agreement (Standard Agreement) for the amount of $150,000 or any amount
eligible, and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate
to evidence and secure the LEAP grant, the Applicant's obligations related thereto, and
all amendments thereto; and
SECTION 3. The Applicant shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified
in the NOFA, 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 NOFA and in conjunction with the terms of the
Standard Agreement, the Applicant hereby agrees to use the funds for eligible uses and
allowable expenditures in the manner presented and specifically identified in the
approved Application; and
RESOLUTION NO. 2020 — 53
SECTION 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, at its regular meeting held on the 25th day of June. 2020, by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
HARNIK, JONATHAN, KELLY, WEBER, and NESTANDE
NONE
NONE
NONE
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GINA NESTANDE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
41.4-4.-- Z - 4-244.—
GRACE L. ROCHA, ACTING CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA