CC - Item 6A - Senate Bill 2 Planning Grants Program Resolution E M
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TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL,
FROM: GLORIA MOLLEDA, CITY MANAGER `t'`
DATE: JUNE 25, 2019
SUBJECT: SENATE BILL 2 (SB 2) PLANNING GRANTS PROGRAM RESOLUTION
SUMMARY
SB 2 Planning Grants provides funding and technical assistance to all local governments in
California to help cities and counties prepare, adopt, and implement plans and process
improvements that streamline housing approvals and accelerate housing production. The
estimated award amount for Rosemead is $160,000 (small localities less than 60,000
people). The Planning Division is currently in the process of completing the application. As part
of the SB 2 Planning Grant Application, the City Council must fully execute a resolution
authorizing application for, and receipt of, Planning Grants Program funds. The Planning
Division will utilize the funds to hire a consultant to assist staff in developing the Freeway
Corridor Mixed Use Overlay Zone along the Interstate-10 Freeway corridor on- and off-ramps.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council approve Resolution No. 2019-31, a resolution authorizing application for,
and receipt of, Planning Grants Program funds.
FISCAL IMPACT - None
STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT - None
PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS
This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 6.A
City Council Meeting
June 25,2019
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Prepared by:
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Lily enzuela, Planning & Economic Development Manager
Submitted by:
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Ben Kim, D. ector of Community Development
Attachment A: Resolution 2019-31
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Attachment A
Resolution No. 2019-31
RESOLUTION NO.2019-31
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD, COUNTY
OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR,
AND RECEIPT OF,SB 2 PLANNING GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDS
WHEREAS, the State of California, Department of Housing and Community
Development (Department)has issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) dated March 28,
2019, for its Planning Grants Program(PGP); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Rosemead desires to submit a project
application for the PGP program to accelerate the production of housing and will submit a 2019
PGP grant application as described in the Planning Grants Program NOFA and SB 2 Planning
Grants Program Guidelines released by the Department for the PGP Program; and
WHEREAS, the Department is authorized to provide up to $123 million under the SB 2
Planning Grants Program from the Building Homes and Jobs Trust Fund for assistance to Counties
(as described in Health and Safety Code section 50470 et seq. (Chapter 364, Statutes of 2017 (SB
2))related to the PGP Program.
NOW,THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rosemead resolves as follows:
SECTION 1.The City Council of the City of Rosemead is hereby authorized and directed
to apply for and submit to the Department the 2019 Planning Grants Program application released
March 28, 2019 in the amount of$160,000.
SECTION 2. In connection with the PGP grant, if the application is approved by the
Department,the City Manager is authorized to enter into,execute,and deliver a State of California
Agreement (Standard Agreement) for the amount of$ 160,000, and any and all other documents
required or deemed necessary or appropriate to evidence and secure the PGP grant, the City of
Rosemead's obligations related thereto, and all amendments thereto (collectively, the"PGP Grant
Documents").
SECTION 3. The City of Rosemead shall be subject to the terms and conditions as
specified in the Standard Agreement, the SB 2 Planning Grants Program Guidelines, and any
applicable PGP guidelines published by the Department. Funds are to be used for allowable
expenditures as specifically identified in the Standard Agreement. The application in full is
incorporated as part of the Standard Agreement. Any and all activities funded, information
provided, and timelines represented in the application will be enforceable through the executed
Standard Agreement. The City of Rosemead hereby agrees to use the funds for eligible uses in the
manner presented in the application as approved by the Department and in accordance with the
Planning Grants NOFA, the Planning Grants Program Guidelines, and 2019 Planning Grants
Program Application.
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SECTION 4.The City Manager is authorized to execute the City of Rosemead Planning
Grants Program application, the PGP Grant Documents, and any amendments thereto, on behalf
of the City of Rosemead as required by the Department for receipt of the PGP Grant.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 25th day of June 2019.
Margaret Clark, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
Rachel Richman, City Attorney Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) §
CITY OF ROSEMEAD )
I, Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Rosemead, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing City Council Resolution, No. 2019-31, was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of Rosemead, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 25th
day of June 2019, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk
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