HomeMy Public PortalAbout2020.083 - (06-16-20) RESOLUTION NO. 2020.083
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD,
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AUTHORIZING
THE 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 Lynwood 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 need
assessment (RHNA); 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; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood is located in the Gateway Cities region of
Southeast Los Angeles County. The Gateway Cities are a collection of 27 cities and
various unincorporated communities with a population of 2.1 million people, including 16
cities with a higher population density than the City of Los Angeles. Housing expertise is
needed at the regional level to help reconcile state policies and priorities with local
jurisdiction concerns, identify and remove barriers to housing development, and assist
cities in meeting housing production goals for the sixth cycle of RHNA; and
WHEREAS, in recognition of housing expertise needed within the Gateway Cities,
the City of Lynwood will allocate a maximum of 1 percent of its awarded LEAP funds to
the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG), a Joint Powers Authority of the
Gateway Cities region, to help continue its regional housing planning efforts. Funding will
pay for a GCCOG staff member to focus solely on helping cities accelerate housing
production, by organizing region-wide housing workshops, creating shared informational
resources, and identifying and promoting best practices from inside and outside the
region. The funded GCCOG staff position will provide necessary housing expertise, and
help Gateway Cities staff better understand affordable housing production, tax credits,
land acquisition policies and practices, options for funding, and other relevant topics •
related to planning and process improvements to accelerate housing production and
facilitate compliance with the sixth cycle housing element.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES
HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, ORDER AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Lynwood hereby finds and determines that
all of the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to apply for and submit
to the Department the application package;
Section 3. In connection with the LEAP grant, if the application is approved by the
Department, the City Manager or his designee is authorized to submit the application,
enter into, execute, and deliver on behalf of the City, a State of California Agreement
(Standard Agreement) for the amount of $300,000, and any and all other documents
required or deemed necessary or appropriate to evidence and secure the LEAP grant,
the City's obligations related thereto, and all amendments thereto (collectively, the "LEAP
Grant Documents").
Section 4. The City 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 City hereby agrees to use the funds for eligible uses and allowable
expenditures in the manner presented and specifically identified in the approved
Application.
Section 5. The City Manager or his designee is authorized to execute the City of
Lynwood's Planning Grants Program application, the PGP Grant Documents, and any
amendments thereto, on behalf of the City as required by the Department for receipt of
the PGP Grant.
Section 6. The City Council authorizes the maximum allocation of 1 percent of its
awarded LEAP funds to the Gateway Cities Council of Governments to assist with its
continued regional housing planning efforts.
Section 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and hereafter
the same shall be in full force and effect.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 16th day of June 2020.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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City Attorney City Manager
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of said City at its
regular meeting thereof held in the City Hall of the City on the 16th day of June, 2020 and
passed by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS ALATORRE, SANTANA, SOLACHE AND MAYOR
CASTRO
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: MAYOR PRO TEM CASANOVA
ABSENT: NONE
Maria Quinonez,
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and Clerk of the City Council
of said City, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy
of Resolution No. 2020.083 on file in my office and that said resolution was adopted on
the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 16th day of June, 2020.
aria Quinonez,
City Clerk
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