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RESOLUTION of the City of San Leandro City Council Authorizing Application for, and Receipt of, Local Government Planning Support Grant Program Funds (for Housing Element Preparation and Related Activities)
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code Section 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 as the Local Early Action Planning Grants program or LEAP); and
WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro City Council 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 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 of San Leandro City Council ("Applicant") resolves as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to apply for and submit to the Department the Application package;
SECTION 2. In connection with the LEAP grant, if the Application is approved by the Department, the City Manager of the City of San Leandro 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 $300,000, 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...
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