Title
Adopt a Resolution to 1) Amend the City of San Leandro's Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Five-Year Plan (2019-2023) and 2) Authorize Submittal of the Amended PLHA Plan and Amended Plan Application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development
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COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Housing and Homelessness
SUMMARY
The City of San Leandro (City), as a State of California Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) entitlement jurisdiction, is required by the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to submit a five-year plan in order to receive PLHA funding that the City utilizes to address affordable housing and homelessness needs. On July 20, 2020, the City Council approved the City's PLHA Five-Year Plan (2019-2023) for Years 1-5 (Attachment B) and submittal of the PLHA Application to HCD for an estimated $2,099,760 in grant funds. The City has committed Year 1 (2019) PLHA funds to an affordable housing development. In order to reallocate PLHA funds for Years 2-5 (2020-2023), HCD requires the City to submit the Amended five-year PLHA Plan (Exhibit A1).
RECOMMENDATIONS
Adopt a Resolution to 1) Amend the City of San Leandro's PLHA Five-Year Plan (2019-2023) and 2) Authorize Submittal of the Amended PLHA Plan and Amended Plan Application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development.
BACKGROUND
In 2017, Governor Brown signed the Building Homes and Jobs Act, which established the PLHA Program and provided funding through recording fees on real estate documents to increase the supply of affordable homes in California. As noted earlier, in July 2020, the City Council approved the City's PLHA Five-Year Plan and submittal of the PLHA Application to HCD for an estimated $2,099,760 in grant funds. The City received approval from HCD to use PLHA Year 1-5 funds on the development of affordable rental housing utilizing Alameda County Measure A-1 Housing Bond funds. The City committed $349,960 in Year 1 (2019) PLH...
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