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RESOLUTION of the City of San Leandro City Council Approving a Consulting Services Agreement with Miller Planning Associates to Prepare Objective Residential and Mixed-Use Design and Development Standards and Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Consulting Services Agreement with Miller Planning Associates with a Not to Exceed amount of $310,000 Contingent on Receipt and Appropriation of Grant Monies from the State Housing and Community Development Department's SB 2 Planning Grant Program
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WHEREAS, in 2017, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), titled the "Building Homes and Jobs Act," which specifically established a permanent, on-going source of funding dedicated to promoting and facilitating affordable housing development; and
WHEREAS, the State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) dated March 28, 2019, for its Planning Grants Program for approximately $123 million in grant monies earmarked for local government planning grants; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Planning Grants Program is to provide financial and technical assistance to local governments to update planning documents to: accelerate housing production; streamline the approval of housing development; facilitate housing affordability; promote the development of housing; and ensure geographic equity in the distribution and expenditure of allocated funds; and
WHEREAS, under this grant program, local governments are provided an eligibility allowance based on community population and the City of San Leandro falls within the "medium localities" category, which is eligible for up to $310,000 in grant funding; and
WHEREAS, in 2017, Senate Bill 35 (SB 35) was also signed by Governor Brown, establishing a mandated, ministerial (streamlined) review process for multi-family residential projects under specific conditions and near transit locations and limits a...
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