Title
Adopt a Resolution that Authorizes the City Manager to Submit an Application to the State of California Housing and Community Development Department for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program Formula Allocation in the amount of $1,142,542 and delegating authority to the City Manager to execute all related documents
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COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Housing and Homelessness
* Race and Equity Initiatives
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
On August 17, 2022 the California Department of Housing and Community Development (CA HCD) released its 2022 Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program Notice of Funding Availability (PLHA NOFA). Under the PLHA program, funding is provided through formula grants to entitlement jurisdictions such as San Leandro. The due date for the City's response to the PLHA NOFA is October 31, 2022.
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution that authorizes the City Manager to apply for the City's formula allocation as announced in the PLHA NOFA Program and delegates authority to the City Manager to execute all related documents and submit them to CA HCD. The City is eligible to apply for a total formula allocation of $1,142,542 for calendar years 2020 ($543,946) and 2021 ($598,596). The City applied for PLHA funding in 2020 and was awarded a commitment for approximately $2.1 million over a five year period, but the City must apply each year though the PLHA NOFA process to receive its annual grant funding. The 2020 and 2021 PLHA funds represent years 2 and 3 of the five-year period.
BACKGROUND
In September 2017, the California Legislature approved Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), known as the Building Homes and Jobs Act (Act), that established a $75 recording fee on real estate documents to increase the supply of affordable housing. The Act establishes the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) program administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (CA HCD). The PLHA provides a permanent...
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