DATE: August 6, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Steven E. White, Director
Department of Public Works and Planning
SUBJECT: Application & Receipt of Senate Bill 2 Planning Grants Program Funds
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Adopt Resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works and Planning to submit a grant application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development for Senate Bill 2 Planning Grants Program for the preparation, adoption, and implementation of plans that streamline housing approvals and accelerate housing production ($310,000); and if the grant application is approved,
2. Approve and authorize the Director or his designee upon review and approval by County Counsel as to legal form and the Auditor-Controller Treasurer Tax Collector as to accounting form, to execute and deliver a State of California Standard Agreement to secure the Senate Bill 2: Planning Grant.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will authorize submittal of the grant application and the execution of the related standard agreement if awarded. On March 28, 2019, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for approximately $123 million to counties and cities statewide under the Senate Bill 2: Building Homes and Jobs Act (SB 2) 2017 Planning Grants Program (PGP). The County is eligible, based on its population, to receive a maximum of $310,000 through a non-competitive grant process. This is a countywide item.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to apply for the grant funding, making the Department ineligible to receive the noncompetitive planning grant funding for the preparation, adoption, and implementation of plans that streamline housing approvals and accelerate affordable housing production.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The non-competitive grant allocation ($310,000) doe...
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