Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, January 09, 2024
Special Orders of the Day
SUBJECT:
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PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER AMENDMENT TO THE CITY'S PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION (PLHA) FIVE-YEAR PLAN AND GRANT AGREEMENT
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I. SUMMARY
The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) had previously approved the City's application for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program and executed a Standard Agreement with the City. The application and Standard Agreement included a Five-Year Plan for allocation of the Program funds, which the City now seeks to amend. HCD provides cities the flexibility to amend their Five-Year Plan by means of proper notice to the community, a public hearing, and adoption of an amending resolution. Thus, a public hearing is slated for this meeting, and an accompanying resolution is being presented for Council's consideration.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. OPEN the Public Hearing, TAKE public testimony, and CLOSE the Public Hearing;
2. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 24-003, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Carson, California, Amending the Five-Year Plan for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation Grant";
3. AUTHORIZE the City Manager to administer the program funds for each activity as per the amendment.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
Take any other action the city council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
The California Department of Housing and Community Development had previously issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PHLA) Program. The Building Homes and Jobs Act of 2017 (SB 2) established a $75 recording fee on real estate documents to provide affordable housing options. Through this Act, HCD was authorized to provide up to $335 million statewide for this program. Carson was deemed eligible for a noncompetitive grant in the amount of $2,488,380 over a five-year period. F...
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