HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2021-90RESOLUTION NO. 2021- 90
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA
(1) ADOPTING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING
ALLOCATION (PLHA) PROGRAM PLAN APPROVED BY THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO INCORPORATE
OUTREACH, CASE MANAGEMENT, EMERGENCY HOUSING, AND OTHER HOUSING
SERVICES FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES OR THOSE AT RISK OF
BECOMING HOMELESS; (2) ESTABLISHING BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS AND THE
CORRESPONDING REVENUE BUDGET IN THE AMOUNT OF $393,191 FOR THE FIRST
PLHA PROGRAM YEAR; AND (3) APPROVING A SPENDING PLAN FOR SAID PLHA
FUNDING IN FISCAL YEAR 2022
WHEREAS, the State of California ("State") Department of Housing and Community
Development ("Department") is authorized to provide up to $195 million under the SB2
Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program Formula Component from the Building and
Jobs Trust fund for assistance to Cities and Counties (as described in Health and Safety
Code section 50470 et seq. (Chapter 364, Statutes of 2017 (SB2)); and
WHEREAS, the Department issued a Notice of Funding Availability ("NOFA") dated
February 26, 2020, under the Permanent Local Housing Allocation ("PLHA") Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of National City ("City') is an eligible local government applying
for the program to administer one or more eligible activities; and
WHEREAS, the Department may approve funding allocations for the PLHA Program,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Guidelines, NOFA, Program requirements, the
Standard Agreement and other contracts between the Department and PLHA grant
recipients; and
WHEREAS, City staff recommends amending the PLHA approved Plan for year one
and year two to propose 100% of its PLHA funds towards housing opportunities for those
earning 60% of the San Diego County Area Median Income (AMI), including basic and
emergency services for the homeless, including outreach, case management, homeless
prevention, emergency housing, and rental assistance; and
WHEREAS, the approved PLHA Plan §302(c)(4)(A) adopted by City Council
Resolution 2020-164 on August 18, 2020 states as the first of three priorities: "The City of
National City is proposing 100% of its PLHA funds towards housing opportunities for those
earning 60% of the San Diego County Area Median Income (AMI) through three types of
activities in order of priority as follows: 1) to begin as Emergency Rental Assistance Program
that will help families with low income in the City of National City who experience financial
hardship due to an emergency"; and
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WHEREAS, the proposed First Amendment amends §302(c)(4)(A) to state: "In Years
One and Two, funds will be used to assist households experiencing or at -risk of
homelessness, including but not limited to providing outreach rapid rehousing,
supportive/case management services to allow people to obtain and retain housing, and
operating and capital cost for navigation centers and emergency shelters. In Years•Three,
Four, and Five, the City of National City will use 100% of its PLHA Funds for the
predevelopment, development, acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable
rental and ownership housing, including accessory dwelling units (ADUs), which meet the
needs of a growing workforce earning up to 120 percent of AMI, or 150 percent of AMI in
high -cost areas. ADUs shall be available for occupancy for a term of no less than 30 days;
and
WHEREAS, City staff also recommends a spending plan for first year funding of
$393,191 in order to continue and augment homeless outreach efforts, case management,
emergency services, including basic services, shelter, and rental assistance; and
WHEREAS, the proposed spending plan will allow the City to maintain current levels
of outreach provided by Alpha Project with $60,000 from PLHA funds by leveraging a
Regional Task Force on the Homeless grant committed to the City of National City and Chula
Vista in fiscal year 2022; and
WHEREAS, the McAlister Institute, who has also been conducting homeless
outreach and case management in National City through a contract with the County of San
Diego, would receive $313,532 of PLHA funds for homeless outreach in partnership with
Community Through Hope, case management, and housing services.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Adopts the First Amendment to the Permanent Local Housing
Allocation (PLHA) Program Plan approved by the California Department of Housing and
Community Development to incorporate outreach, case management, emergency housing,
and other housing services for homeless individuals and families or those at risk of becoming
homeless.
Section 2: Establishes budget appropriations and the corresponding revenue
budget in the amount of $393,191 for the first PLHA program year.
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Section 3: Approves the following spending plan for said PLHA funding in Fiscal
Year 2022 and entering into agreements, subject to City Council ratification, with Alpha
Project and McAlister Institute to help the City implement stated goals of the PLHA plan:
Activity
%
Funding Amount
Allowable Local City Grant
Administration
5%
$19,659
Rental Assistance (Term of 6
months)
20%
$78,638
Supportive/Case Management
Services
55%
$216,256
Street Outreach
20%
$78,638
Total
100%
$393,191
Section 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution
and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 15th day of June 2021.
Alejandra Sotelo-Solis, Mayor
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Luz Molina, City I: rk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Charles E. Bell Jr., City Att
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on June 15,
2021, by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Sotelo-Solis, Rodriguez, Bush, Morrison, Rios.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: ALEJANDRA SOTELO-SOLIS
Mayor of the City of National City, California
LUZ MOLINA
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
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Shelley Chapel, MP
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Deputy itClerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-90 of the City of National City, City of National City, California,
passed and adopted by the City Council of said City on June 15, 2021.
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