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RESOLUTION NO. 11108 (2020 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR, AND
RECEIPT OF, LOCAL EARLY ACTION PLANNING (LEAP) GRANTS
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code 50515 et. Seq, the Department of
Housing and Community Development (HCD) is authorized to issue a Notice of Funding
Availability (NOFA) as part of the Local Government Planning Support Grants Program
(hereinafter referred to by the Department as the Local Early Action Planning Grants program or
LEAP); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of San Luis Obispo desires to submit a LEAP grant
application package (“Application”), on the forms provided by the HCD, for approval of grant
funding for projects that assist in the preparation and adoption of planning documents and process
improvements that accelerate housing production and facilitate compliance to implement the sixth
cycle of the regional housing need assessment; and
WHEREAS, the HCD has issued a NOFA and Application on January 27, 2020 in the
amount of $119,040,000 for assistance to all California Jurisdictions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis Obispo
as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby authorizes and directs City staff to apply for and
submit to the HCD the Application package.
SECTION 2. In connection with the LEAP grant, if the Application is approved by the
HCD, the City Council, acting through its Community Development Director, is authorized to
submit the Application, enter into, execute, and deliver on behalf of the City, a State of California
Agreement (Standard Agreement) for the amount of $150,000, and any and all other documents
required or deemed necessary or appropriate to evidence and secure the LEAP grant, the City’s
obligations related thereto, and all amendments thereto.
SECTION 3. The City shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified in the
NOFA, and the Standard Agreement provided by the HCD after approval. The Application and
any and all accompanying documents are incorporated in full as part of the Standard Agreement.
Any and all activities funded, information provided, and timelines represented in the Application
will be enforceable through the fully executed Standard Agreement. Pursuant to the NOFA and in
conjunction with the terms of the Standard Agreement, the City hereby agrees to use the funds for
eligible uses and allowable expenditures in the manner presented and specifically identified in the
approved Application.
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SECTION 4. The City Community Development Director or his designee is authorized
and directed to execute the City’s LEAP application, the LEAP documents, and any amendments
thereto, on behalf of the City as required by HCD for receipt of the LEAP Grants Program.
Upon motion of Council Member Christianson, seconded by Vice Mayor Gomez, and on
the following roll call vote:
AYES: Council Member Christianson, Pease, Stewart, Vice Mayor Gomez and
Mayor Harmon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 7th day of April 2020.
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Mayor Heidi Harmon
ATTEST:
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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J. Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City
of San Luis Obispo, California, on ______________________.
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk