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Home My WebLink About4.3 Parks Grant Progam d' . . STAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL CITY CLERK File #430-10 ;<. 1400-50 DATE: March 6, 2012 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Joni Pattillo, City Manager cJ~ ~ SUBJECT: Housing Related Parks Grant Program Prepared by Gaylene Burkett, Administrative Analyst EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will receive a report on the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development's Housing Related Parks Program Grant. The Grant is awarded on the basis of how many projects with affordabl~ units (very low- and low-income units) have been entitled for which building permits have been issued and foundations have been signed off, and the number of bedrooms contained in the affordable units of those projects. The Grant cycle runs for six years, through calendar year 2016, dependent on the availability of State funding. The current request is for the funding cycle for Calendar Years 2011 and 2012. FINANCIAL IMPACT: . The City of Dublin may be able to secure up to $256,750 from the State grant. The grant funds can be used for the creation, development or rehabilitation of park and recreation facilities, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of land, sport playing fields, informal play areas, non- motorized recreation trails, play structures, outdoor recreation, community gardens and landscaping. The City may also qualify for additional bonus grant funds. There are no matching City fund reguirements. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council receive the Staff Report and adopt the Resolution authorizing submission of an Application Packet to the State of California for the Housing Related Parks Program Grant for all funding. ~~ {I/<--<l- Reviewed By Assistant City Manager Submitted By Director of Community Development . Page 1 of 2 ITEM NO. 4.3 DESCRIPTION: In December 2011 the State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) announced a Notice of Funding Availability for a Housing Related Parks Program Grant (HRP Grant) available to cities that have a certified Housing Element, have turned in the required Housing Element Compliance Report for 2010 and 2011 and have provided very low- and low-income housing in their communities. The HRP Grant is available if a number of conditions are met including proof of building permit issuance and foundation sign off, documentation of unit affordability covenants and an eligible park project available for the use of the funds. The City of Dublin is able to meet all of these conditions. Both ownership units and rental units are eligible to be counted. During this funding cycle, the qualified projects include: • Emerald Vista o Senior Apartments - 49 -bedroom counts 49 o Family Apartment - 108 -bedroom counts 268 • Fallon Village o Secondary units - 28 -bedroom counts 28 The number of units and the bedroom counts for the units listed entitles the City of Dublin to apply for a grant amount of $256,750. Additional bonus funds may also be awarded by the State. In addition, the HRP Grant application must include an approved City Council Resolution which, among other things, identifies the person authorized to act on behalf of the jurisdiction and include a completed certification from the authorized representative in the application packet. Staff has collected all required documentation and will submit the application packet to the State of California HCD by the required March 30, 2012 deadline. The passage of this Resolution and submittal to the State is the final document required of the City to provide a complete application packet. The HRP Grant funds may be used for the creation, development or rehabilitation of park and recreation facilities, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of land, sport play fields, informal play areas, non-motorized recreation trails, play structures, outdoor recreation, community gardens and landscaping. If the City receives HRP Grant approval, the Grant funds must be requested by April 30, 2013 and fully expended by June 30, 2016. The awards for the HRP Program Grants are anticipated to be announced by the State in June of this year. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: None required. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Resolution Authorizing Submission of Application Packet for all funding years. Page 2 of 2 RESOLUTION NO. XX - 12 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN ****************************************** AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR THE HOUSING RELATED PARKS (HRP) GRANT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN HRP GRANT DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY WHEREAS: A. The State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development (Department) has issued a Notice of Funding Availability dated December 2, 2011 (NOFA), under its Housing Related Parks (HRP) Program. B. The City of Dublin (Applicant) desires to apply for a HRP Program grant and submit the 2010 Program Year Application Package released by the Department for the HRP Program. C. The Department is authorized to approve funding allocations for the HRP Program, subject to the terms and conditions of the NOFA, Program Guidelines, Application Package, and Standard Agreement. THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED THAT: 1. Applicant is hereby authorized and directed to apply for and submit to the Department the HRP Program Application Package released January 2012 for the 2010 and 2011 Designated Program Year and any future Designated Program Years for which the City may qualify. If the application is approved, the Applicant is hereby authorized and directed to enter into, execute, and deliver a State of California Standard Agreement (Standard Agreement), and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to secure the HRP Program Grant from the Department, and all amendments thereto (collectively, the "HRP Grant Documents"). 2. Applicant shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified in the Standard Agreement. Funds are to be used for allowable capital asset project expenditures to be identified in Exhibit A of the Standard Agreement. The application in full is incorporated as part of the Standard Agreement. Any and all activities funded, information provided, and timelines represented in the application are enforceable through the Standard Agreement. Applicant hereby agrees to use the funds for eligible capital asset(s) in the manner presented in the application as approved by the Department and in accordance with the NOFA and Program Guidelines and Application Package. 3. That City Manager is/are authorized to execute in the name of Applicant the HRP Program Application Package and the HRP Grant Documents as required by the Department for participation in the HRP Program. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 6th Day of March, 2012, by the following vote: AYES: NAYS: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: The undersigned City Manager of the Applicant here before named does hereby attest and certify that the forgoing is a true and full copy of a resolution of the City Council adopted at a duly convened meeting on the date above- mentioned, which has not been altered, amended or repealed. Signature Date: March 6, 2012 Joni Pattillo, City Manager