HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2023-C63RESOLUTION NO.2023-C63
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
CALIFORNIA, APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN THE LOS ANGELES
URBAN COUNTY PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION
PROGRAM BY AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, OR HIS/HER
DESIGNEE, TO SIGN A REIMBURSABLE CONTRACT WITH THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (LACDA) ACTING
ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY
WHEREAS, Senate Bill (SB 2) created the Building Homes and Jobs Act and the
Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program, which is the first permanent source of
funding for affordable housing; and
WHEREAS, revenue is generated through recording fees on real estate transactions
and, therefore, will vary from year to year depending on activity; and
WHEREAS, the PLHA funds, allocated by the County of Los Angeles, provides a
stable funding source for local governments to address affordable housing stock shortages by
increasing the supply of affordable housing, increasing assistance to affordable owner -
occupied workforce housing, assisting persons experiencing or at risk of homelessness,
facilitating housing affordability; and promoting projects and programs to meet the local
government's unmet share of regional housing needs allocation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa desires to participate in the Los Angeles Urban
County PLHA Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa authorizes the execution of a of a Reimbursable
Contract with the County of Los Angeles in order to receive said PLHA funds; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Azusa authorizes County staff to
administer all aspects of the PLHA on behalf of the City for these eligible activities:
1. Outreach Services: Outreach Navigators will provide services to homeless individuals
throughout the City to include Engagement, Assessment, Housing Navigation, and
Intensive Case Management.
Total funding proposed: $216,000 of $423,286 total annual funds
2. Resource Center Operations and Support Services: Administration and 24/7 support
services and case management for the local interim housing project in the City of
Azusa. These funds will go toward funding a portion of the annual contract.
Total funding proposed: $207,286 of $423,286 total annual funds
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS
SECTION I. The City Council authorizes the Mayor, or his/her designee, to execute
any and all documents necessary for participation in the Los Angeles Urban County PLHA
Program on behalf of the City of Azusa.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 61h day of November, 2023.
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Robert onzales
Mayor
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF AZUSA )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No.2023-C63 was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa, at a meeting thereof held on the 6`h day of
November 2023, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, BECKWITH, ALVAREZ, AVILA, MENDEZ
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Je ey ornej o, Jr.
ity Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Best, Ast & Krieg , LL
City Attorney