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Resolution approving Budget Amendment 21.040 appropriating $150,000 in the City of South San Francisco's General Plan Fund for pre-payment of Housing Element Update services; and approving Budget Amendment 21.041 appropriating $150,000 in the City of South San Francisco's Park-in-lieu Fee for pre-payment of BART Right-of-way Master Planning (pk2013) consistent with the reimbursable Local Early Action Planning Grants Program.
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WHEREAS, the State of California's Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) released a Local Early Action Planning Grants Program (LEAP) to facilitate housing production and compliance with the Regional Housing Needs Assessment Cycle 6 (RHNA) allocation at the local level with a maximum grant amount of $300,000; and
WHEREAS, City Council adopted Resolution 81-2020 on June 24, 2020 by the City Council authorizing the City Manager to apply and execute contracting with the State Department of Housing and Community Development for a LEAP application; and
WHEREAS, the City applied for two programs with 1) to comply with RHNA 6 by updating the Housing Element in tandem with the General Plan 2040 Update, and 2) a master planning effort for the Bay Area Rapid Transit right-of-way to promote open space and park area; and
WHEREAS, the City program proposals were accepted by HCD and a contract fully executed with the City for an amount not to exceed $300,000 and reimbursement based and is included as Exhibit A; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to appropriate $150,000 in funding from the General Plan Fund (Fund 270-27446) and $150,000 in funding from the Park-in-lieu Fee Fund (Fund 209) for a total of $300,000 to pre-pay the two program objectives; and
WHEREAS, the unencumbered cash balance of the General Plan Fund (Fund 270-27446) is $1.6 million as of January 25, 2021 and of the Park-in-lieu Fee Fund (Fund 209) is $2,550,000 as of February 16, 2021; and
WHEREAS, HCD's LEAP grant monies in an amount not to ex...
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