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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />NOVEMBER 5, 2019 <br />TITLE: <br />ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING A <br />GRANT APPLICATION TO THE <br />DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND <br />COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR SIB 2 <br />PLANNING GRANTS PROGRAM FUNDS <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NOS. 3,2131 <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />_••e• W <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 111 Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 211d Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />/s/ Kristine Ridge FILE NUMBER <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution authorizing the Executive Director of the Planning and Building Agency to <br />finalize and submit a $625,000 grant application for SB 2 Planning Grants Program Funds. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On March 28, 2019, the State of California, Department of Housing and Community Development <br />(HCD) issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for its Planning Grants Program (PGP). <br />The purpose of the PGP is to help cities and counties in California prepare, adopt, and implement <br />plans and process improvements that streamline housing approvals and accelerate housing <br />production. Recognizing that the PGP provides grants through a noncompetitive process and the <br />City of Santa Ana is eligible to receive up to $625,000 in funding, staff prepared an application <br />emphasizing the benefits to the community. The grant program guidelines require submission of <br />a fully executed resolution authorizing application for PGP funds (Exhibit 1) to complete the grant <br />application. <br />Projects submitted under the program, such as updates to zoning ordinances, or updates to <br />general plans or specific plans, must demonstrate a nexus to accelerate housing production. <br />Projects categorized as Priority Policy Areas (PPA) automatically qualify as accelerating housing <br />production and do not need to demonstrate a nexus. These types of projects are: rezoning to <br />permit housing by -right; objective design and development standards; specific plans or form <br />based codes coupled with CEQA streamlining; accessory dwelling units or other innovative <br />building strategies; expedited processing; and housing related infrastructure financing and fee <br />reduction strategies. <br />The City's grant application includes a combination of eligible activities including expedited <br />processing, innovative building strategies, and revisions to the zoning code to implement housing <br />policies from the upcoming comprehensive general plan update and the mandatory update of the <br />55B-1 <br />