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RESOLUTION NO.2023-018 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE RECEIPT OF FUNDS <br />FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION FOR <br />THE CALIFORNIA AUTOMATED PERMIT PROCESSING <br />PROGRAM <br />WHEREAS, the State of California, Energy Commission ("Commission") has <br />issued a Notice of Proposed Awards ("NOPA") dated June 1, 2022, for the California <br />Automated Permit Processing ("CaIAPP") Program; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City Santa Ana ("City") submitted a grant <br />application form for the CaIAPP program to recover the cost of establishing an eligible <br />automated online solar permitting platform; and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to Senate Bill 129 (Skinner, Budget Act of 2021), the <br />Commission is authorized to provide up to twenty million (20,000,000) dollars under the <br />California Energy Commission to support a funding program for California cities and to <br />establish online automated solar permitting of which Santa Ana is eligible for $100,000 in <br />funding. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF SANTA ANA RESOLVES AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. In connection with the CaIAPP grant, if the application is approved by <br />the Department, the City Manager, or the Executive Director of Planning and Building <br />Agency or their designee is authorized to enter into, execute, and deliver a State of <br />California Agreement (Standard Agreement) for the amount of $100,000, and any and all <br />other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to evidence and secure <br />the CaIAPP grant, appropriate the grantfunds, and authorize the City's obligations related <br />thereto, and all amendments thereto. <br />Section 2. The City shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified in the <br />Grant Agreement, the CaIAPP Grants Program Guidelines, and any applicable CaIAPP <br />guidelines published by the Commission. Funds are to be used for allowable expenditures <br />as specifically identified in the Grant Agreement. The application is incorporated in full as <br />part of the Grant Agreement. Any and all activities funded, information provided, and <br />timelines represented in the application will be enforceable through the executed <br />Grant Agreement. The City Council hereby agrees to use the funds for eligible uses <br />in the manner presented in the application, as approved by the Commission and in <br />accordance with the NOPA, the CaIAPP Grants Program Guidelines, and the CaIAPP <br />Program Application. <br />Resolution No. 2023-018 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />