2026-007 - Authorizing Application for Prohousing Incentive Program Funds

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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-007 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING APPLICATION FOR, AND RECEIPT OF, PROHOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM FUNDS WHEREAS, pursuant to Health and Safety Code 50470 et. seq., the California Department of Housing and Community Development ("Department") is authorized to issue Guidelines as part of an incentive program (hereinafter referred to by the Department as the Prohousing Incentive Program or "PIP"); and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana ("City" or "Applicant") desires to submit a PIP grant application package ("Application"), on the forms provided by the Department, for approval of grant funding for eligible activities toward planning and implementation activities related to housing and community development as a result of meeting eligibility criteria including but not limited to Prohousing Designation; and WHEREAS, the Department has issued Guidelines and Application on September 30, 2025 in the approximate amount of$8 million for PIP. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Manager or the City Manager's designee is hereby authorized and directed to submit an application to the Department in response to the NOFA and to apply for the PIP grant funds in a total amount not to exceed $1,420,000, including the potential bonus award; Section 2.— In connection with the PIP grant, if the Application is approved by the Department, the City Manager or the City Manager's Designee is authorized and directed to enter into, execute, and deliver on behalf of the Applicant, a State of California Agreement ("Standard Agreement") for the amount of$1,420,000, including the potential bonus award, and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to evidence and secure the PIP grant, the Applicant's obligations related thereto, and all amendments thereto; and Section 3. The Applicant shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified in the Guidelines, and the Standard Agreement provided by the Department after approval. The Application and any and all accompanying documents are incorporated in full as part of the Standard Agreement. Any and all activities funded, information provided, and timelines represented in the Application will be enforceable through the fully executed Standard Agreement. Pursuant to the Guidelines and in conjunction with the terms of the Standard Agreement, the Applicant hereby agrees to use the funds for eligible uses and allowable expenditures in the manner presented and identified in the approved Application. Resolution No. 2026-007 Page 1 of 2