City Council

PH 2. 2021 Application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development Permanent Local Housing Allocation Program and 5-Year Plan Amendment Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt Resolution , authorizing the application and adopting a plan for the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Program; and 2. Submission of an amended Permanent Local Housing Allocation 5-Year Plan; and 3. Appropriation of 2021 PLHA funds to General Ledger account fund 349-4792-770; and 4. Authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute all related documents. 5. Find that the California Environmental Quality Act does not apply to this item. In 2017, Senate Bill 2 created the first permanent source of funding to increase the affordable housing stock in the State of California. Revenue is generated through a $75 recording fee on real estate transactions, and therefore, will vary from year to year depending on activity. The PLHA program is overseen by the State’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), who issued a Request for a Proposal in March 2020.