City Council

PH 2. Adoption of the City of Lancaster’s Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) 2023-2024 Program Year (PY) Action Plan Recommendation(s): a. Approve and adopt the CDBG and HOME Action Plan for the 2023-2024 PY to be submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). b. Appropriate $1,463,022 from PY 2023-2024 CDBG Funds. c. Appropriate $724,611 from PY 2023-2024 HOME Funds. d. Provide City Staff with a methodology for distributing funds should the City’s 2023-2024 CDBG and HOME annual allocations increase or decrease from the amounts reported above. e. Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute all contracts and associated documents, including subrecipient agreements, subject to City Attorney approval. The City has been a CDBG entitlement community since 1986 and started receiving HOME funds in PY 2020. The City receives annual grants for developing viable urban communities that encompasses decent housing, provides suitable living environments, and expands economic opportunities, primarily for the benefit of low- and moderate-income persons. The proposed Action Plan is intended to provide a summary of proposed program activities, eligibility criteria, and funding levels for the 2023-2024 PY. All programs and/or projects submitted in the Plan are compliant with the HUD guidelines for eligible activities. CONTINUED PUBLIC HEARING CPH1. Renewal of the Downtown Lancaster Property and Business Improvement District (DLPBID), Approval of the Assessment Formula and Levy of the Assessments Recommendation(s): 1. Adopt Resolution No. , renewing the Downtown Lancaster Property-Based Improvement District (DLPBID), approving the assessment formula, and levying the assessments through a weighted majority of the votes cast in the DLPBID ballot process in favor of the renewal of the DLPBID. 2. Adopt Ordinance No. , amending Chapter 14 of the Lancaster Municipal Code, and renewing the Downtown Lancaster Property and Business Improvement District. CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA The proposed item would accept the results of the ballot process, renew the DLPBID in the event that there is no majority protest, approve the assessment formula, and levy the assessments. If enacted, the renewal of the DLPBID will begin on January 1, 2024, and continue for ten (10) years, through December 31, 2033. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING JPH1. Consideration for approval of actions in connection with Lancaster Housing Authority-owned parcels related to compliance with the Surplus Land Act and approval of a Disposition and Development Agreement with Habitat of Humanity of Greater Los Angeles. Recommendation(s): That the City Council: 1. Declare the following Housing Authority-owned property as “exempt surplus land” pursuant to Government Section Code 54221(f)(1)(F)(i): 2. Adopt Resolution No., approving the Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA), accepting the Health and Safety Code Section 33433 Report, and making certain findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code 33433. 3. Authorize the City Manager or his designee to execute all related documents. That the Housing Authority: 1. Declare the following Housing Authority-owned property as “exempt surplus land” pursuant to Government Code Section 54221(f)(1)(F)(i): 2. Adopt Resolution No., approving the Disposition and Development Agreement, accepting the Health and Safety Code Section 33433 Report, and making certain findings pursuant to Health and Safety Code 33433. 3. Authorize the Executive Director his designee to execute all related documents. The California Surplus Land Act (Government Code 54220 et seq.) (“SLA”) governs the sale of surplus land. Land may be declared either “surplus land” or “exempt surplus land.” The SLA requires local agencies to comply with the SLA before taking action to dispose of surplus land. NEW BUSINESS