City Council

8.a. CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NO. 24-179,\nAPPROVING ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FROM THE LOS ANGELES\nCOUNTY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (LACDA) AND ALLOCATION\nOF FUNDS TO THE PERMANENT LOCAL HOUSING ALLOCATION\nPROGRAM\nThe California Department of Housing and Community Development\n(HCD) requires entitlement jurisdictions to use their allocation of\nPermanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) Grant Program for eligible\nhousing related projects and programs to assist in addressing the unmet\nhousing needs of our community, in addition to assisting persons who are\nexperiencing homelessness. The City was allocated $135,125.00 for Year\n4 by a formula grant by the Los Angeles County Development Authority\n(LACDA).\nRECOMMENDED ACTION: Staff recommends City Council:\n1. Find that the proposed action is not a project subject to the California\nEnvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 20165 of\nCEQA and Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378 of the State\nCEQA Guidelines and, as such, no environmental document pursuant\nto CEQA is required;\n2. Adopt Resolution No. 24-179, approving the 2022-23 allocation of\nCommunity Development Block Grant-Permanent Local Housing\nAllocation (CDBG-PLHA) Program Year 4 funds, as outlined; and\n3. Authorize City Manager or designee to execute any and all documents\nnecessary to further the potential projects approved herein, including\nbut not limited to amendments and modifications for CDBG projects\nwith the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA).\nENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS: The action proposed herein is not a\nproject subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in\naccordance with Section 21065 of CEQA and State CEQA Guidelines\nSections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378. Approving and\nallocating funds for eligible housing projects is an administrative action\nthat would not cause either a direct physical change in the\nenvironment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in\nthe environment. Therefore, the proposed action is not a “project”\nsubject to CEQA, as defined in Section 21065 of CEQA and Section\n15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Since the action is not a project\nsubject to CEQA, no environmental document is required.\n9 of 12