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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute and Modify All Documents Deemed Necessary and Appropriate to Submit an Application to Round 3, and Future Rounds, of the Prohousing Incentive Program to the California Department of Housing and Community Development;
Adoption of Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Apply for, Accept, and Appropriate Prohousing Incentive Program Grant Funds for the Day Center Relocation Project and the Linnet Corner Supportive Services; and
Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Provide Funding from the Prohousing Incentive Program to the Alameda Housing Authority (AHA) in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $250,000 for the Provision of Supportive Services in the Linnet Corner Permanent Supportive Housing.
This project is statutorily exempt from further environmental review pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080.10 (services for people experiencing homelessness), and categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) and 15061(b)(3) (Common Sense). (Housing and Human Services 20361840)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The State of California Prohousing Designation Program (PDP), established in 2019, creates financial incentives for jurisdictions that are compliant with state housing laws, including Housing Element requirements, and have enacted local policies that facilitate housing production. The PDP is overseen by the California State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). On January 2, 2024, HCD announced Round 3 of the Prohousing Incentive Program (PIP) Funds for local governments as "over the counter" grants to automatically receive a share of available funding. On November 20, 2024, City of Alameda (City) was officially designated as a Prohousing Jurisdiction under the PDP with a total of 52 points and therefore eligible to receive a...
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