Title
Adoption of Resolution Confirming Compliance with State Housing Laws, as Required by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to Maintain Regional Transportation Funding Eligibility. (Planning, Building and Transportation 20962700)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) requires local jurisdictions to adopt a resolution stating compliance with state housing laws to maintain funding eligibility for One Bay Area Grant (OBAG 2 and OBAG 3) federal monies.
BACKGROUND
The MTC's One Bay Area Grant Program "Project Selection and Programming Policies" requires local jurisdictions to demonstrate compliance with certain state housing laws to maintain funding eligibility. The City of Alameda (City) can self-certify compliance of state housing laws related to surplus lands, accessory dwelling units, and density bonuses by adopting a resolution stating compliance with state housing laws to have OBAG 2 federal monies included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 annual obligation plan and to access funds in the OBAG 3 funding cycle. The City has three projects receiving OBAG 2 funds: Clement Avenue Safety Improvement Project, Central Avenue Safety Improvement Project and Grand Street Resurfacing and Safety Improvement Project. The City submitted two projects for OBAG 3 funding in the latest call for projects: Citywide High-priority Roundabouts and Lincoln Avenue/Marshall Way/Pacific Avenue Corridor Improvement Project.
DISCUSSION
As required by MTC Resolution No. 4505, adopted on January 26, 2022, the resolution acknowledges and confirms the following:
* The City agrees to comply with the Surplus Land Act (California Government Code ? 54220, et seq.) as it exists now or may be amended in the future, including, but not limited to, AB 1255 (Rivas, 2019), which requires jurisdictions to compile and report annually an inventory of surplus lands to the California Department of Housin...
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