2021/02/09 City Council Resolution 2021-020 RESOLUTION NO. 2021-020
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
AUTHORIZING A LETTER OF INTEREST TO THE ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA
GOVERNMENTS FOR 1) REGIONAL EARLY ACTION PLAN GRANT FUNDS FOR
THE CITY'S HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE; 2) PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREA
GRANT FUNDS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE SOMO PDA AND
CENTRAL ROHNERT PARK PDA; AND 3) PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREA
GRANT FUNDS TO EXPAND THE CENTRAL ROHNERT PARK PDA TO INCLUDE
A SECTION AND THE SOUTHWEST BOULEVARD MIXED-USE AREA AND
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENTS AND OTHER
DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO SECURE ANY GRANT FUNDING OBTAINED BY
CITY
WHEREAS, the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) issued a call for Letters
of Interest in December 2020 for the Regional Early Action Planning Grant Program (REAP)
and Priority Development Areas (PDA) Planning and Technical Assistance Grant Program in the
combined amount of approximately$12 million; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park desires to submit a Letter of
Interest for the REAP and the PDA Planning and Technical Assistance Grant Programs in a form
provided by ABAG, for approval of grant funding for projects that support the completion of
Housing Elements, housing-supportive initiatives, and Priority Development Areas (PDAs); and
WHEREAS, the Letter of Interest includes the following funding requests and amounts:
1) $31,060 for REAP Noncompetitive Grant Funds for the City's Housing Element Update, 2)
$100,000 in REAP Competitive Grant Funds for a Housing Market Analysis and Site Feasibility
Study of the Southwest Boulevard Mixed-Use Area as part of the Housing Element update, 3)
$370,000 in PDA Planning Grant Funds to Expand Central Rohnert Park PDA Boundaries to
include A Section and the Southwest Boulevard Commercial Area, 4) $150,000 in PDA
Technical Assistance Grant Funds for the Central Rohnert Park PDA Downtown Streets Project,
and 5) $150,000 in PDA Technical Assistance Grant Funds for the SOMO PDA Transportation
Assessment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert
Park that it does approve and hereby authorize the City Manager to submit a Letter of Interest
and any project-specific details or materials that may be requested subsequently for the REAP
and the PDA Planning and Technical Assistance Grant Programs to ABAG.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED in connection with the REAP and the PDA Planning
and Technical Assistance Grant Programs, if any of the funding requests in a Letter of Interest is
approved, the City Manager is authorized to enter into, execute, and deliver on behalf of the City,
any required agreements, and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or
appropriate to evidence and secure any grant funding from the REAP and the PDA Planning and
Technical Assistance Grant Programs.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED ON the 9th day of February, 2021.
CITY OF : 1 HNERT PARK
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NtiOlirce, Mayor
ATTEST:
Sylvia Lopez Cuevas, City Clerk
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