File #: RES 23-039    Name: Prohousing Incentives Pilot (PIP) Program
Type: BoS Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 3/9/2023 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 3/14/2023 Final action: 3/14/2023
Title: It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Resolution: a. authorizing staff to apply to the Prohousing Incentive Pilot (PIP) Program administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development; and b. authorizing the Housing and Community Development Director or designee to accept PIP Program funds, if awarded, and execute all required Agreements and related documents necessary to implement the program; and c. finding that these actions are either not a "project" as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or, if they are viewed as a project, are exempt from CEQA under the "common sense" exemption.
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Attachment A - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment B - Draft PIP Application, 4. Attachment C - Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program Notice of Funding Availability and Guidelines, 5. Attachment D - California Standard Agreement STD 213, 6. Completed Resolution Item No. 35, 7. Completed Board Order Item No. 35
Title
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Resolution:
a. authorizing staff to apply to the Prohousing Incentive Pilot (PIP) Program administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development; and
b. authorizing the Housing and Community Development Director or designee to accept PIP Program funds, if awarded, and execute all required Agreements and related documents necessary to implement the program; and
c. finding that these actions are either not a "project" as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or, if they are viewed as a project, are exempt from CEQA under the "common sense" exemption.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Resolution:
a. authorizing staff to apply to the Prohousing Incentive Pilot (PIP) Program administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development; and
b. authorizing the Housing and Community Development Director or designee to accept PIP Program funds, if awarded, and execute all required Agreements and related documents necessary to implement the program; and
c.finding that these actions are either not a "project" as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or, if they are viewed as a project, are exempt from CEQA under the "common sense" exemption.

SUMMARY:
On December 15, 2022, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (CA HCD) released a Notice of Funding Availability and application for its new Prohousing Incentive Pilot (PIP) Program to support the creation and preservation of affordable housing. The PIP Program intends to increase participation in CA HCD's Prohousing Designation Program by pairing the designation with a significant award grant to eligible jurisdictions based upon a regional geographic categorization and a jurisdiction's Prohousing Designation Program (PDP) Application score. Staff will be applying by March 30, 2023 and is hopeful that it will...

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