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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2024-014 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-014 Housing Authority No. 2024-001 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND HOUSING AUTHORITY AUTHORIZING AND APPROPRIATING THE USE OF SUCCESSOR HOUSING AGENCY FUNDS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A LANDLORD INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND A HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM WHEREAS, the Chula Vista Housing Authority, in its capacity as the Successor Housing Entity pursuant to Government Code Section 34167(a), has authorization to approve funds from the Low- and Moderate- Income Housing funds for the use of eligible projects; and WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista implemented a Homelessness Prevention Program in 2023 to help clients on the verge of eviction, which has assisted 15 households and prevented housing instability; and WHEREAS, the volume of residents applying and qualifying for the Homelessness Prevention Program is much higher than anticipated, and therefore, staff has identified the need to add $100,000 in funds to continue the program; and WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista has further identified a need to dedicate $300,000 to implement a Landlord Incentive Program to assist previously unhoused residents with finding housing to achieve stability and reach self-sufficiency. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista and the Board of Commissioners of the Chula Vista Housing Authority, that it authorizes and appropriates the use of $400,000 in Successor Housing Agency Funds for the implementation of a Landlord Incentive Program and a Homelessness Prevention Program. The City Manager/Housing Authority Director or their designee is further authorized to execute any documents necessary to carry out such programs. \[SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE\] Resolution No. 2024-014 HA No. 2024-001 Page No. 2 Presented by Approved as to form by Stacy Kurz Jill D.S. Maland Director of Housing & Homeless Services Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak Acting City Attorney PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 23rd day of January 2024 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, Chavez, Gonzalez, Preciado, and McCann NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None John McCann, Mayor ATTEST: Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2024-014 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 23rd day of January 2024. Executed this 23rd day of January 2024. Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk