HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2025-028RESOLUTION NO. 2025-028
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING JOINT APPLICATION TO
AND PARTICIPATION IN THE HOMEKEY+ PROGRAM FOR
REHABILITATION AND CONVERSION OF THE PALOMAR
MOTEL INTO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
WHEREAS, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD)
has issued a Notice of Funding Availability, dated November 26, 2024 (NOFA), for the Homekey+
Program (Homekey+ or Program), for Homekey+ grant funds pursuant to Health and Safet y Code
Section 50675.1.3 (Assembly Bill No. 150 (2021-2022 Reg. Sess.); Health and Safety Code
Section 50675.1.5 (Assembly Bill No. 531 (2023-2024 Reg. Sess.); Section 14184.402 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code; Section 5891.5 of the Welfare and Institutions Code; and Rounds
5 and 6 of the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention (HHAP) grant program (Assem. Bill
No. 129 (Chapter 40, Statutes 2023) and Assem. Bill No. 166 (Chapter 48, Statutes 2024),
respectively; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista (Applicant) desires to jointly apply for Homekey+
grant funds with Wakeland Palomar LLC, a California limited liability company (Co-Applicant),
an affiliate of Wakeland Housing and Development Corporation, and therefore, Applicant is
joining Co-Applicant in the submittal of an application for Homekey+ funds (Application) to HCD
for review and consideration; and
WHEREAS, HCD is authorized to administer Homekey+ pursuant to the Multifamily
Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the
Health and Safety Code, and Homekey+ funding allocations are subject to the terms and conditions
of the NOFA, the Application, the HCD-approved STD 213, Standard Agreement (Standard
Agreement), and all other legal requirements of the Homekey+ Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that Applicant is hereby authorized and directed to submit a joint Application to HCD in response
to the NOFA, and to jointly apply for Homekey+ grant funds in a total amount not to exceed
$10,000,000.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that if the
Application is approved, Applicant is hereby authorized and directed to enter into, execute, and
deliver a Standard Agreement in a total amount not to exceed $10,000,000, any and all other
documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to secure the Homekey+ funds from HCD
and to participate in the Homekey+ Program, and all amendments thereto (collectively, the
Homekey+ Documents).
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that
Applicant acknowledges and agrees that it shall be subject to the terms and conditions specified in
the Standard Agreement, and that the NOFA and Application will be incorporated in the Standard
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Agreement by reference and made a part thereof; that any and all activities, expenditures,
information, and timelines represented in the Application are enforceable through the Standard
Agreement; and that funds are to be used for the allowable expenditures and activities identified
in the Standard Agreement.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista , that the
City Manager or designee is authorized to execute the Application and the Homekey+ Documents
on behalf of Applicant for participation in the Homekey+ Program.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Stacey Kurz Marco A. Verdugo
Director of Housing and Homeless Services City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 4th day of March 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, 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. 2025-028 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 4th day of March 2025.
Executed this 4th day of March 2025.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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