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City Council Meeting: February 28, 2023 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11498 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION FOR AND
PARTICIPATION IN THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROHOUSING DESIGNATION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, Government Code section 65589.9 established the Prohousing
Designation Program (“PDP” or “Program”), which creates incentives for jurisdictions that
are compliant with state housing element requirements and that have enacted Prohousing
local policies; and
WHEREAS, such jurisdictions will be designated Prohousing, and, as such, will
receive additional points or other preference during the scoring of their competitive
applications for specified housing and infrastructure funding; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Housing and Community Development
(“Department”) has adopted emergency regulations (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 25, § 6600 et
seq.) to implement the Program (“Program Regulations”), as authorized by Government
Code section 65589.9, subdivision (d); and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica (“Applicant”) desires to submit an application
for a Prohousing Designation (“Application”).
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized and directed to
submit an Application to the Department.
SECTION 2. The City acknowledges and confirms that it is currently in compliance
with applicable state housing law.
SECTION 3. The City acknowledges and confirms that it will continue to comply
with applicable housing laws and to refrain from enacting laws, developing policies, or
taking other local governmental actions that may or do inhibit or constrain housing
production. Examples of such local laws, policies, and action include moratoriums on
development; local voter approval requirements related to housing production;
downzoning; and unduly restrictive or onerous zoning regulations, development
standards, or permit procedures.
SECTION 4. The City further acknowledges and confirms that it commits itself to
affirmatively furthering fair housing pursuant to Government Code section 8899.50 .
SECTION 5. If the Application is approved, the City Manager is hereby authorized
and directed to enter into, execute, and deliver all documents required or deemed
necessary or appropriate to participate in the Program, and all amendments thereto (the
“Program Documents”).
SECTION 6. The City acknowledges and agrees that it shall be subject to the
Application; the terms and conditions specified in the Program Documents; the Program
Regulations; and any and all other applicable law.
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SECTION 7. The City Manager is authorized to execute and deliver the
Application and the Program Documents on behalf of the Applicant for participation in the
Program
SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DOUGLAS SLOAN
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 28th day of February 2023.
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Gleam Davis, Mayor
I, Nikima Newsome, Assistant City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do
hereby certify that Resolution No. 11498 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of
the Santa Monica City Council held on the 28th day of February 2023, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, de la Torre, Parra, Torosis, Zwick
Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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Nikima Newsome, Assistant City Clerk
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