SR - RES-10758 - APPLICATION HOUSING RELATED PARKS GRANT0
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AGENDA ITEM
Date: February 11, 2014
TO: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
THRU: John W. Sibley
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FROM: Marie night ��
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Resolution No. 10758 — A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange Approving the
Application for the Housing Related Parks Grant.
2. SUMMARY
Resolution No. 10758 is required to be adopted as part of the grant application package to the
State of California Department of Housing and Community Development for the Housing
Related Parks Grant. The grant funds would be used for the following park projects: purchase
and installation of new tot lot equipment at Handy Park, purchase and installation of exercise
circuit equipment at Grijalva Park, and purchase and installation of shade sails for the tot lot at
Belmont Park.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt Resolution No. 10758.
14. FISCAL IMPACT I
There is no impact to the General Fund. Should the City be awarded this grant application, the
City would receive funds in the approximate amount of $469,500 and no match is required.
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL(S)
3a. Enhance and promote quality of life in the community — Refurbish, maintain, develop and /or
expand public use places and spaces.
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6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
GOAL 5 - Provide recreational facilities and programs that adequately serve the needs of residents
5.1 Maintain existing City parks at levels that provide maximum recreational benefit to City residents.
7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND
Background
The Housing Related Parks (HRP) Program, funded by Proposition IC (the Housing and
Emergency Shelter Trust Fund Act of 2006), rewards cities and counties for building affordable
housing by providing grants for park capital projects within the grantee's jurisdiction. The
Program awards funds on a per- bedroom basis for each residential unit affordable to very low -
income and low - income households permitted during the designated Program years (2010 —
2013). In addition, several bonus awards are available, based on infill location, general plan
consistency with regional plans, and park projects in disadvantaged or park deficient
communities. The Program provides funds for parks and recreation projects that benefit the
community and improve the quality of life for City of Orange residents. HRP Program grants
may be used for the creation, development, or rehabilitation of park and recreation facilities, such
as sports fields, play structures, recreational trails, and park landscaping. Grand funds must be
spent within two years of grant award. A total of $25 million is available statewide for the 2013
funding round. The grant guidelines require a City Council resolution authorizing the application
for this grant.
Discussion
The City's HRP Program application is for $469,500, which is the maximum grant award based
on the number of eligible affordable housing units as well as the bonuses available for infill
development units and for park and recreation facilities located in park deficient neighborhoods.
Park deficient neighborhoods are defined as neighborhoods where the amount of usable park
space for every one thousand residents within a half mile radius of a park is less than three acres.
The eligible affordable housing units permitted in Orange during the Program years included
those at the Citrus Grove and Serrano Woods Apartments.
City staff indentified several park projects for the potential use of the grant funds. These projects
are also proposed to be included in the FY14 -15 CIP budget. The first project is the replacement
of the tot lot play equipment at Handy Park. This project is estimated to cost $205,000. The
second project is the purchase and installation of exercise circuit equipment at Grijalva Park.
This project is estimated to cost $224,500. The third and final project is the purchase and
installation of sail shades for the tot lot at Belmont Park. This project is estimated to cost
$40,000. HRP Program grant awards will be announced in June 2014.
8. ATTACHMENT
• Resolution No.10758
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RESOLUTION NO. 10758
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE AUTHORIZING THE
APPLICATION FOR THE HOUSING RELATED
PARKS GRANT
WHEREAS, The State of California, Department of Housing and Community
Development (Department) has issued a Notice of Funding Availability dated October 2, 2013
(NOFA), under its Housing - Related Parks (HRP) Program; and
WHEREAS, The City of Orange (Applicant) desires to apply for a HRP Program grant
and submit the 2013 Designated Program Year Application Package released by the
Department for the HRP Program; and
WHEREAS, The Department is authorized to approve funding allocations for the HRP
Program, subject to the terms and conditions of the NOFA, Program Guidelines, Application
Package, and Standard Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Applicant has applied for and submitted to the Department the HRP Program
Application Package released October 2013 for the 2013 Designated Program Year.
If the application is approved, the Applicant is hereby authorized and directed to
enter into, execute, and deliver a State of California Standard Agreement (Standard
Agreement), and any and all other documents required or deemed necessary or
appropriate to secure the HRP Program Grant from the Department, and all
amendments thereto (collectively, the "HRP Grant Documents "); and
2. Applicant shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified in the Standard
Agreement. Funds are to be used for allowable capital asset project expenditures to
be identified in Exhibit A of the Standard Agreement. The application in full is
incorporated as part of the Standard Agreement. Any and all activities funded,
information provided, and timelines represented in the application are enforceable
through the Standard Agreement. Applicant hereby agrees to use the funds for
eligible capital asset(s) in the manner presented in the application as approved by
the Department and in accordance with the NOFA and Program Guidelines and
Application Package; and
3. That the Community Services Director or their designee is authorized to execute in
the name of Applicant the HRP Program Application Package and the HRP Grant
Documents as required by the Department for participation in the HRP Program;
and