HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-018 - Receipt of Funds from the CA Energy Commission for the CA Automated Permit Processing ProgramRESOLUTION NO.2023-018
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE RECEIPT OF FUNDS
FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION FOR
THE CALIFORNIA AUTOMATED PERMIT PROCESSING
PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the State of California, Energy Commission ("Commission") has
issued a Notice of Proposed Awards ("NOPA") dated June 1, 2022, for the California
Automated Permit Processing ("CaIAPP") Program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City Santa Ana ("City") submitted a grant
application form for the CaIAPP program to recover the cost of establishing an eligible
automated online solar permitting platform; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Senate Bill 129 (Skinner, Budget Act of 2021), the
Commission is authorized to provide up to twenty million (20,000,000) dollars under the
California Energy Commission to support a funding program for California cities and to
establish online automated solar permitting of which Santa Ana is eligible for $100,000 in
funding.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF SANTA ANA RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. In connection with the CaIAPP grant, if the application is approved by
the Department, the City Manager, or the Executive Director of Planning and Building
Agency or their designee is authorized to enter into, execute, and deliver a State of
California Agreement (Standard Agreement) for the amount of $100,000, and any and all
other documents required or deemed necessary or appropriate to evidence and secure
the CaIAPP grant, appropriate the grantfunds, and authorize the City's obligations related
thereto, and all amendments thereto.
Section 2. The City shall be subject to the terms and conditions as specified in the
Grant Agreement, the CaIAPP Grants Program Guidelines, and any applicable CaIAPP
guidelines published by the Commission. Funds are to be used for allowable expenditures
as specifically identified in the Grant Agreement. The application is incorporated in full as
part of the Grant Agreement. Any and all activities funded, information provided, and
timelines represented in the application will be enforceable through the executed
Grant Agreement. The City Council hereby agrees to use the funds for eligible uses
in the manner presented in the application, as approved by the Commission and in
accordance with the NOPA, the CaIAPP Grants Program Guidelines, and the CaIAPP
Program Application.
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Section 3. Pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the California Environmental
Quality Act and the CEQA Guidelines, this action is exempt from further review as
there is no potential for any environmental impact.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this
Resolution.
ADOPTED this 18t' day of April. 2023.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: ka"", k. pt Z
Jose Montoya
�^ Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers Amezcua Bacerra Hernandez, Lopez,
Penaloza Phan, Vazquez (7)
NOES: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers None (0)
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CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, JENNIFER L. HALL, City Clerk, do hereby attest to and certify the attached
Resolution No. 2023-018 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana on April 18, 2023.
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