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West Sacramento approves PLHA application, directs majority of funds to Grand Gateway affordable component
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Summary
The City Council adopted a resolution authorizing application for $763,253 in Permanent Local Housing Allocation funds and approved a five‑year spending plan that earmarks most money for the Grand Gateway master plan affordable component and for accessibility modifications to low‑income owner‑occupants.
The West Sacramento City Council on Feb. 19 adopted Resolution 25‑15 authorizing the city to apply for Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) funds and approving a draft five‑year spending plan.
Economic Development and Housing staffer Raul Huerta told the council the city is eligible for a combined $763,253 covering calendar years 2021‑2023 through the PLHA program established by Senate Bill 2. The staff‑recommended spending plan would allocate 55% of the funds to support the affordable housing component of the Grand Gateway master plan, 40% to accessibility modifications for low‑income owner‑occupants (meeting the program’s homeownership/activity requirement), and 5% for administration and reporting costs.
Huerta said staff received three public comments during the public comment period on the draft plan. One question sought clarification about which years the plan covers; another asked that local funds not be used for low‑income housing (staff clarified PLHA funds are state funds for eligible activities). Legal Services of Northern California requested more detail about the Grand Gateway affordable component; staff agreed to add more specific developer and affordability detail to the plan and to describe how PLHA program income would be reused under program rules.
Huerta recommended adoption and asked the council to make the CEQA exemption findings required by the program. Councilmember Early moved the recommended action; Councilmember Orozco seconded. The roll call vote was unanimous and the item was approved.
Why it matters: PLHA is a recurring state funding stream created by SB 2; local allocation decisions influence which projects and activities receive funding. The council’s action authorizes staff to submit a grant application and formalizes a spending framework the city will use when PLHA funds are received.
Ending: Huerta said staff would amend the plan to add the additional details requested by Legal Services and would submit the grant application following council approval.
