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San Gabriel council adopts PLHA Year 5 allocation, authorizes contract with LACDA
Summary
The San Gabriel City Council adopted Resolution No. 25-03 to accept a Year 5 Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) award of approximately $135,222 for predevelopment activities, and authorized the city manager to execute agreements with the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) and other required documents; the motion passed 5-0.
The San Gabriel City Council on Tuesday adopted Resolution No. 25-03 to accept the city’s Year 5 Permanent Local Housing Allocation (PLHA) award and to allocate $135,222 toward predevelopment activities for a low‑income housing project, voting 5-0.
The resolution directs the city to accept the PLHA Year 5award from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), authorizes the city manager to execute a new contract with the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA) and any other required documents, and permits adjustments to reflect the actual allocation to San Gabriel once finalized by the state.
Samantha Tewasark, Acting Community Development Director, told the council the PLHA program stems from the Building Homes and Jobs Act (Senate Bill 2) and is funded by a $75 recording fee on certain real estate documents; HCD distributes funds through an allocation formula administered in Los Angeles County by LACDA. “The item before you this evening is the permanent local housing allocation, year 5 funding,” Tewasark said during her presentation.
Staff said San Gabriel’s estimated Year 5 allocation is “a little bit over $135,000.” Council heard that to date roughly $94,500 in PLHA reimbursements have been set aside for the 405 South Del Mar 100% affordable senior housing project and that LACDA recently made an additional $384,000 available for reimbursement to the city. HCD released the Year 5 notice of funding availability (NOFA) on Dec. 5; a deadline noted in the report is Feb. 14, 2025.
The staff recommendation presented to council included (1) electing the eligible activity for Year 5 (predevelopment/development for a low‑income project) subject to state approval, (2) allocating $135,222 for that activity upon state approval, and (3) authorizing the city manager to execute a new contract with LACDA and any other required documents and to make necessary adjustments to reflect the final allocation amount. The city attorney clarified the recommendation language to allow the city manager to execute “any other required documents” so the city would not have to return to council for routine paperwork.
There were no public comments on the item. With no substantive edits requested by council, a motion to approve the staff recommendation as amended by the city attorney was seconded and passed on a roll‑call vote of 5-0 (Council members Chan, Ding, Herrera Avila, Vice Mayor Menchaca and Mayor Wu voting yes).
Next steps identified by staff: the allocation is subject to state approval and the city manager may finalize contracts and technical adjustments after the state confirms the final amount. The PLHA funds are intended for activities such as predevelopment, site acquisition, construction financing for affordable multifamily housing, accessibility modifications, down payment assistance and homeless services as defined by HCD.
