HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution No. 26-046 to approve an annual $75,000 public service funding cap for the BMR AHF fund.RESOLUTION NO. 26-046
A RESOLUTION OF THE CUPERTINO CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING AN INCREASE TO THE PUBLIC SERVICES FUNDING CAP
IN THE BELOW MARKET RATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND
WHEREAS, the City Council has implemented Section 19.172 through the
adoption of the City’s Below Market Rate Housing Mitigation Program Procedural
Manual (BMR Housing Mitigation Manual), which was last amended on July 2,
2024; and
WHEREAS, the BMR Housing Mitigation Manual established the Below
Market Rate Affordable Housing Fund (BMR AHF) and identifies permitted use
of fees, which includes Fair Housing; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Resolution 18-035, BMR AHF funding for
public service type activities has been limited to $50,000 per year starting in FY
2018-19; and
WHEREAS, Project Sentinel was awarded in FY 25-26 $50,000 for Fair
Housing investigation, education, and dispute moderation services; and
WHEREAS, on March 26, 2026 the Housing Commission recommended
that the City Council approve a funding increase for a BMR AHF award to Project
Sentinel for increased outreach and education to tenants and landlords on new
and emerging housing laws, which would require an additional $8,974 starting in
FY 2026-27.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby
approve an increase to the annual public service funding cap in the BMR AHF to
$75,000 starting in FY 2026-27.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution is not a project under the
requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act, together with related
State CEQA Guidelines (collectively, “CEQA”) because it has no potential for
resulting in physical change in the environment. In the event that this Resolution
is found to be a project under CEQA, it is subject to the CEQA exemption
contained in CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with
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certainty to have no possibility that the action approved may have a significant
effect on the environment. CEQA applies only to actions which have the potential
for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with
certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a
significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. In this
circumstance, the proposed action (increasing the funding cap public services
awards from the BMR AHF) would have no or only a de minimis effect on the
environment because it has no potential for resulting in physical change in the
environment. The foregoing determination is made by the City Council in its
independent judgment.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this 21st day of April, 2026 by the following vote:
Members of the City Council
AYES: Moore, Chao, Fruen, Mohan, Wang
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
SIGNED:
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Kitty Moore, Mayor
City of Cupertino
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Date
Lauren Sapudar, City Clerk
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Date
4/28/2026
4/28/2026