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Planning and Building Department, Tahoe Planning and Building Division, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign a budget transfer increasing appropriations for Professional Services and Revenues by $273,000 for Phase 1 of the development of the Tahoe El Dorado Area Plan. (4/5 vote required) (Refer 3/4/2025, Item 9)
FUNDING: Local Early Action Planning Grant Funds - 100%.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On February 9, 2021 (Legistar file 21-0025), the Board accepted a Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) grant award in the amount of $500,000 from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for use with projects that assist with the preparation and adoption of planning documents and process improvements that accelerate housing production and facilitate compliance to implement the sixth cycle of the regional housing need assessment, with an expenditure deadline of December 31, 2023 (reimbursement request deadline of September 30, 2023), and authorized the Planning and Building Department (Department) Director to execute Standard Agreement 20-LEAP-14912.
As part of the initial LEAP scope of work, the Department had opted to utilize the $500,000 in LEAP grant funds to complete three (3) housing projects: Project 1 - Infill Incentive Ordinance, Project 2 - Expansion of County’s Pre-Approved Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Program, and Project 3 - ADU Ordinance Update. In November of 2023, the Department came to the determination that completion of Project 1 was not feasible within the term of the LEAP grant and submitted a re-scope request to HCD to revise Project 1 from Infill Incentive Ordinance to Phase 1 of the Tahoe El Dorado (TED) Area Plan. The Department immediately began work towards Project 1 - Phase 1 of the TED Area Plan.
On March 19, 2024 (Legistar file 24-0448), following a Governor-issued extension to LEAP grant expenditure deadlines, the Board approved Amendment 1 to Standard Agreement 20-LEAP-1491...
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