TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Masa Alkire, Community Development Director
Adam Finestone, Planning Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Midyear Update on Sixth Cycle Housing Element Progress
(No Budget Impact) (Community Development Director Alkire)
(Estimated Time: 10 Min.)
RECEIVE AND FILE
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the 2026 midyear update on Sixth Cycle Housing Element progress.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the update.
BACKGROUND:
The Housing Element is one of the State-mandated elements of a city’s General Plan. Manhattan Beach’s Sixth Cycle Housing Element was adopted in 2022 and certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) in 2023. The City Council regularly receives updates on the City’s progress on implementing its Housing Element in the spring of each year when staff presents the comprehensive and detailed Housing Element Annual Progress Report (APR). At its September 15, 2026, meeting, the City Council requested that a brief midyear update be provided as well.
DISCUSSION:
As part of the Housing Element process, HCD and the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) establish and allocate housing unit production goals for all jurisdictions as part of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process. RHNA is broken down into income categories, and the City must plan to accommodate the number of units in each category. The City’s RHNA for the Sixth Cycle planning period is 774 housing units, with 322 in the very low-income category, 165 in the low-income category, 155 in the moderate-income category, and 132 in the above moderate-income (i.e., market rate) category.
The City continues to make progress toward meeting its RHNA, as demonstrated by the Sixth Cycle RHNA Progress table attached ...
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