TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
John Jalili, Interim City Manager
FROM:
Richard Thompson, Director of Community Development
Laurie Jester, Planning Manager
Michael Rocque, Assistant Planner
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of the Planning Commission Recommendation to Approve and Adopt the City's General Plan Housing Element for the 2013-2021 Planning Period (Community Development Director Thompson).
a) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
b) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 14-0005
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council CONDUCT THE PUBLIC HEARING and ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 14-0005 approving the 2013-2021 Housing Element, with a finding that the proposed action is exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no direct fiscal impacts as a result of the adoption of the Housing Element.
BACKGROUND:
Last year the City's current 2008-2013 Housing Element was adopted by the City Council and found by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to be in full compliance with State law. The 2013-2021 update is a fine-tuning process with no major changes to City policies and HCD has also found that the draft update is in full compliance with State law.
The Housing Element is one of seven mandated elements that must be included in a city's General Plan in accordance with State law. State law also requires that local governments review and update their Housing Elements periodically. State law requires all jurisdictions in the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region to prepare updates for the 2013-2021 planning period. The legislative purpose of a Housing Element is to ensure that cities assist in implementing State-wide housing goals and that local government adequately plan to address the existing and projected housing needs of a...
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