TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Acting Community Development Director
Jaehee Yoon, Senior Planner
SUBJECT::Title
Receive and File the 2022 Housing Element Annual Progress Report as Required by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (Acting Community Development Director Mirzakhanian).
RECEIVE AND FILE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the Housing Element Annual Progress Report for calendar year 2022.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action. By filing the report with the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the State of California Office of Planning and Research (OPR), the City will be in compliance with Government Code Section 65400.
BACKGROUND:
The Housing Element is one of the State-mandated Elements of a General Plan. The current 6th Cycle planning period for the Housing Elements of cities in the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region extends through 2029. The City's 2021-2029 Housing Element was adopted by the City Council initially on March 22, 2022 and again in revised form on September 23, 2022. Staff continues to work toward obtaining HCD certification.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 65400, by April 1 of each year of the planning period, every municipality shall prepare and submit a Housing Element Annual Progress Report to HCD and OPR. Prior to filing the report with HCD and OPR, the report must be considered by the City Council at a public meeting, where members of the public can provide oral testimony and written comments. The State uses the information submitted by the City to identify statewide trends in the land use decision making process, and to determine how local planning and development activities...
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