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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEV
STAFF REPORT
Authorize Authorize staff to submit the first draft of the General Plan 2008
Housing Element Update to the State of California Department of
Housing and Community Development
Ryan Stendell
8 May 2008
That the City Council authorize staff to submit the first draft of the General
Plan 2008 Housing Element Update, as presented at a joint City Council /
Planning Commission study session held 8 May 2008, to the State of
California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
Executive Summary:
Approval of the staff recommendation will begin the process for approving the 2008
Housing Element Update. Approval typically requires two or three rounds of
submission to, and comments from, HCD prior to adoption by the City Council. The
update is required to be adopted by 30 June 2008.
Discussion:
In November 2007, the City Council approved a professional services agreement with
Terra Nova Planning & Research to update the Housing Element of the General Plan,
as is required by State law. Over the last five months, staff and the consultant have
worked to update the Housing Element to reflect achievements realized since the
element was last updated in 2004, and to devise a strategic plan to meet the housing
production requirements identified by the State through the Regional Housing Needs
Allocation (RHNA) process. Public workshops have been held to gather input from both
the community at large, and the professionals and service providers who work in the
affordable housing arena. This community -wide collaborative effort has resulted in
production of the first draft of the Housing Element Update, which will be presented to
the Planning Commission and City Council in a study session at 3:00 PM on Thursday,
8 May 2008.
Staff Report — Housing Element Update
8 May 2008
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Staff hereby requests authorization to submit the first draft of the Housing Element
Update to HCD for their review, subject to any modifications that may be made as an
outcome of the study session immediately prior to the City Council meeting. Final
approval of the Update will require future City Council action.
Submitted by:
Ryan Stendell
Associate Planner
Homer Croy
ACM for Develo
Carlos Ort
City Manage
ent Services
Department Head:
Lauri Aylaian
Director of Community Development
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