HomeMy WebLinkAbout Item No. 12REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR MAGEE
AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; AND
HONORABLE CHAIRMAN MORSCH
AND MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: GRANT YATES
CITY MANAGER
DATE: FEBRUARY 12, 2013
SUBJECT: DRAFT 2014 -2021 HOUSING ELEMENT STUDY SESSION
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council and Planning Commission conduct a Joint
Study Session to discuss and receive comments to the draft Housing Element and
authorize staff to submit the draft Housing Element to the State Department of Housing
and Community Development subject to such modifications as directed.
DISCUSSION
Please find attached a copy of the Draft Housing Element for the 2014 -2021 planning
period which has been prepared by Hogle- Ireland Consultants under the direction of
Staff. The Draft analyzes the City's housing with respect to its projected 2014 -2021
Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). This document reflects the most current
and available data and incorporates processes as previously requested by the City
Council. The Goals, Policies and Programs as described in the City's current Housing
Element (adopted December 13, 2011) have been re- evaluated and refined. The Draft
Housing Element is presented to you in a "redlined" format which shows how the current
Housing Element has been revised for the Draft. The compact disk included in this
packet provides you a clean version of the Draft.
The Draft Housing Element is a public record and is available to the public on the City's
Website. The document is on track to be submitted to the State Department of Housing
and Community Development (HCD) in February 2013 for their review and approval. If
the City is successful in obtaining HCD's approval and adopts its Housing Element
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Housing Element Study Session
February 12, 2013
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before the deadline date of October 15, 2013, the Housing Element will be valid for the
next eight years. However, should approval occur after the deadline date, the approved
Housing Element will be limited to a four -year cycle, after which the City must again
expend funds to prepare and submit a new Housing Element before the end of 2017.
The following summarizes the applicable statutory framework and planning process:
Background
The Housing Element is one of seven mandatory components of the General Plan.
State law generally requires Housing Elements to be updated every five years to reflect
the community's changing housing needs. State law also requires that each draft
Housing Element be submitted to the HCD and that the Department's findings be
incorporated into the Housing Element prior to adoption or that the community make
alternate findings pursuant to a self - certification process. The City's Housing Element
consultants, Staff and City Attorney concur that the most defensible Housing Element is
one certified by HCD and validly adopted by the City.
Process
At the Joint Study Session of the City Council and Planning Commission on February
12, 2013 the Draft Housing Element will be introduced to the City's decision - makers, the
community, and to interested agencies and developers. The Session will serve as an
Outreach Meeting wherein comments may be provided from residents, City leaders and
all other interested persons.
At the direction of the City Council, the consultants will prepare the final document for
submittal to HCD. HCD is entitled to 60 days to review each submitted Housing Element
document. Often multiple resubmittals are required. Once HCD notifies the City of its
approval, Staff will return the Draft Housing Element to the Planning Commission and
City Council for formal adoption.
Prepared by: Richard J. MacHoft
Acting Planning Man ger
Approved by: Grant Yates
City Manager
Attachments:
1. Hard -copy Redlined Version of the Draft Housing Element
2. Compact disk with Clean Version of the Draft Housing Element
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