For City Council Meeting [June 9, 2020]
TO: Honorable City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Manager
FROM: Matt Schneider, Community Development Director
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Request City Council to Continue the Public Hearing to consider Adoption of a Resolution approving General Plan Amendment No. 2020-0002 for the 2014-2021 Four Year (Mid-Cycle) Housing Element Update, and to consider Zoning Code Amendment No. 2020-0003.
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BACKGROUND
All California cities are required to adopt and periodically update their Housing Elements as part of their General Plans and submit draft and adopted elements to the California State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review and determination of compliance with State law. Government Code Section 65588 and SB 375 established an eight-year update cycle, or four-year cycle for Housing Elements that are submitted late. On December 12, 2017, the City Council adopted the 2014-2021 (5th Cycle) Housing Element Update. Because it was submitted to HCD past the statutory deadline of October 15, 2013, the City is on a four-year update cycle and is required to submit a “mid-cycle update” to HCD.
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On May 26, 2020, the City Council set a public hearing for June 9, 2020, to consider adoption of the 2014-2021 Four Year (Mid-Cycle) Housing Element Update and implementing ordinances related to manufactured housing, accessory dwelling units, emergency shelters and transitional and supportive housing, density bonuses, and reasonable accommodations.
Staff is recommending the Public Hearing be continued to June 23, 2020.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
The Housing Element is a required component of the General Plan and the proposed ordinances are necessary to comply with State law and implement the policies of the Housing Element. This activity is consistent with Goal 6-2, which is to “promote and encourage housing development that adequately meets the needs of all socioeconomic segments of the community and region.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Pursuant to Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a “Project” means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Approval of a policy or regulatory document is an administrative function and is not a project as defined by CEQA.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed and approved the staff report for this item.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Adopting the Housing Element does not have a direct impact on the City’s General Fund. However, the City Council authorized a Professional Services Agreement and two amendments with Kimley Horn and Associates, Inc. in the amount of $167,000, which includes the preparation of the 2014-2021 Four Year (Mid-Cycle) Housing Element Update and preparation of necessary zoning code amendments to ensure Housing Element compliance. The City Council authorized a professional services agreement for $75,000 on March 13, 2019, a first amendment for $33,000 on July 9, 2019, and a second amendment for $59,000 on November 12, 2019, for these planning services.
Capital Improvement Budget Impact
There is no capital improvement budget impact.
Licensing
There is no licensing associated with this request.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council continue the Public Hearing to June 23, 2020, on the 2014-2021 Four Year (Mid-Cycle) Housing Element Update and implementing ordinances related to manufactured housing, accessory dwelling units, emergency shelters and transitional and supportive housing, density bonuses, and reasonable accommodations.