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CC - Adoption of a Resolution Approving and Confirming the Findings of the 2019 Annual Housing Element Progress Report.
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Meeting Date: September 14, 2020
Contact Person/Dept: Michael Allen/Current Planning Manager
William Kavadas/Assistant Planner
Phone Number: (310) 253-5727 / (310) 253-5706
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: [X]
Planning Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date: N/A
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (09/10/2020); (Posted) City Website (09/14/2020)
Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld, Community Development Director (08/17/2020)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a Resolution approving and confirming the findings from the 2019 Housing Element Annual Progress Report submittal as required by State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (Attachment 1).
BACKGROUND
The State of California Department of Housing and Community Development requests data on Housing Element implementation from jurisdictions on an annual basis. The State requests information related to the number of new housing units constructed and goal and policy achievements. This data is used to assess jurisdiction-specific progress in meeting the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation. The Current Planning Division worked with the Housing Division to prepare the 2019 Annual Progress Report.
ANALYSIS
The City continued to make progress to meet State mandated RHNA goals during the 2019 calendar year. State mandates require the City to track the following new housing unit related data as seen in Table 1.
Table 1: New Housing Unit Review 2019
Applications included building permit applications for 74 net new units and planning entitlement applications for 169 net new units, includin...
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