REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Eric G. Parra, Interim City Manager
VIA: Jennifer Villasenor, Acting Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Nicolle Aube, AICP, Senior Management Analyst
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Consider and direct staff to forward the 2023 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor's Office of Planning and Research
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Statement of Issue:
State law requires cities and counties to prepare a Housing Element Annual Progress Report (APR) to track progress made on their respective Housing Element implementation efforts. The APR is due to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) by April 1 every year to provide data on the prior calendar year. City staff has prepared Huntington Beach's APR for calendar year 2023 for the City Council's consideration. Filing an APR is required in order to continue receiving Permanent Local Housing Allocation funds (PLHA) for homelessness response programs, in addition to other regional and state funds. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65913.4(4)(a), proposed housing developments are entitled to SB 35 streamlining (ministerial approval) if the City fails to submit the APR by the April 1 deadline for two consecutive years.
Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact to filing the APR. By meeting this and other eligibility requirements, the City may continue to apply for certain, eligible state and regional grant funds.
Recommended Action:
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Approve the 2023 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, and direct staff to submit the 2023 Housing Element APR to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and Governor's Office of Planning and Research.
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the 2023 Housing Element Progress Report, and direc...
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