REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Travis Hopkins, City Manager
VIA: Jennifer Villasenor, Director of Community Development
PREPARED BY: Patty Malagon, Associate Planner
Subject:
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Consider and direct staff to forward the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (formerly the 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 Land Use and Climate (formerly the Office of Planning and Research) by April 1 every year to provide data on the prior calendar year. City staff has prepared Huntington Beach's APR for calendar year 2024 for the City Council's consideration. 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.
Recommended Action:
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Approve the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report, and direct staff to submit the 2024 Housing Element APR to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation (formerly the Office of Planning and Research)
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Alternative Action(s):
Do not approve the 2024 Housing Element Progress Report, and direct staff accordingly. 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 ...
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