REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Director of Community Development
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Receive and file the monthly status update on the 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) process
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Statement of Issue:
During the July 15, 2019, City Council Study Session, Community Development staff presented an overview of the 6th Cycle RHNA process and related items of information as directed by the City Council. At the end of the study session, the City Council requested monthly updates on the status of the 6th Cycle RHNA process. This update provides a summary of what has occurred since the last monthly update on October 21, 2019.
Financial Impact:
There is no fiscal impact.
Recommended Action:
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Receive and file the monthly Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) process status update.
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Alternative Action(s):
Provide alternative direction to staff.
Analysis:
The following is a summary of what has occurred during the RHNA process since the last monthly update on October 21, 2019.
On October 21, 2019, the SCAG Community, Economic and Human Development (CEHD) Committee, approved a SCAG staff recommended RHNA methodology to the Regional Council. Mayor Pro Tem Semeta and Council Member Posey are members of the CEHD and attended the meeting representing the City of Huntington Beach and the Orange County Council of Governments, respectively.
The SCAG staff recommended methodology would have resulted in approximately 3,600 RHNA units for the City of Huntington Beach. Although this number is greater than the current cycle RHNA allocation, it resulted in one of the lower allocations for Huntington Beach of all the methodology options that had been presented. In addition, the SCAG staff recommended methodology resulted in a more equitable distribution of RHNA units than the current cycle.
On November 7, 201...
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