REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the 2013 Annual Progress Report on Implementation of the General Plan's Housing Element
Report
BACKGROUND
California Government Code Section 65400 requires every general law city and county to submit an Annual Progress Report (APR) to the State describing the progress made by the local government toward implementing the Housing Element of their General Plan. Government Code Section 65700 exempts charter cities such as Sunnyvale from this requirement; however, certain state grant programs, such as the Housing-Related Parks (HRP) grant program, require all applicant jurisdictions to comply with this requirement, including charter cities. This year the City was eligible to apply for an HRP grant of nearly $1 million for improvements to Fair Oaks Park, due to the City's compliance with the APR reporting requirements and successful development of various affordable housing units in recent years. Staff submitted the application in January and anticipates receiving the results of that application within the next several months.
The APR provided in Attachment 1 quantifies and describes the progress made by the City in calendar year 2013 toward its Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) objectives and Housing Element goals. In addition, the information gathered in this report and in prior year APRs has streamlined the data-gathering process for the 2015-2022 Housing Element Update, which is currently underway and planned for adoption by the end of 2014.
California Government Code Section65400 also requires that the APR be considered at an annual public hearing before Council, where members of the public shall be allowed to provide oral testimony and written comments on the City's progress in implementing its housing element.
EXISTING POLICY
Sunnyvale General Plan, Community Vision Element
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