REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Review Draft Work Plan for 2017 Housing Strategy (Study Issue)
Report
BACKGROUND
The 2017 Housing Strategy study issue, CDD 17-09, was ranked number one by Council among all proposed Community Development Department (CDD) study issues in 2017. The study issue paper is included as Attachment 1 to this report. This study issue consists of a combination of several more narrowly focused study issues proposed by commissions and/or Council on housing policy issues. Staff proposed this study as a more holistic and integrated alternative to doing several highly specific but possibly disjointed study issues. The scope of this study was further refined through Council direction during the study issues workshop in February and the March 28, 2017 hearing on the proposed timeline for the ranked study issues (RTC No. 17-0156). A budget supplement to provide $200,000 in funding for this project was approved by Council as part of the 2017-18 Adopted Budget. That budget is available for consultant studies and/or contract staff as may be needed to complete the study, manage the public outreach process, and finalize the reports and related materials for Council and commissions' consideration.
EXISTING POLICY
General Plan: 2015-2023 Housing Element
Goal A: Assist in the provision of adequate housing to meet the diverse needs of Sunnyvale's households of all income levels.
See Attachment 3 for the list of all General Plan Housing Element goals and policies.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
DISCUSSION
Although this study originated from a diverse set of issues, the general goal of the 2017 Housing Strategy is to refine th...
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