REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Approve the 2017 Annual Progress Report on Implementation of the General Plan Housing Element
Report
BACKGROUND
California Government Code Section 65400 ("Section 65400") requires cities and counties to submit an Annual Progress Report (APR) to the State by April 1 of each year. APRs must be submitted to two State agencies: the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The APRs describe each jurisdiction's progress in implementing the housing elements of their General Plans. Until 2018, charter cities such as Sunnyvale were not required to comply with the APR reporting requirements. However, Sunnyvale submitted APRs voluntarily in prior years to qualify for State grants, such as the Housing Related Parks (HRP) program. The City received two HRP grants in recent years, amounting to a total of more than $2 million in grant funds. These grants were used to make capital improvements to Fair Oaks Park.
Two new laws which took effect on January 1, 2018 (SB 35 and AB 879) now require all jurisdictions, including charter cities, to submit an APR every year, beginning with the 2017 APRs, due by April 1, 2018. These laws also expanded the types of data that must be reported in the APRs. However, HCD will not have new reporting forms available in time for the 2017 APR deadline. HCD has instructed jurisdictions to use the current reporting form for 2017, and plans to update the reporting forms in time for the 2018 APR deadline of April 1, 2019.
The draft 2017 APR (Attachment 1) provides an update on the City's progress in implementing the 2015-2023 Housing Element. The APR describes the City's accomplishments through the end of calendar year 2017 that contribute toward meeting its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), as described further in the Discussion section below. Appendix A of the APR is the City of Sunnyvale Housing Successor Agency Annual Report on the L...
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