REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the 2018 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.
Two new laws which took effect on January 1, 2018 require all jurisdictions, including charter cities, to submit an APR every year. AB 879 and SB 35 of the 2017 Housing Legislation Package expanded the types of data that must be reported for the Housing Element Annual APR. HCD did not have new reporting forms available for the 2017 APR deadline; the new forms are now available and HCD has instructed jurisdictions to use the new reporting form for the 2018 calendar year.
The draft 2018 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 2018 that contribute toward meeting its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), as described further in the Discussion section below.
All successor housing entities are required to submit an annual report on the Low-Moderate Income Housing Asset Funds (LMIHAF) as an addendum to the housing element Annual Progress Report (APR) to HCD. The City is the Housing Successor to the Redevelopment Agency and therefore is required to provide information on housing financial and activity information by including specified information as part of the LMIHAF report annually.
EXISTING POLICY
Sunnyvale General Plan
Housing Element
Goal HE-1: Assist in the provision of adequate housing to meet the diverse needs of Sunnyvale's household...
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