REPORT TO HOUSING AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
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Consideration of Draft 2020 Housing Strategy (Study Issue)
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REPORT IN BRIEF
A comprehensive Housing Strategy has been prepared for the City of Sunnyvale to provide a complete view of the City's existing housing programs and policies and to provide a plan to meet the future housing needs of the community. The Housing Strategy, based on the 2017 Study Issue, summarizes current housing stock and demographic data, outlines the existing housing programs, highlights the extensive public outreach, and recommends a variety of programs and policies to implement prior to or concurrent with the next Housing Element update in 2023. Staff recommends the Housing and Human Services Commission (HHSC) recommend that Council adopt the attached 2020 Housing Strategy (Attachment 2) and finalize ranking and timing of the recommended strategies (Attachment 3) to establish an implementation schedule.
BACKGROUND
The Housing Strategy Study Issue, CDD 17-09 (see Attachment 4), was ranked number one by Council among proposed Community Development Department (CDD) study issues for 2017. This Study Issue consists of a combination of several narrowly focused study issues proposed by Commissions and/or Council on housing policy issues in 2017. Staff proposed this approach as a more holistic and integrated alternative, rather than performing several highly specific, but possibly disjointed, study issues.
The scope of this Study was further refined through Council direction during the study issues workshops in February 2017, and specifically during the March 28, 2017 hearing on the proposed timeline for the ranked study issues (RTC No.17-0156). Funding for this project was approved by Council as part of the 2017/18 Adopted Budget. Scope of Work for this study was approved by Council on December 12, 2017 (RTC No.17-1069); the scope was further refined to prioritize completion of inclusionary rental housing in advance of th...
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