City Council

E. GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR\nTHE 2024 CALENDAR YEAR\nUnder the provisions of Government Code Section 65400(b), the Planning\nDivision is required to provide an annual report to the California Department\nof Housing and Community Development (HCD) and to the Governor’s Office\nof Planning and Research (OPR) regarding the implementation of the General\nPlan’s Housing Element and how the City is meeting the regional housing needs\nfor the community. The General Plan Annual Progress Report (APR) is an\nimportant tool to facilitate the implementation of the Housing Element and to\nassist in tracking and monitoring the City’s progress in addressing the regional\nhousing needs allocation (RHNA), including the number of housing units\npermitted by income level, the status of the programs in the Housing Element,\nand efforts to remove governmental constraints. There is no fiscal impact as\nthis is an information item only.\nCalifornia Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Determination: Not a Project as\ndefined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.\nRecommended Action:\nStaff recommends that the City Council receive and file the information\ncontained in this staff report and direct staff to submit the housing report to\nthe State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).