Agenda Item Wording:
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Acceptance of the 2023 Housing Element - Annual Progress Report (APR).
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Deadline for Action: 3/18/2024
Submitting Department: Community Development
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Brandon Smith, Principal Planner, 713-4636 brandon.smith@visalia.city;
Paul Bernal, Community Development Director, 713-4025 paul.bernal@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council receive the 2023 Housing Element Annual Progress Report and authorize staff to forward the report to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
Background Discussion:
Pursuant to State Housing Law (Government Code Section ?65400), cities and counties are required to report their progress on implementing their current Housing Elements. The report includes a summary of the jurisdiction's housing activity, progress in reaching their Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) by income level, and progress in implementing the City's Housing Element's goals and programs.
The report is a useful tool for City officials, staff, citizens, and stakeholder groups interested in the City's housing trends, particularly as they relate to affordable housing. The report must be reviewed by the City Council, submitted to HCD by April 1st, and accepted by HCD. Failure to prepare and deliver the report on a timely basis incurs risk of the City losing future housing grant funding opportunities.
The report demonstrates that the City follows all applicable State laws and policies pertaining to housing, and that the City is implementing its housing policies and programs as articulated in its midcycle or four-year update to the 5th Cycle Housing Element adopted in December 2019. (The City will begin reporting on its progress on the 6th Cycle Housing Element, which was completed in December 2023, starting next year.)
The 2023 APR forms and tables are largely unchanged from the previous year's format. The APR continues to require listing...
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