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Planning Board Study Session: Proposed Process and Schedule to Update the City's General Plan Housing Element for 2023 to 2031
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To: Honorable President and Members of Planning Board
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The March 8, 2021 Planning Board workshop is an opportunity for the Planning Board and the public to review the Housing Element Update work program and initial work products. Planning Board comments and direction on the proposed work program and initial work products will help guide the work of staff and the Planning Board Housing Element Update Subcommittee in support of the Planning Board's responsibilities to prepare a draft Housing Element update for recommendation to the City Council by the fall of next year.
BACKGROUND
On November 4, 2020, the City Council requested an opportunity to review and comment on the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Housing Methodology Committee's Draft Methodology for Distributing the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) among Bay Area cities and counties.
On December 1, 2020, the City Council reviewed and commented on ABAG's draft methodology.
On January 25, the Planning Board reviewed the initial staff recommended process to update the Alameda General Plan Housing Element to accommodate the anticipated RHNA of approximately 5,400 residential units.
On February 2, 2021, the City Council reviewed and endorsed the process.
On February 8, the Planning Board reviewed the Annual Report on the General Plan and Housing Element implementation. At the meeting, several of the Planning Board members identified priorities and issues to address in the Housing Element update, in addition to those identified by staff.
On February 16, 2021, staff requested guidance from the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) regarding reconciliation of State Housing Law with Alameda City Charter Article 26.
DISCUSSION
State Law.
Under the Planning and Zoning Law (?? 65000-66499.581), the Ci...
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