REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning & Development Department
BY: SOPHIA PAGOULATOS, Planning Manager
Planning & Development Department
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the City's Participation in a Multijurisdictional Housing Element Update process:
***RESOLUTION - to Participate in the Fresno County Multijurisdictional Housing Element Update and Cost Sharing Agreement (Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends City Council adopt the resolution to participate in the Fresno County Multijurisdictional Housing Element Update and cost sharing arrangement which includes the City of Fresno's share of the cost of the MJHE in an amount not to exceed $245,000 to be paid from the City's Local Early Action Planning grant.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
California housing element law requires every jurisdiction to prepare and adopt a housing element every 8 years as part of their required general plans. The City of Fresno prepared its own housing element for the most recent 5th cycle of the housing element in 2016. At the same time, 13 of Fresno County's 16 jurisdictions, with help from the Fresno Council of Governments, prepared a multi-jurisdictional 5th cycle housing element that was very well received by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, the state agency responsible for certifying housing elements.
The City's Housing Element will need to be updated for the upcoming 6th cycle by December of 2023. COG jurisdictions have come together to embark on another multijurisdictional effort, and this time, staff is proposing that the City of Fresno participate in that effort due to cost, time and resource savings, and for the opportunity to collaborate regionally on housing.
BACKGROUND
There are particular challenges of the sixth cycle housing element that make collaboration a best option. Specifically:
* New legislation increases the level of analys...
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