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Public Hearing to Consider a Motion to Approve the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report and Direct Staff to Transmit the Report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (CD)
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MEETING DATE:
March 18, 2026
PREPARED BY:
Cynthia Marsh, City Planner
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Public hearing to consider a motion to approve the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report and direct staff to transmit the report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor's Office of Planning and Research.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The California Department of Housing and Community Development requires all jurisdictions in the state to prepare annual progress reports on implementation of its Housing Element. California Government Code Section 65400 states that the report shall be considered at an annual public meeting before the legislative body, where members of the public shall be allowed to provide oral testimony and written comments.
The purpose of the 2025 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (2025 APR) is to track and monitor progress in addressing the City's assigned Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) goals and policies on an annual basis. The 2025 APR summarizes the City's activities in the 2025 calendar year related to implementation of the 2023-2031 Housing Element, which was adopted by the City Council in March 2024, and Certified by the State in April 2024. This 2025 report will be the second APR for the 6th Cycle Housing Element.
The report must be submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Governor's Office of Planning and Research (OPR) prior to April 1, 2026. HCD provides the APR form to be filled out by each jurisdiction, consisting of a series of tables. The tables summarize the City's progress during the given year in producing various t...
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