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Home My WebLink About4.08 Amendment to Resolution 133-22 Approving the 2023 – 2031 Housing ElementSTAFF REPORT CITY COUNCIL Page 1 of 2 Agenda Item 4.8 DATE:August 15, 2023 TO:Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM:Linda Smith, City Manager SUBJECT:Amendment to Resolution 133-22 Approving the 2023 –2031 Housing ElementPrepared by:Anne Hersch, Assistant Community Development Director EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:The City Council will consider an amendment to Resolution 133-22 approving the 2023 – 2031 Housing Element effective as of November 15, 2022. STAFF RECOMMENDATION:Adopt the Resolution Amending City Council Resolution 133-22 Approving the 2023 – 2031 Housing Element. FINANCIAL IMPACT:None. DESCRIPTION:BackgroundEach local government in California is required to adopt a comprehensive, long-term General Plan for the physical development of the jurisdiction. A certified Housing Element is one of seven mandatory elements of the General Plan. Housing Element law mandates that local governments update their Housing Element every eight years to demonstrate how the jurisdiction has adequately planned to meet the existing and projected housing needs of all economic segments of the community.On November 15, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution 133-22, which approved the draft Housing Element and associated General Plan and Specific Plan amendments and rezonings. The Resolution also directed Staff to submit the draft Housing Element to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review and certification, and authorized Staff to make non-substantive changes in response to HCD comments to achieve certification. On 292 Page 2 of 2 November 18, 2022, Staff submitted the draft 2023-2031 Housing Element for review and certification. Staff and the consultant are continuing to work with HCD staff to achieve certification of the Housing Element. AnalysisAlthough it was the City’s intent to adopt the Housing Element in November, consistent with state law (Government Code section 65585(f)), City Council Resolution 133-22 states that theresolutiondoes not become effective until certification of the 2023-2031 Housing Element by HCD. The City’s intent was to defer the adoption of the related General Plan and Specific Plan Amendments and rezonings until HCD certified the Housing Element. Therefore, Staff recommends amending Resolution 133-22 to make adoption of the 2023-2031 Housing Element and related Initial Study/Negative Declaration effective as of November 15, 2022. Please refer to Attachment 1 for the Resolution incorporating these amendments. ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION:Pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the City prepared an Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND) for the project. STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:Strategy 2: Housing Affordability Objective A: Develop a Certified Housing Element that balances the location of housing options for all income types. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:The City Council Agenda and the Staff Report were made available on the City’s website. ATTACHMENTS:1) Resolution Amending City Council Resolution 133-22 Approving the 2023 – 2031 Housing Element 293 Attachment 1 Reso. No. XX-22, Item X.X, Adopted XX/XX/2022 Page 1 of 2 RESOLUTION NO. XX – 23 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN AMENDING CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 133-22 APPROVING THE 2023 – 2031 HOUSING ELEMENT (PLPA-2022-00036) WHEREAS,the State of California requires cities and counties to adopt a comprehensive, long-term General Plan for the physical development of the City; and WHEREAS,the Housing Element is one of seven mandated elements of the General Plan and must address the existing and projected housing needs for all economic segments of the community; and WHEREAS,State law requires Housing Elements to be updated every eight years; and WHEREAS,the City of Dublin prepared the 2023 – 2031 Housing Element in accordance with State law, and associated amendments to the General Plan, including the Land Use Element and Land Use Map, and Seismic Safety and Safety Element, and associated amendments to the Eastern Dublin Specific Plan which are collectively referred to as the “Project”; and WHEREAS,the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), together with the CEQA Guidelines and City of Dublin CEQA Guidelines and Procedures require that certain projects be reviewed for environmental impacts and that environmental documents be prepared; and WHEREAS,the City prepared an Initial Study for the Project to determine if it may have a significant effect on the environment; and WHEREAS,the Initial Study determined that the Project would not have any significant environmental effects and the preparation of a Negative Declaration was the appropriate CEQA document; and WHEREAS,the Initial Study/Negative Declaration was circulated for public review from October 4, 2022, through November 2, 2022; and WHEREAS,on November 15, 2022, the City Council held a properly noticed public hearing on the Project, including the Initial Study/Negative Declaration, at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and WHEREAS,on November 15, 2022, the City Council did hear and use independent judgment and considered all said reports, recommendations, and testimony and adopted Resolution 133-22 which adopted the Project and the related Initial Study/Negative Declaration and the 2023 – 2031 Housing Element effective upon certification of the 2023 – 2031 Housing Element by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD); and WHEREAS, the City Council’s intent was to adopt the Housing Element on November 15, 2022 and defer the adoption of the related General Plan and Specific Plan amendments until HCD certified the Housing Element, but the Resolution provided that it would not become effective until HCD certified the Housing Element. 294 Reso. No. XX-23, Item X.X, Adopted XX/XX/23 Page 2 of 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council affirms the findings and recitals contained in Resolution 133-22; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Dublin City Council hereby amends Resolution 133- 22 to make adoption of the Initial Study/Negative Declaration and approval of the 2023 – 2031 Housing Element effective on November 15, 2022. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 15th day of August 2023, by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ______________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _________________________________ City Clerk 295