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Section 17.36.050 of the GMO outlines the contents of a staff generated growth <br /> management report which may be prepared "periodically" as determined by the City <br /> Council to outline the City's progress toward meeting general plan goals and policies, to <br /> provide a summary of building permit activity, and to provide an analysis of the city <br /> infrastructure's capability of meeting anticipated new residential development. <br /> As the City Council recalls, as part of the upcoming RHNA, the City is required by <br /> January 31, 2015, to update its Housing Element which will involve a thorough review of <br /> housing matters including rezoning, development impacts, and affordable housing <br /> programs. Further, this process will involve an environmental review process which will <br /> look at infrastructure matters that may impact residential growth. As a result, staff <br /> perspective is that the Housing Element process will provide information regarding <br /> housing impacts to a level that will most likely exceed what would be provided in a <br /> growth management report and therefore, it will be completed in lieu of a growth <br /> management report. Additionally, staff recommends that any decision made regarding <br /> an adjustment to the 235 annual unit allocation number be done after completion of the <br /> Housing Element in January 2015. <br /> Regarding number 3 above, when the Council reviewed recommended amendments to <br /> the GMO in October 2012, specifically those related to removing the then existing <br /> subcategories of growth management allocation, it did so with the understanding that <br /> there would be a future review of the GMO to identify a mechanism for allocating growth <br /> management approvals in the event that the number of applications for growth <br /> management exceeded the number of available unit allocations. While the actual <br /> methodology for this was not discussed specifically by the Council, the Subcommittee <br /> explored a number of concepts including a point system that takes into account <br /> infrastructure improvements, development design quality, amenities, impacts, green <br /> building, etc. that would be considered by the City Council as part of its decision making <br /> process. However, there are various options available, including retaining the current <br /> system of working with developers to adjust allocations to be consistent with their <br /> construction schedules and City Council expectations. Notwithstanding the potential <br /> need for this type of allocation process, there is benefit of completing the Housing <br /> Element update process prior to discussing the growth management process as it will <br /> provide important information that may play a part in determining an appropriate new <br /> allocation process, if any. As such, staff is recommending the allocation process <br /> discussion occur after adoption of the Housing Element update. <br /> Submitted by: Approved by <br /> Ain <br /> Steven Bocian Brian Dolan Nelson Fialho <br /> Assistant City Manager Director of Community City Manager <br /> Development <br /> Attachments: <br /> 1. City Growth Management Ordinance <br /> 2. Bay Area RHNA <br />