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included housing providers and service agencies. A summary of the focused fair housing outreach is included in Appendix F. The City Council has discussed various parts of the document over the course of seven public hearings as follows: • May 18, 2021: Project kick-off and introduction • September 21, 2021: Discussed initial sites criteria to help screen and rank a list of potential sites to be rezoned to meet the City's Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) • October 19, 2021: Reviewed the Preliminary Report which included the Housing Needs Assessment, Housing Constraints Analysis, Existing Programs in the Housing Element, and Housing Resources • January 18, 2022: Reviewed an initial list of potential sites under consideration for rezoning as part of the sites inventory • February 1, 2022: Continued to review the list of potential sites under consideration for rezoning • February 8, 2022: Continued to review the list of potential sites under consideration for rezoning • March 15, 2022: Discussed several housing policy topics including the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance, Lower-Income Housing Fund, Density Bonus, workforce housing, affordability by design, and other City housing programs Draft Housing Element Review The Draft Housing Element in circulation has been prepared to reflect the feedback and public process to date and has been available for public review from June 7 through July 19, 2022 In order to facilitate public comment, the City hosted a Community Meeting on June 14. Other opportunities for public engagement included a Planning Commission hearing on June 22, a Housing Commission hearing on June 23, and this City Council hearing. Additionally, public comments could be provided to staff via the project website, email, or mail correspondence. Following the public review period, staff and the professional services team will implement revisions as necessary to the Draft Housing Element, prior to submittal to HCD. HCD Review If authorized by the Council, the draft document will be submitted to HCD in August for its compulsory review. HCD will have up to 90 days to review and comment on the draft document. After HCD's review period, ending in mid-November, staff will incorporate HCD's comments into an updated draft of the Housing Element for Housing Commission, Planning Commission, and City Council review and discussions/recommendations on the final inventory of housing sites. Environmental Impact Report Additionally, staff is preparing a program-level EIR that will be released for public review in the fall of 2022; release of the EIR is also subject to a public comment period that will end around the conclusion of HCD's review. Page 3 of 18