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17 THE CITY OF - -•• �= " CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pLE ASANTO\ November 15, 2022 Community Development TITLE: RECEIVE UPDATE ON REVISED SCHEDULE AND WORK PLAN FOR THE 6TH CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE, STONERIDGE MALL FRAMEWORK, AND OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS SUMMARY The City is in the process of updating its Housing Element, and is approaching the closing stages of the process, including bringing the draft Housing Element forward for Planning Commission and City Council review and adoption. By statute, the Housing Element must be adopted by January 31 , 2023; however, the City's previous schedule had proposed to make use of a 120-day "grace period," and adopt a Housing Element, including formal certification by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) by approximately April 2023. Based on an emerging concern that delayed adoption would put the City at risk of applications submitted under a provision of the Housing Accountability Act, referred to as the "builder's remedy," staff now recommends the City Council adopt the Housing Element by the January 31 deadline, with certification by HCD to follow. Among the locations considered as potential housing sites in the Draft Housing Element is Stoneridge mall. In August 2022, the City Council authorized work to develop a "Framework" for Stoneridge mall, which would provide guidance for the location, configuration and desired land use, circulation and urban design intent, to be reflected in the Housing Element. With the acceleration of the Housing Element schedule, it is also necessary to revise the schedule for the Framework and come to some key decision points to coincide with adoption of the Housing Element. As well, the City is working on Objective Design Standards (ODS) that would apply to housing developments; this effort would also be brought forward with the Housing Element for adoption by the City Council. This agenda report outlines the revised schedule and some adjustments to components of the Framework scope of work to accommodate the accelerated timeframe. RECOMMENDATION Receive the update on the revised schedule and work plan for the 6th Cycle Housing Element Update, Stoneridge Mall Framework, and Objective Design Standards. FISCAL IMPACT The City Council previously authorized professional services contracts for the Housing Element Update, its accompanying Environmental Impact Report, and the Stoneridge Mall Framework. As a separate agenda item, the City Council is requested to consider