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BACKGROUND As part of the City's General Plan the Housing Element is a comprehensive statement of the city's current and future housing needs and proposed actions to facilitate the provision of housing to meet those needs at all income levels. Regular updates to the Housing Element are required by State law. The 6th Cycle Housing Element covers the planning period from 2023-2031. On January 26, 2023, the City Council adopted the 6th Cycle Housing Element and took related actions. Certification by the State HCD reviews each housing element prepared by cities and counties across the state and makes determination of compliance with State law. If HCD issues a finding that the Housing Element is in substantial compliance with State law, it is determined to be certified. The City has communicated with HCD at various points in the Housing Element update process as follows: • August 16, 2022: City submitted first draft Housing Element to HCD • November 14, 2022: HCD provided a comment letter to the City • November-December 2022: City revised the draft Housing Element in response to the November HCD comment letter • January 26, 2023: City adopted its Housing Element • February 14, 2023: City resubmitted the adopted Housing Element to HCD • March 2023: HCD provided the City with informal comments on the resubmittal • March 30, 2023: City submitted minor adjustments to HCD in response to the informal comments • April 10, 2023: HCD provided a formal comment letter to the City (Attachment 1). The adopted Housing Element addressed a majority of HCD's comments as submitted in its initial comment letter to the City. However, as indicated in the April 10 letter, a few remaining items need to be further refined before HCD will certify the document. Staff and the professional services team carefully reviewed HCD's April 10 comments and met with HCD staff to discuss, as noted. Based on these comments and the discussion, the project team has made proposed revisions which are listed further in this report and shown in Exhibit B of Attachment 2 as redlines to the adopted Housing Element. There is also one minor mapping adjustment to the Land Use Map in the General Plan's Land Use Element, Exhibit A of Attachment 2, that is needed to align with the Housing Element as described further below. On May 10, 2023, the Planning Commission reviewed and recommended the City Council approve of the amendments, as proposed by staff.' The modifications are now presented to the City Council for review and adoption. Upon adoption, the City will resubmit the modified, adopted Housing Element to HCD for certification. ' The Housing Commission was not requested to review the revisions,since no substantive revisions were made to areas of the Element within the Commission's purview,such as housing-related programs and funding. Page 2 of 7