To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: BRANDY FORBES, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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PUBLIC HEARING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH 6TH CYCLE 2021-2029 DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND CERTIFICATION OF AN INITIAL STUDY/NEGATIVE DECLARATION
ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2110-095, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE CITY'S 6TH CYCLE 2021-2029 DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND ASSOCIATED CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT DOCUMENTATION, INITIAL STUDY/NEGATIVE DECLARATION
PROCEDURES:
1. Open public hearing;
2. Take testimony from staff and all interested parties, and deliberate;
3. Close public hearing;
4. Adopt by title only Resolution No. CC-2110-095
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
At their public meeting on June 15, 2021, the Redondo Beach City Council approved in a 3-2 vote (Councilmembers Horvath and Emdee voting no) the City's Draft General Plan Land Use Plan/Map (attached), which demonstrates the City's capacity for complying with Redondo Beach's 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), and authorized staff to submit the City's Draft Housing Element to the State's Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
Staff submitted the City's Draft Housing Element to HCD and received their formal written comments on September 2, 2021 (attached). HCD's correspondence notes that the draft element addresses many statutory requirements; however, revisions are required to address concerns with "adequate sites for accommodating the City's regional housing needs allocation of 1,444 housing units for lower-income households, affirmatively furthering fair housing (AFFH) requirements, and details regarding various Housing Programs.
At their public hearing on September 16, 2021, the Planning Commission considered HCD's comments along with the staff's recommendations for responses, received additional comments from the public, discussed and appr...
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