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Home My WebLink About05-12-1981 Staff reportREPORT TO MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: 4 -28-81 COUNCIL MEETING: 5-12-81 SUBJECT : Housing Element ISSUE SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND State law requires that every jurisdiction have an adequate housing element as one of the nine mandated elements of its General Plan. Prior to the passage of AB 2853 in September 1980, existing state law required that these housing elements conform to the guidelines promulgated by the State Department of Housing and Community Development in 1977. Localities within the ABAG area were required to bring their housing elements into conformance with the 1977 Guidelines by October 1979. The City of Saratoga began preparation of a new housing element in mid -1979. The Department of HCD granted the City an extension during the course of development of the element, and the Planning Commission adopted a draft element on February 27, 1980. The City Council rejected this draft on May 21, 1980. The new State housing legislation, AB 2853, obligates every jurisdiction to adopt a housing element which conforms to either the 1977 Guidelines or the substantive requirements of AB 2853 on or before October 1, 1981. The principal distinctions between the requirements of the two are shown below: 1977 Guidelines Set targets for meeting housing needs of non - marketrate households (0 -SOo, 51 -800 of County median income). AB 2853 Identify plans for meet- ing housing needs of all income levels (0 -50a, 51 -800, 81 -1200, 121 +0 of County median income). Report to City Council RE: Housing Element 1977 Guidelines Include standards and plans for provision of adequate sites for non - marketrate housing. Indicate a reasonable time frame for accomplish- ing the housing program. April 28, 1981 Page 2 AB 2853 .Inventory land and identify sites suitable for residential develop- ment to meet housing needs of all income levels. Set forth a five -year schedule of actions to be undertaken to implement the housing program. If a draft housing element is submitted to HCD by July 1, 1981,'the jurisdiction has the option of conforming to the 1977 Guide.lines rather than the more stringent requirements of.AB 2853. In that ABAG has not been able to yet generate the figures which AB 2853 requires for sub- stantiation of the housing needs to be addressed in the element, most jurisdictions-have decided it is.more prudent to proceed under the Guidelines. In the long run, it can be anticipated that the housing element con- tent must conform to the statute; AB 2853 requires review and revision of the housing element by July 1, 1.984 and the periodic five -year revisions thereafter. This review requirement is very appropriate for Saratoga's situation. The General Plan review process now underway will undoubtedly produce recommendations that will affect the housing clement. The direction received in the total plan review will be factored into the housing element, either in the version due for adoption by October 1, 1981, if known by then, or when the comprehen- sive amendments occur at the completion of the process. At the present time, it should clearly be explained to the public and to the General Plan Citizens Advisory Committee that this action constitutes an interim measure to bring the City into compliance with state law and will be superseded by the housing element developed through the ongoing General Plan review process. Saratoga is not alone; a majority of cities in-the Bay Area have not adopted new housing elements. However, HCD has hired additional personnel to review the draft housing elements which the law requires be sent to the department for review and comment prior to adoption. The law also states there shall be no extensions granted beyond the October deadline. Report to City Council RE: Housing Element April 28, 1981 Page 3 Assemblyman Konnyu has introduced legislation (see attached AB 1995) to relieve cities of less than 50,000 population from the requirements of AB 2853; while the Council may wish to support this bill, it has not yet been calendared for consideration by the Assembly. The League of. California Cities will have no position on the bill until at least mid -June. RECOMMENDATION Staff suggests the following calendar for accomplishing compliance with the law: May 12 - Council study session to-review requirements of Guidelines and evaluate various housing policies and programs. May 26 - C.ouncil study session to develop consensus for direction to Planning Commission for preparation of draft housing element. June 2 - June 10 - June 1 -7 - June 24 - Prior to July 1 - FISCAL IMPACTS Planning Commission receives Council direction and refines draft housing element. Public hearing before Planning Commission on draft housing element. City Council_ review of Planning Commission response. Note: Council does not conduct hearings and adopt housing element until after draft has been sent to HCD for review and comment. Further Planning Commission hearing and action, if necessary. Forward draft housing element to HCD. Cities and counties may file SB 90 claims for reimbursement of costs incurred in performing this state - mandated work. Staff is tracking all time and costs related to the housing element task. ATTACHMENTS Attached is a checklist to assist Council in evaluating various housing policies and programs that can fulfill the requirements of the hous- - ing element. Report to City Council April 28, 1981 ' RE: Housing Element Page 4 The left -hand column contains the mandated requirements of the State Housing Element Guidelines, adopte i� n 1977. There are permissive as well as mandatory sections within the guidelines. I have generally omitted the permissive from the checklist with three exceptions. I. have marked.the exceptions with asterisks as I feel their inclusion could add a better understanding to the housing situation in Saratoga. (They are: Market Constraints, Government Constraints, and Regional Relationships.) The second column contains, where applicable, policies and programs which the City has previously adopted. (These are shown within quotation marks.) Also listed are goals, policies, and activities which were recommended during prior discussions of housing programs for the City. inhere the second column is empty, this reflects either descriptive information in the left column or the absence of a City Policy or program to deal with that requirement. The third column provides for Council response. Where a policy or program is lacking, or where C.ouncilmembers feel a different approach would be more appropriate, they should indicate their recommendations. This technique should facilitate development of consensus for recom- mendations to the Planning Commission. �- Submitted by J. ne Dernetz Cit Manager Approved by RSR:cd Attachments Vicci M. As USM R ' Planning Rudin Pla4J. inso Director "••� jA P �� COMMITTEES:.. 1. /atW"� y� ; j�L. 3j 1.. 1`= :Os�2fY�!j�V' VICE- CHAIRMAN, iyI 4yy� `:•; w'1„ •T1�!1�y to HUMAN SEIIVICEO CONSUMER PROTECTION AND TOY1C MATlRIALS. /',(^Y, SI Hou91N0 AND COMMUHm /L7jm:\j19 /q DEV�l.OVMfiM RE OW11 AND TAXATION ADDRESS SACRMENTO STATE CAPITOL %� �( .(!� ti .iO1M LEOI9UTTYH Avon SACRAMENTO. CA 05814 CA Illy, {Il�j,' � (D 16) 443 -8305 �-jfryl7 j(py'j DISTRICT OFFICE 7337 E30LUNOFR ROAD CVPERTINO, CA 85014 ERNEST L. KONNYU (408) 446-4114 ASSEMBLYMAN, TWENTY- SECOND DISTRICT April 15,- 1981 Wayne Dernetz, City Manager City of Saratoga 13777 Fruitvale Avenue Saratoga, CA 95070 I invite your attention to AB 1995, enclosed, which. I have recently introduced in response to comments of several cities in our district. This measure is meant to relieve smaller cities bf burdensome reporting requirements of recently enacted legislation. I would especially welcome the support of your city and your council members, both officially and individually. If you would care to join with me in making this bill a law please let me know. E L K : f 1 p Enclosure �� t Sincerely, Ernest L. Konnyu Assemblyman Gn C CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE- 1981 -92 REGULAR SESSION ASSEMBLY BILL No. 1995 Introduced by Assemblyman Konnyu March 31, 1981 An act to amend Section 65582 of the Government Code, relating to cities, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST Ala 1995, as introduced, Konnyu. Cities: planning: housing. Existing law requires the adoption by every county and city of a local general plan, including a housing element. Legislation enacted in 1980 (Chap. 1143, Stats. 1980) imposed substantially more detailed requirements for the housing element, requiring, among other things, that counties and cities plan in the housing element for meeting their ( appropriate share of the demand for housing, and requiring that local agencies conform their general plan housing elements to the new requirements by October 1, 1981. This bill would make these most recently enacted requirements inapplicable to any city with a population less than 50,000. The bill would take effect immediately as an urgency statute. Vote: %. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State - mandated local program: no. The people of the State of California do enact as follows. 1 SECTION 1. Section 65582 of the Government Code 2 is amended to read: 3 65582. As used in this article: 99 40 A13 1995 2 3 4 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 —2— (a) "Community," "locality," "local government," or jurisdiction' means a city, city and county, or courrty , but sloes not mean or inel"cle any city with a population of less than 50,000. (b) "Department" means the Department of Housing and Community Development. (c) "Housing element or "element" means the housing element of the community's general plan, as required pursuant to this article and subdivision (c) of Section 65302. SEC. 2. This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are: In order that small cities with restricted financial resources need not undertake the additional expense of complying with recently mandated planning functions, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately. C 99 50 REQUIREMENT OF STATE HOUSING ELEMENT GUIDELINES. (1977) Section 6408. Scope. Make adequate provision for the housing needs of all economic seg- ments of the community. Section 6418. The Community to be Served by the Local Housing Element. — it is not enough for a locality to measure its responsi`bilitiles to the community in terms of the housing needs of its resident population. ... the housing element must also be responsi0e to the housing needs of a fair share of those households in the general housing market area who do-not live in the locality but whose housing opportunities are affected by the planning decisions of the locality. Sections 6420 - 6430. Fair Share Allocation Plans. The Department of H.C.D. shall pre- pare, or delegate preparation of, a fair share allocation plan to provide localities with a general measure of local responsi- bility for addressing a fair share of the market area housing need. The plan shall estimate immediate and projected housing needs of nonmarket -rate households (i.e., low income, those earning below 80% of the County median income,) The criteria used in the plan to allocate responsibility must seek to expand the range of locational choice for nonmarket -rate households and improve access to employment, services, and other opportunities. H.C.D. developed a plan in June 1979 for Santa Clara County, Saratoga's general housing market area.. The County Planning PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED OR RECOMMENDED OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, OR PROGRAMS Approved I'LIM11.11W ULI'111 %il'IL•hI April 23, 1981 . CITY COUNCIL EVALUATION or, recommended modification c i • .f, ,rti c i raye c rLhiuui(u UCI'Nhll'IClil April 23, 1981 REQUIREMENT OF STATE HOUSING ELEMENT PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED OR RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL EVALUATION GUIDELINES •(1977) OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, OR PROGRAMS Approved or, recommended modification Department translated the allocation formula into numbers of projected house- holds whose needs should be addressed in each jurisdiction. Based on a 1985 pro- This "Unmet need" is reduced by the provision jetted household count of 9,244 which we of 170 Section 8 subsidized rental units for have already exceeded in 1980, the County elderly, one Section 8 family unit subsidized identified an unmet need of 836 low - income through the County Housing Authority, and four families (1 -4 members), 61 families (5+ family units rented at Section 8- equivalent members), and 332 elderly households. rents as a condition of participation in the (Total - 1,229 households). SHARP program. The State determined that communities should establish short -term targets, i.e., not less than 5% per year for a three year period. Need can be met through measures which make existing housing affordable as well as those which create new housing. Section 6436. Challenging a Fair Share Allocation. Where a locality proposes to substitute its own fair share figures... it assumes the burden of establishing in its housing element factors or circumstan- ces which indicate that the assigned allocation is unreasonable or inequitable... Section 6438. Ascertaining Housing Needs. A locality must consider the housing needs of households residing within its geograph- ical jurisdiction and the prospective need for market -rate housing along with its fair share allocation of the nonmarket- rate housing need within the general housing market area of which it is part. ,*tc -r'( Vie'• ��" g t, + •. J 1 ., rL/.1111711,U U L'r'Hhll'IC lvl Aori 1 23. i9ill REQUIREMENT OF STATE HOUSdNG ELEMENT GUIDELINES. (1977) PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED OR RECOMMENDED OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, OR PROGRAMS Approved CITY COUNCIL EVALUATION or, recommended modification Local housing elements shall include Evaluation shall respond to statistics such as: .S estimates of: C• 1 11.1 ... y� � i Nine percent of population aged 60+ (1975).. a. Prospective need for market -rate hous- ing over a 5 year period, taking into Schoolage population declining. .account new household formations, Average household size decreasing, from 3.76 rr ..R. changing preferences of resident house - (1970) to 3.3 (1980). `f holds, population growth, and employ- employ- ment growth; Estimated median income of Saratoga households in 1981, $47,700 and $26,300 for entire County. b. Immediate housing needs, in terms of Ninety -one percent of housing stock is si.ngle- affordability, overcrowding, habita- family units. 0.7 percent apartment vacancy bility and special needs. rate (1981). 170 substandard housing units identified (1979). Section 6440. Methodology. Methodologies Censuses: 1970, 1975, 1980. used in evaluating existing housing stock and socio-economic character of community Saratoga Planning Department inventories and must be identified. surveys: 1979- 1981. *Section 6444. Market Constraints. Analyze the market constraints which affect the production of housing (e.g., cost factors, types of housing provided.) *Section 6446. Governmental Constraints. "Land use regulations shall be based on nat- ural and 'geologic hazards." (Draft Specific Analyze the public actions which constrain the maintenance, improvement, or develop- Plan for N.W. Hillsides, 1.981.) ment of housing (e.g., land use controls, building codes, improvements required of "Further residential development in Saratoga developers, fees, local approval proced- shall, through site plan requirements., respect ures, etc.) open space as much as p P possible." (1974 General Plan policy.) "Building and site design review shall be req- uired for all single- family subdivisions and apartment developments." (1974 General Plan policy.) 3 .S -��- C• 1 11.1 ... y� � i r .7 rr ..R. Z. `f T14 i- N IJr REQUIREMENT OF STATE HOUSING ELEMENT GUIDELIiJES .0977) *Section 6448. Regional Relationships. Analysis could include housing, income, . population and employment trends within the regional context and the impact of regional pressures. Section 6450. The Housin Pro ram. A state- ment of local goal's, policies, and priori - ties; the framework around which the local housing plans are developed and implemented Must be related to the State housing goal of "a decent home and satisfying environ- ment for every Californian." PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED OR RECOMMENDED OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, OR PROGRAMS Goal: Promote the opportunity for all resi- dents to have a sound home.and satisfying environment. Strive to provide housing opportunities to meet the needs of the entire family life cycle of Saratoga residents. Promote diversity and balance in the housing stock which will sustain the existing character of Saratoga in terms of family type, age and income; size, value, character and type of housing units; and site design: Protect the City's existing market rate hous- ing. Promote the private sector's participation in providing housing for the mix of incomes now residing in Saratoga, while continuing to en- courage public and private groups to pursue available Federal and State funding for housing assistance, particularly for the elderly. The City should be responsive to new ideas in financing, physical design and types of construction for meeting housing needs. Rental housing opportunities should be main- tained and increased. Promote programs which will protect and main- tain the City's lower valued housing stock. Privately financed rehabilitation should be encouraged. Approved rl✓li,ulivu UCr.+h119C1i1 April 23, 1981 CITY COUNCIL EVALUATION or, recommended modification 1 ?dyu 5 REQUIREMENT OF STATE HOUSING ELEMENT GUIDELINES (1977) . A description of those plans which the locality intends to implement to further its goals, policies, and priorities. Each plan description shall: 1. identify (and quantify where possible) the objective; 2. describe the actions to be undertaken; 3. discuss financing; 4. assign agency responsibility; 5. establish time frame. PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED OR RECOMMENDED OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, OR PROGRAMS Affordable housing should be integrated throughout the community, both in terms of location and by type of household unit. Assisted housing developments should be large enough to provide for economies of constructior but small enough to allow for assimilation intc the neighborhood. As long as neighborhood consistency, design anc recreation needs can be met, residential uses are suitable for vacant or unused school sites. Ownership, management and assistance for hous- ing should be undertaken by the private sector, non - profit groups, or the County; the County is a resource for administering Federal housing programs. To promote energy conservation, smaller, more energy efficient residential units should be encouraged. Limit higher residential dens.ities to areas consistent with existing zoning and the General Plan. Encourage housing projects to provide units accessible to the handicapped. "The City should encourage development of a residential stock which would provide alterna- tives for Saratoga senior citizens, (1974 General Plan, Housing Element policy.) Saratoga Housing Assistance and Rehabilitation Program - 15 rehabilitations each year (CDBG Housing Assistance Plan). City staff will regularly monitor, by a bi- annual windshield survey, the condition of the City's housing stock over 30 years old. When 10 percent o.f the housing stock exhibits evi- dence that it requires physical maintenance, the City will consider formal actions to Approved r LMIVIV114U UL'rMMIViLIII April 23, 1961 CITY COUNCIL EVALUATION or, recommended modification r t PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED OR RECOMMENDED OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, OR PROGRAMS Affordable housing should be integrated throughout the community, both in terms of location and by type of household unit. Assisted housing developments should be large enough to provide for economies of constructior but small enough to allow for assimilation intc the neighborhood. As long as neighborhood consistency, design anc recreation needs can be met, residential uses are suitable for vacant or unused school sites. Ownership, management and assistance for hous- ing should be undertaken by the private sector, non - profit groups, or the County; the County is a resource for administering Federal housing programs. To promote energy conservation, smaller, more energy efficient residential units should be encouraged. Limit higher residential dens.ities to areas consistent with existing zoning and the General Plan. Encourage housing projects to provide units accessible to the handicapped. "The City should encourage development of a residential stock which would provide alterna- tives for Saratoga senior citizens, (1974 General Plan, Housing Element policy.) Saratoga Housing Assistance and Rehabilitation Program - 15 rehabilitations each year (CDBG Housing Assistance Plan). City staff will regularly monitor, by a bi- annual windshield survey, the condition of the City's housing stock over 30 years old. When 10 percent o.f the housing stock exhibits evi- dence that it requires physical maintenance, the City will consider formal actions to Approved r LMIVIV114U UL'rMMIViLIII April 23, 1961 CITY COUNCIL EVALUATION or, recommended modification � i t • •rdyc o r' Ll11%I1J:IlU ULI' 111MIL111 April 23, 1981 REQUIREMENT OF STATE HOUSING ELEMENT GUIDELINES (1977) PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED OR RECOMMENDED OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, OR PROGRAMS Approved CITY COUNCIL EVALUATION or, recommended modification preserve this older housing stock. These act- ions may include pre -sale inspection based on housing code, City - sponsored paint and fix -up program, target neighborhoods or areas for focused street and other public facility main- tenance activities. The City will continue to participate in the. Santa Clara County Housing Authority's Section 8 rent subsidy program, as well as encourage private developers and groups to seek Section 8 subsidy assistance for their projects. In order to increase housing choices within Saratoga, the City will encourage the develop- ment of multiple- family rental units through land use designation, consistent zoning and. appropriate regulation. The City will continue to protect the balance of multiple- family rental opportunities by discouraging unregulated conversion to condo - miniums or cooperatives. Protection will occur through enforcement of the City's condo - minium conversion ordinance. The City will revise the zoning ordinance to: a: extend planned residential density con- cept to include energy conservation, reduced or modified siting, and other construction cost- reducing incentives for family homes as well as housing for the elderly. b. develop a mixture of commercial- residen- tial use within the "C -C" district. City planning staff will monitor available public and private funding programs for hous- ing assistance and report at least annually with a General Plan update on any nee•+ develop- ments which may be applicable to Saratoga's housing goals, policies and action program. The City will encourage developers, private :W r�irx+ "M it - + •} .C:� •, It 1 r u(ja i YLAH141IVU UCVM:i IIv LIYI April 23. 1981 REQUIREMENT OF STATE HOUSING ELEMENT PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED OR RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL EVALUATION GUIDELINES .(1977) OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, OR PROGRAMS Approved or, recommended modification housing corporations and other groups to pursue available funding. The City will continue to implement the recom- mendations of the Senior Citizens Task force to assist in providing very low, low and mod- erate income housing as well as a range of housing alternatives, both market value and subsidized housing, for Saratoga's elderly. The City will encourage the Saratoga Area Senior Citizens Coordinating Council to provid leadership in providing both market value and subsidized housing suitable for the City's increasing elder population. Clearly set forth those housing strategies The City should continually monitor available which are still to be studied and assign housing programs to identify new sources of responsibility and time frame. funding which may be employed in housing conservation -and maintenance in Saratoga. Section 6452. Preserving Housing and Neigh- "The City shall actively encourage conservation and, where necessary, rehabilitation of exist - borhoods. Describe steps being taken for preservation and conservation of existing ing housing." (1974 General P1an,,Housing housing. Element policy.) "The City should encourage formation of neigh- borhood organizations, pursue strict code enforcement., and improve public facilities in the older.higher density neighborhoods in the Quito- Kentfield area." (1974 General Plan, Housing Element action program.) Section 6454. Preserving Affordability. Evaluate the effects of rehab and conserva- tion programs on rents and property taxes in the affected areas. f �: +r �, .. x( i It , t' . uVi u REQUIREMENT OF STATE HOUSING ELEMENT GUIDELINES .(1977) Section 6456. Standards and Plans for Ade- quate Sites. Each locality must include in its housing element standards and plans for provision of adequate sites for site -built and factory - built housing and mobile homes. a. Standards for evaluating suitability of individual sites for nonmarket -rate housing. b. Collective capacity of sites to accom- modate an appropriate range of housing, focusing on compatibility of local land use controls and local infrastructure with housing needs of all economic segments of community. Section 64,60. Adequate Provision. Adequate provision... requires each locality to make a good faith, diligent effort to provide opportunities for... housing for all econo- mic segments of the community. A locality PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED OR RECOM14ENDED OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, OR PROGRAMS With the exception of the two policies immedi< tely following, all site- specific action program housing items from the 1974 General Plan have been implemented: "Single- family residential densities should be extended to the site on the west side of Saratoga- Sunnyvale between the S.P. tracks an( Manor Drive." "Portions of the Village should be developed it multiple unit residential and professional uses which in appearance reinforce the country atmosphere... mixed residential and commercial land uses should be encouraged." The Land Use Element of the General Plan will be updated periodically to include sufficient sites, consistent with the needs established in the Housing Element for elderly and other assi.sted housing. The public will be involvec in developing criteria for site selection and in identifying appropriate sites. The City should review at least every three years the sites identified for affordable housing and update the General Plan Map and text by: redesignating those already developec to land use designations consistent with existing residential densities; re- evaluating criteria and reviewing previously selected sites for consistency with re- evaluated criteria; and identifying new sites. The public should be directly involved in the criteria review, existing remaining site evaluation, and selection of new sites. Approved rLA,011l,u ULrtiAJ1'IU%1 April 23, 1981 CITY COUNCIL EVALUATION or, recommended modification 1 1 n . t 4 ,i . e PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED OR RECOM14ENDED OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, OR PROGRAMS With the exception of the two policies immedi< tely following, all site- specific action program housing items from the 1974 General Plan have been implemented: "Single- family residential densities should be extended to the site on the west side of Saratoga- Sunnyvale between the S.P. tracks an( Manor Drive." "Portions of the Village should be developed it multiple unit residential and professional uses which in appearance reinforce the country atmosphere... mixed residential and commercial land uses should be encouraged." The Land Use Element of the General Plan will be updated periodically to include sufficient sites, consistent with the needs established in the Housing Element for elderly and other assi.sted housing. The public will be involvec in developing criteria for site selection and in identifying appropriate sites. The City should review at least every three years the sites identified for affordable housing and update the General Plan Map and text by: redesignating those already developec to land use designations consistent with existing residential densities; re- evaluating criteria and reviewing previously selected sites for consistency with re- evaluated criteria; and identifying new sites. The public should be directly involved in the criteria review, existing remaining site evaluation, and selection of new sites. Approved rLA,011l,u ULrtiAJ1'IU%1 April 23, 1981 CITY COUNCIL EVALUATION or, recommended modification 1 1 n . REQUIREMENT OF STATE HOUSING ELEMENT GUIDELINES (1977) is not required to undertake programs whicP are economically infeasible in order to make a good faith, diligent effort. Such effort must emphasize the use of those public powers which impact on housing, in- cluding, but not limited to, land use controls, development controls, and regula- tory concessions and incentives. Such effort must also include a commitment to pursue and cooperate in available federal and state housing programs or indicate the manner in which the locality intends to address its housing needs without such assistance. Section 6462. Environmental Review. Prior to adoption of the housing element, an initial study and negative declaration or Environmental Impact Report must be pre- pared and filed with appropriate agencies Section 6464. Relationship to Other General Plan Elements. Where a locality undertakes revision of any element of its General Plan, it should also examine the other elements to assure internal consistency. Section 64.66. Housing Assistance Plan. The Guidelines are structured to encourage an integrated housing planning process, pro - viding much of the information necessary to prepare a Housing Assistance Plan in com- pliance with federal law relating to com- munity development block grant funding. PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED OR RECOMMENDED OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, OR PROGRAMS The nature of the document (E.I.R. or Negative Declaration) will not be determined until draft element is reviewed by H,C.D. and. final draft is prepared for Council. However, environmental assessment of the proposed policies is ongoing during their development and public review. Consistency of the Housing Element with the other elements of the General Plan will be assured during completion of the General Plan review process now underway. Saratoga will. enter its seventh year of participation in the Community Development Block Grant Program in FY- 1981 -82. The Housing Assistance Plan projects for 1981 -82 are the Paul Avenue improvements and the application of the SHARP program to another 15 units. Approved r LlMi41RU ULI'111 \I1"L14 I April 23, 1981 CITY COUNCIL EVALUATION or, reconnnended modification ■ ,i r •a Sl ��. t} ... i .1 I -;re REQUIREMENT OF STATE HOUSING ELEMENT GUIDELINES (1977) Section 6468. Public Participation. The housing element shall be developed through a decisionmaking process which is accessi- ble to and directly involves all economic segments of the community. The process employed by the locality must be described in the element. Section 6470. Intergovernmental Coordination. ...the localities within the general hous- ing market area must cooperate on a continuing basis. ' Section 6472. Update. The housing element shall be revised as .need dictates, but no less than once every five years. This periodic revision shall include: a. incorporation of new census data; b. evaluation of effectiveness of housing programs, introduction of new plans, and discontinuation of others. PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED OR RECOMMENDED OBJECTIVES, POLICIES, OR PROGRAMS A series of eleven workshops, study sessions, and public hearings were held for the prior draft housing element. Housing issues have been presented to citizens at the series of twelve planning area meetings held for the purpose of General Plan review. The Planning Commission will hold public hearings on the proposed housing element. Saratoga participates with seven other non - entitlement cities and the County in the H.U.D. Community Development Block Grant Program. AB 2853, with which localities must comply after 10/1/81, requires revision of the housing element within 3 years, thus by 7/1/84, and at least every 5 years thereafter. The first revision will probably be substan- tial, in order to incorporate the work of the 1981 Community Plan process. Approved 'Liu iii li.0 ULr'nt�i l'1CII April 23, 1981 CITY COUNCIL EVALUATION or, recommended modification y,. r 117 � 1 .Yu Y�! ' ..I r r; I