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Home My WebLink About06 - Dissolving the Affordable Housing Task ForceQ �EwPpRT CITY OF s NEWPORT BEACH `q44:09 City Council Staff Report February 14, 2023 Agenda Item No. 6 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk - 949-644-3005, (brown@newportbeachca.gov PREPARED BY: Eric Bryan, Deputy City Clerk, ebryan@newportbeachca.gov PHONE: 949-644-3006 TITLE: Resolution No. 2023-10: Dissolving the Affordable Housing Task Force With the full City Council engaged in the General Plan Update and implementing the certified Housing Element, this task force is no longer needed. RECOMMENDATIONS: a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly; and b) Adopt Resolution No. 2023-10, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California, Dissolving the Affordable Housing Task Force. DISCUSSION: At the March 14, 2000 City Council meeting, the City Council established the Affordable Housing Task Force by adopting Resolution No. 2000-27, and extended it pursuant to Resolution Nos. 2001-9, 2002-20, and 2003-13 at the February 13, 2001; February 26, 2002; and February 25, 2003 City Council meetings, respectively. The Affordable Housing Task Force was created to identify, evaluate and implement affordable housing projects to satisfy community needs and achieve regional housing goals. Since the middle of 2020, City of Newport Beach (City) staff and its consultant team worked with the Housing Element Update Advisory Committee (HEUAC), Planning Commission, City Council, and the community to prepare an update to the Housing Element. On September 13, 2022, the Newport Beach City Council adopted the 6th Cycle Housing Element for the 2021-2029 planning cycle in response to the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation of 4,845 new affordable housing units for Newport Beach. 6-1 Resolution No. 2023-10: Disbanding the Affordable Housing Task Force February 14, 2023 Page 2 On October 5, 2022, the City received a letter from the Department of Housing and Community Development, certifying the City's Housing Element as being in full compliance with State Housing Element Law. Since the City continues to work on the Housing Element implementation, and with the full City Council engaged in the General Plan Update, the Affordable Housing Task Force is no longer needed. Resolution No. 2023-10 is attached hereto as Attachment A and disbands the Affordable Housing Task Force. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact related to this item. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. NOTICING: The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of the meeting at which the City Council considers the item). ATTACHMENT: Attachment A — Resolution No. 2023-10 6-2 ATTACHMENT A RESOLUTION NO. 2023- 10 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DISSOLVING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TASK FORCE WHEREAS, on March 14, 2000, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach ("City Council") adopted Resolution No. 2000-27, establishing the Affordable Housing Task Force ("Task Force") for a term of one year; WHEREAS, the Task Force was formed to identify, evaluate and implement one or more affordable housing projects to address the affordable housing needs in Newport Beach; WHEREAS, the City Council extended the term of the Task Force pursuant to Resolutions Nos. 2001-9, 2002-20, and 2003-13; WHEREAS, pursuant to California Government Code Section 65580 et seq. ("State Housing Element Law"), the California Department of Housing and Community Development ("HCD") adopted its 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Determination ("RHND") in 2019 for the 2021-2029 planning period, identifying a need for additional affordable housing units within the regional jurisdiction of the Southern California Association of Governments ("SCAG"), which includes the.City of Newport Beach ("City"); WHEREAS, in 2020, SCAG adopted its 6th Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment ("RHNA"), which allocated 4,845 housing units to the City for the 2021-2029 planning period; WHEREAS, City staff, consultants, Planning Commission, and the City Housing Element Update Advisory Committee ("HEUAC"), developed the 6th Cycle Housing Element for the 2021-2029 planning period ("6th Cycle Housing Element"); WHEREAS, on September 13, 2022, the City Council adopted the 6th Cycle Housing Element in accordance with State Housing Element Law; WHEREAS, HCD certified the City's 6th Cycle Housing Element on October 5, 2022, as compliant with State Housing Element Law; and WHEREAS, the entire City Council is focused on issues related to affordable housing and the Task Force is no longer necessary at this time. M0 Resolution No. 2023- Page 2 of 3 NOW, THEREFORE, the ,City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as follows: Section 1: The City Council does hereby repeal Resolutions Nos. 2000-27, 2001-9, 2002-20, and 2003-13 and dissolves the Affordable Housing Task Force. Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are incorporated into the operative part of this resolution. Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. Section 4: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3 ("CEQA Guidelines") because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly. Resolution No. 2023- Page 3 of 3 Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution. ADOPTED this 14th day of February, 2023. NOAH BLOM Mayor ATTEST: Leilani I. Brown City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE Aaron C. Harp City Attorney 6-5