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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-10 - Dissolving the Affordable Housing Task ForceRESOLUTION 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. Resolution No. 2023-10 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. 2023-10 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. ATTEST: IL ' :.4 City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE G/�--- a on C. Harp City Attorney STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH } I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 2023-10 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 14th day of February, 2023; and the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Mayor Noah Blom, Mayor Pro Tem Will O'Neill, Council Member Brad Avery, Council Member Robyn Grant, Council Member Lauren Kleiman, Council Member Joe Stapleton, Council Member Erik Weigand NAYS: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of said City this 151h day of February, 2023. r 4ARAZ Leilani I. Brown City Clerk Newport Beach, California