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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGeneral Plan Annual Progress ReportCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF REPORT June 19, 2008 Meeting Agenda Item No. 8 SUBJECT: General Plan Annual Progress Report including Housing Element Report (PA2007 -195) TO: Planning Commission PLANNER: Melinda Whelan, Assistant Planner (949) 644 -3221, mgondrezacity .newport- beach.ca.us Review, provide comment, and direct staff to submit the General Plan Annual Progress Report to City Council, Office of Planning and Research (OPR), and Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). DISCUSSION The intent of this report is to demonstrate the City's compliance with Government Code Section 65400, which mandates that the City to prepare an annual report on the status of the General Plan and progress of implementation. Each City and County is required to submit the annual report to their legislative body. A copy of the report is required to be sent to the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The report attached as Exhibit No. 1, follows preparation guidelines set forth by OPR and provides information for decision makers to assess how the General Plan was implemented during the 2007 calendar year. The report does not look at every Implementation Program separately but instead at the General Plan Implementation Task List created by the General Plan /Local Coastal Program Implementation Committee. The Committee, created by City Council in December 2006, identified priority tasks to implement the General Plan. The Housing Element portion has more specific requirements, as required by Government Code Sections 65584 and 65583, to demonstrate the City's progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs and Housing Element goals. As mandated by Government Code Section 65400, staff used guidelines provided by HCD to prepare this portion. As a result, the Housing Element portion includes the following information: HE and GP Progress Report June 19, 2008 Page 2 (A) annual building activity reports for new housing units; (B) regional housing needs allocation progress; and (C) program implementation status including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing. Environmental Review Not subject to CEQA, as the actions are not a project as defined in Section 15378(b) (2) of the Public Resources Code. Prepared by: Melinda Whelan, Assistant Planner EXHIBITS Submitted by: 1 David Lepo, P ann' Director General Plan Annual Progress Report (Including Housing Element Report) and Attachment A CIP Project Table