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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-06 - Housing ElementRESOLUTION NO. 2022-06 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF COSTA MESA ADOPTING THE INITIAL STUDY/MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR, AND APPROVAL OF, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT 21-01, CITY OF COSTA MESA 2021-2029 (SIXTH CYCLE) HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY FINDS AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa adopted the General Plan's Fifth Cycle Housing Element on January 21, 2014; WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65358(a) authorizes the City Council to amend the General Plan if it is deemed to be in the public interest; WHEREAS, the General Plan is a long-range, comprehensive document that serves as a guide for the orderly development of the City of Costa Mesa; WHEREAS, by its very nature, the General Plan is subject to update and revision to account for current and future community needs; WHEREAS, the Housing Element is one of the seven State -mandated General Plan chapters or "elements" and is a component of the City of Costa Mesa 2015-2035 General Plan; WHEREAS, California State Housing Element Law establishes the requirements for Housing Elements, and California Government Code Section 65588 requires that local governments review and revise the Housing Element of their comprehensive General Plans not less than once every eight years. Additionally, the California Legislature identifies overall housing goals for the State with the goal of ensuring every resident has access to housing and a suitable living environment; WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa has been assigned an allocation of 11,760 new housing units as its share of the regional housing need assessment (RHNA) in Southern California; WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa has completed extensive public outreach that included conducting two City-wide Townhall meetings on November 18, 2020 and September 2, 2021, hosting outreach meetings for each of the City's six voting districts on Resolution No. 2022-06 Page 1 of 4 February 17, 2021 and February 18, 2021, a special study session with the Planning Commission was held on March 1, 2021 and with the City Council on March 23, 2021, and on April 27, 2021 and September 13, 2021, the City Council and Planning Commission held joint public study sessions; WHEREAS, the Housing Element update must be adopted by City Council and certified by California State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), and the Planning Commission is required to make a recommendation regarding the Housing Element update prior to City Council adoption and HCD certification; WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), an Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) was prepared for the Housing Element Update in compliance with CEQA and the local environmental review guidelines; WHEREAS, the IS/MND were circulated for the required 30-day public review period from October 29, 2021, to November 29, 2021; WHEREAS, the final adoption of the IS/MND along with the associated and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) shall be considered by the City Council as the final approval authority, after consideration of public comments received during the public review period; WHEREAS, the IS/MND and MMRP reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City of Costa Mesa; WHEREAS, the public review draft Housing Element was circulated for public comment between August 17, 2021 and September 15, 2021; WHEREAS, On October 6, 2021, the Draft Housing Element Update was sent to the HCD for review and comment, and on December 3, 2021, the Department of HCD forwarded the State's review comments regarding the 2021-2029 Draft Housing Element update; WHEREAS, duly -noticed public hearings were held by the Planning Commission for the review of the Draft Housing Element update on November 8, 2021, November 22, 2021 and December 13, 2021; WHEREAS, the Planning Commission at its December 13, 2021 meeting reviewed the Draft Housing Element update that included revisions based on the State's review comments and recommended by a 6-1 vote that the City Council approve the Housing Element update and associated IS/MND ; Resolution No. 2022-06 Page 2 of 4 WHEREAS, a duly -noticed public hearing was held by the City Council for the review of the Draft Housing Element update on January 18, 2022, public comments were considered by the City Council, and the City Council continued the item to the February 1, 2022 City Council meeting; WHEREAS, on February 1, 2022, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing, considered public comments and considered approval of the IS/MND, MMRP and the Housing Element update; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA HEREBY RESOLVES as follows: Section 1. The 2021-2029 (Sixth Cycle) Housing Element sets forth the housing policies for the City, facilitates the preservation and development of housing, and establishes programs to accommodate the City's share of the regional housing need. Section 2. In accordance with Government Code Section 65583, the City finds that the City's Sixth Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element complies with the duty to affirmatively further fair housing. Section 3. The City finds that the Sixth Cycle (2021-2029) Housing Element complies with the requirements of State law. Section 4. The City finds that the City Council considered public comments received during the public review period and finds CEQA, the IS/MND and MMRP have been prepared in compliance with CEQA and the local environmental review guidelines, and hereby approves and adopts the IS/MND and MMRP;. Section 5. The City Council hereby approves and adopts the 2021-2029 (Sixth Cycle) Housing Element which updates the previously -approved City -adopted Fifth Cycle Housing Element. Section 6. Pursuant to State housing element law, the City Council hereby authorizes the Director of Economic and Development Services to forward the adopted 2021-2029 (Sixth Cycle) Housing Element to the HCD for State certification. Resolution No. 2022-06 Page 3 of 4 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of February, 2022. ATTEST: I�J�k 0y"VL Brenda Green, dity Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF COSTA MESA ) ss John Stepj]ea , ayor APPROVED AS Ttb FORM: Kimfjerly Hall Barlow, City Attorney I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 2022-06 was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa held on the 1st day of February, 2022, by the following roll call vote, to wit: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: CHAVEZ, GAMEROS, HARLAN, REYNOLDS, MARR, AND STEPHENS. NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARPER. ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the City of Costa Mesa this 2nd day of February, 2022. �'X-Mh- QK") Brenda Green, dity Clerk Resolution No. 2022-06 Page 4 of 4