26. Housing Element updateCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
CUPERTINO
CfTY HALL
10300 TORRE AVENUE • CUPERTINO, CA 95014-3255
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Summary
Agenda Item No._~
SUBJECT:
Meeting Date: June 17, 2008
Briefing on Housing Element Update process and selection of a Council member to attend
Stakeholder meetings.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that Council select one of its members to participate in the Stakeholder
process during the Housing Element update.
BACKGROUND: .
Selections of Consultant:
In February 2008, staff distributed a Request for Proposals for the preparation of the Housing
Element of the General Plan to nine bay area consultants specializing in Housing Element
preparation. Of the nine consultants, two responded with proposals. Staff interviewed the two
consultants and selected Bay Area Economics (BAE) to prepare Cupertino's Housing Element
for the planning period of 2007-2014.
Housing Element Process:
Fn accordance with State law, California cities must have an adopted General Plan and the General
Plan must contain a Housing Element. While all elements of a General Plan are reviewed and
revised regularly to ensure that the plan remains current, state law requires that the Housing
Element be updated every five years: State law also dictates the issues that the Housing Element
must address and furthermore requires the element to be reviewed by the California Department of
Housing and Community Development (HCD) to assure that it meets the minimum
requirements established by Government Code §65580-65589.8. This process is commonly
referred to as "certifying" the Housing Element.
The major, and most controversial, requirement for the Housing Element is that it requires cities to
adequately plan to meet their existing and projected housing needs including their share of the
regional housing need. The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) recently completed
the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). As part of this process, ABAG worked with
regional and Local governments to develop a methodology for distributing the nice-county Bay
Area's housing need (as determined by HCD) to all Local governments . in the region. Each city
and county has received an allocation of housing units, broken down by income categories, for
which it must plan for by identifying adequate sites zoned at adequate densities. The planning
period for this version of the Housing Element is 2007-2014. In response to the allocations, each
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Briefing on Housing Element Update process and selecrion of a Couneil member to attend the Stakeholder meetings.
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city and county in the Bay Area will have to review, update and adopt its Housing Element by June
30, 2009.
Stakeholder Meetings:
During this update, particular attention is being paid to the public participation process. BAE
was selected as the City's consultant because of the thorough public participation plan that they
submitted with their proposal. The consultant plans on holding three educational meetings with
key stakeholders and a community workshop after the last stakeholder meeting. All stakeholder
and community meetings will be videotaped and available for viewing on the city website.
Furthermore, PowerPoizat presentations with voiceovers are also being proposed for availability.
As usual, the stakeholder and community meetings will be advertised on the city website and a
postcard with key dates will be mailed out in advance of the first stakeholder meeting.
Council Briefmg Session:
The purpose of the briefing session is to allow the consultant to provide details on the public
participation schedule, including stakeholder selection, and the timeline for the Housing Element
preparation. ~ Stakeholders will include representatives from groups including school districts,
community groups {such as 3C's and CARES), and the Chamber of Commerce. At the
culmination of the discussion on this item, the City Council will be expected to select a Council
member to participate in the stakeholder meetings.
PREPARED BY: Vera Cril, Senior Planner
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL:
David W. Knapp
City Manager
Enclosures:
Timeline
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Community Development
Outline of Cupertino Housing Element U pdate Puh[ic Participation Process
Primary Completed
Facilitator Purpose by
lntraductory Council Presantatlon BAE Introduction to Housing Element Process, Needs Discussion, Concerns 6/30/2008
Introductory Housing Commission Meeting BAE Introduction to Housing Element Process, Needs Discussion, Concems 7/10/2008
Key Stakeholder Focus Group Process
Meeting #1: BAE Introduction to Housing Element Process, Needs Discussion, Concems 8/8/2008
Meeting #2: - BAE Housing Impacts Discussion (e.g., school capacity, fiscal) 8/29/2008
Meeting #3: DC&E Design Discussion 9/19/2008
Community Workshop BAE Review and Comment on Draft Housing Element 10/17/2008
Second Community Workshop? BAE Review Needs Analysis, Discussion on Goals and Policies Z
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