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2018 Housing Element Annual Progress Report and Downtown Housing Initiative
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File ID: 2019-00717
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Location: Citywide
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Contact: Greta Soos, Assistant Planner, (916) 808-2027; Matt Hertel, AICP, Senior Planner, (916) 808-7158; Greg Sandlund, Principal Planner, (916) 808-8931, Community Development Department
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Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-2018 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Table B and Table D)
3-Progress towards 10,000 Places to Live
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: Pursuant to state law, the City's planning agency provides to the City Council, the Governor's Office of Planning and Research, and the State Department of Housing and Community Development an annual report on the General Plan's Housing Element. (Gov. Code ? 65400.) The City's 2013-2021 Housing Element, adopted on December 17, 2013, is the City's strategic housing plan and reflects the 2035 General Plan sustainable vision for growth over the next 20 years. The Housing Element identifies programs to increase the City's housing stock and assist with the development of affordable housing for households of all income levels.
The annual report details the progress made during the prior year in meeting Housing Element goals. The contents of the report are specified in state law. The 2018 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (Table B and Table D) can be found in Attachment 2. Staff met with members of the Sacramento Housing Alliance on May 14, 2019 to discuss the City's progress towards implementing the goals and policies in the 2013-2021 Housing Element.
In 2015, the City launched the Downtown Housing Initiative with the goal of delivering 10,000 places to live in Downtown over the next ten years. Attachment 3 provides an update on the City's progress towards creating 10,000 places to live.
Policy Considerations: The Housing Element Annual Progress Report reports on t...
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