Received Office of the City Manager Oct 1*

Published: September 19, 2019 4 pages

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Findings and Recommendations 2 findings

Most of the required annual housing element updates are difficult to access by the public. Response: Disagree. The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) requires local jurisdictions to submit the Housing Element Annual Progress Reports (APRs) directly to them via their online portal – which is the preferred method of submittal – or via an Excel form. HCD then publishes a report summarizing the submitted APRs from all 540 California public jurisdictions, which can be accessed on their website at hcd.ca.gov. AB 879 and SB 35 of the 2017 Housing Package added new data requirements for the Housing Element APRs, which went into effect for reports due for calendar year 2018. Currently, HCD is only accepting Excel forms of the APRs, while they are making the required changes to the online submittal portal. Due to the lengthy amount of information in the APRs, the City of San Luis Obispo DocuSign Envelope ID: 62BF9DAF-1FAU-4CC9-A958-97729243B30F 15 summarizes and publishes information reported on in the APRs annually in the General Plan City website which can be accessed on the Report, at Annual https://www.slocity.org/government/department-directory/community- development/planning-zoning/general-plan.

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The cities and County should detail their specific plans to engage the public in the formulation of the 2020-2028 Housing Plan Update. Response: The recommendation will be adopted. The City has included several opportunities to engage the public during the 2020-2028 Housing Element Update effort. In April 2019, staff conducted a Housing Forum that provided DocuSign Envelope ID: 62BF9DAF-1FAU-4CC9-A958-97729243B30F the public with information about the City's housing programs, including a status report on the Housing Major City Goal for FY 2017-19 and 2019-21, State housing law, Housing Element and required update, housing production and housing affordability. Staff also made presentations to the City Council and the Planning Commission on these topics. In July, staff met with one stakeholder group to discuss the Housing Element Update. Staff will continue to reach out to other key stakeholders and the public through public workshops, interviews and surveys during the Fall of 2019. Additionally, staff will be sharing the findings of the Nexus Study with the Planning Commission and Council in Spring 2020. Draft Housing Element policies and programs will be presented to the Planning Commission in early Spring 2020 in order for staff to receive feedback from the public and the Planning Commission. The City has also been working with the County and other jurisdictions throughout the region on coordinating key milestones and engagement efforts. At this time, it has been discussed that a website will be created to display all relevant information regarding each jurisdictions' Housing Element Update, thus allowing for one central place for members of the public to access information during this individual, but regional effort. Respectfully submitted, DocuSigned by: Derek Johnson 793D822F72C34F0... Derek Johnson, City Manager City of San Luis Obispo Cc:

The length and cost of the building permitting process is a major barrier to the construction of all housing, especially low-income housing. Response: Disagree. The City of San Luis Obispo has been committed to providing timely and efficient building permit review times. Staff review submitted building plans to evaluate that proposed structures are designed in compliance with standard regulations, including the building code, planning approvals, and engineering standards. It is often the case that lengthy building permit review processes result when multiple rounds of these reviews occur. In 2018, the City took an average of 4 weeks to review the first round of submittals for new single-family units, and 5 weeks to review the second round of submittals for new multifamily units. One of the largest barriers to the production of new deed-restricted low-income housing is the obtainment of the land and various means of financial support. Land costs are extremely high in San Luis Obispo, which makes it extremely hard for non-profit affordable housing developers to acquire adequate sites. There is also a very limited amount of financial resources available for new affordable housing. In 2018, of the 286 residential housing permits issued, 26% were for affordable housing.1

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