Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER THE 2020 CARSON HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
California State Housing law requires all cities with certified Housing Elements to file an Annual Progress Report (Exhibit No. 1) with the California Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) identifying the status of the plan, the progress in the plan's implementation and the progress the City has made in meeting its share of the regional housing needs determined by the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA).
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. REVIEW Carson's Annual Housing Element Progress Report.
2. RECEIVE and FILE.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
On October 15, 2013, the 2014-2021 Housing Element was adopted by the City Council. The adopted Housing Element was submitted for final review and certification with state law to HCD.
On December 10, 2013, HCD certified Carson's 2014-2021 Housing Element (Exhibit No. 2). The 2014-2021 RHNA allocated Carson a housing need of 1,698 units, which was broken into four categories: 447 very low-income households; 263 low-income households; 280 moderate-income households; and 708 above-moderate-income households.
Carson's Housing Element addresses the following issues:
1. Identification of a sufficient number of adequate sites to accommodate the identified housing needs over the planning period for all types of housing for all income levels including rental housing, manufactured housing, and mobile homes.
2. Steps which will be taken to achieve the goals and objectives through the administration of land use and development controls, provision of regulatory concessions and incentives, and the utilization of appropriate federal and state financing and subsidy programs, and, ...
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