Report Prepared by: Julie Nelson, Senior Planner, and Kim Espinosa, Planning Manager Development Services Department
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SUBJECT: Acceptance of the 2020 General Plan Annual Report Summarizing the Status of the Merced Vision 2030 General Plan and the Steps Taken to Implement the General Plan Policies and Implementation Actions and Acceptance of the 2020 Housing Element Annual Progress Report Summarizing the City's Progress in Meeting the City's Share of Regional Housing Needs and the Goals and Policies of the Housing Element Including Number of Entitlements, Permits, and Certificates of Occupancy for All Housing Types
REPORT IN BRIEF
Accepts for information only the 2020 General Plan Annual Progress Report and the 2020 Housing Element Annual Progress Report and allows the public an opportunity to provide oral testimony and written comments regarding the 2020 Housing Element Annual Progress Report.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion accepting the 2020 General Plan Annual Report and the 2020 Housing Element Annual Progress Report for information only.
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AUTHORITY
Government Code Section 65400 and 65700 require cities and counties to submit an annual progress report on the implementation of the General Plan and the Housing Element to the legislative bodies.
DISCUSSION
State law requires that all cities and counties submit an annual report on the status of the General Plan and progress on its implementation to their legislative bodies, known as a General Plan Annual Progress Report (APR). State law also requires that all cities and counties create an annual progress report that described the communities progress toward implementing their Housing Element. The Housing Element Annual Progress Report has detailed data requirements and the State has developed a standardized spreadsheet format for submitting the required data.
Both reports are supposed to be provided to the California Office of Planning Research (OPR) and the Department o...
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