Report Prepared by: Kim Espinosa, Planning Manager, Development Services Department
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SUBJECT: 2019 General Plan Annual Progress Report Summarizing the Status of the Merced Vision 2030 General Plan and the Steps Taken to Implement the General Plan Policies and Implementation Actions
REPORT IN BRIEF
Accepts for information only the 2019 General Plan Annual Progress Report.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion accepting the report for information only.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Accept for information only, as recommended by staff; or,
2. Accept for information only, subject to modifications as required by Council; or,
3. Deny; or,
4. Refer back to staff for reconsideration of specific items as requested by Council; or,
5. Continue to a future meeting (date and time to be specified in the motion).
AUTHORITY
Government Code Section 65400 and 65700 require cities and counties to submit an annual progress report on the implementation of the General Plan to the legislative bodies.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
Not applicable.
DISCUSSION
State law requires that all cities and counties (recently expanded to include Charter Cities such as Merced) 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 describes the community's progress toward implementing their Housing Element. This Housing Element Annual Progress Report (HPR) 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 of Housing and Community Development (HCD) by April 1 of each year. The City's HPR was submitted to the State on April 1, 2020, and was reviewed by the City Council at its regular me...
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