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REF260002 - MONTEREY COUNTY GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION AND HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT
a. Consider the 2025 Annual Progress Report for the Monterey County General Plan(s);
b. Consider the 2025 Annual Progress Report for the 2024-2031 Housing Element; and
c. Consider and provide direction regarding priorities for the 2026-2027 Long-Range Planning Work Program.
Proposed CEQA Action: Not a project per Sections 15060(c)(1) and 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.
Report
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Find that submitting these annual reports is not a project subject to CEQA per Section 15060(c)(1) and 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines;
b. Accept the 2025 Annual Progress Report for the Monterey County General Plan(s) pursuant to Government Code Section 65400 (Attachment A);
c. Accept the 2025 Annual Progress Report for the 2024-2031 Housing Element to comply with State Department of Housing and Community Development requirements (Attachment A and Attachment B);
d. Consider and provide direction regarding priorities for the 2026-2027 Long-Range Planning Work Program (Attachment C); and
e. Authorize the Housing and Community Development Department Director to submit the final progress reports to the State Office of Planning and Research and State Department of Housing and Community Development; and
SUMMARY:
Annually, the County of Monterey Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) prepares a combined Annual Progress Report (APR) on the status of the General Plan and progress toward meeting Housing Element policies, including Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). Attachment A to this report contains the 2025 Annual Progress Report for the 2010 General Plan Implementation (2025 GPI APR) and the 2024-2031 Housing Element Progress (2025 Housing APR). Accomplishments for the 2025 reporting period are summarized as follows:
a) Progress was made on 32 long-range planning work tasks.
b) Of the work tas...
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