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a. Consider the 2019 Annual Progress Report for the Monterey County General Plan(s); and
b. Consider the 2019 Annual Progress Report for the 2015-2023 Housing Element;
c. Authorize the RMA Director to submit the final progress reports to the State Office of Planning and Research and State Department of Housing and Community Development.
Proposed CEQA Action: Not a project per Sections 15060(c)(1) and 15378(b)(4) of the CEQA Guidelines.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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 2019 Annual Progress Report for the Monterey County General Plan(s) pursuant to Government Code Section 65400 (Attachment A, Exhibit 1);
c. Accept the 2019 Annual Progress Report for the 2015-2023 Housing Element to comply with State Department of Housing and Community Development requirements (Exhibit 2 of Attachment A);
d. Authorize the RMA Director to submit the final progress reports to the State Office of Planning and Research and State Department of Housing and Community Development, as required.
SUMMARY:
Annual reports are required to: provide status of the General Plan and progress in its implementation; evaluate progress in meeting the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA); list sites owned by the county and included in the inventory of land in the Housing Element that have been sold, leased or otherwise disposed of in the prior year; and identify the degree to which the approved General Plan complies with State guidelines. For the County of Monterey, annual reports are required for:
2010 General Plan, as amended, for inland areas; 1982 General Plan and certified Land Use Plans, as amended, for coastal areas; and 2015-2023 Housing Element, countywide. Attachment A includes the 2019 annual reports for Board consideration:
1) General Plan Implementation;
2) Housing Element/RHNA; and ...
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