File #: 21-774    Name: Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Update
Type: General Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 9/7/2021 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 9/14/2021 Final action: 9/14/2021
Title: a. Receive a progress report on potential revisions to the County's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (Chapter 18.40 of the Monterey County Code); b. Provide direction regarding existing affordable housing policies in the 2010 General Plan; c. Provide input and suggestions regarding the level of stakeholder involvement on potential revisions to County affordable housing policies and regulations; and d. Provide direction on the potential Jobs-Housing Nexus Analysis.
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Attachment 1- Agreement A-14097 with LeSar Development Consultants, 3. Attachment 2 - Amendment 1 to Agreement A-14097, 4. Attachment 3 - Amendment 2 to Agreement A-14097, 5. Attachment 4 - Engagement Guide, 6. Attachment 5 - Annual Housing Progress Table, 7. Item No. 14 - PowerPoint Presentation, 8. Completed Board Order Item No. 14
Title
a. Receive a progress report on potential revisions to the County's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (Chapter 18.40 of the Monterey County Code);
b. Provide direction regarding existing affordable housing policies in the 2010 General Plan;
c. Provide input and suggestions regarding the level of stakeholder involvement on potential revisions to County affordable housing policies and regulations; and
d. Provide direction on the potential Jobs-Housing Nexus Analysis.
Report
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Receive a progress report on potential revisions to the County's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (Chapter 18.40 of the Monterey County Code);
b. Provide direction regarding existing affordable housing policies in the 2010 General Plan;
c. Provide input and suggestions regarding the level of stakeholder involvement on potential revisions to County affordable housing policies and regulations; and
d. Provide direction on the potential Jobs-Housing Nexus Analysis.

SUMMARY:
The County's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (Ordinance), which is codified at Chapter 18.40 of the Monterey County Code, addresses the provision of housing affordable to very low, low and moderate income households as part of new development projects. In reviewing potential revisions to the Ordinance, a review of the existing affordable housing policies of the 2010 General Plan policies is also warranted since the Ordinance is one of the tools for implementing General Plan policies.

On August 28, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with LeSar Development Consultants (Agreement A-14097) ("Agreement") (Attachment 1) in an amount not to exceed $195,100 to provide technical assistance to update the County's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. Two amendments to the Agreement have been executed extending the term of the Agreement to December 31, 2021 (Attachments 2 and 3). Work progress was slowed due to the transition of housing-related functi...

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