Title
Adoption of a Resolution to:
a. Authorize staff to submit a Prohousing Designation Program (PDP) application administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development; and
b. Authorize the Housing and Community Development Director or designee to execute all required Agreements and related documents necessary to participate in the program; and
c. Find that these actions are either not a "project" as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or, if they are viewed as a project, are exempt from CEQA under the "common sense" exemption.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Resolution:
a. Authorize staff to submit a Prohousing Designation Program (PDP) application administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development; and
b. Authorize the Housing and Community Development Director or designee to execute all required Agreements and related documents necessary to participate in the program; and
c. Find that these actions are either not a "project" as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or, if they are viewed as a project, are exempt from CEQA under the "common sense" exemption.
SUMMARY:
The County of Monterey has an opportunity to become a Prohousing Designation jurisdiction gaining a competitive advantage for critical grant funding and sending a strong signal to the housing development community statewide that the County of Monterey is focused on accelerating housing production.
In 2019, AB 101 established the Prohousing Designation Program (PDP) administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development. The PDP creates incentives for jurisdictions that are compliant with housing laws, housing element requirements, and have enacted Prohousing local policies that go beyond existing law. Jurisdictions awarded a Prohousing Designation will receive a competitive advantage for critical affordable housing an...
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