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�'- C Z REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager October 23, 2000 Subject Certification of Redwood City's 1989-1999 Housing Element. Recommendation That the City Council adopt, by resolution, the revised 1989-1999 Housing Element. Background In 1993, after many failed attempts to obtain Housing Element approval from the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), the Planning Director, Joel Patterson, asked the City Council to approve and adopt Redwood City's 1993 Housing Element. At that time, the Council agreed with the Planning Director and the Planning Commission's recommendation to "self-certify" the City's Housing Element since it substantially complied with the California Government Code relevant to Housing Element law. (Refer to Resolution No. 11987 and Adopted Housing Element, dated May 17, 1993, provided under separate cover (Tabs 5 and 6)). In 1997, HCD extended its Housing Element planning period to 1999. With this time extension, planning and housing department staff began, once again, to try to obtain Housing Element approval from HCD. (By 1997, only 10 of 21 San Mateo County cities had adopted Housing Elements in compliance with State Housing Element law. Eleven cities, including Redwood City, were considered out of compliance). In 1997, staff met on a monthly basis with the Housing and Human Concern's Committee (HHCC) to review and obtain input on proposed Housing Element amendments. In addition, staff and two HHCC members (Nick Watry and Michael Verdone) met with the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) staff to clarify Redwood City's determined housing need relevant to land available for housing development. On two occasions, staff also met with HCD staff in Sacramento. Finally, in 1999, planning staff again met with ABAG to review and update ABAG's database for Redwood City in regard to employment projection data and vacant and re-developable land supply. Between 1997-1998, staff also held several joint study sessions with the HHCC, Planning Commission and/or City Council, to request input to and to provide status updates .on HCD's review of Redwood City's General Plan Housing Element. During this time and up through 1999, staff continued to work with HCD on Housing Element revisions and to provide additional information requested by HCD. On May 15, 2000, HCD adopted Redwood City's Housing Element for the 1989-99 planning period after determining that the Housing Element addressed all statutory requirements of State Housing Element law. (Refer to attached letters from HCD to Edward Everett, dated August 31, 2000 and May 15, 2000 and Redwood City's 1989-99 Housing Element provided under separate cover). . _ __ _ . ..,._ __.___ . .