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7. C. - Page 2 report is required to be provided to the OPR and the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) by April 1 of each year (with a 60 day grace period). ANALYSIS Staff, with the assistance of General Plan consultant, Hogle-Ireland, Inc., has prepared the Annual Report for 2011(Attachment 1). On May 1, 2012, the Planning Commission approved the General Plan Annual Report and directed staff to present the report to City Council for consideration. This annual report will provide a template for future year annual reports. Future year annual reports will continue to build on these accomplishments and itemize new accomplishments, tracking progress toward General Plan goals. The General Plan Annual Report is organized to review major accomplishments and track progress on implementation programs for each General Plan Element: Built Environment, Housing, Building Community, Public Safety, and Natural Resources. This is accomplished through a narrative in the Annual Report and a comprehensive table (Attachment 3) that lists each implementation program, and the progress achieved thus far on that program. The Annual Report for the Housing Element has additional requirements. Government Code Section 65400 requires jurisdictions to complete the annual report as related to the Housing Element using forms and definitions adopted by the California Department of Housing and Community Development. Required forms and tables related to the Housing Element are included in Attachment 2. These forms include information on Redwood City's progress in addressing the regional housing need allocation, including the number of housing units permitted by income level, the status of programs in the Housing Element and efforts to remove governmental constraints. In addition, submittal of an annual report to the State is one of the threshold requirements to qualifying for some State funds, including Housing Related Parks (HRP) Program funds. Redwood City continues to make progress on meeting its General Plan goals, policies, and implementation programs since the New General Plan was adopted in 2010. Opportunities for additional housing will become available through the implementation of the Downtown Precise Plan, designation of mixed use corridors, and other housing goals and implementation programs. Staff will continue to update Zoning Ordinance to implement General Plan policy. The City will continuously strive to implement housing programs to meet the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) objectives. Implementation programs related to the Built Environment, Housing, Building Community, Public Safety, and Natural Resources will continue to be completed, tracked, and recorded. ALTERNATIVES Do not accept the Annual Report and direct staff to revise the report before sending to HCD and OPR.