REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on Supporting the Regional Housing Needs Allocation Sub-Region Formation
Report
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara has been requested by the Cities Association of Santa Clara County (Cities Association) to adopt a Resolution in support of or in opposition to the formation of a Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) sub-region for Santa Clara County. The sub-region would allow local governments and the County to cooperatively re-distribute State mandated affordable housing allocations within the region with the intent to better facilitate and implement countywide housing production.
The Cities Association represents the mutual interests of the 15 cities in Santa Clara County. Through the Cities Association, city leaders network, collaborate, research policy, and work side by side on issues of mutual local interest. The Cities Association Board of Directors annually adopts priorities and in November 2015, approved the formation of a subcommittee tasked with: 1) Developing the framework and process needed to form and implement a sub-region in Santa Clara County in the next RHNA cycle (2023-2031); and 2) Reviewing potential options for further regional response.
At the June 14, 2018 Cities Association Board of Directors meeting, the Sub-Region Taskforce Committee presented to the Board of Directors a framework and process to form and implement a sub-region and recommended that Board members present the sub-region approach to their respective governing bodies for discussion prior to a vote by the Cities Association at their October 11, 2018 meeting.
The Sub-Region Taskforce Committee presented an update on the RHNA sub-region process at the August 1, 2018 Santa Clara County Association of Planning Officials (SCCAPO) meeting. This update included an overview of the sub-region process and a request to share the following documents with the respective governing bodies (included as Attachments 1-4):
* RHNA Sub-Region...
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