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File #: 19-595 MEETING DATE: 5/20/2019
Submitted by Councilmembers Brenden and Posey - Staff Report on Current Status of
Regional Housing Needs Assessment Process
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) has commenced work on the 6th Cycle
Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) that will cover the planning period October 2021
through October 2029. For the current RHNA cycle (5th cycle), which runs from October 2013
through October 2021, Huntington Beach was assigned a RHNA number of 1,353, which City Council
voted unanimously to adopt in September 2013, but has been found to be difficult for the City to
attain. As such, it is imperative that our City take an active role in monitoring and guiding the 6th
Cycle RHNA planning process in order to avoid receiving an undesirable assessment for the 6th
Cycle. SCAG meetings are open to the public and public comments are welcome.
BACKGROUND:
The RHNA is mandated by State Housing Law as part of the periodic process of updating local
housing elements of the General Plan. The RHNA quantifies the need for housing within each
jurisdiction during specified planning periods. SCAG is now in the process of developing the 6th
cycle RHNA allocation plan, which is expected to be adopted by SCAG in October 2020.
The current planning process has included a total of six RHNA Subcommittee meetings, starting back
in October 2018. To give a sense of the type of topics being addressed during this initial RHNA
planning period, the following is a summary of agenda highlights from those meetings:
• October 29, 2018
O RHNA 101, presentation by SCAG staff.
O Draft RHNA Work Plan, presentation by SCAG Director of Planning.
O Draft Subcommittee Charter, presentation by SCAG Chief Legal Counsel.
• December 3, 2018
O Proposed Final RHNA Subcommittee Charter, presentation by SCAG Chief Counsel.
O Comparison of Fair Share Housing Approaches, presentation by Associate Professor
from UCLA Department of Urban Planning, Luskin School of Public Affairs.
O SCAG's Regional Growth Forecast and Recent Housing-related Data Trends,
presentation by SCAG Staff.
• NOTE: Prior to January 2019, Council Member Posey, serving as Huntington Beach's
voting SCAG delegate, had been appointed by his SCAG colleagues to sit on the RHNA
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File #: 19-595 MEETING DATE: 5/20/2019
Subcommittee. With the appointment of a new Huntington Beach Council Member as
our SCAG delegate at the beginning of this year, Council Member Posey's membership
on the RHNA subcommittee fell to Mission Viejo Council Member, Wendy Bucknum,
leaving our City without representation on this important subcommittee.
• February 4, 2019
O Initial Framework for Developing SCAG's RHNA Regional Determination Consultation
Package with the California Department of Housing and Community Development
(HCD), presentation by SCAG Staff.
O RHNA-related Local Planning Factors, presentation by SCAG Staff.
O Legal Action Filed by HCD Against the City of Huntington Beach, presentation by SCAG
Chief Counsel.
• March 4, 2019
O Overarching Principles for Social Equity Distribution, presentation by SCAG Staff.
• April 1, 2019
O RHNA Timeline, Receive and File.
O Comments Received Relating to the 6th Cycle RHNA, Receive and File.
O Update from HCD, presentation by SCAG Asst. Deputy Director of Fair Housing.
O RHNA Distribution Methodology and Social Equity, presentation by SCAG Staff.
• May 6, 2019
O 6th Cycle RHNA Timeline, Receive and File.
O Summary of Written Comments Received for the 6th Cycle RHNA, Receive and File.
O Regional Determination Panels of Experts Recap, presentation by SCAG Staff.
O Draft RHNA Consultation Package to HCD, presentation by SCAG Staff- ACTION
ITEM.
O Existing Need Distribution in RHNA Methodology, presentation by SCAG Staff.
Direct the City Manager/Interim City Manager to conduct, within 60 days, a Study Session on the
RHNA 6th Cycle Planning process as it relates to Huntington Beach and to provide monthly updates
throughout the remainder of the Planning Process.
Study Session needs to include:
1) Current status report of RHNA Subcommittee work.
2) General overview of the new 6th Cycle RHNA methodology.
3) Review of all pending legislation that could change the RHNA requirement from a simple
zoning compliance question to an actual housing production requirement.
4) An assessment of potential options to expand City engagement in the RHNA Planning
Process.
5) A discussion of the impact of the City's falling short of its 5th Cycle RHNA (SB35 exposure,
SB2 funds, park grants, decertified Housing Element).
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CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
City Council Interoffice Communication
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Patrick Brenden, City Council Member,'
Mike Posey, City Council Member /0
Date: May 13, 2019
Subject: CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ITEM FOR THE MAY 20, 2019, CITY
COUNCIL MEETING— STAFF REPORT ON CURRENT STATUS
OF REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT PROCESS
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) has commenced work on the 6th
Cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) that will cover the planning period October
2021 through October 2029. For the current RHNA cycle (5th cycle), which runs from October
2013 through October 2021, Huntington Beach was assigned a RHNA number of 1,353, which
City Council voted unanimously to adopt in September 2013, but has been found to be difficult
for the City to attain. As such, it is imperative that our City take an active role in monitoring and
guiding the 6th Cycle RHNA planning process in order to avoid receiving an undesirable
assessment for the 6th Cycle. SCAG meetings are open to the public and public comments are
welcome.
BACKGROUND:
The RHNA is mandated by State Housing Law as part of the periodic process of updating local
housing elements of the General Plan. The RHNA quantifies the need for housing within each
jurisdiction during specified planning periods. SCAG is now in the process of developing the 6th
cycle RHNA allocation plan, which is expected to be adopted by SCAG in October 2020.
The current planning process has included a total of six RHNA Subcommittee meetings, starting
back in October 2018. To give a sense of the type of topics being addressed during this initial
RHNA planning period, the following is a summary of agenda highlights from those meetings:
• October 29, 2018
o RHNA 101, presentation by SCAG staff.
o Draft RHNA Work Plan, presentation by SCAG Director of Planning.
o Draft Subcommittee Charter, presentation by SCAG Chief Legal Counsel.
• December 3, 2018
o Proposed Final RHNA Subcommittee Charter, presentation by SCAG Chief
Counsel.
o Comparison of Fair Share Housing Approaches, presentation by Associate
Professor from UCLA Department of Urban Planning, Luskin School of Public
Affairs.
o SCAG's Regional Growth Forecast and Recent Housing-related Data Trends,
presentation by SCAG Staff.
Staff Report on Current Status of Regional Housing Needs Assessment Process
Page 2
May 13, 2019
• NOTE: Prior to January 2019, Council Member Posey, serving as Huntington
Beach's voting SCAG delegate, had been appointed by his SCAG colleagues to sit
on the RHNA Subcommittee. With the appointment of a new Huntington Beach
Council Member as our SCAG delegate at the beginning of this year, Council
Member Posey's membership on the RHNA subcommittee fell to Mission Viejo
Council Member, Wendy Bucknum, leaving our City without representation on this
important subcommittee.
• February 4, 2019
o Initial Framework for Developing SCAG's RHNA Regional Determination
Consultation Package with the California Department of Housing and Community
Development (HCD), presentation by SCAG Staff.
o RHNA-related Local Planning Factors, presentation by SCAG Staff.
o Legal Action Filed by HCD Against the City of Huntington Beach, presentation by
SCAG Chief Counsel.
• March 4, 2019
o Overarching Principles for Social Equity Distribution, presentation by SCAG Staff.
• April 1, 2019
O RHNA Timeline, Receive and File.
o Comments Received Relating to the 6th Cycle RHNA, Receive and File.
o Update from HCD, presentation by SCAG Asst. Deputy Director of Fair Housing.
o RHNA Distribution Methodology and Social Equity, presentation by SCAG Staff.
• May 6, 2019
O 6th Cycle RHNA Timeline, Receive and File.
O Summary of Written Comments Received for the 6th Cycle RHNA, Receive and
File.
O Regional Determination Panels of Experts Recap, presentation by SCAG Staff.
O Draft RHNA Consultation Package to HCD, presentation by SCAG Staff-
ACTION ITEM.
O Existing Need Distribution in RHNA Methodology, presentation by SCAG Staff.
Staff Report on Current Status of Regional Housing Needs Assessment Process
Page 3
May 13, 2019
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Direct the City Manager to conduct, within 60 days, a Study Session on the RHNA 6th Cycle
Planning process as it relates to Huntington Beach and to provide monthly updates throughout
the remainder of the Planning Process.
Study Session needs to include:
1) Current status report of RHNA Subcommittee work.
2) General overview of the new 6th Cycle RHNA methodology.
3) Review of all pending legislation that could change the RHNA requirement from a simple
zoning compliance question to an actual housing production requirement.
4) An assessment of potential options to expand City engagement in the RHNA Planning
Process.
5) A discussion of the impact of the City's falling short of its 5th Cycle RHNA (SB35 exposure,
SB2 funds, park grants, decertified Housing Element).
xc: Lori Ann Farrell Harrison, Interim City Manager
Ursula Luna-Reynosa, Community Development Director
Robin Estanislau, City Clerk
Michael Gates, City Attorney