Housing Element
Update
City Council Meeting
February 1, 2022
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH
• Two City-wide Townhall meetings
• Outreach meetings for each of the City’s six voting
districts
• Several other stakeholder meetings
• Four Planning Commission / City Council Study
Sessions
• Online surveys, mailers, and community platforms
and social media posts, in both English and
Spanish
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Final RHNA Allocation
Income Category
% of Area
Median
Income (AMI)
Affordable
Monthly Rent Income Range
Min. – Max. RHNA Allocation
Very Low Income 0-50% AMI $961 - $1,281
-- $64,050 2,919 units
Low Income 51-80% AMI $2,561
$64,051 $102,450 1,794 units
Moderate Income 81-120% AMI $3,090
$102,451 $123,600 2,088 units
Above Moderate Income %120% AMI >$3,090
$123,601 -- 4,959 units
Total 11,760 units
RHNA ALLOCATION
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DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
• Chapter 1 – Introduction
• Chapter 2 – Community Profile
• Chapter 3 – Constraints, Resources, Fair Housing
• Chapter 4 – Policy Plan
• Appendices
Past Performance
Sites Analysis
Community Outreach Summary
Glossary
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DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
• The Housing Element identifies future opportunities
for housing focusing on already developed areas of
the City where housing and mixed use may be
appropriate
• Identifies specific actions or “programs” to achieve
housing goals
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MILESTONES
•Draft Housing Element released for public review
• CEQA Document – Public Review
• Planning Commission/ Council Study Sessions
March 1, 2021
March 23, 2021
April 27, 2021
September 13, 2021
• Submitted the Draft Housing Element to State HCD
• State HCD Comment Letter & Revisions
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STATE HCD COMMENT LETTER
• The State HCD comment letter primarily requested
additional information and analysis for certain
topics and requested modifications/additions to
certain housing element programs including:
Program 3E – ADUs
Program 3G – Measure Y
Program 2M – Parking Requirements
And other programs
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MILESTONES
• Revised Draft Housing Element
• Planning Commission Public Hearings
November 8, 2021
November 22, 2021
December 13, 2021
• Housing Ad Hoc Committee – January 11, 2022
• City Council Public Hearing – January 18, 2022
• Housing Element adoption – by February 12, 2022
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ENFORCEMENT BY THE STATE
The Housing Element is required to be certified by the State HCD. Consequences for not adopting and maintaining a State- certified Housing Element include:
• Loss of State grant funds;
• Loss of some level of local control over development; • HCD may forward a non-compliance case to the California Office of the Attorney General;
• A court may suspend the City’s authority to issue building permits or other approvals; and
• Outside groups could sue the City for a non-compliant Housing Element.
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RECOMMENDATION
• Adopt the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative
Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and
Reporting Program in compliance with CEQA
• Adopt and approve the Housing Element Update
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NEXT STEPS
• Continue coordinating with State HCD and other
agencies
• Submit the Housing Element to the State for
certification
• If the State has additional comments, staff will bring the Housing Element back to the Council for an
amendment
Housing Element
Update
City Council Meeting
February 1, 2022
COMMUNITY
WORKFORCE
AGREEMENT
Public Services Department
February 1, 2022
COMMUNITY WORKFORCE AGREEMENT
• Community Workforce Agreements (CWAs) are also known
as Project Labor Agreements (PLAs).
• CWAs aim to increase employment opportunities for Costa Mesa residents and to facilitate training for the City’s students and Veterans through apprenticeships.
1 LOCAL BENEFITS
• CWAs promote a well-trained workforce in the construction profession by encouraging under-represented groups, local residents, and Veterans various opportunities to learn and excel in one or more of the construction trades.
• CWAs also reconcile labor disputes in a peaceful manner and to resolve grievances without the need for labor
stoppages (i.e., strikes).
• Several agencies have already adopted similar CWAs, such as the Cities of Santa Ana, Anaheim, and Garden Grove.
2 LOCAL HIRING GOAL
• The duration of the CWA is five (5) years, commencing on the agreed effective date.
• Goal of the CWA is for Costa Mesa residents, Costa Mesa Veterans, Costa Mesa High School graduates, Building
Trades multi-craft core curriculum graduates, and/or area residents residing in the remaining parts of Orange County to perform up to 35% of total labor hours for qualifying projects. 3 LOCAL HIRING PREFERENCES
1. Costa Mesa area residents
2. Veterans, regardless of residency
3. Graduates of High Schools in Costa Mesa
4. Graduates of Building Trades Multi-Craft Core Curriculum
5. All other Orange County residents.
4 CWA IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
• Projects listed in Attachment “F” will be subject to the CWA, unless agreed to otherwise.
• Contracts still subject to competitive bidding as per state law. • Contractors are currently required to pay prevailing wages to their workers since Costa Mesa is a General Law City.
• Several of our existing contractors are already fully unionized.
5 CWA PROVISIONS
• Contractors recognize the Building and Trades Council as the sole and exclusive bargaining representative for craft employees engaged in project work, as well as the primary source of craft labor.
• Contractors who are not independently signatories to a Master Labor Agreement with the Building and Trades
Council may a hire member from their own core workforce, then an employee through the appropriate Union hiring hall, then another core employee, then another through the
referral system, and so on until a maximum of five (5) core employees are hired.
• All additional employees shall be requisitioned from the craft hiring hall, established by the Building and Trades Council. 6 PROJECTS EXEMPT FROM CWA
• Projects exempt from the CWA include:
Project design contracts
Professional, office and other non-manual employees
Equipment and machinery purchases
Work performed by City employees or other government
agencies
Work performed by inspectors employed by the City
Work with funding or grant restrictions
Laboratory testing, environmental/compliance requirement. 7 CWA ADMINISTRATION
• The CWA administration costs are estimated to be
approximately one percent over the course of several projects. • The cost for consultant services for the administration of CWA will be assigned to respective project budgets.
8 SUMMARY
• The CWA is intended to promote local workforce by requiring contractors to meet 35% local hiring goal.
• CWAs aim to increase employment opportunities for Costa Mesa residents and to facilitate training for the City’s students and Veterans through apprenticeships.
• CWAs are monitored by independent consultant retained by the City to ensure project goals are met and to enforce the agreement.
• Several current City projects are already being performed by union contractors.
9 QUESTIONS AND
DISCUSSION
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES
AGREEMENT FOR
FAIRVIEW PARK
City Council Meeting
February 1, 2022
RECOMMENDATION
1. Award a Professional Services Agreement to
Endemic Environmental Services, Inc.
•Annual amount not-to-exceed $322,595
•Term of two years
•Three one-year extension options with CPI
adjustments
•Five-percent (5%) annual contingency
2. Authorize the City Manager and the City
Clerk to execute the PSA and future
amendments to the agreement
SCOPE OF WORK
•Managing the wetlands and water delivery system
•Vegetation and algae management
•Mosquito and nuisance control and coordination
•Biological monitoring and compliance
•Aerial surveillance program
•Required habitat monitoring and reporting
•Environmental compliance support and reporting
FAIRVIEW PARK ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT
•Five Distinct Habitat Zones
•Rare and Endangered Species
•Critical Habitat for Migratory Birds
•Cultural Resources
•Environmental Regulatory Provisions
•Mitigation and Restoration Projects
•Constructed Wetland Ponds Natural Treatment System
WETLAND & RIPARIAN HABITAT AREA
SUCCESSES AT FAIRVIEW PARK
•Native Plant Establishment
•Residence by Rare and Endangered Species
•Reduction in Mosquito Activity
•Functionality of Water Conveyances
•Reduced Encampment Activity, Vandalism, Trespassing
•High Quality Habitat
•Thriving Wildlife Community
QUESTIONS