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RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY APPROVING THE HOUSING ELEMENT 2023-31 IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP (ROADMAP) AND FINDING THE ROADMAP WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT (SCH NUMBER 2022010509) PREPARED FOR
THE FOSTER CITY HOUSING AND SAFETY ELEMENTS UPDATE
CITY OF FOSTER CITY
WHEREAS, the Housing Element is an integral part of the Foster City General Plan that serves to identify the community’s housing needs; state the community’s goals and objectives for housing production, rehabilitation, and preservation, and conservation to meet those needs; and define the policies and programs that the community will implement to achieve the stated goals and objectives; and WHEREAS, the Government Code Section 65400 requires each jurisdiction to prepare an annual progress report (APR) on the jurisdiction’s status and progress in implementing its housing element. Each jurisdiction’s APR must be submitted to Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) by April 1 of each year (covering the previous calendar year; and
WHEREAS, in order to stay on track for a timely implementation of the goals, policies and programs outlined in the Housing Element, staff prepared a draft Housing Element 2023-31 Implementation Roadmap (Roadmap) and presented it to the City Council on August 19, 2024, for direction; and
WHEREAS, on August 19, 2024, the City Council, by Minute Order, accepted the draft Roadmap as presented in the staff report; and
WHEREAS, the Roadmap is a strategy to guide planning and manage priorities for implementation of the Housing Element policies and programs, with special focus on the near-term priorities to facilitate meeting the seven (7) goals and 37 policies of the Housing Element, and the issued RHNA targets for the eight-year planning cycle; and WHEREAS, staff will use the Roadmap as the guiding document for (a) funding strategy for the use of existing affordable housing funds for the implementation of Housing Element programs in consistent with any restrictions for the specific funding sources; and; (b) apply for future funding opportunities up to a certain amount that are consistent with the Housing Element goals and policies; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council, based on the facts and analysis in the Staff Report, written and oral testimony, and exhibits presented finds that the project is consistent with the Foster City 2023-2031 Housing Element and Safety Element Environmental Impact Report, adopted on May 22, 2023, State Clearinghouse Number 2022010509.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council approve the Housing Element 2023-31 Implementation Roadmap as attached as Exhibit A to the Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED as a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Foster City at a Regular Meeting thereof held on September 3, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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PATRICK SULLIVAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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PRISCILLA SCHAUS, CITY CLERK