Agenda packet — Gonzales City Council, August 21, 2023 (part 1 of 2)

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A G E N D A

JOINT MEETING OF THE

GONZALES CITY COUNCIL,

GONZALES SUCCESSOR AGENCY,
AND

PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS – 117 FOURTH STREET
GONZALES, CA 93926
MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2023
5:00 P.M.

CALL TO ORDER

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

1. ROLL CALL- City Council/Successor Agency
Mayor Pro Tem/Vice Chair Scott Funk, Council/Agency Member Liz Silva, Council/Agency Member Lorraine Worthy, Council/Agency Member Maria Orozco, Mayor/Chair Jose L. Rios
Planning Commission
Chair Gloria Velasquez, Chair Pro Tem Ernesto Mancera, Commissioner Myrna Morales, Commissioner Adrian Paco, Commissioner Tencia Vargas Youth Commissioners
Luke Naegle and Aliyah Castillo
Successor Agency Item

PUBLIC NOTICE
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JOINT ITEM WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION

2. 2022 Draft General Plan Annual Progress Report to be Submitted to the State of California Housing and Community Development Department
a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council/Commission Discussion
d) Council/Commission Action
Staff Recommended Action-Receive report and provide comments and direction

3. 2023 Housing Element Strategy

a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council/Commission Discussion
d) Council/Commission Action
Staff Recommended Action-Provide direction to staff and consultants on the most favorable strategies to address the City’s housing needs and statutory requirements

ADJOURN TO REGULAR COUNCIL-SA MEETING

PRESENTATIONS

4. Wings of Knowledge Update

BUSINESS FROM THE PUBLIC

5. Business from the Public not on the Agenda; any member of the Public may address the Council/Agency for a period not to exceed three minutes on any subject not on the Agenda. The Council/Agency will listen to all communications but may take no action.

CONSENT AGENDA
All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine by the City Council and will be adopted by one action of the Council unless any Council Member has a question or wishes to make a statement or discuss an item. In that event, the Mayor will remove the item from the Consent Calendar for separate consideration.

6. Approve the Joint City Council and Successor Agency - Regular Meeting - August 7, 2023 Minutes

7. Approve Successor Agency Accounts Payable Warrant #1681

8. Approve City Accounts Payable Warrants #48969-49058

9. City Manager’s Report

10. Community Development Department Activity Report

11. Community Engagement & Recreation Departments Activity Report

12. Fire Department Activity Report

13. Police Department Activity Report

14. Public Works/City Engineer Department Activity Report

15. Authorize the City Manager to Execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the County of Monterey’s Assessor Office for the City to Receive Parcel Records for Use in the City’s GIS Program
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REGULAR AGENDA

16. Consider Approval of an Encroachment Permit to Allow Valdez Auto Sales to Use a Portion of Alta Street Right-of-Way to Display Additional Vehicles for Sale and Determine the Cost for the Annual Encroachment Permit, and the Cost Sharing for Installation of the Appropriate Traffic Control Measures
a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Approve the Encroachment Permit

17. Progress Report on the Community Center Complex Project a) Staff Report
b) Public Comment
c) Council Discussion
d) Council Action
Staff Recommended Action-Receive report and provide feedback

BUSINESS FROM CITY COUNCIL

18. City Council Board/Committee Reports
a. League of California Cities Monterey Bay Division
b. Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments
c. Monterey Salinas Transit
d. City & School Joint Steering Committee

19. Oral Communications

BUSINESS FROM CITY MANAGER

20. Oral Communications

CLOSED SESSION
Any member of the public may address the Council on a closed session item appearing on the agenda.

Speakers shall have a limited time of three (3) minutes. Please be brief and to the point.

21. The City Council will recess to closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(A) to confer with its Attorney regarding pending litigation which has been initiated formally and to which the City is a party: Claim of Doughty.

22. The City Council will recess to closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(A) to confer with its Attorney regarding pending litigation which has been initiated formally and to which the City is a party: Claim of McCormick.

ADJOURNMENT
In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk at (831) 675-5000. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (CFR 35.102-

35.104 ADA Title II). This is a public meeting and as such, can be seen live by people present or online and is being recorded; therefore; anything you say or do here is public information. The recordings are available online.

City of Gonzales

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor Rios and City Council
DATE: August 21, 2023
FROM: Taven Kinison Brown, Community Development Director THROUGH: Carmen Gil, City Manager
SUBJECT: 2022 Draft General Plan Annual Progress Report to be Submitted to the State of California Housing and Community Development Department.

RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the Gonzales City Council and Planning Commission take the following actions:
• Receive the staff report;
• Receive the presentation from staff; and
• Provide comments and direction.

BACKGROUND
This is a report due to the State of California on an annual basis. The last time the City of Gonzales submitted such a report to the State of California is unknown. These reports are meant to keep the Goals, Policies and Programs of the General Plan fresh with each City; that they look at them, implement them, and adjust them and add or remove components in a yearly engaged manner. General Plans are meant to be kept at the forefront in our decision making.

What is different this year is that the state has changed its engagement in these matters and are now holding City’s and County’s more accountable to submitting complete annual reports for Housing Element progress and General Plan Implementation progress and effectively insisting that City’s’ reports be current and up to date, before submitting additional critical reports such as the developing 6th Cycle Housing Element Update.

AGENDA
ITEM
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Staff recently completed two back-logged years of reporting for the Housing Element Annual Report (2021 and 2022, and this draft report for the General Plan Annual Report for the reporting year of 2022, should bring us current.

REVIEW & ANALYSIS
Key Sections of the attached draft report are in Sections 4, Parts A and B, and Section 7.

Section 4 reports on measures associated with the implementation of the general plan with specific reference to an individual element.
• PART A consists of progress of mitigation measures identified in the 2010 General Plan to mitigate known potential impacts.
• PART B. Upon the adoption of the innovative Health and Wellness Element in 2018 though, there were new Goals, Policies and Implementation Actions built into the City’s General Plan that have yet to be reported. Part B addresses the 22 Goals, 62 Policies and 156 Implementing Actions of the General Plan’s Health and Wellness Element.

Section 7 of the report to the State shares the City’s priorities for land use decision-making that have been established by the local legislative body (City Council). In short: Housing is the City’s foremost expressed priority.

Please review the attached report. Staff will be ready to receive directions, additional context, will be ready to learn of items or accomplishments known that may have been missed, or otherwise. Following the Council’s joint discussion with the Planning Commission, staff anticipates making final edits to the Report and submitting it on behalf of the City to the Department of Housing and Community Development.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW (CEQA)
Consideration of the General Plan Annual Progress report does not constitute a project under CEQA. A "project" is defined as a "whole action" subject to a public agency's discretionary funding or approval that has the potential to either (1) cause a direct physical change in the environment or (2) cause a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.

How the Recommendation Supports the Vision
Gonzales will continue to be a safe, clean, family-friendly community, diverse in its heritage, and committed to working collaboratively to preserve and retain its small-town charm.

Explain: Review of General Plan Annual Progress Reports serve to keep the Goals, Policies and Actions of the General Plan fresh and current with the City leadership and staff. All Goals, Policies and Actions serve to further the values and ideals of the community.

Explain how the Recommendation Directly Implements the Mission The City Council and Staff of the City of Gonzales will realize our Vision by providing the leadership, commitment, and resources necessary to provide excellent services that enhance the quality of life of our diverse community. X Yes ____ No____ N/A
Explain: Review of General Plan Annual Progress Reports serve to keep the Goals, Policies and Actions of the General Plan fresh and current with the City leadership and staff. All Goals, Policies and Actions serve to further the values and ideals of the community.

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City services will be delivered in a cost-effective, respectful and friendly manner to ensure the safety and well-being of the residents and the promotion of business, recreational, housing and employment opportunities in an environmentally sustainable manner. X Yes ____No ____ N/A Explain: Review of General Plan Annual Progress Reports serve to keep the Goals, Policies and Actions of the General Plan fresh and current with the City leadership and staff. All Goals, Policies and Actions serve to further the values and ideals of the community.

Strong fiscal policies allow us to provide appropriate infrastructure for:
• Public Safety X Yes No N/A
• Housing X Yes No N/A
• Recreation X Yes No N/A
• Environment X Yes No N/A
• Education X Yes No N/A
Explain: See Vision explanation above.

ALTERNATIVES
Direct staff to amend or modify the 2022 Draft General Plan Annual Progress Report. Should the direction be substantial, the City Council could direct that the report be revised and returned at a later date for additional discussion and Council review.

BUDGET IMPACT
Submittal of the Annual Progress Report will allow the City’s other and subsequent reports to be received well by the Housing and Community Development Department. Should those reports be restricted from submittal, such as the 6th Cycle Housing Element, those delays could interfere with several funding opportunities relied upon by the City.

CONCLUSION
Please provide comments and direction to staff.

Attachments:

1. Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report Packet Pg. 6
1 Table of Contents.

1. Introduction. Page 2

2. Date of presentation/acceptance by the local legislative body (agenda item or resolution). Page 2

3. The date of the last update to the General Plan. Page 2

4. Measures associated with the implementation of the general plan with specific reference to an individual element. Page 2

5. Housing Element APR reporting requirements – Each jurisdiction is required to report certain housing information in accordance with state housing law (refer to Government Code Sections 65400, 65583, and 65584) and HCD's housing element guidelines (see https://www.hcd.ca.gov/communitydevelopment/annual-progress-reports.shtml or email [email protected] for more information). Page 76

6. The degree to which the General Plan complies with OPR’s General Plan Guidelines, including environmental justice considerations, collaborative planning with military lands and facilities, and consultation with Native American tribes. Page 77

7. Priorities for land use decision-making that have been established by the local legislative body (e.g., the passage of moratoria or emergency ordinances). Page 77

8. Goals, policies, objectives, standards, or other plan proposals that need to be added or were deleted, amended or otherwise adjusted. One or more lists of the following, including reference to the specific general plan element or policy, status (i.e., approved/denied, initiated/ongoing/completed, etc.), and a brief comment on how each advanced the implementation of the General Plan during the past year. Page 78 a. Planning activities initiated – These may include but are not limited to, master plans, specific plans, master environmental assessments, annexation studies, and other studies or plans.
b. General Plan amendments – These may include agency-driven as well as applicantdriven amendments. c. Major development applications processed.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 2 1. Introduction.

This is a report due to the State of California on an annual basis. The last time the City of Gonzales submitted such a report to the State of California is unknown. These reports are meant to keep the Goals, Policies and Programs fresh with each City; that they look at them, implement them, and adjust them and add or remove them in a yearly engaged manner. General Plans are meant to be kept at the forefront in our city decision making.

Even though our community has had slow development, we still need to reflect because we can consider whether we need to liberalize or reduce governmental constraints that may be in the way of private investment. Gonzales has new development proposals on the small side: backyard ADUs, home additions, solar panel, etc. and we have big projects like the Rianda Family Trust moving forward with an $80 million cooler and packaging facility that has jobs and value added to the City and region, and we have the big specific plan interests, that continue with their efforts to improve hundreds of acres to the City’s east in the Sphere of Influence areas. What we don’t currently have are the 10-30 new unit subdivisions, or apartments, medium scale industrial uses or expansions, new hotels, standalone restaurants, nor do we have an abundance of undeveloped land. In fact, we have quite a few aging older structures in the Alta city frontage areas that are not contributing to our economy much at all.

The City should be crafting strategies to have these properties be re-invested in. We need mixed use urban-style development: Ground floor retail and services (tourist attractors) second story office spaces and third floor living areas. If we can light one or two of these investment fires, other existing businesses will clean up, shape up and join the party.

2. Date of presentation/acceptance by the local legislative body (agenda item or resolution).

City of Gonzales Resolutions 2011-02, and 2011-03 certified the Environmental Impact Report (SCH#2009121017) and adopted the Gonzales 2010 General Plan on January 18, 2011.

3. The date of the last update to the General Plan.

City of Gonzales Resolution 2018-35 analyzed the 2010 General Plan EIR in an Addendum to SCH#2009121017 and adopted the Health and Wellness Element on the 16th day of July 2018. This may also represent (in the Addendum to the City’s General Plan EIR), the last thorough review of General Plan Element Goals, Programs and mitigation measures as may have been necessary.

4. Measures associated with the implementation of the general plan with specific reference to an individual element.

This will be responded to in two parts. PART A will consist of progress of mitigation measures identified in the 2010 General Plan to mitigate known potential impacts. Upon the adoption of the innovative Health and Wellness Element in 2018 though, there were new Goals, Policies and Implementation Actions built into the City’s General Plan that have yet to be reported. PART B will address the 22 Goals, 62 Policies and 156 Implementing Actions of the General Plan’s Health and Wellness Element.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 3 PART A
The best resource we have to clarify and report on this subject heading would be the Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMP) prepared for the City of Gonzales in December of 2010 by Coast Plans as an implementation component of the Gonzales 2010 General Plan Environmental Impact Report.

Impacts to General Plan Resource subjects and their mitigation measures and implementation measures were identified for the following resources:
• Agricultural Resources
• Aesthetics
• Transportation/Traffic
• Air Quality
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Public Services
• Biological Resources
• Cultural Resources
• Hazards and Hazardous Materials
For this APR Exercise, staff will paste in the MMP Category and Program response (2010) and then update accordingly for the 2022 reporting year of this report.

AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Category Program Response
Impact Impact AG-2: The adoption of the Gonzales 2010 General Plan would provide the basis for development activity that would conflict with existing agricultural zoning or a Williamson Act contract Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure AG-1: Collaboration with the County of Monterey.

Collaborate with the County of Monterey to establish an urban reserve area around Gonzales that corresponds entirely or partially to the Urban Growth Area and Urban Reserve Area established by the Gonzales 2010 General Plan.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City of Gonzales will reach an agreement with the County of Monterey on the amendment of the 2010 Monterey County General Plan establishing an Urban Reserve Area around the City of Gonzales Packet Pg. 9
Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 4 Effectiveness Criteria Establishment of an “Urban Reserve Area” by Monterey County that corresponds to “Urban Growth Area” and “Urban Reserve Area” established by the Gonzales 2010 General Plan.

Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies County of Monterey
Timing Prior to application to LAFCO for Sphere of Influence amendment City Response 2022: In December 2011, the City entered into agreements with 4 property owners and development interests in the Urban Reserve Areas identified in the City’s 2010 General Plan to pay for, effectuate and prepare studies to LAFCO necessary to the application to LAFCo for Amendment to the City’s Sphere of Influence.

In 2014 LAFCo adopted a MOA Memorandum of Agreement between the County of Monterey and the City of Gonzales, establishing the parameters for City expansion to the east of the City and the protection of agricultural resources on the north, west and southern boundaries of the City. This MOA with the County of Monterey effectively gave shape to the Urban Reserve areas being designated to the east of the City, and negating the northern, western and southern areas illustrated in the 2010 General Plan.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 5 AESTHETICS
Category Program Response
Impact Impact AES-1: The adoption of the Gonzales 2010 General Plan would provide the basis for development activity that could irreversibly degrade the visual character of this part of the Central Salinas Valley Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure AES-1: Visual Screen for Permanent Agricultural Edge. The City shall require Specific Plans and development approvals, either of which include land adjacent to the “Permanent Agricultural Edge” east of Highway 101, (as depicted in the General Plan Land Use Diagram) to incorporate a naturalistic visual screen along the “Permanent Agricultural Edge” separating the Urban Growth Area from adjacent parts of the Planning Area that are not contained in the Urban Growth Area. Such a visual screen shall be designed to screen all uses approved as part of the Specific Plan or development approval from views outside the Urban Growth Area and shall be comprised of dense plantings of tall and large-canopy trees and other vegetation that are native to the Salinas Valley. The visual screen may be constructed in phases corresponding to construction phases, wherein the first section of the visual screen would be constructed to extend from its ultimate southwestern most point along the Specific Plan Area boundary to as far to the northeast as any development within the construction phase extends. The next phase would start where the first phase left off and again extend further northeast as far as any development extends, etc.

The trees and other vegetation chosen for the visual screen shall be sufficiently mature when planted to ensure that the visual screen will be effective within five (5) years of approval of the final subdivision map for the phase. The visual screen shall be maintained as a long-term feature of the Urban Growth Area.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor the development of Specific Plans and other development approvals to ensure that they contain provisions sufficient to ensure the development of a visual screen consistent with this mitigation measure.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 6 Category Program Response
Effectiveness Criteria Specific Plans (and development approvals) that contain plans for providing a visual screen as described in the mitigation measure and a capital improvement program sufficient to construct and maintain the screen.

Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies State Department of Forestry
Timing Prior to final approval of any Specific Plan or other development approval
City Response for
2022
On May 15, 2023, the City Council of the City of Gonzales approved the Rianda Cooler Project on Gloria Road, presently within the City’s Sphere of Influence, but an application has now been made to LAFCo for incorporation into City limits along the City’s designated Permanent Agricultural Edge. The Initial Study that supported the City’s approval of the project and the application and discretionary action to request incorporation through LAFCo, included the following measure:
“The project site is located along the southern boundary of the SOI, which is defined by Gloria Road. Consequently, to lessen its visual impact, the applicant must implement mitigation measure AES-1 regarding visual screening. The applicant has submitted a Landscape Concept Plan (refer back to Figure 9, Landscaping Plan). The plan shows landscape plantings, including trees, planned along the project site frontage with Gloria Road. This plan is considered to meet the intent of mitigation measure AES-1.”
A Capital Improvement Plan has not been developed to date to maintain such a screen (when planted), as the City will be expecting such landscape screening materials to be installed on private properties and maintained by those property owners.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 7 Impact Impact AES-2: The adoption of the Gonzales 2010 General Plan would provide the basis for development activity that would have new sources of night-time lighting that could result in light trespass, light pollution, and glare.

Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure AES-2: Reflective Building Exteriors. The City shall prohibit building exteriors with large expanses of glass or other reflective material that could become a significant source of glare.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor development approvals to ensure that no new construction is approved that includes building exteriors with large expanses of glass that could become a significant source of glare.

Effectiveness Criteria No new construction that includes building exteriors with large expanses of glass that could become a significant source of glare Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies None
Timing Prior to final approval of any new development
City Response for 2022 The City has crafted conditions of approval that can be applied to development projects to conform to this mitigation measure, for example:

Exterior Lighting. Exterior lighting shall be designed to provide for operational and security requirements while minimizing adverse effects to other properties in the vicinity. Lighting fixtures shall be downcast and shielded and designed to reflect light away from the surrounding premises and public rights-of-way.

Photometric Light Study. The Applicant shall submit a Photometric Study for Onsite and Street Frontages as part of the Building Permit application.

Building Colors & Materials. At the time Building Plans are submitted, the Owner/Applicant shall submit for review and approval by the Director of Community Development the colors and materials of all buildings and structures to be constructed on the Project site. All buildings on the site shall be painted with base and trim colors that are harmonious and give the impression of a unified site. If applicable, roof materials and colors should also be coordinated.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 8 Additionally, the City’s Industrial Design Guidelines discourages highly reflective surfaces at the ground story, and large blank unarticulated walls. Additional provisions address Lighting and Security, such as providing for security and safety, while not being overly bright and that all lighting should be shielded to confine light spread within the site boundaries. The Pape Materials Handling Facility (2017) in the industrial park was proposed, constructed and conditioned under these rule sets and guidelines. The Rianda Family Cooler Development approved by the City of Gonzales in May of 2023, but not yet annexed into the City nor constructed, was also reviewed in this context.

TRANSPORTATION/TRAFFIC
Category Program Response
Impact Impact TT-1: The adoption of the Gonzales 2010 General Plan would provide the basis for development activity that could conflict with established measures of effectiveness for the performance of the circulation system or conflict with an applicable congestion management plan.

Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure TT-1: Interchange Improvements. The city shall work with TAMC and Caltrans to improve each of the three Gonzales Interchanges on a schedule that would ensure that the improvements are in place to maintain acceptable levels of service at the interchanges as new development occurs in the Urban Growth Area. For the Fifth Street Interchange, the City shall work with Caltrans to explore the feasibility of a non-standard design that would minimize requirements for additional right-of-way and disruption of existing development.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor transportation improvement programs adopted by TAMC and the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to ensure that interchange improvements on Highway 101 take place in a timely manner consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria Adoption by TAMC and the CTC of transportation improvement programs that contain improvements for the Gonzales interchanges timed to ensure that level of service at these facilities is maintained at an acceptable level as new development occurs.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 9 Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies TAMC, California Transportation Commission , Caltrans Timing Immediately following action by TAMC and the CTC on their respective improvement programs
City Response for 2022 In 2010 the city engaged Mark Thomas & Company to prepare a Caltrans Project Study Report (PSR) for the US101/Gloria Road Interchange in 2011. The PSR was approved by Caltrans District 5 Director on July 6, 2011.

In 2015 the city engaged Omni Means to prepare an Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE) for the US101/Fifth Street Interchange. The ICE included several options for installing roundabouts at the on/off ramps. The ICE was completed in May 2016.

Conceptual Improvements for the three interchanges were developed as part of the Circulation Improvements Study for the city’s Sphere of Influence. This study was completed in February 2020.

As of July 2023, City Public Works staff is working with Caltrans District 5 Planning staff on executing a Cooperative Agreement for improvements to the US101/North Alta Street Interchange.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 10 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure TT-2: Widen Fifth Street from Rincon to Highway 101. The city shall widen Fifth Street from Rincon Road to the Highway 101 southbound on-ramp from two lanes to four lanes or shall complete other improvements that will effectively maintain acceptable levels of service.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor its capital improvement program to ensure that Fifth Street improvements are programmed in a timely manner consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria Improvements to Fifth Street completed in a timeframe that maintains acceptable levels of service along this corridor
Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies Caltrans; TAMC
Timing Annually, at the time of adoption of the City’s Capital Improvement Program
City Response for 2022 This Mitigation Measure was addressed as part of the city engaging Omni Means to prepare an Intersection Control Evaluation (ICE) for the US101/Fifth Street Interchange. The ICE included several options for installing roundabouts at the on/off ramps. The ICE was completed in May 2016.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 11 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure TT-3: Widen Fifth Street from Highway 101 to Fanoe Road/Herold Parkway. The City shall obtain offers of dedication of right of way as opportunities arise and shall subsequently widen Fifth Street from Highway 101 to Fanoe Road/Herold Parkway from four through lanes to six through lanes of traffic. These improvements shall be timed to ensure that the improvements are in place to maintain acceptable levels as new development occurs in the Urban Growth Area.

Effectiveness Criteria Improvements to Fifth Street completed in a timeframe that maintains acceptable levels of service along this corridor
Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies Caltrans; TAMC
Timing Annually, at the time of adoption of the City’s Capital Improvement Program
City Response for 2022 Conceptual Improvements for widening Fifth Street from Highway 101 to Fanoe Road/Herold Parkway were developed as part of the Circulation Improvements Study for the city’s Sphere of Influence.

This study was completed in February 2020.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 12 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure TT-4: Widen Fifth Street from Fanoe Road/Herold Parkway to Iverson Road. The city shall widen Fifth Street/Johnson Canyon Road from Fanoe Road/Herold Parkway to Iverson Road. The segment between Fanoe Road/Herold Parkway to “Arterial A” shall be widened from two lanes to six lanes, and this improvement shall be timed to ensure that the improvements are in place to maintain acceptable levels as new development occurs in the Urban Growth Area. The segment between “Arterial A” and Iverson Road shall be widened from two lanes to four lanes only after such time that the City amends the Gonzales 2010 General Plan to allow the development of the Urban Reserve Area east of Iverson Road.

Effectiveness Criteria Improvements to Fifth Street completed in a timeframe that maintains acceptable levels of service along this corridor
Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies None
Timing Annually, at the time of adoption of the City’s Capital Improvement Program
City Response for 2022 Conceptual Improvements to widen Fifth Street from Fanoe Road/Herold Parkway to Iverson Road were developed as part of the Circulation Improvements Study for the city’s Sphere of Influence.

This study was completed in February 2020.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 13 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure TT-5: Synchronization of Signals along the Fifth Street/Johnson Canyon Road corridor. The city shall coordinate with Caltrans to integrate interchange improvements at Highway 101 and Fifth Street/Johnson Canyon Road with local improvements along the entire corridor from Rincon Road to Fanoe Road/Herold parkway, including the synchronization of traffic signals.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall report on its efforts to coordinate with Caltrans on interchange improvements that are affected by the City’s Fifth Street improvement program consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria Improvements to Fifth Street, including signalization, integrated with Caltrans improvements to the Fifth Street Interchange
Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies Caltrans; TAMC
Timing Annually, at the time of adoption of the City’s Capital Improvement Program
City Response for 2022 Conceptual Improvements for Fifth Street, Johnson Canyon Road, Rincon Road, Fanoe Road, and Herold parkway were developed as part of the Circulation Improvements Study for the city’s Sphere of Influence. This study was completed in February 2020.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 14 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure TT-6: Widen Associated Lane. The City shall widen Associated Lane to a four-lane arterial with limited access between Highway 101 and Fanoe Road. Between Fanoe Road and “Arterial A”, this facility shall be widened to a divided four-lane arterial. These improvements shall be timed to ensure that the improvements are in place to maintain acceptable levels as new development occurs in the Urban Growth Area.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor its capital improvement program to ensure that Associated Lane improvements are programmed in a timely manner consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria Improvements to Associated Lane completed in a timeframe that maintains acceptable levels of service along this corridor Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies Caltrans; TAMC
Timing Annually, at the time of adoption of the City’s Capital Improvement Program
City Response for 2022 Conceptual Improvements for Associated Lane between Highway 101 and Fanoe Road were developed as part of the Circulation Improvements Study for the city’s Sphere of Influence. This study was completed in February 2020. In 2022 the Vista Lucia Developer has prepared a preliminary design for widening Associated Lane and Fanoe Road. The city is coordinating with County of Monterey staff and Caltrans District 5 staff on the roadway layout.

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Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure TT-7: Extend Associated Lane to Iverson Road. The city shall revise its Circulation Diagram to extend Associated Lane from “Arterial A” to Iverson Road as a four-lane facility. Such an improvement shall only be required at such a time that the City amends the Gonzales 2010 General Plan to allow development of the Urban Reserve Area east of Iverson Road. In the interim, sufficient right-of-way shall be set aside to build the future street extension.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor the development of Specific Plans and other development approvals to ensure right-of-way is set aside for the eventual widening of Associated Lane consistent with this mitigation measure. The City shall also monitor its capital improvement program to ensure that these improvements are programmed in a timely manner consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria Provisions in relevant Specific Plans to set aside sufficient right-of -way for the eventual extension of Associated Lane to Iverson Road. Also, improvements to Associated Lane completed in a timeframe that maintains acceptable levels of service along this corridor Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies None
Timing Prior to final approval of any Specific Plan or other development approval that would affect the Associated Lane corridor.

City Response for 2022 Conceptual Improvements to extend Associated Lane from “Arterial A” to Iverson Road as a four-lane facility were developed as part of the Circulation Improvements Study for the city’s Sphere of Influence.

This study was completed in February 2020. In 2022 the Vista Lucia Developer has prepared a preliminary design for widening Associated Lane and Fanoe Road. The city is coordinating with County of Monterey staff and Caltrans District 5 staff on the roadway layout.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 16 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure TT-8: Widen Gloria Road and Design for Truck Use.

The City shall widen Gloria Road to a four-lane arterial between Highway 101 and “Arterial A”. The roadbed for the entire length of Gloria Road from Highway 101 to Iverson Road shall be constructed to handle large volumes of heavy truck traffic. These improvements shall be timed to ensure that the improvements are in place to maintain acceptable levels as new development occurs in the Urban Growth Area.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor its capital improvement program to ensure that Gloria Road improvements are programmed in a timely manner consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria Improvements to Gloria Road completed in a timeframe that maintains acceptable levels of service along this corridor
Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Timing Annually, at the time of adoption of the City’s Capital Improvement Program
City Response for 2022 Conceptual Improvements to widen Gloria Road to a three-lane arterial between Highway 101 and “Arterial A were developed as part of the Circulation Improvements Study for the city’s Sphere of Influence. This study was completed in February 2020. The Rianda Cooler Project will widen Gloria Road along the project frontage.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 17 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure TT-9: Design Iverson Lane for Truck Use. The City shall reconstruct the roadbed of Iverson Road from Gloria Road to Johnson Canyon Road to handle large volumes of heavy truck traffic.

These improvements shall be timed to replace road segments as they deteriorate from truck use and as adjacent properties are developed.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor its capital improvement program to ensure that Iverson Road improvements are programmed in a timely manner consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria Improvements to Iverson Road completed in a timeframe that maintains acceptable levels of service along this corridor
Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Timing Annually, at the time of adoption of the City’s Capital Improvement Program
City Response for 2022 In 2020 the city, the County of Monterey and the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority participated in a $6M joint project that reconstructed Gloria Road, Iverson Road and a portion of Johnson Canyon Road.

Full Depth Reclamation was the construction approach and the completed project is a robust structural section to support the solid waste trucks and agriculture trucks and related vehicles.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 18 Category Program Response
Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure TT-10: Widen Fanoe Road. The City shall widen Fanoe Road/Herold Parkway from a two-lane to a four-lane arterial between Gloria Road and Associated Lane. These improvements shall be timed to ensure that the improvements are in place to maintain acceptable levels as new development occurs in the Urban Growth Area.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor its capital improvement program to ensure that Fanoe Road/Herold Parkway improvements are programmed in a timely manner consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria Improvements to Fanoe Road/Herold Parkway completed in a timeframe that maintains acceptable levels of service along this corridor Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies None
Timing Annually, at the time of adoption of the City’s Capital Improvement Program
City Response for 2022 Conceptual Improvements to widen Fanoe Road/Herold Parkway from a two-lane to a four-lane arterial between Gloria Road and Associated Lane were developed as part of the Circulation Improvements Study for the city’s Sphere of Influence. This study was completed in February 2020.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 19 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure TT-11: Traffic Calming on “Arterial A.” The city shall work with Specific Plan preparers to refine operations by incorporating traffic calming measures and/or consider alternative alignments on “Arterial A” to discourage large volumes of through traffic on this street.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor the development of Specific Plans and other development approvals to ensure that the design of Arterial “A” includes traffic-calming features to discourage large volumes of through traffic.

Effectiveness Criteria Provisions in relevant Specific Plans to ensure that the design of Arterial “A” includes traffic-calming features to discourage large volumes of through traffic.

Category Program Response
Cooperating Agencies None
Timing Prior to the final approval of any Specific Plan or other development approval that would affect the Arterial “A.”
City Response for 2022 Specific Plans will incorporate traffic calming measures and/or consider alternative alignments on “Arterial A” to discourage large volumes of traffic on this street.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 20 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure TT-12: Update Traffic Impact Fees. The City shall update its existing traffic impact fee nexus study to accurately project the costs of circulation system improvements for the Gonzales 2010 General Plan area and shall equitably spread the costs and update its traffic impact fee schedule consistent with the requirements of state law.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall report on the update of its traffic impact fee program.

Effectiveness Criteria An updated traffic impact fee, supported by an updated nexus study, sufficient to fund circulation improvements for the Gonzales 2010 General Plan.

Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies None
Timing Concurrent with the adoption of the first Specific Plan City Response for 2022 Cost Estimates were developed as part of the Circulation Improvements Study for the city’s Sphere of Influence. This study was completed in February 2020. The city adopted updated Impact Fees in June 2022.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 21 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure TT-12.1: Landfill Truck Route. The City of Gonzales will implement the SVSWA/Gonzales Memorandum of Understanding as it addresses the SVSWA truck route to the Johnson Canyon Landfill.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall report on the status of the implementation of the SVSWA/Gonzales MOU.

Effectiveness Criteria A fully implemented MOU with SVSWA Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority Timing Concurrent with the adoption of the any Specific Plan affecting the truck route to the Johnson Canyon Road Landfill.

City Response for 2022 In 2020 the city, the County of Monterey and the Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority participated in a $6M joint project that reconstructed Gloria Road, Iverson Road and a portion of Johnson Canyon Road.

Full Depth Reclamation was the construction approach and the completed project is a robust structural section to support the solid waste trucks and agriculture trucks and related vehicles.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 22 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure TT-13: Project-Level Traffic Analysis Required. The City shall require Specific Plans and development approvals to contain a project-level traffic analysis for all areas planned for urbanization under the Specific Plan or development approval. Such analysis shall evaluate the full range of operational, safety, emergency access, parking, and alternative-mode transportation issues. The analysis shall recommend measures to mitigate any significant impact that a specific project may have on transportation/traffic.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor the development of Specific Plans and other development approvals to ensure that they include a project-level traffic analysis consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria Project-level traffic analysis is included in all Specific Plan and other development applications.

Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies None
Timing Prior to final approval of any new development
City Response for 2022 The Environmental Studies for each development project shall include recommended measures to mitigate any significant impact that a specific project may have on transportation/traffic.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 23 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure TT-14: Revise Circulation Diagram for Consistency with TAMC’s “2005 General Bikeways Plan.” The City shall amend the Circulation Diagram contained in the Gonzales 2010 General Plan Circulation Element to designate Alta Street and Gonzales River Road as bikeway facilities to achieve consistency with TAMC’s “2005 General Bikeway Plan.”
Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall report on the revision of its Circulation Diagram consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria Revised Circulation Diagram
Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies TAMC
Timing Upon completion of the updated General Bikeways Plan by TAMC City Response for 2022 Following the City’s update of the Housing Element, and a subsequent revision to the General Plan and its exhibits, the City will update this diagram.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 24 AIR QUALITY
Category Program Response
Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure AQ-1: Toxic Air Contaminants. The City shall minimize local air quality impacts related to exposure of sensitive receptors to TACs by evaluating new development for proximity to TAC sources as recommended in the California Air Resources Board's "Air Quality and Land Use Handbook." If such evaluation leads to a determination that the potential for a significant impact exists, the City shall implement all feasible mitigation measures to reduce or eliminate the impact.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor new Specific Plan applications and other development applications to ensure that they contain an evaluation of risks involving TAC’s.

Effectiveness Criteria No significant impacts related to TACs for new projects in the City Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District Timing Prior to the final approval of any Specific Plan or other development approval
City Response for 2022 No specific plans have been approved as of yet in the Sphere of Influence areas, but the EIR underway in support of the Vista Lucia Specific Plan addresses this issue in the Air Quality Section and includes information needed to evaluate potential impacts of the project related to criteria air emissions and toxic air contaminants (TACs).

Projected air emissions are quantified and compared to thresholds of significance to determine impact significance.

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After a hiatus of approximately 20 months, the EIR draft is underway again in July 2023 and expected to be completed and circulated for public review in late 2023, prior to action of the City of Gonzales on the Vista Lucia Specific Plan Project and its numerous companion documents, including an application to the Monterey County LAFCo for incorporation into the City.

Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure AQ-2: Deed Restriction Notification of Strong Odor The City of Gonzales shall require that a deed restriction be recorded on all properties located within one (1) mile of either the animal feed lot or the Johnson Canyon Road Landfill (both of which are located east of Iverson Road) notifying the owner or the prospective property buyer of the potential for strong odors emanating from these facilities to adversely affect the property on which the deed restriction is recorded.

This measure may be modified and refined as part of the Specific Plan or other development approval process based on a detailed analysis by a qualified air quality expert and based on land use changes over time.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
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Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor new Specific Plan applications and other development applications to ensure that they contain deed restrictions consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria Deed restrictions for all specified properties Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies None
Timing Prior to final approval of any Specific Plan or other development approval
City Response for 2022 While the use of the 523-acre FAT CITY animal feedlot east of the City of Gonzales in the County of Monterey unincorporated areas was discontinued in 2016, the Johnson Canyon Landfill remains in operation. To date, there has been no incorporation eastward or City of Gonzales development proposal within the one mile parameter of this mitigation measure to assure its implementation.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 27 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure AQ-3: Working to Reduce Strong Odors. The City of Gonzales shall work in partnership with the MBUAPCD and the owners of operations that create significant odors in the planning area to reduce such odors using the most current operational and other techniques available. Such partnership shall be limited to voluntary efforts where exemptions to District Rule 402 apply.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall report on its efforts to reduce strong odors in the planning area.

Effectiveness Criteria Reduction in strong odors in the planning area Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District Timing Annually, as part of its review of General Plan implementation City Response for 2022 While the use of the 523 acre FAT CITY animal feed lot east of the City of Gonzales in County of Monterey unincorporated areas was discontinued in 2016, the Johnson Canyon Landfill remains in operation. To date, there has been no incorporation eastward or City of Gonzales development proposal within the one mile parameter of this mitigation measure to assure its implementation.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 28 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Category Program Response
Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure GHG-1: Citywide Climate Action Plan. The City shall complete work currently underway on, and then adopt, a citywide climate action plan with the objective of meeting a GHG emissions reduction trajectory consistent with State law (currently codified in Health and Safety Code 38500 et seq. (AB 32) and Executive Order S03-05). The City, in setting the trajectory, shall recognize the likelihood that Gonzales may bear a much larger percentage of growth than other more mature communities in the State and that an appropriate scaling of the State targets set forth in AB 32 and Executive Order S-03-05 would allow a citywide increase in GHG emissions as the City implements the Gonzales 2010 General Plan. This allowable increase in GHG emissions shall be tempered by appropriate measures to limit GHG emissions from new development on a per capita basis, while achieving actual reductions in such emissions from existing uses in the planning area. The limits to be established for per capita GHG emissions shall be indexed to realistic targets that are readily achievable using GHG Best Management Practices identified as part of the citywide climate action plan. Targets for reducing GHG emissions in existing development shall, at a minimum, be a 15 percent reduction from the baseline identified in the GHG inventory prepared by AMBAG (2009). GHG Best Management Practices shall include but not be limited to:
• Continuation of the Gonzales voluntary recycling program for multi-family, commercial, and industrial development
• Increased energy efficiency beyond Title 24
• Use of electrically powered landscape equipment and outdoor electrical outlets
• Installation of green roofs
• Installation of solar or tank-less water heaters
• Installation of solar panels
• Increased diversity and/or density of land use mix
• Provision of necessary infrastructure and treatment to allow use of graywater/ recycled water for outdoor irrigation.
• Installation of rainwater collection systems
• Provision of composting facilities at residential sites • Incorporation of all other measures in Figure 4.7.2 above that are identified as being appropriate for implementation in Gonzales.

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The City shall adopt a citywide climate action plan as outlined above as part of the Gonzales 2010 General Plan’s Sustainability Element prior to the adoption of any Specific Plan or development approval in the Urban Growth Area. The climate action plan shall contain:
• Targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions consistent with criteria set forth above in this mitigation measure,
• Enforceable measures to meet the established targets, • Provisions for monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of the plan, and
• A mechanism for periodically revising the plan to maintain or improve its effectiveness.

The City shall establish a Climate Action Plan Technical Advisory Committee to guide development of the climate action plan, composed of Gonzales citizens, developers/landowners, City officials, and state and regional representatives as appropriate
Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall report on its efforts to adopt a citywide climate action plan
Effectiveness Criteria An adopted Climate Action Plan consistent with this mitigation measure Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District; AMBAG Timing Prior to the adoption of any Specific Plan
City Response for 2022 The City adopted a citywide Climate Action Plan in 2018, and prepared an Addendum based on the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (February 2013) (SCH# 2009121017) to the Gonzales 2010 General Plan Sustainability Element. No Specific Plans have been adopted as of yet, and conformance to the Climate Action Plan will be a requisite to any environmental documentation and project review presented for determination to the City of Gonzales.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 30 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure GHG-2: Implementation of GHG Best Management Practices. The City shall require Specific Plans and development approvals to contain a plan to implement GHG Best Management Practices, as outlined above, that would result in achieving the limits on GHG emissions adopted as part of the citywide climate action plan.

Effectiveness Criteria No significant impacts related to TACs for new projects in the City Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District Timing Prior to final approval of any Specific Plan or other development approval
City Response for 2022 The EIR under construction for the Vista Lucia Specific Plan addresses GHG’s and acknowledges that:
“Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15064(h)(3) and 15130(d), if a project is consistent with the requirements of an adopted plan, such as a climate action plan that is prepared consistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5(b), the lead agency may determine that the GHG impacts are less than significant with no further analysis required.

Plans that are prepared consistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5(b) are considered to be “qualified” for streamlining the review of GHG impacts of projects subject to the plan. If it is determined that a proposed project is not consistent with an adopted Climate Action Plan (CAP) or other plan for reducing GHGs, further analysis would be required to determine whether the impact is significant.

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To ensure project consistency with CAP measure P-1.4, the following mitigation measure shall be implemented.

To ensure project consistency with Gonzales Climate Action Plan: 2018 Update GHG reduction measure P-1.3 regarding urban forests, applicants for individual tentative maps that include single-family homes shall demonstrate to the City that three trees will be planted for every single-family home proposed. The measure shall also be included as a contractor work specification. The requirement shall be verified by the Community Development Director prior to approval of each individual tentative map in which single-family homes are proposed.

With implementation of mitigation measure 6-3e in Section 6.0, Air Quality, and mitigation measure 10-1, the proposed project would be consistent with the CAP and its GHG impacts would be less-thansignificant.

Furthermore, if not explicit in the yet-to-be-completed Draft and Final Environmental Impact Report for the Vista Lucia Specific Plan, staff will present a condition of approval when the item comes before decision makers meeting the intent of this general plan mitigation measure to observe GHG Best Management Practices and will include a menu of practices that may be employed.

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The City shall adopt the “California Green Building Standards (CALGreen) Code,” which becomes effective on January 1, 2011, by July 1, 2011.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall report on its efforts to adopt the Green Building Code.

Effectiveness Criteria Adoption of Green Building Code
Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies None
Timing By July 1, 2011
City Response for 2022 On February 26, 2023, in Ordinance No. 2022-135, An Ordinance Of The City Of Gonzales Amending Portions Of Title 11 Of The Gonzales City Code Titled “Building Regulations” By Adoption And Referenced Amendments, included adoption of the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code, Title 24, Part 11.

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Category Program Response
Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure PS-1: Project-Level Public Facilities Impact Analysis Required. The City shall require a project-level analysis and report on public facilities impacts as part of Specific Plan and other major development plan review and approval. Such an analysis and report shall identify measures necessary to reduce any environmental effects of new construction of public facilities to a level of less than significant.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor the development of Specific Plans and other development approvals to ensure that they include a project-level public facilities analysis consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria Project-level public facilities analysis is included in all Specific Plan and other development applications
Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies None
Timing Prior to final approval of any new development
City Response for 2022 A project-level public facilities analysis has been required of the Vista Lucia Specific Plan (3,498 units) coming together. Such an analysis will lead to a financing mechanism to be incorporated into project approval to assure revenue neutrality to the existing city fabric and citizenry, and that the new developments creating new municipal public facilities demands will pay their own way for new municipal facilities and services and that they will have a sustainable revenue stream in keeping with the phasing of the specific plan and its eventual build-out.

The EIR will also engage in and provide mitigation (if necessary) for the physical effects of constructing new public facilities.

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Category Program Response
Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure BIO-1: Riparian Protection Ordinance. The City shall adopt a Riparian Protection Ordinance to ensure that development does not encroach on Gonzales Slough, or any “Waters of the United States” determined to be jurisdictional by the Army Corps of Engineers that may be located in the planning area. Such an ordinance shall establish required minimum setbacks from Gonzales Slough, wetlands, and other “Waters of the United States” and require Specific Plans and development applications to contain measures to ensure that all sensitive habitats are protected from the significant negative effects of encroaching development.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall report on its efforts to adopt a riparian protection ordinance consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria An adopted riparian protection ordinance Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies California Department of Fish and game; US Army Corps of Engineers Timing Within one (1) year of adoption of Gonzales 2010 General Plan City Response for 2022 In Ordinance No. 202-127, the City of Gonzales Amended the Municipal Code Title 10, Chapter 10.28 – Strom Water Quality Management and Discharge Control. The purpose of that Ordinance is, “to protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of citizens, and protect and enhance the water quality of watercourses, water bodies, and wetlands in a manner pursuant to and consistent with the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1251 et seq.), the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act (California Water Code Section 13000 et seq.) and State Water Resources Control Board Water Quality Order No. 2013-0001-DWQ (Order) and subsequent Orders by reducing pollutants in storm water discharges to the maximum extent Packet Pg. 40
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Furthermore, in Chapter Section 10.28.140 that speaks to Minimum Performance Requirements. (A) Performance Requirement No. 1: Site Design and Runoff Reduction.

1. All regulated projects that create and/or replace greater than two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet of impervious surface (collectively over the entire project site), including detached singlefamily home projects, are required to implement at least the following design strategies throughout the project site:
a. Limit disturbance to creeks and natural drainage features. c. Limit clearing and grading of native vegetation at the site to the minimum area needed to build the project, allow access, and provide fire protection.
d. Minimize impervious surfaces by concentrating improvements on the least-sensitive portions of the site, while leaving the remaining land in a natural undisturbed state.

Section 10.28.180 Watercourse Protection, speaks directly to the matter of riparian protection (meeting this mitigation measure of the General Plan to Protect the Slough
Every person owning property through which a watercourse passes shall keep and maintain that part of the watercourse within the property reasonably free of trash, debris and other obstacles that would pollute, contaminate or significantly retard the flow of water through the watercourse. In addition, the owner or lessee shall maintain existing privately owned structures within or adjacent to a watercourse, so that such structures will not become a hazard to the use, function or physical integrity of the watercourse. (Ord. 2015-83, 7-6-2015)
So, where the City may not have established minimum setbacks from the slough, the City has certainly put in place, “measures to ensure that all sensitive habitats are protected from the significant negative effects of encroaching development.”
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Category Program Response
Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure CUL-1: Project-Level Cultural Analysis Required.

The City shall require Specific Plans and development applications to contain a project-level analysis of cultural resources for all areas planned for urbanization under the Specific Plan or development approval. Such an analysis shall evaluate the full range of cultural resources, including historical, archaeological, and paleontological resources, and buried human remains. The analysis shall recommend measures to mitigate any significant impact that a specific project may have on cultural resources.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor the development of Specific Plans and other development approvals to ensure that they include a project-level cultural analysis consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria Project-level cultural analysis included in all Specific Plan and other development applications.

Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies None
Timing Prior to final approval of any new development
City Response for 2022 Such studies have been required of the Vista Lucia Specific Plan EIR under preparation and the Rianda Family Partnership Cooler Project on Gloria Road.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 37 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure CUL-2: Accidental Discovery of Cultural Resources.

The City shall require as a standard condition of project approval the following: “if any archaeological resources are discovered during grading or construction, all work shall be immediately halted and appropriate personnel, including a qualified Native American representative, shall be contacted and consulted. Based on these consultations, appropriate measures shall be taken to protect the discovered resources, and only after such measures have been implemented shall grading or construction continue.”
Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor the development of Specific Plans and other development approvals to ensure that they include a condition of approval addressing the accidental discovery of cultural resources, consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria A standard condition of approval attached to all Specific Plan and other development application approvals addressing the accidental discovery of cultural resources
Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies None
Timing Prior to final approval of any new development
City Response for 2022 A condition was placed on the Rianda Family Partnership Cooler Project on Gloria Road to this effect (in keeping with state law).

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Category Program Response
Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure HAZ-1: Site-Specific Review of Potential Land Use Conflicts Involving the Location of New Schools. The City of Gonzales shall identify and evaluate potential land use conflicts between schools and industrial uses as part of a Specific Plan or other major development plan review and approval. Such review shall address California Public Resources Code §21151.8(a) regarding requirements for the proposed construction of an elementary or secondary school. Such review should also address the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District’s Rule 402, Nuisances.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor the development of Specific Plans and other development approvals to ensure that they include a site-specific review of land use conflicts involving new schools.

Effectiveness Criteria Site-specific review of land use conflicts involving new schools included in all Specific Plan and other development applications Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies Gonzales Unified School District
Timing Prior to the final approval of any new development City Response for 2022 The Vista Lucia Specific Plan Development interests are fully engaged with the Gonzales Unified School District at the present time as they explore the particulars of a 12-acre school site offered to the district. The discussion has also involved the State Board of Education.

On August 8, 2023, the City Council of the City of Gonzales and the Gonzales Unified School District will be conducting a joint session to discuss the development of school(s) sites within the Vista Lucia Specific Plan areas to be incorporated into the City limits upon approval of LAFCo and the state Board of Equalization.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 39 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure HAZ-2: Remediation Plan for Clean-Up of Fanoe Ranch. The City of Gonzales shall require a remediation plan for the clean-up of any contaminated areas of Fanoe Ranch as part of any Specific Plan that includes the ranch in its planning area. The remediation plan shall be coordinated with appropriate regional, state, and federal agencies.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor the development of the Specific Plan for Fanoe Ranch to ensure that it includes a remediation plan for the clean-up of contaminated areas within the Specific Plan area.

Category Program Response
Effectiveness Criteria A remediation plan for the clean-up of contaminated areas within the Specific Plan area that includes Fanoe Ranch
Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies
Timing Prior to final approval of the Specific Plan for the area including Fanoe Ranch
City Response for 2022 Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Fanoe Ranch Gonzales, California were completed and drawn from in the draft Analysis of Hazards and Hazardous Materials for the Vista Lucia Specific Plan Project. Additional resources to this matter were included in, “ Environmental Site Review and Current Conditions Assessment (McCloskey Consultants, Inc. 2021) (“current conditions assessment”).

The property did have a history that included pesticide and fertilizer use as well as fuel storage.

According to the Environmental Impact Report presently under construction in 2023, “Three hazardous materials conditions remain within the project site that have potential to cause significant environmental impacts on public health and safety and the environment:
1) concentrations of dioxin at the waste burn area north of the former dairy farm residences; 2) concentrations of lead and dieldrin at Debris Area 1; and 3) concentrations of cadmium and dioxin at Debris Area.

These three conditions must be remediated to lessen the potentially significant impacts. Implementation of the following mitigation measure would reduce the impact to less than significant.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 40 remediation plan with targets and thresholds for success/completion). 11-2 The applicant shall retain a qualified professional to prepare a soil management plan. The plan shall provide guidelines for remediating: 1) concentrations of dioxin at the waste burn area north of the former dairy farm residences; 2) concentrations of lead and dieldrin at Debris Area 1; and 3) concentrations of cadmium and dioxin at Debris Area 2, as described in the 2004 Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Fanoe Ranch Gonzales, California and the 2021 Environmental Site Review and Current Conditions Assessment. The plan shall identify all safety protocols and permitting procedures required by applicable regulatory agencies to meet applicable environmental screening levels for the subject contaminants. The plan shall include a health and safety plan which specifies how workers and public safety and health shall be protected during remediation activities. The plan shall also specify how excavated materials are to be handled, stockpiled, and transported to the appropriate hazardous materials permitted waste disposal site, consistent with federal and state regulatory requirements.

The soil management plan shall be subject to review and approval of the City of Gonzales Public Works Director prior to the approval of tentative maps for the areas of the project site in which the subject hazardous environmental conditions are located. Evidence that remediation activities have been completed shall be provided to and reviewed by the Public Works Director prior to the issuance of a grading permit for the same subject areas of the project site.

Implementation of this mitigation measure would require that hazardous environmental conditions be remediated to regulatory screening levels to allow the subject contaminated sites to be acceptable for future development.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 41 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure HAZ-3: Site-Specific Investigation of Potential Soil Contamination Required. The City of Gonzales shall require sitespecific investigations and reports on potential soil contamination as part of Specific Plan or other major development plan review and approval. Such an investigation and report shall include measures necessary to mitigate any environmental hazards to a less than significant level.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
Monitoring/Reporting
Action
The City shall monitor the development of Specific Plans and other development plans to ensure that they include a site-specific investigation of potential soil contamination consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria Site-specific investigation of potential soil contamination included as part of all Specific Plan and other development applications Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies None
Timing Prior to the final approval of any new development City Response for 2022 See the response above for HAZ-2. Additionally, as the Rianda Family Partnership Gloria Road Cooler has progressed, a site-specific investigation of potential soil contamination was included in the Phase I Environmental Site Assessment for Gonzales Cooler Project 48.79-acre Agricultural Property study prepared by Advanced Environmental Concepts. Inc. for the property owner.
“The results of this investigation have identified no de minimis conditions, no recognized environmental conditions, no controlled recognized environmental conditions, and no historically recognized environmental conditions.” (Section 14.0 Findings and Conclusions. )
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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 42 Mitigation Measure Mitigation Measure HAZ-4: Development in Areas of Very High Wildfire Potential. The City of Gonzales shall require site-specific investigations and reports on wildfire potential for any development east of Iverson Road, which is an area of very high wildfire potential. Such an investigation and report shall include measures necessary to mitigate any wildfire hazards, including the establishment of “fire safe” zones around habitable structures, to a less than significant level.

Location Gonzales Planning Area
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Action
The City shall monitor the development of Specific Plans and other development plans for areas east of Iverson Road to ensure that they include a site-specific investigation and report on wildfire potential consistent with this mitigation measure.

Effectiveness Criteria Site-specific investigation of wildfire potential included as part of all Specific Plan and other development applications for areas east of Iverson Road
Responsible Agency City of Gonzales
Cooperating Agencies California Department of Forestry
Timing Prior to final approval of any new development east of Iverson Road City Response for 2022 The City is not aware of any plans for development east of Iverson Road.

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This section will address the 22 Goals, 62 Policies and 156 Implementing Actions of the General Plan’s Health and Wellness Element.

Goals, Policies and Actions of the Health and Wellness Element

1. Connected Neighborhoods and Commercial Corridors
• Goal HW-1: Improve health through connected neighborhoods and commercial corridors.

Policies
Policy HW-1.1 Equitable Access. Require neighborhood retail, services, and public facilities to be located within walking distance of residential areas to create safe and convenient circulation system.
• Implementing Action HW-1.1.1 – Accessible Amenities. To promote physical activity, reduce driving and increase walking, cycling and public transit:
✓ Increase opportunities for active transportation (walking and biking) and transit use. ✓ Encourage the development of neighborhood grocery stores that provide fresh produce and attract amenities that serve and attract pedestrians of all ages and abilities. • Implementing Action HW-1.1.2 – Connectivity. Improve accessibility and connectivity between neighborhoods and commercial areas by reducing gaps in sidewalk and bike lane networks, where possible.
• Implementing Action HW-1.1.3 – Bike and Pedestrian Events. Coordinate with the Monterey County Health Department, nonprofit organizations, and community groups to organize and support free and low-cost bike and pedestrian opportunities that create and promote healthier lifestyles by engaging residents in biking and walking. Consider adopting annual events such as: open streets events and organized community walks and runs.

City Response for 2022: No real opportunities for accessible amenities have presented themselves in our present physical city 2010 - 2023, but city staff is presently reviewing and giving shape to two new specific plans in our Sphere of Influence areas, where neighborhood oriented design, walkability and separation of biking is required in the design.

The City continues to support the 4-way partnership of the Gonzales Youth Council, TAMC, Gonzales High School and the City for the Safe Routes to School Program that includes bike and pedestrian considerations.

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Policy HW-1.2 Development Coordination Coordinate City developments to provide accessibility to basic life needs that can improve the health, safety and welfare of residents. • Implementing Action HW-1.2.1 – Complete Streets. Consider proximity to community destinations and features that support community enhancement and connectivity such as transit locations, bike and pedestrian paths, and accessibility ramps. • Implementing Action HW-1.2.2 – Infrastructure Prioritization. Prioritize Complete Streets improvements and features that will advance community connectivity and neighborhood coordination and foster multiple dimensions of health. • Implementing Action HW-1.2.3 – Land-Use Coordination. Coordinate land-use planning and urban design with transit to increase efficiency, access, and mobility.

City Response for 2022: City staff is presently reviewing and giving shape to two new specific plans in our Sphere of Influence areas, where urban design with transit and complete streets design are being engaged.

Policy HW-1.3 – Child Care Friendly Developments. Encourage that child care be located strategically to support workforce and livable communities. • Implementation Action HW-1.3.1 – Child Care Needs Assessment. New developments having more than 50 housing units or 50,000 square feet of commercial or industrial space shall contribute to the preparation of a Child Care Facilities Needs Assessment.

The purpose is to assess new child care demand created by new residents and employees against available community resources to identify need and if need is significant, support the expansion of child care services.
• Implementation Action HW-1.3.2 – Social Inclusion. When feasible, coordinate with developers of large projects to include amenities like child care facilities, community spaces, green spaces, transit stops and shelters, etc. in new developments or proposals for mixed-use space prior to issuing and approving permits. • Implementing Action HW-1.3.3 – Inclusive Developments. Support the development of child care facilities and family child care homes. Review zoning regulations regarding home-based early childhood education facilities, when needed.

City Response 2022: While I do not see provisions yet in the Vista Lucia Specific plan drafts to date, the City can insist on such for consistency with the General Plan as necessary. While not a “Childcare Needs Assessment per se, I do see that the Puente Del Monte Specific Plan drafts do include citations from the Health and Wellness Element, Packet Pg. 50
Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 45 meaning that they are aware of the requirement to “include childcare and play facilities as part of their development projects (play areas, parks, etc.).” Policy HW-1.4 – Business Integration and Support. Encourage the establishment of neighborhood-centric businesses that promote and offer healthy activities, foods, goods, and services and contribute to job creation.
• Implementing Action HW-1.4.1. Business Development. Support the development of diverse businesses in neighborhoods to offer residents a variety of shopping options and an opportunity to contribute to the local economy.
• Implementing Action HW-1.4.2 – Creative Business Solutions. Support creative and innovative business ideas and solutions such as outdoor dining, street sales, and events in which food, goods and services can be provided and sold in a non-traditional manner by reducing or eliminating barriers and streamlining the permitting processes and issuing over the counter permits.

City Response 2022: While supportive of Business Development and Creative Business Solutions, there has been attrition and turnover in the leadership of the Community Development Department, and Covid-19 as well affecting the whole community. The department should be entering a stronger point of stability now with the new Community Development Director and City Manager. Following completion of the City’s 6th Cycle Housing Element update, much more attention can be dedicated to Business Development, and Creative Business Solutions by the Community Development Director.

2. Diverse Housing Options Available to All Levels of Affordability • Goal HW-2: Improve health through diverse housing options available to all levels of affordability.

Policies
Policy HW-2.1 Real Estate and Commercial Options. Encourage housing and commercial options through public and private partnerships that increase access, reduce cost, and promote healthy lifestyles.
• Implementing Action HW-2.1.1 – Mixed Use Projects. Explore ways to support and encourage neighborhood-based development, such as reduced or deferred fees and revised ordinance standards for mixed uses, where such uses are allowed. Consider the relationship between the amount of public benefit (such as reduced traffic, job creation and/or enhanced business viability) and proposed economic incentives. • Implementing Action HW-2.1.2 – Community Integration. Promote health and wellness by supporting Specific Plans and Downtown redevelopment that place affordable housing Packet Pg. 51
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City Response 2022: These implementing actions will have there best opportunities in the Sphere of Influence areas and the ”complete concept” neighborhood villages of the specific plans under development. While the City in early 2022 approved a two-story 15-unit hotel in our very small downtown on a vacant parcel, the property owner has not returned with construction permits. While a hotel would have been nice, the site may also lend itself very well to second and third story residential units. Staff continues to encourage development of the site.

Policy HW-2.2 Support Affordable Housing. Encourage and support projects that provide highquality housing, both rental and for-sale, for all levels of affordability. • Implementing Action HW-2.2.1 – Affordable Housing Permits. Coordinate with affordable housing developers to implement Housing Element policies and implement actions that prioritize the processing of residential development proposals and permit applications for affordable housing projects.
• Implementing Action HW-2.2.2 – Housing and Services. Work with the County, nonprofits and other social service agencies to link families to support services, including educational programming, child care and arts programming, etc. • Implementing Action HW-2.2.3 – Homelessness. Work with social service agencies, schools and all federal, state and neighboring communities to provide an integrated system of care for people experiencing homelessness.
• Implementing Action HW-2.2.4 – Management. Coordinate with landlords to provide strong, on-site management of multi-family complexes to ensure the maintenance of housing and neighborhood quality. Encourage on-site support services such as educational and arts programming and child care.

City Response 2022 – The City adopted an ordinance waiving impact fees for Accessory Dwelling units, hoping to incentivize their construction and capacity to provide housing infill. The city displays and provides brochures in the City Hall lobby in two languages guiding residents to county and non-profit housing services. While homelessness is rather rare in Gonzales, so many households are overcrowded with some living in substandard construction. The City is conscious of enforcing building codes in an equitable manner city-wide, yet many residents could be imminently close to homelessness if displaced. The city has been working diligently and encouragingly to increase the supply of new units in Gonzales, yet the City is not a home builder. City government will offer quick and expedited review of any housing proposal that we may receive, as housing is a paramount concern for the community. The City is hoping to Packet Pg. 52
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Policy HW-2.3 Housing for All. Encourage and support projects that integrate market-rate housing with mixed income units at the project level as well as at the neighborhood level. • Implementing Action HW-2.3.1 – Housing Supply. Coordinate with affordable housing developers to implement Housing Element policies and implementing actions designed to ensure that the supply of affordable rental housing is maintained and remains affordable on a long-term basis.
• Implementing Action HW-2.3.2 – Innovative Housing Solutions. During Housing Element update cycles, work to further remove barriers to, and create opportunities for, innovative/nontraditional housing that meets standard requirements and supports life cycle housing opportunities, including aging in place.

City Response 2022 – In 2022, the City entered into an agreement with CHISPA housing to purchase and transfer an available property on Alta Road for the purposes of providing senior housing. CHISPA entered into escrow to complete the purchase yet is still aggregating financial resources from many sources to determine whether the project will consist of apartments or stand alone or duplex-type units. Either way, a portion of the units are expected to remain age-restricted, providing a housing resource for local seniors. Additionally, the City’s General Plan and Community Design parameters require a broad spectrum of housing unit sizes and densities to target different levels of affordability, not just allowing market rate construction. Through integrated neighborhood design, providing attached multi-family units, the City intends to provide housing for extremely low, very low, low and moderate income earning households.

And presently, we are engaged in the construction of our 6th Cycle Housing Element update and through our housing strategy taking shape we are working to remove barriers to, and to create opportunities for, innovative / nontraditional housing that meets building and safety code requirements and supports life cycle housing opportunities, including aging in place.

Policy HW-2.4 Code Enforcement. Regularly review and update rental inspection procedures and ordinances. Consider provisions that protect tenant rights, so they are not penalized for reporting or living in a dwelling unit that does not meet health and safety standards. • Implementing Action HW-2.4.1. Equitable and Empathetic Enforcement. Ensure that code enforcement activities are carried out in an empathetic way. Consider reducing barriers to housing and work with housing organizations and other service providers to ensure that tenants having to leave their living situation do not end up homeless.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 48 • Implementing Action HW-2.4.2 – Tenant Support. Encourage maintenance and upkeep of rental housing. Work with organizations that support tenant rights to mitigate discrimination and retaliation for tenants reporting unsafe conditions and dilapidated buildings.

City Response 2022- The City has compiled a collection of County, regional and nonprofit resources on flyers and handouts available in the lobby of the Community Development Counter. Front line staff is versed with these materials and shares information freely with those who ask for assistance.

3. Ample Open Spaces for Public Engagement
• Goal HW-3: Improve health through ample open spaces for public engagement.

Policies
Policy HW-3.1 Open and Public Spaces. Through private and public partnerships facilitate the creation, maintenance, and upgrade of public facilities and open spaces, and the development of activities to attract more public use.
• Implementing Action HW-3.1.1 – Maintenance and Upgrades. Regularly maintain, add and update the city’s outdoor and physical activity equipment through partnerships with agencies, organizations, and community groups. Consider embedding amenities throughout the community for easy access. Consider the addition of:
o ✓ Accessible basketball courts, tracks, parks and exercise equipment throughout town
o ✓ Signage that shows how to use equipment at parks, public facilities, and open spaces
o ✓ Track/distance markers around parks and open spaces • Implementing Action HW-3.1.2 – Live and Interactive Activities. Through collaborations provide interactive activities at the parks, such as music, dance and exercise classes.
• Implementing Action HW-3.1.3 – Repurpose Open, Green and Public Spaces.

Through existing and new collaborations, repurpose spaces for public use to promote health and community wellbeing.
• Implementing Action HW-3.1.4 – Ample shade and Seating. Provide ample shaded seating areas such as at bus stops, parks and other public spaces. • Implementing Action HW-3.1.5 – Urban Greenery. Maintain and plant urban greenery throughout the community to encourage active lifestyles and outdoor activity.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 49 City Response 2022 – Central Park and others are well maintained and include such amenities described in these implementing actions. The City also supports local groups who program music or dance events in the park. The City has also considered opening the restricted access to the Gonzales slough that traverses town to potentially include a “green” walking trail, yet Covid and other civic priorities have pushed continued efforts to the future. The City is presently contemplating the removal of public trees that have died (to be replaced with new greenery).

4. Infrastructure and Services that Enhance Safety and Visibility • Goal HW-4: Improve health through infrastructure and services that enhance safety and visibility.

Policies
Policy HW-4.1 Active Transportation and Walkable Streets Design, build, and upgrade streets to promote and facilitate the use of active transportation to support and encourage active lifestyles. • Implementing Action HW-4.1.1 – Street Safety and Flow Promotion. Encourage investments in roundabouts, corner bulb-outs, traditional and lighted crosswalks, cross lights, and other features that slow traffic and increase road visibility to support pedestrian safety.
• Implementing Action HW-4.1.2 – Bike Infrastructure. Promote the use and maintenance of bike lanes and bike paths to facilitate bicycle use. • Implementing Action HW-4.1.3 – Walkability. Support projects that provide active, safe streets and spaces that are pedestrian friendly and well lit.

City Response 2022 – The city keeps a regular paint striping and hands-on engagement with the conditions of streets, street crossings – especially near our educational institutions.

Policy HW-4.2 Crime Prevention through Environmental Design. Encourage developers to incorporate building and site design techniques that reduce crime, such as utilizing Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) strategies. • Implementing Action HW-4.2.1 – Safety and Community Design. Train all city staff (police, fire, and planning) in “Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED)” and ensure the utilization of its principles in their review of new developments.
• Implementing Action HW-4.2.2 – Safety and Public Works Maintenance. Use CPTED assessments for public spaces to identify maintenance needs that effect safety.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 50 • Implementing Action HW-4.2.3 – Safety and Resident Engagement. Promote neighborhood clean-ups, murals, zoning enforcement and other CPTED activities that promote neighborhood pride, safety, and sense of ownership.

City Response 2022 - Coming out of Covid, the City really didn’t have new development proposals to practice CPTED principles. Otherwise, the City makes a good effort at providing evening security focused lighting where needed. Additionally, the City encourages and participates in the Tri-Cities Recycling Program’s annual neighborhood clean-up days, and is also regularly engaged with zoning enforcement regarding vehicles parked on lawns, or being lived out of in residential neighborhoods.

Policy HW-4.3 Built Environment and Health. Promote an understanding of the connections between the built environment and the on-going health challenges in Gonzales and Monterey County.
• Implementing Action HW-4.3.1 – Safe and Attractive Built Environments. Encourage built environments that promote physical activity, and access to healthy foods while reducing pollution, and safety hazards by:
• ✓ Promoting the use of tools such as Health Impact Assessments, Development Application Health Checklist, or other tools deemed effective at evaluating impacts of development on the public’s health.
• ✓ Support the redevelopment, renovation and beautification of community destinations and public spaces. Consider improvement to visibility and safety hazards for foot traffic.
• Implementing Action HW-4.3.2 – Built Environment Assessment Tool. Consider the utilization of the Built Environment Assessment Tool and Manual as a survey and project exploration tool to ensure best possible community outcomes.

City Response for 2022 – A Community Health Impact Assessment was commissioned in 2020 and completed by the Health Department.

5. Enhance Government and Community Relations
• Goal HW-5: Proactive in the enhancement of government and community relations to enhance the quality of life for all Gonzales residents.

Policies
Policy HW-5.1 Improved Communications. Support the development of an ongoing effective communication strategy to help inform the public about upcoming events, and community engagement opportunities.

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• Implementing Action HW-5.1.2 – Public Engagement. Develop and explore ways to effectively and authentically engage the public in community planning processes, policy development and other opportunities.

City Response for 2022 – The city will soon be upgrading our computer servers, as well as the supporting software for our webpage and Facebook accounts. It is our intention, through the internet and appropriately timed and crafted press releases, to share information with the community on upcoming events, civic opportunities, etc.

Presently, the Community Development Department is hosting a bilingual on-line community survey regarding Housing Needs Assessments as we prepare our updated Housing Element. These surveys have also been presented in paper form at recent civic events such as the Dia Le Los Ninos and 4th of July Celebration.

Policy HW-5.2 Police Engagement. Encourage and support the Police Departments’ community outreach, and safety education efforts to promote active, safe, and welcoming public spaces for all.
• Implementing Action HW-5.2.1 – Community Conversations. Provide community adult residents and youth the opportunity to engage in developing positive relationships with law enforcement through programs like the Police Explorer program and community conversations around safety, violence prevention and crime reduction. • Implementing Action HW-5.2.2 – Community Conflict Prevention Initiatives. Support the cultivation of a partnership between the Gonzales Unified School District (GUSD) and the Gonzales Police Department to promote community development and civic engagement initiatives and opportunities that can help resolve youth conflicts before they become greater community concerns.

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Policy HW-5.3 Community Policing. Support approaches and policies that integrate violence prevention and crime reduction with public health and community policing. • Implementing Action HW-5.3.1 – Safety through Community Partnerships. Support and encourage law enforcement’s adoption of community policing strategies that are neighborhood-based and engage residents and youth in the improvement of safety, and crime reduction.
• Implementing Action HW-5.3.2 – Neighborhood and Business Watch Programs. Support and promote the development of neighborhood and business watch programs aimed at empowering neighbors and business owners to watch for and report any suspicious behavior.

City Response for 2022 – The Police Department is active in their outreach and programming with the community. From conducting tours of the department facility, safety presentations at local schools, to daytime and evening foot patrols of commercial areas and neighborhoods, the Gonzales Police Department is actively integrating violence prevention, crime reduction techniques and embellishing the public health through their community policing efforts. Additional activities include, “Coffee with a Cop,” a regular and engaged presence for National Night Out, and offering citizens to request a police “House Watch” when away from home for an extended period of time.

Policy HW-5.4 Community Capacity Building. Enlist and strengthen the community’s capacity to participate in local planning, governmental affairs, and policy decision-making to advance health equity.
• Implementing Action HW-5.4.1 – Civic Engagement and Education Opportunities.

Support public engagement by offering and encouraging learning opportunities through new and established partnerships with the school district, higher learning institutions, the County of Monterey, non-profit organizations and for-profit entities. • Implementing Action HW-5.4.2 – Capacity Building and Networking. Invest in the human capital by tapping into local expertise, lived experience, and other local community resources and assets by creating a space where people can come together to share knowledge, build trust, and connect with one another. • Implementing Action HW-5.4.3 – Arts and Culture. Utilize and promote arts and culture as a means of engaging community residents and building community capacity.

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6. Improve Safety and Promote Community Health Through Partnerships • Goal HW-6: Proactive in improving safety and promoting community health through partnerships to enhance the quality of life for all Gonzales residents.

Policies
Policy HW-6.1 Violence Prevention. Enhance the capacity of public, private and non-profit partners to conduct activities that increase economic opportunities, reduce gang activity, and reduce recidivism through initiatives linked to education, community empowerment, job training and civic engagement for residents with the greatest need and risk. • Implementing Action HW-6.1.1 – Prevention Partnerships. Encourage the development of partnerships between residents, community-based organizations, churches, businesses, schools and City departments to develop opportunities for meaningful participation of youth that improve community safety.
• Implementing Action HW-6.1.2 – Safer Places. Promote safety and security through code enforcement and the use of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) to provide adequate lighting, trim bushes and trees, remove graffiti, and support neighborhood watch groups.

City Response for 2022 – Same as above responses for HW-5.2, 5.3, and 5.4.

Policy HW-6.2 Community Profile. Encourage the distribution of countywide, citywide, and neighborhood-level health data and information to the public to promote and encourage neighborhood and community-level participation in health issues. • Implementing Action HW-6.2.1 – Community Report. Periodically commission a community profile/report to highlight community health issues and trends and find resolutions to common health concerns.
• Implementing Action HW-6.2.2 – Public Health Approach. Deploy a wraparound public health approach for prevalent community concerns. Consider the development of partnerships to address concern(s) and seek out services designed to address need.

City Response for 2022 – A Health Assessment was commissioned in 2019 and completed by the Health Department.

Policy HW-6.3 Partnership Development. Encourage the development of partnerships to enhance community opportunities.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 54 • Implementing Action HW-6.3.1 – Non-traditional Partnerships. Encourage nontraditional partnerships among entities and institutions including local governments, non-profits and businesses to promote art, health and well-being, cultural programs, foster community identity, and enhance neighborhood pride. • Implementing Action HW-6.3.2 – Joint Use. Explore ways of utilizing existing public facilities (such as schools, community rooms, libraries, etc.) for public use and activities like child care, sports programing, etc. and advocate for the inclusion of early learning and youth-friendly spaces in both the planning of new facilities and in the expansion of existing facilities.

City Response for 2022 – The City continues to seek these partnerships and opportunities.

Policy HW-6.4 Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco-Use Prevention. Develop partnerships with local agencies to aid in the reduction of tobacco, drug, and alcohol use. Collaborate in offering prevention education classes and opportunities for all ages to learn about potential hazards, especially underage youth.
• Implementing Action HW-6.4.1 – Regulation. Regulate smoke/tobacco and cannabisrelated businesses as well as alcohol permits to mitigate unintended consequences.

Establish specific and appropriate radius requirements to protect sensitive receptors (public places, parks, schools, and community gathering places, day care centers, head start and preschool facilities and senior residences).
• Implementing Action HW-6.4.2 – Assess Community Need. Regularly assess the need for and offer educational programs that educate youth and community about the related health impacts of the use of tobacco, alcohol, cannabis and other drug products. • Implementing Action HW-6.4.3 – Protection of Vulnerable Populations. Craft policies and ordinances that protect vulnerable populations such as children and seniors from harmful effects of exposure to second-hand smoke, drugs and alcohol.

City Response for 2022 – The City has adopted ordinances regarding both cannabis and tobacco distribution. Chapter 4.70 of the City Code addresses Tobacco Licensing. The City also prohibits Medical Marijuana dispensaries and has not engaged adult recreation cannabis distribution or processing within City limits.

7. Prevention through the Built Environment
• Goal HW-7: Proactive in prevention through the built environment to enhance the quality of life for all Gonzales residents.

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Policy HW-7.1 Child and Youth-Friendly Construction Through collaborations, City policies and guidelines encourage the inclusion of child-friendly spaces in new residential, and nonresidential developments. • Implementing Action HW-7.1.1 – Child Care and Play Facilities. Coordinate with developers of large-scale residential projects to include child care and play facilities as part of their development projects (play areas, parks, etc.). • Implementing Action HW-7.1.2 – Growth and Expansion. Promote the inclusion of preschools in residential neighborhoods and expansion of early learning facilities as part of mixed-use neighborhoods.

City Response for 2022 – The City will continue to promote the inclusion of preschools in residential neighborhoods and expansion of early learning facilities as part of mixeduse neighborhoods. These conversations continue with our Specific Plan interests as well.

Policy HW-7.2 Library Services. Provide adequate library facilities to meet the diverse educational and informational needs of all residents and showcase libraries as a point of pride for the City.
• Implementing Action HW-7.2.1 – Service Expansion. Through joint-use opportunities and other creative ways, expand access to library services and learning material.

Consider non-traditional partnerships and methods that help to provide a further reach into the community.
• Implementing Action HW-7.2.2 – Culturally Diverse Services. Ensure public facilities carry a wide variety of learning material that is culturally diverse and is offered in a variety of languages and literacy levels.

City Response for 2022 – In the City’s programming for the new Community Center currently in the design and bidding processes, that City will build a space for library services, and the City and Monterey County Library system are in conversation and cooperative engagements, including partial funding.

8. Safe, Convenient Access To Healthy Foods For All Residents • Goal HW-8: Safe, convenient access to a healthy food for all residents Policies
Policy HW-8.1 Healthy Food for All. Ensure that all Gonzales residents have access to healthy and affordable foods.

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• Implementing Action HW-8.1.3 – Food Assistance Program Enrollment. Increase resident participation in federal food programs. Make application and enrollment support available through City facilities and services. Federal programs include food stamps, WIC, and school lunch programs.
• Implementing Action HW-8.1.4 – Integration with Planning. Integrate sustainable food system issues, and where practical, quantitative goals and metrics, into planning processes, including the City’s General Plan, neighborhood plans, and other strategic and functional plans.

City Response for 2022 – During COVID, we supported numerous food distributions, and there are still some ongoing through the Salvation Army and local churches. The City also conducted food demonstrations through our Community Health Worker Program in partnership with the School District and Blue Zones.

Policy HW-8.2 Fresh Foods in Neighborhoods. Promote opportunities to obtain fresh foods in neighborhoods by encouraging the development of community gardens, fresh produce stands, farmer markets, mobile food vendors, and small businesses such as vegetable and fruit markets, butcher shops, and grocery markets.
• Implementing Action HW-8.2.1 – Barrier Reduction. Review and revise, when necessary, City regulations to provide a hospitable regulatory environment for: local foods operations including farmers’ markets; home, community, and school gardens; restaurants; on-site and industrial composting; and year-round food production, processing, aggregation, and distribution efforts; as well as mobile food vendors.

Consider license criteria and include flexibility to adjust to new business models that attract a wide range of local consumers.
• Implementing Action HW-8.2.2 – Healthy Food Venues. Work to reduce food deserts by attracting and retaining high quality grocery stores and other healthy food purveyors (full-service grocery stores, farmer’s markets, fruit and vegetable markets, and convenience stores, corner stores, or mobile food vendors). • Implementing Action HW-8.2.3 – Assess Sites for Urban Agriculture. Identify and inventory potential community garden sites on existing parks, public easements, right-ofPacket Pg. 62 Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 57 ways, and schoolyards, and develop a program to establish community gardens in appropriate locations. Prioritize neighborhoods underserved by healthy food sources. • Implementing Action HW-8.2.4 – Community Gardens. Support the development of community gardens embedded within neighborhoods. Work with residents to monitor their upkeep and ensure cleanliness. Establish guidelines and protocols for their lifespan.

Overcome barriers created by zoning, irrigation issues and liability insurance in relationship to use of vacant land, equipment, and volunteers for local food production and distribution.

City Response for 2022 - The City continues to seek these partnerships and opportunities. Additionally, Community Development staff anticipates contacting several local cities in Monterey County to glean their experience and lessons learned as we increase our efforts to establish urban agriculture, and community gardens and a regular Farmers’ Market.

Policy HW-8.3 Farmer’s Market. Develop partnerships to help bring a sustainable farmer’s market to the community that offers healthy and affordable foods. • Implementing Action HW-8.3.1 – Farmer’s Market Locations. Identify potential farmer’s market sites on public property, including parks, schools, and other institutions; on private property, including clinics and commercial centers; and, where feasible, on streets using temporary street closures. Work with potential partners to develop an ongoing community farmer’s market(s).
• Implementing Action HW-8.3.2 – Permits. Coordinate permit process for a local farmer’s market that offers healthy and affordable food options.

9. Healthy Eating Messages, Choices and Encouragement of Healthy Behaviors • Goal HW-9: Safe, convenient access to a greater range of healthy and affordable food options for all residents through healthy eating messages, choices and encouragement Policies
Policy HW-9.1 Health Promotion. Promote health and raise awareness about chronic disease prevention and the importance of healthy lifestyles.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 58 • Implementing Action HW-9.1.1 – Signage. Promote health by posting health-related information and health awareness signs around town and in public and open spaces like public facilities and bus stops.
• Implementing Action HW-9.1.2 – Awareness Partnerships. Actively seek and promote private and public partnerships to disseminate wellness and safety messages. (e.g., MST, TAMC).
• Implementing Action HW-9.1.3 – Health and Wellness Classes. Partner with local organizations to offer workshops on health topics such as diabetes, nutrition, disaster preparedness, healthy eating, and cooking.

City Response for 2022 - Through a collaboration with the Blue Zones Project, we partnered up with multiple local organizations to host a Community Health Fair and showcased the movie “El Susto” , a documentary that discusses the accessibility of sugary sodas and Type 2 diabetes being the leading cause of death. Some of the Local Organizations included: Salinas Valley Health Mobile Clinic, Taylor Farms, Gonzales Fire Department, and Brighter Beginnings.

Policy HW-9.2 Healthy Nutrition through Partnerships. Promote and support nutrition and access to healthy foods through public and private partnerships, including with the local agricultural industry and school districts, to offer a variety of healthy and affordable foods through locally grown produce.
• Implementing Action HW-9.2.1 – Collaboration. Establish effective collaborations with healthy food vendors to support the coordination of practices, education, and policies intended to help increase access to affordable healthy foods and beverages. Consider community benefit opportunities that may come in the form of advancing and/or supporting community services such as schools/after school programs, child care centers, churches, non-profits, and community-based organizations. • Implementing Action HW-9.2.2 – Nutrition Network. Work with local agriculture companies and community entities to create a nutrition network that can support low cost nutrition programming such as salad bars in the schools, the recreation center, child care centers, and during city and school sponsored events.
• Implementing Action HW-9.2.3 – Healthy Foods Promotion. Work with local entities such as schools, employers, and other community establishments to support a culture of healthy food consumption. Consider the development of a recognition program to recognize those entities that develop policies or contribute to their employee’s health and well-being by offering healthy food options and encouraging healthy food consumption.

City Response for 2022 - With the help of our Community Health Workers and the partnership with the Blue Zones Project, we were able to conduct a series of Healthy Packet Pg. 64
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Policy HW-9.3 Sustainable Agriculture. Attract and retain food systems that can bring in both access and revenue into the community.
• Implementing Action HW-9.3.1 – Thriving Agriculture System. Promote programs and strategies, especially cooperative solutions that create better living conditions for farm laborers, including improved labor housing, living wages, affordable healthcare, and human services for workers and their families to continue benefiting from a thriving, local agriculture industry.

City Response for 2022 – In 2022, the Rianda Family Trust approached the City with a proposal to construct a new agricultural cooler packaging plant adjacent to the City limits on Gloria Road and eventually to be annexed to the City. The City has processed and pre-approved the project prior to LAFCo action on incorporation approximately early 2023. The plant will accommodate approximately 3 shifts of 150-250 persons providing employment opportunities.

Policy HW-9.4 Healthy Food Standards. Promote healthy food and beverage standards, and procurement policies that aid in community health and wellness. • Implementing Action HW-9.4.1 – Healthy Foods Criteria. Work with partners such as the school district and the Monterey County Health Department, among others to develop healthy food criteria to be applied during City and Government sponsored-events and to vending machine beverages and snacks sold on City-owned property. • Implementing Action HW-9.4.2 – Nutritional Services. Support the development and implementation of nutritional services and health and wellness policies across community sectors.
• Implementing Action HW-9.4.3 – Scholastic Partnerships. Support the Gonzales Unified School District in the development and implementation of health and wellness policies and initiatives.

City Response for 2022 - The City continues to seek these partnerships and opportunities.

10. Celebrate Healthy and Affordable Food Options
• Goal HW-9: Celebrate healthy and affordable food options for all residents.

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Policy HW-10.1 Foods Festivals. Promote and support the creation and continuation of yearly events, festivals, and contests that publicize and celebrate local food products. • Implementing Action HW-10.1.1 – Foods Festivals Partnerships. Partner with local groups, agencies, and organizations to celebrate local food options through food festivals and other events.
• Implementing Action HW-10.1.2 – Healthy Access Committee. Work to establish a committee of volunteers that can help lead the planning and implementation of local food celebrations/events.

City Response for 2022 - The City continues to seek these partnerships and opportunities.

11. Develop Partnerships to Expand Opportunities
• Goal HW-11: Develop partnerships to expand opportunities, improve economic conditions, and reduce poverty.

Policies
Policy HW-11.1 Workforce Development. Support and expand employment and job training opportunities for residents to enter the workforce so that new and existing industries have access to a local, work-ready, and talented workforce.
• Implementing Action HW-11.1.1 – Employment Development. Develop strategies for populations that face barriers to employment including youth, agricultural workers, formerly incarcerated, and those with limited English proficiency. • Implementing Action HW-11.1.2 – Varied Career Paths. Emphasize technical and varied career paths within job development and local training opportunities. Encourage on-thejob training that supports skill development and career advancement. • Implementing Action HW-11.1.3 – Career Pathways. Promote efforts of local schools, colleges, trade schools, and non-profit organizations to promote career pathway alternatives to traditional higher education.

City Response for 2022 - The City constantly hosts Interns and the Summer GYC Fellowship in addition to other opportunities for workforce development. The City Council semi-regularly has joint sessions with the Gonzales Unified School District (GUSD), and City staff have participated in career days and mock interviews to Packet Pg. 66
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Policy HW-11.2 Skill Enhancement. Promote expansion of academic and job skills-based educational opportunities for older adults, non-English speakers, formerly incarcerated, lowincome individuals, and veterans. • Implementing Action HW-11.2.1 – Public/Private Partnerships. Encourage expansion of public and private partnerships and philanthropic initiatives to provide jobs, training, and internships for youth and young adults.
• Implementing Action HW-11.2.2 – Financial Literacy. Promote financial stability and household resilience through programs and private/public collaborations that foster financial literacy in youth and adults, including budgeting, health coverage, savings, life insurance and emergency funds.

City Response for 2022 - The City continues to seek these partnerships and opportunities for skill enhancement and financial literacy.

12. Diverse Business Opportunities that Support Diverse Job Creation • Goal HW-12: Diverse business opportunities that support diverse job creation to expand opportunities, improve economic conditions, and reduce poverty.

Policies
Policy HW-12.1 Healthy Businesses. Encourage the opening of stores and industries that foster long-term economic growth, are socially conscious, and support community health by offering a healthy living wage.
• Implementing Action HW-12.1.1 – Business Recognition Program. Through a recognition program, support businesses and industry leaders that offer healthy livingwages, positive working conditions, benefits and paid sick leave. • Implementing Action 12.1.2 – Business Loan Program. Give priority for business loan grants to businesses that provide a living wage to their employees.

City Response for 2022 - The City continues to seek these partnerships and opportunities for Healthy Businesses.

Policy HW-12.2 Small Business Support. Support and promote the development and retention of small businesses by providing education, technical assistance and financial support including access to capital and microfinance loans.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 62 • Implementing Action HW-12.2.1 – Promote Local Shops. Implement a “Support Small Business” strategy that recognizes specific day(s) as the day(s) to shop at local small businesses.
• Implementing Action HW-12.2.2 – Community Supported Businesses. Build a motivational communications strategy around local purchasing and work with local businesses to grow community enthusiasm. Use signage on windows and other means to create positive momentum, promote businesses, and encourage foot traffic. • Implementing Action HW-12.2.3 – Entrepreneurship. Promote business creation, retention, and entrepreneurship by providing education, technical assistance, and financial support to local businesses, including access to capital and microfinance loans. • Implementation Action HW-12.2.4 – Licensed Child Care Providers. Work with local institutions of higher education and the Child Care Resource & Referral agency to coordinate and expand professional development pathways for residents to become licensed child care providers and contribute to their upward mobility.

City Response for 2022 - The City continues to seek these partnerships and opportunities for Small Business Support, including working with local institutions to increase the supply of licensed child care providers. The City has retained since 2005 Angel Johnstone for marketing, underwriting and servicing and project administration for business support in the community, including CDBG Administration which includes Training, Employment and Contracting Opportunities for Business and lower- income persons.

Policy HW-12.3 Job Creation. Attract and retain a diverse mix of businesses and industries that can provide jobs for residents of all skills and education levels. • Implementing Action HW-12.3.1 – Training Programs. Partner with educational, civic, labor, and business institutions to provide job training programs that enable the unemployed, under-employed, or economically or socially disadvantaged residents to enter or move up in the labor force. Connect local businesses with educational institutions and organizations that offer training, recruitment programs and services to support and increase employment opportunities and compete in the regional economy. • Implementing Action HW-12.3.2 – Job Growth and Development. Support widespread access to diverse employment opportunities and increase job growth, particularly jobs that provide a living wage and healthcare benefits, by working with local businesses to advertise, promote and offer job training and employment opportunities to local residents through City website, media channels, and other means.

City Response for 2022 - The City continues to seek these partnerships and support opportunities for Job Creation.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 63 Policy HW-12.4 Sustainable Agricultural Economy. Support job sourcing through the local agriculture industry and encourage economic self-sufficiency through the attainment of livingwage jobs. • Implementing Action HW-12.4.1 – Job Sourcing. Partner with the agricultural industry to identify available jobs and skills required to inform the public about opportunities, promote job mobility and advancement, and to attract new generations of agricultural workers who possess skills needed to respond to the changing industry environment. • Implementing Action HW-12.4.2 – Social Responsibility. Encourage businesses and industries to hire locally, when possible; participate in civic life; and play a positive role in the community.

City response for 2022 - The City continues to seek these partnerships and support opportunities for a Sustainable Agricultural Economy.

13. Sustainable Practices
• Goal HW-13: Incorporate sustainable practices in everyday operations and activities.

Policies
Policy HW-13.1 Volunteerism. Support community in developing neighborhood watch programs, park clubs, and other resident-led volunteer activities. • Implementing Action HW-13.1.1 – Friends of the Park Volunteer Club. Create a Friend’s of the Park Club to protect historic/cherished parks, natural resources, and landmarks. • Implementing Action HW-13.1.2 – Community Volunteers. Offer meaningful opportunities for the public to take a leadership role in creating healthier and more beautiful spaces in their community (e.g., park clean-ups, etc.).

City Response for 2022 - The City continues to seek these partnerships and support opportunities for Volunteerism.

Policy HW-13.2 Renewable Energy. Support projects that implement measures contained in the Gonzales Climate Action Plan that promote the generation, transmission, and use of a range of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind power, and waste energy to meet current and future demand, and encourage new development and redevelopment projects to generate a portion of their energy needs through renewable sources.
• Implementing Action HW-13.2.1 – Gonzales Grows Green (G3). Continue commitment to the Gonzales Grows Green (G3) Economic Sustainability Program. Consider the Packet Pg. 69
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• Implementing Action HW-13.2.3 – Environmentally Friendly. Encourage existing businesses and industries to become increasingly environmentally progressive and continue making positive contributions to the community. • Implementing Action HW-13.2.4 – Emission Reduction. Work with organizations to encourage walkable communities and minimize the use of vehicles that produce harmful CO2 emissions.

City Response for 2022 - The City continues in its commitment to Grow Green. The City of Gonzales has committed to being a Sustainable Community. A "sustainable community" is one whose prospects for long-term health are good. Its residents and businesses do not deplete the resources that they depend on faster than those resources can be replenished.

The G3 mindset includes:
• Respect for basic rights and the recognition of basic responsibilities • Living within ecological carrying capacity
• Equal opportunities for individual development
• A diverse economic base
• A vibrant democracy with informed and involved residents • The protection of natural diversity
• Improving the standard of living
• Maximizing the use of people's abilities
• Minimizing the use of natural resources
Policy HW-13.3 Waste Reduction. Encourage and promote practices that recycle solid waste for reuse and ensure hazardous materials do not populate or integrate into the waste stream. • Implementing Action HW-13.3.2 – Messaging. Work to coordinate programs and messages about recycling that include outreach and education efforts.

City Response for 2022 - The City continues to seek these partnerships and support opportunities with Tri-Cities Disposal and Recycling Service, Inc. Additionally, October is when an annual City clean up and disposal event is scheduled that collects solid wastes and hazardous materials.

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Policy HW-13.4 Green Industries. Promote and encourage new, clean and green industries that provide well-paying jobs, generate revenue, and create other community and environmental benefits.
• Implementing Action HW-13.4.2 – Conservation and Increase of Tree Resources.

Actively preserve and increase the tree resources available for the enjoyment and health benefits of current and future Gonzales residents. Use zoning and building requirements to ensure that new City developments feature an abundance of trees. • Implementing Action HW-13.4.3 – Regulation Compliance. Together with regulatory agencies, actively work with local industries to ensure compliance with all applicable environmental regulations to limit pollution and protect the community from environmental hazards.

City Response for 2022 - The City continues to seek these partnerships with green industries to and support opportunities for conservation and increasing tree resources.

14. Maximize Use of Green and Open Spaces
• Goal HW-14: Maximize use of green and open spaces in everyday operations and activities.

Policies
Policy HW-14.1 Increase Access. Increase access to a variety of local recreational facilities, and green spaces.
• Implementing Action HW-14.1.1 – Sitting Areas. Provide adequate sitting areas at parks and other public places to promote public use of natural and open spaces. • Implementing Action HW-14.1.2 – Preservation and Restoration. Support projects that contribute to the preservation and restoration of the slough/wetland area among other natural resources in Gonzales and make them available for public use. • Implementing Action HW-14.1.3 – Creeks and Rivers. Support projects that help maintain the integrity of creeks and wetlands to protect existing open space, agricultural lands, and parks.

City Response 2022- Central Park and others are well maintained and include such amenities described in these implementing actions. The city has considered opening the restricted access to the Gonzales slough that traverses town to potentially include a Packet Pg. 71
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Policy HW-14.2 Attractive City. Invest in City beautification projects to encourage outdoor activity, contribute to community connectedness, and improve wellness. • Implementing Action HW-14.2.1 – Green Spaces. Plan green, accessible spaces near buildings for increased mental well-being, improved cognition, reduced stress, and better healing.
• Implementing Action HW-14.2.2 – City Beatification. Work to beautify public environments by providing strategically placed garbage and recycling receptacles, public art, interactive activities, lights, and urban greenery such as tree canopies and landscaping.

City Response for 2022 - The City continues to seek beautification projects and to support green spaces.

15. Access to Healthcare Services for All
• Goal HW-15: Access to healthcare services for all residents Policies
Policy HW-15.1 Health for All. Through partnership with healthcare providers and partners such as the local clinics, private healthcare institutions and the County, foster the overall health and wellbeing of residents, particularly the most vulnerable. • Implementing Action HW-15.1.1 – Primary Care Access. Consider supporting things like free health screenings, free vaccine clinics, free health fairs, and the distribution of health-related materials that promote primary care.
• Implementing Action HW-15.1.2 – Healthy Community. Promote services that enable residents to meet their health care needs without having to leave town. Consider developing partnerships with health care providers and those that offer mobile or virtual health and oral clinics. Assess the impact of strategies like community health days, where the City encourages physical activity and health screenings, free of cost or at a minimal fee.
• Implementing Action HW-15.1.3 – Mental Health Services. Support the expansion of access to mental health services through partnerships with Monterey County Behavioral Health and other mental health service providers. Consider joint-use policies of Cityowned spaces to ease delivery of service.

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City Response for 2022 –

15.1.1 The City of Gonzales did a lot of this work during COVID. We supported the expansion of the Gonzales Medical Group by providing a facility, at low cost, with more square footage for the clinic so that they could provide more services and access to care for our most vulnerable community members.

15.1.2 We built partnerships with the Hartnell Nursing Program, our Gonzales Pharmacy, Monterey County Health Department and the Visting Nurses Association among others to be able to offer COVID-19 vaccine and testing clinics in the community during COVID.

We also partnered with the Gonzales School District and Blue Zones to provide healthy food demonstrations through our community health worker program. These demonstrations included the entire family unit.

15.1.3 The city in 2020 partnered with the school district to fund an additional LCSW position for the district. Mental Health has been an issue that the Gonzales Youth Council has also taken on. They conducted a study on it and deployed strategies to address mental health. The Community Health Workers also addressed mental health in their connections with community by sharing resources and connecting individuals with counseling organizations.

15.1.4 The City worked diligently throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, actively participating in vaccine distribution, conducting city-wide testing, and distributing thousands of informative flyers and brochures covering a range of vital health subjects.

Policy HW-15.2 Preventative Programming. Provide access to preventative programming, services, and education through partnerships with non-profits, County programs, local jurisdictions, and schools to support resident health.
• Implementing Action HW-15.2.1 – Health and Wellness Education. Support access to health and wellness education through partnerships with local, regional agencies, and other organizations.
• Implementing Action HW-15.2.2 – Access. Ensure access to a wide range of health care and mental health facilities that are transit accessible and pedestrian friendly.

City Response for 2022 – The language/strategies mentioned above can effectively address both of these actions. The services were conveniently provided within the local community, easily accessible to residents who could simply walk to avail themselves of them.

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• Goal HW-16: City as a Health Leader
Policies
Policy HW-16.1 Health Equity. Promote awareness and recognition of the role of the social determinants of health, and persistent health inequities. Assess and ensure the City’s policies, programs, and services affecting community health promote fairness, equity, and justice. • Implementing Action HW-16.1.1 – Vulnerable Populations. Ensure that new policies, services and programs work to improve the lives of those most vulnerable to poor health outcomes, including persons living in poverty, older adults, children, persons with disabilities, people of color and immigrants.
• Implementing Action HW-16.1.2 – Health and the Built Environment. Promote and encourage community understanding of the connections between the built environment and the on-going community health challenges.

City Response for 2022 – Same as above
Policy HW-16.2 HiAP Collaborations and Framework. Integrate a public health point of view into all City policies and implementation measures.
• Implementing Action HW-16.2.1 – Gonzales HiAP Taskforce. Collaborate with regional governments to create a HiAP taskforce to disseminate health and wellness messaging, goals and guidelines across various sectors within the City. Support consensus building among the groups to adopt congruent policies, or to support their current health and wellness policies with the goal of increasing community wellness. • Implementing Action HW-16.2.2 – Policy Health Impact Assessments (HIA’s). Consider the use of health impact assessments (HIA’s) or similar tools to evaluate how policies, program/project activities, and new development projects may impact community health. • Implementing Action HW-16.2.3 – HiAP Implementation. Directly and indirectly support and promote health and wellness initiatives, projects, policies, and programs that enhance community health outcomes.

City Response for 2022 – We have supported Blue Zones and a lot of other efforts to promote health and wellness including all the preventative work that was done during COVID with vaccines.

Policy HW-16.3 Internal Capacity Development. Strengthen the City’s internal capacity to support and implement health-related policies and programs. Partner with Monterey County Health Department, community-based organizations, foundations, and other regional agencies to Packet Pg. 74
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City Response for 2022 –

16.3.1 – Directors received training on health equity practices and their nexus to housing by the County Civil Rights Office and the County Health Department in 2020

16.3.2 – Directors were introduced to Health Equity training. See above Policy HW-16.4 Healthy Employees. Encourage City staff and volunteers to be active in their health and wellbeing by facilitating their participation in health-related activities. • Implementing Action HW-16.4.1 – Employee Wellness. Support employee health by encouraging staff and City volunteers to engage in active lifestyles. • Implementing Action HW-16.4.2 – Support of Emergency Services. Through partnerships with local health organizations work to offer yearly health screenings for emergency staff and volunteer firefighters.

City Response for 2022 – The City acknowledges the importance of addressing this Policy and its associated actions. Recognizing the need to enhance the health and wellbeing of its employees and volunteers, the City is committed to actively working on these initiatives.

17. Early Childhood Education Childcare Services
• Goal HW-17: Enhance educational attainment and employment readiness through early childhood education childcare services.

Policies
Policy HW-17.1 Affordable and Quality Preschool and Head Start. Support the development of affordable and accessible, quality early child care, preschools, and Head Start programs to increase and promote early learning.
• Implementing Action HW-17.1.1 – Cross-Agency Work. Develop child-care facilities through collaborative work among multiple City and County agencies and initiatives (i.e., cradle to career initiatives), including Bright Beginnings, United Way, Bright Futures, Monterey County Child Care Planning Council, local child care providers, Packet Pg. 75
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• Implementing Action HW-17.1.2 – City Child Care Subsidies. Coordinate with early childhood education partners to develop a subsidy program to support access to local quality child care.
• Implementing Action HW-17.1.3 – Recreation Support. Develop playgroups that support all stages of child development. Utilize existing partnerships of cradle to career initiatives to determine best practices of early childhood education delivered in playgroup models and find ways to incorporate them into group settings. • Implementing Action HW-17.1.4 – Public Facility Use. Intentionally use community space to partner with local agencies to host workshops for parents on building early literacy skills. Consider applying to First 5 Monterey County’s sponsorship program for all community events, for books, Kits for New Parents, and for the use of the Wheelie Mobile.

City Response for 2022 - The City continues to support cross-agency support to facilitate Affordable and Quality Preschool and Head Start programs.

Policy HW-17.2 Child Care System. Through partnerships work to develop a comprehensive, affordable, high quality child care delivery system.
• Implementation Action HW-17.2.1 – Child Care Task Force. Create a community-wide child care task force (or council) to study the development of child care programs, fill service gaps, increase program effectiveness, improve service accessibility, and maximize available resources.
• Implementation Action HW-17.2.2 – Child Care Master Plan. Create a joint public/private child care master plan that will coordinate a range of services for children and their families, in conjunction with local agencies, groups, and larger county initiatives.
• Implementing Action HW-17.2.3 – Needs Assessment. In collaboration with child care advocates prepare a child care nexus study to determine the extent of need for early childhood education programs within the community and expenses related to expansion of programs. Explore avenues to implement a systematic way to monitor and evaluate this on a periodic basis, developing mechanisms for gathering regular feedback from families on all aspects of programming and using those findings to inform ongoing improvements. • Implementing Action HW-17.2.4 – After-school and Summer Child Care. Collaborate with the Gonzales Unified School District and local child care providers to expand afterschool and summer child care activities to support the working parents and guardians.

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Policy HW-17.3 Mindful Child Care Facilities. Encourage strategically located child care to support workforce and livable communities.
• Implementation Action HW-17.3.1 – Provision of Child Care. Encourage developers and larger commercial employers to support and/or provide child care. • Implementing Action HW-17.3.2 – Facility Development. Streamline processing and permit regulations, to the extent possible, to promote and support the development of child care facilities and family child care homes. Review zoning regulations and remove barriers to home-based early childhood education facilities. • Implementing Action HW-17.3.3 – Expansion of Learning Facilities. Promote mixed-use permits that will allow for inclusion of preschools in residential neighborhoods and expansion of early learning facilities as part of the City’s growth.

City Response for 2022 - The City continues to support and welcome continuing engagement in support of child care delivery systems. When the City engages rezoning soon to implement the 6th Cycle Housing Element, staff will be proposing to include preschools in residential neighborhoods and expansion of early learning facilities as part of the City’s growth.

18. Enrichment Programs
• Goal HW-18: Enhance educational attainment and employment readiness through enrichment programs.

Policies
Policy HW-18.1 Programming. Find ways to support and promote free or low-cost child and family enrichment programs, after-school supplemental education programs, and senior citizen friendly programing.
• Implementing Action HW-18.1.1 – Recreation Centers. Encourage programming at recreational centers to serve all phases of life (e.g., children, families and senior citizens).
• Implementing Action HW-18.1.2 – Family Strengthening. Provide families with practical ways to support their children, which build on content covered and instructional practices used within the classroom; family engagement supports, including resources on social-emotional development, extending learning into the home, and successful transitions into and out of pre-K to ensure that all children gain foundational language, cognitive and social emotional skills, including students with special needs and children whose primary language is not English.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 72 • Implementing Action HW-18.1.3 – Family-Centric Messaging. Incorporate family strengthening messaging into Gonzales Way social marketing campaign and all City sponsored events.
• Implementing Action HW-18.1.4 – Year-Round Enrichment Programs. Continue collaboration with GUSD and public/private partnerships to maintain and enhance existing extended learning opportunities through after-school enrichment programs, summer boost programs, school breaks, and weekends for all children, especially low to moderate income families and English language learners.

City Response for 2022 - The City of Gonzales offers year-round programming to community members of all ages some of the activities include Adult co-ed softball, Adult Basketball League, Youth Soccer, Youth T-ball and Water Aerobics amongst others.

19. Adult Education and Skills Augmentation
• Goal HW-19: Enhance educational attainment and employment readiness through adult education and skills augmentation.

Policies
Policy HW-19.1 Capacity Development and Training Through partnerships and collaborations, support and facilitate the availability of training and skill development through school courses, colleges, trade schools, and other programs for adult learners within the city limits, when possible.
• Implementing Action HW-19.1.1 – Training. Support a variety of career pathways and traditional higher education alternatives for adults to encourage and support local job opportunities for skill development and social advancement. • Implementing Action HW-19.1.2 – Adult Education and Skill Augmentation. Promote the expansion of academic and skill-based training and educational opportunities for adults of all ages, non-native English speakers, low-income individuals, formerly incarcerated and veterans.
• Implementation Action HW-19.1.3 – Licensed Childcare Providers. Work with local institutions of higher education and the Child Care Resource & Referral Agency to coordinate and expand professional development pathways for residents to become licensed childcare providers.

City Response for 2022 - The Gonzales Community Health Workers underwent multiple skill-based training, some of which were offered in languages besides English. These trainings granted them the opportunity to be able to: conduct COVID tests, process MediCal enrollment, teach cooking demos and much more all while collaborating with local organizations in the community.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 73 20. Growing Our Own
• Goal HW-20: Enhance youth leadership development and empowerment opportunities through growing our own.

Policies
Policy HW-20.1 Educational Opportunities. Work towards developing an education system that provides an opportunity for all residents by supporting early childhood education programs that equip all children with the foundation to become happy, healthy, and successful adults. • Implementing Action HW-20.1.1 – Alignment of Opportunities. Work to align educational opportunities with the Gonzales Way vision so that every child has the opportunity to be successful.
• Implementing Action HW-20.1.2 – Information Campaign. Promote significant benefits of quality early childhood education to community members, employers, businesses and developers through Gonzales Way social marketing campaigns.

City Response for 2022 – The City continues to support enhanced youth leadership development and empowerment opportunities like the GYC and Internships.

Policy HW-20.2 Capacity Development. Support the leadership and capacity development of local youth.
• Implementing Action HW-20.2.1 – Youth 21st Century. Invest in growing the Youth 21st Century Initiative. Commit to developing opportunities for youth engagement, leadership and capacity development. Strive to empower and support the Youth Advisors in their leadership role.
• Implementing Action HW-20.2.2 – Leadership and Capacity Building. Develop internship and volunteer opportunities that help increase human capital, optimize resources, and contribute to community health and economic opportunities for youth and young adults.

City Response for 2022 - The City of Gonzales continues to support the Youth Summer Fellowship; the three-week course allows students to have immersions with government and school leaders to better understand the way both parties work together. This opportunity is some of the students' first glance at a formal work experience as this is a paid opportunity.

Policy HW-20.3 Youth Programming. Expand programming for youth including before and after school care, sports and fitness, outdoor activity, excursions, and arts education.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 74 • Implementing Action HW-20.3.1 – Affordable Recreation. Through collaboration and partnerships seek opportunities to expand free and low-cost recreation programs for youth and teens, including before and after-school care, sports and fitness, outdoor activities and excursions and arts and culture education. • Implementing Action HW-20.3.2 – Arts and Culture. Work towards developing a youthfriendly culture that allows for their engagement and participation in the arts, cultural activities, and in community service opportunities.

City Response for 2022 – While mainly programmed through the Gonzales Unified School District, the City continues to support Youth Programming.

Policy HW-20.4 Youth Engagement. Develop infrastructures that support the increase of youth participation in community events and programming from planning to implementation. • Implementing Action HW-20.4.1 – Youth Leaders. Support youth engagement in community events such as voting, youth activities, adult education, senior activities and family-oriented programs.
• Implementing Action HW-20.4.2 – Youth Voice. Continue to expand the intentional inclusion of youth in advisory and decision-making capacities through initiatives like the Youth 21st Century initiative and the youth council and commissioners.

City Response for 2022 - The City of Gonzales continues to support the Gonzales Youth Council and their expansion on projects of interest such as the Mental Health Project which was a collaboration with Cal State Monterey Bay. Another project includes the Community Center but the Teen Innovation Center in particular and the collaboration they have done with the Design/ Construction Team in order to provide their input on the project.

21. Family-Based Community Engagement Opportunities
• Goal HW-21: Foster community-wide, family-oriented social and emotional health and wellness services and support for all residents through family-based community engagement opportunities.

Policies
Policy HW-21.1 Programming. Actively pursue partnerships that help expand the capacity, increase access, and reduce the cost of summer and year-round programming, especially for new and low-income participants of all age groups and abilities. • Implementing Action HW-21.1.1 – Safe Routes to Schools Program. Support projects that help implement “Safe Routes to Schools” programs called for in the Circulation Element. Work with “Safe Routes to Schools” partners such as the GUSD, Monterey County Health Department, and nonprofit organizations to improve walking and biking Packet Pg. 80
Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 75 access and safety to schools and after school programs. Explore opportunities to create “walking school bus” programs where parents and other responsible adults can share the responsibility of escorting children to and from school by foot or bicycle. • Implementing Action HW-21.1.2 – Open Streets. Work with the community, non-profits, volunteers and Monterey County Health Department to institutionalize a local open streets event.

City Response for 2022 – The City continues to discuss the opportunity for open street events with partners and is continually seeking funding for it.

Policy HW-21.2 Community Connections. Promote physical and social interactions among residents to foster a sense of connectivity, civic engagement, and the utilization of safe, well-lit parks, and open spaces.
• Implementing Action HW-21.2.1 – Outdoor Spaces. Encourage and facilitate the use of outdoor dining/gathering spaces that promote mental and physical wellbeing. • Implementing Action HW-21.2.2 – Engaged Community. Encourage the use of open spaces by hosting City sponsored events and activities that include community from the planning phase through implementation.
• Implementing Action HW-21.2.3 – Joint-Use Agreements. Support projects that provide access to City and non-City open spaces and recreational facilities through joint-use agreements for community activities and groups in existing and newly developed facilities.

City Response for 2022 – The City of Gonzales will continue to foster Community Connections as opportunities present themselves.

22. Develop Community Capacity
• Goal HW-22: Foster community-wide, family-oriented social and emotional health and wellness services and support for all residents through development of community capacity.

Policies
Policy HW-22.1 Building Community Capacity. Collaborate with nontraditional partners such as planning and public health, among other disciplines, as well as community residents to strengthen community capacity and collectively advance health equity. • Implementing Action HW-22.1.1 – Community Grants. Promote and utilize the Community Grants program to support community capacity development and well-being through civic engagement and community led projects that support and contribute to the betterment of the community.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 76 • Implementing Action HW-22.1.2 – Leadership Programs. Support and facilitate the expansion of community leadership and community capacity building programs, such as Poder Popular, enLACE, etc.

City Response for 2022 – The City of Gonzales will continue to foster Building Community Capacity as opportunities present themselves.

Policy HW-22.2 Service. Support opportunities for youth and older adults to engage in community service and volunteerism that contributes to community health and improvement. • Implementing Action HW-22.2.1 – Volunteerism. Partner with schools, non-profits, higher education institutions, the County, senior programs and local employers to encourage volunteerism and engagement in community service. • Implementing Action HW-22.2.2 – Civic Engagement. Support community health improvement programs/projects that support community well-being such as neighborhood beautification, civic engagement, safety and prevention, and others that support active living and healthy lifestyles.

City Response for 2022 – The City of Gonzales always is in support of service and citizens working together to make for a better City and living environment.

5. Housing Element APR reporting requirements – Each jurisdiction is required to report certain housing information in accordance with state housing law (refer to Government Code Sections 65400, 65583, and 65584) and HCD’s housing element guidelines (see https://www.hcd.ca.gov/communitydevelopment/annual-progress-reports.shtml or email [email protected] for more information).

City Response for 2022
Staff recently completed two outstanding Housing Element Annual Progress Reports (APRs) for the 2021 and 2022 reporting years, bringing the City of Gonzales current with the requirements for this reporting to the California Housing and Community Development Department. Too large to attach here, the reports can be reviewed on the City’s Website at https://gonzalesca.gov/services/community-development/housing. Prior years’ APRs may be requested through an email message or phone call to Taven M. Kinison Brown, Community Development Director. [email protected] 831-675-5000.

6. The degree to which the General Plan complies with OPR’s General Plan Guidelines, including environmental justice considerations, collaborative. planning with military lands and facilities, and with Native American tribes.

City Response for 2022
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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 77 with military lands and facilities. The City did consult with Native American tribes with the 2018 GP update adding the Health and Wellness Element.

7. Priorities for land use decision-making that have been established by the local legislative body (e.g., the passage of moratoria or emergency ordinances). 2023 Housing - To fulfill a growing housing need the City Council has prioritized Housing as one of the City’s main goals for FY 23/24. This includes all levels of affordability.

Staff, under the Council’s direction, are currently working on five strategies to address local housing needs.
• Completion of the Housing Element - It is imperative that the City complete the 6th Cycle Housing Element in order to meet the state’s requirement and be eligible for future funding. • Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) - Staff is working on getting preapproved ADU plans ready and make them accessible to the community for a low fee to encourage production of additional housing units.
• Vista Lucia Specific Plan - Staff and consultants are working to get the project through the city and LAFCo approval processes and working on getting the land annexed to accommodate the project. An Approved project will provide for 3,498 units of mixed design and density targeted at the spectrum of income levels prevalent in the community, and market rate as well. The Specific Plan has been designed as two complete ‘villages” with associated commercial, institutional, and recreational components built in. A Draft EIR is expected for release in Winter of 2023. • Development of the 138-acre, D’Arrigo property internal to the City Limits east of Hwy 101. Presently, the City is assisting a known national-level developer with their due diligence efforts to potentially purchase the property and provide new housing, and potentially a school site within the community.
• CHISPA – Senior Housing project on Alta Street. Staff continues to be ready to assist and encourage CHISPA to proceed to find funding sources and to lay out a development plan for City review and approval.

8. Goals, policies, objectives, standards, or other plan proposals that need to be added or were deleted, amended or otherwise adjusted.

City Response for 2022- Nothing more to add to the extensive response provided in Number 5 above (80+ pages).
a. Planning activities initiated – These may include but are not limited to, master plans, specific plans, master environmental assessments, annexation studies, and other studies or plans.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 78 groups presently in the community of Gonzales. A comprehensive environmental and fiscal evaluation is underway and continuing in the Sphere of Influence areas, include preparation of a Draft EIR, Development Agreement, Fiscal Analysis, Water Supply Assessment, wastewater capital improvement project, Affordable Housing program and information campaign.

A second Specific Plan, the Puente Del Monte Specific Plan proposes an additional 2,200 to 2,600 residential units in the City’s Sphere of Influence area, but the plan will need to be modified to account for the Agricultural Processing Plant Cooler described below that is within the original footprint and layout of the Puente Del Monte Specific Plan.

An additional annexation proposal is underway here in August of 2023 to provide for a 300,000+/- agricultural processing plant cooler that will provide three shifts of approximately 250 persons each. The City of Gonzales has already pre-approved of the ~$80 million project and its pre-zoning and a formal application has been made to the Monterey County LAFCo.

Recently, the last outstanding item to complete the LAFCo annexation application was a negotiated tax sharing agreement between the City of Gonzales and the County of Monterey.

Additionally, in April of 2023, the City formally adopted an Ordinance for Agricultural Mitigation, to protect agricultural lands adjacent to the City and to confirm the direction of the City’s comprehensive and well-planned urban expansion to the east of the City. This is in keeping with the negotiated Memorandum of Understanding undertaken with the County of Monterey and shepherded through the LAFCo.
b. General Plan amendments. – These may include agency-driven as well as applicantdriven amendments.

City Response 2022 – As described above in response to Questions 4 and 5, the City processed and adopted in 2018, an optional Health and Wellness Element to the 2010 City of Gonzales General Plan.

City of Gonzales Resolution 2018-35 analyzed the 2010 General Plan EIR in an Addendum to SCH#2009121017 and adopted the Health and Wellness Element on the 16th day of July 2018.

This represents the last thorough review of General Plan Element Goals, Programs and mitigation measures as may have been necessary.

Upon the adoption of the innovative Health and Wellness Element in 2018 though, there were new Goals, Policies and Implementation Actions built into the City’s General Plan that have yet to be reported. PART B in Section 5 above addresses the 22 Goals, 62 Policies and 156 Implementing Actions of the General Plan’s Health and Wellness Element.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) 79 c. Major development applications processed.

City Response 2022 - The Pape Materials Handling Facility in the City of Gonzales Agricultural Industrial Business Park was proposed, constructed and conditioned in 2017.

The City continues to advance the construction documents for the Industrial Wastewater (IW) System IW - Conveyance and Treatment Facility. Staff, city surveyor and real estate appraiser are finalizing the temporary and permanent easements needed for the pipeline contract. City staff is coordinating with the State Water Resources Control Board regarding the city’s State Revolving Fund loan application (most recent virtual meeting was 3/14/2023).

Once this million gallon a day facility is completed, the City will shift (reduce) use of the existing municipal facility by 1 million gallons a day, and then begin to reconstruct the City’s (mostly residential/non-industrial) municipal sewer plant, using as much available public monies as possible to reduce the burden on rate payers. Construction of these major capital projects will facilitate the coming developments in the urban-focused specific plan areas.

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Attachment: Draft Combined 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report (2797 : 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to HCD) City of Gonzales

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council and Planning Commission • Receive a presentation on the Housing Element Update; • Consider community input to date and strategy options; • Receive public comment; and
• Provide direction to staff and consultants on the most favorable strategies to address the City’s housing needs and statutory requirements.

BACKGROUND
The preparation of the Housing Element is required by California State Law, Chapter 10.6 and 10.7 of the Government Code. The City has contracted with 4LEAF, Inc. to prepare the required update to its 2015 Housing Element to cover the period between 2023 – 2031. The update of the Housing Element provides the opportunity for the City to review and supplement their existing housing policies and implementation measures to facilitate housing production and to demonstrate how the City will accommodate its regional housing need for the next eight years.

The Housing Element is one of the seven mandated elements of the City’s General Plan. It is the only element of the General Plan required by the State to be updated on a set schedule. A Housing Element is required by California law to establish policies and programs that will support the provision of an adequate housing supply for citizens of all income levels. The intent of state law is to ensure that all jurisdictions in the state are zoned to provide adequate housing to all members of the community. While AGENDA
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the State reviews the Housing Element to ensure compliance with housing law, each jurisdiction must identify its own specific housing needs and then create programs to successfully address those needs.

The California State Legislature has identified the attainment of a decent home and suitable living environment for every Californian as the State’s major housing goal. In the last few years, the legislature has passed multiple housing bills that prescribe new requirements for Housing Elements and new by-right requirements for housing projects. The State is serious about their efforts to facilitate the construction of new housing units in California, and new housing bills will continue to reshape the housing landscape for years to come. An overview of many of these recent laws was provided at the May 2023 Housing Element Workshop.

Regional Housing Needs Allocation
The Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) is mandated by State housing laws as part of the process of updating General Plan Housing Elements. The RHNA process is meant to identify and address housing needs for the projected State population and household growth; to improve the jobs - housing balance in communities; and to ensure the availability of housing affordable to all income groups.

Gonzales’s assigned share of the Monterey County RHNA is 1,266 units, including 288 units affordable to lower-income households and 321 units affordable to moderate incomes. Government Code (GC) Section 65583(a)(1) further divides the very-low-income category into extremely low and very low categories with 50% in each. Gonzales’s extremely low-income unit allocation is therefore 86 units.

Zoning, Density, and Affordability Assumptions for Housing Sites The City is not required to construct housing units to meet its RHNA. It is instead required to demonstrate that it has adequate sites zoned at appropriate densities to accommodate the number of RHNA units in each income category. When a city lacks adequate vacant land for the development of its RHNA, it must either rezone adequate land at high enough densities to support affordable housing development (20 units per acre or more; see Policy Option #1) or use other methods to identify where the units can go. These methods may include increasing allowable densities in certain land use categories; providing zoning overlays to allow housing on certain commercial and/or industrial parcels; allowing additional units within single-family neighborhoods; implementing programs to encourage more, smaller units that are typically more affordable than larger units; or developing other creative solutions that address the City’s identified housing needs. For a unit to qualify as lower income in a housing site inventory, the City must demonstrate that the rent or sales price is or will be affordable to the specified income levels. The typical method to demonstrate affordability at these income levels is to record a deed restriction on the units for all future renters or owners for at least 55 years.

Current Housing Element Update Requirements
In addition to the requirement that the Housing Element address the City’s ability to meet the RHNA through zoning, the Housing Element serves as the tool to identify and provide for the local housing needs of the community. State law requires that the Housing Element:
• Provide achievable goals, policies, quantified objectives, and scheduled programs to preserve, improve, and develop housing opportunities;
• Identify and analyze household characteristics, including housing costs compared to residents’ ability to pay; and housing characteristics, including the extent of overcrowding and an estimate of housing stock conditions;
• Identify and analyze governmental constraints on the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing for all income levels. These constraints include land use and density controls, building codes and their enforcement, site improvements, fees required of developers, and local processing and permit procedures;
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• Identify and analyze nongovernmental constraints on the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing for all income levels, including the availability of financing, the price of land, the cost of construction, and community opposition; • Identify the special housing needs of the community including the homeless, seniors, femaleheaded households, farmworkers, and persons with disabilities; • Identify sites that are suitable for all types of residential development, including multi- family and manufactured homes, during the eight-year housing cycle to meet the City’s fair share of regional housing needs (the RHNA) at all income levels; • Identify opportunities for energy conservation with respect to residential development; and • Be certified (approved) by the State Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) as complying with State law.

REVIEW & ANALYSIS
Local Housing Needs and Issues
One of the many requirements for the Housing Element Update is the collection of data to help determine housing needs. This includes such things as how many residents are overpaying for their housing; overcrowded units; the costs of developing housing; and demographic information and trends.

The bulk of the housing required housing and demographic data has been collected within the Draft Technical Background Report, provided as Attachment 1.

The Housing Element must be more than just a set of policies and a list of sites for review and approval by the HCD. The Housing Element needs to contain policies and programs that will benefit and meet the needs of current and future Gonzales residents. Those needs are being identified by the 4LEAF team and the community, and programs will be tailored to address them. The most direct method of determining housing issues and needs is to ask residents. A survey has been issued in English and Spanish asking residents about Gonzales’s housing issues and housing needs; preliminary survey results are provided as Attachment 2 and are summarized below.

Community Opinion Survey and Preliminary Results:

Surveys were made available in English and Spanish and could be completed on paper or on cell phones, computers, or other internet-accessing devices. Surveys were promoted on the City webpage, email distribution lists, through social media, and on flyers posted throughout the community, including in coffee shops, laundromats, and community centers. The first community opinion survey on housing issues and opportunities had generated 182 English and 25 Spanish survey responses by August 15, 2023; aggregated results can be viewed in Attachment 1 of this report. The surveys were designed to elicit residents’ opinions about housing needs and opportunities, both now and in the future, as well as their ideas about new housing types that might help to meet identified needs.

Additional Public Outreach to Date:

Housing issues affect the entire community and can be confusing and contentious. California requirements about what Housing Elements must do and allow can seem at odds with long-standing community values and identity. The public participation requirement of Housing Element law presents an opportunity to engage constituents in defining housing issues and creating solutions that both meet the needs of the community and the requirements of state law.

Restrictions on indoor gatherings due to the pandemic have forced community outreach and engagement to be partially conducted within a virtual world. While in some cases this has made it possible for more people to be engaged in the process, a digital divide may exist in cases where households may lack internet connections or may be unable to attend virtual meetings due to work Packet Pg. 88
obligations. To ensure that community outreach during the pandemic has been as equitable as possible, the outreach program included participation opportunities via cell phone and at the convenience of the resident.

Gonzales’s Housing Element Update has included the following additional public outreach efforts to date:
• The Housing Element Update Website provides status updates, introductory information to the Housing Element update process, access to meeting agendas and materials, a dedicated email for comments about the Housing Element Update, and community opinion surveys in Spanish and English.
• Outreach materials including links to the community opinions surveys provided in the Public Library, the Post Office, and on all of the City’s social media platforms beginning May 4, 2023 and continuing.
• The Dia De Los Ninos tabling event was held on April 30, 2023, and provided information about the Housing Element update, and administered the community opinion survey to attendees.
• A kick-off presentation at the Planning Commission was held via Zoom on May 8, 2023, covering the Housing Element update process, new laws, opportunities for engagement, and local housing demographics. This meeting also included an opportunity for members of the public to speak.
• A booth was staffed at the 4th of July Parade and Centennial Park gathering to provide information about the Housing Element Update and to obtain community input. • A booth was staffed at the August 1, 2023 National Night Out event to provide information about the Housing Element update and to obtain community input.

POLICY OPTIONS
The primary task to be addressed by this Housing Element will be the need to meet the statutory requirements of the CA Government Code. In addition to fulfilling mandates, Gonzales has unique community needs and interests that can be addressed by its Housing Element.

Some preliminary options for the Commission and Council to consider are outlined below; input is sought on the most favorable options to be pursued within the 2023 6th Cycle Housing Element.

Additional policy ideas, solutions, and input from members of the public and from the Commission and Council are welcomed and encouraged.

ISSUE #1: ADEQUATE SITES APPROACHES & REZONING OPTIONS
A preliminary analysis has been conducted of the sites available for housing. Once the potential annexations, the senior citizen supporting housing project in the City’s approval pipeline (one project) and the Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) assumptions have been factored in, the analysis indicates that the City lacks sufficient sites to accommodate its RHNA and thus must rezone to allow higher densities in certain areas. As well, the City must ensure that it has adequate sites available for its RHNA throughout the Housing Element period which will generally require that a city up-zone to accommodate 20% more units than its RHNA requirement.

Because the City does not have sufficient sites zoned at adequate densities to accommodate its RHNA, it must include programs within its Housing Element to rezone adequate sites to meet that need within three years of the Housing Element due date (by January 31, 2026), or within one year (by January 31, 2024) if the City does not adopt and certify on time. Penalties would be incurred if the City fails to accomplish the required rezones in a timely manner, up to and including the potential for loss of land use authority.

Policy Option A: Rezone to default density (20 units/acre) or higher in areas across the City.

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Policy Option B: Change allowable densities in Downtown Commercial Zone to allow 26 units per acre in addition to commercial uses.

Policy Option C: Use Zoning Overlays (Workforce Housing Overlay, Affordable Housing Overlay) to identify and rezone specific sites most suitable for high-density affordable housing.

Policy Option D: Rely on new units to be provided within the annexation areas for as much of the City’s RHNA as possible.

Policy Option E: Zone to allow Missing Middle Housing (duplexes, triplexes, 4-plexes, garden apartments) in single-family zones in areas across the City.

Recommendation: Policy Options A-E. Use a combination of the above options to ensure that the City can meet its assigned RHNA. Each of the above options has pros and cons which must be considered and balanced to inform the strategy best suited for Gonzales’s Housing Element. Given the slow timing of pending annexations, the City’s high RHNA requirements, community input and strong preferences for missing middle housing types, a combination of the above Options will be necessary to meet statutory requirements as well as the City’s unique, identified housing needs. Staff requests that the Commission and Council indicate which Options above should receive the greatest emphasis in preparation of the Draft Housing Element.

ISSUE #2: ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT APPROACHES
The City may take credit for non-restricted units such as Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) or Junior Accessory Dwelling Units (JADUs) that are rented within the affordable income categories if it can demonstrate affordable rental rates. The State HCD’s “safe harbor” for the number of ADUs assumed for the upcoming planning period is the average of ADUs permitted over the years 2018-2021; in Gonzales’s case that average is 3 ADUs per year or a total of 24 units in the Housing Element period. If the City uses this safe harbor assumption, this portion of their inventory will be accepted by HCD. No Net Loss reporting rules will apply (See Issue #3, below).

If the City determines that a larger number of ADUs will assist it in reaching its housing goals, including the provision of units for special needs and smaller households, it may wish to adopt additional programs to incentivize, support and provide funding for ADUs. If this is the case, then higher numbers of ADUs than the "safe harbor” assumptions may be justified. This may be an appropriate approach for Gonzales with adequate programs to incentivize production. The Community survey results indicate that the community believes that ADUs are a housing type that will work well for Gonzales, and census data indicate that ADUs would provide a good match for aging households, smaller households, multigenerational households, and special needs households where family or caretakers can remain close by.

As well, the provision of ADUs throughout the City can help to meet AFFH (Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing) objectives because it integrates affordable rental housing units into single family neighborhoods.

Another option to provide for a portion of the very-low income RHNA within single-family neighborhoods would be for the City to sponsor a program to assist homeowners in the cost of developing JADUs; repayment would be deferred if the homeowner entered into an agreement limiting their occupancy and any rent charged. JADUs are created out of existing space within a home and are the least expensive method of providing new housing units. This option could also help to meet the specific housing needs of Gonzales’s residents while creating opportunities for renters or caretakers to live on-site.

A new CalHFA grant program for ADUs is available to lower-income borrowers and this information could be provided as a potential program option.

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Option A: Increase ADU Assumptions Slightly. This policy option would make maximum use of the allowances for ADUs and JADUs by adopting new programs to facilitate and encourage the construction of ADUs and JADUs, and project a larger number of units to be constructed over the planning period than the safe harbor assumption of 24 units.

Option B: Use HCD Safe Harbor ADU Assumptions. This policy option would not commit to adopting additional programs to facilitate and encourage additional ADUs, but instead would use the HCD safe harbor assumptions of 3 ADUs/JADUs per year (24 total units over the planning period).

Recommendation: Option A. Increase ADU assumptions beyond the safe harbor allowances, but only to the extent that new policies and programs are included to facilitate their construction. ADUs meet many identified community needs and are easily integrated within Gonzales’s housing stock due to enabling state legislation. Care will need to be taken to not project construction numbers and affordability levels too high such that replacement sites are needed under the No Net Loss provisions; see Issue #3 below.

ISSUE #3: NO NET LOSS APPROACHES
The new “No Net Loss” law will impact the sites used in Housing Element sites inventories, including assumed affordability levels and development assumptions. The intent of the legislation is to ensure all jurisdictions maintain an adequate supply of appropriately zoned land to accommodate their remaining RHNA for the entire 8-year Housing Element period. There are several components to this new law: First, a jurisdiction may not approve a project at a density or level of affordability lower than that listed in the Housing Element inventory unless it can make findings that adequate sites remain available to accommodate the remaining RHNA. Second, if a jurisdiction approves a project at a density or affordability level less than the level the site was listed for and it does not have enough other sites with appropriate zoning to accommodate the remaining RHNA, it must identify and rezone adequate sites within 6 months – a timeframe that is largely infeasible, but that may be workable in cases where significant numbers of housing sites are expected to become available within a set time frame such as through annexation. Third, the inventory is expected to be dynamic and to reflect all changes and adjustments made throughout the Housing Element period. These adjustments would be made during the state mandated Annual Planning Report (APR). AB 72 allows referrals to the Attorney General for violations of the No Net Loss laws. Jurisdictions must not run afoul of this law and must plan for and track inventory changes throughout the Housing Element period.

Policy Option A: Zone an Excess of Sites to Accommodate Future Development. This is an approach taken by most jurisdictions, with a sites “buffer” of at least 20 percent recommended. Under this option, the City would need to ensure that there are adequate sites for at least 120% of RHNA for each income category.

Policy Option B: Decrease development capacity assumptions and assumed affordability levels for all sites listed in inventory. While the City is “allowed” to count any residentially zoned site that allows at least 20 units per acre as being able to accommodate 100% affordable housing, that may not be the best approach because it is difficult to predict the exact affordability levels that future projects will achieve.

Likewise, the City must apply reasonable development capacity assumptions to the site, and not simply assume that 100% of the site will be developed. Most jurisdictions use a conservative figure between 70 and 75 percent of capacity will be achieved; analysis of past development patterns in Gonzales indicates that this development capacity assumption is appropriate.

Policy Option C: Administrative “B” List of Sites to be Added as Needed. This policy option has recently been used in other Housing Elements prepared by 4LEAF, Inc. and has been accepted by HCD.

This option treats the sites inventory as truly dynamic, and revisits it each year during the APR when, if necessary, additional sites that are appropriately zoned for housing can be added to the inventory list so that adequate sites are always assured. For this option, the City would maintain an administrative “B” list of sites that are appropriately zoned for housing but that were not the City’s first choice of sites to be Packet Pg. 91
listed in inventory. It is like Policy Option A in that the City still needs to have enough sites zoned to accommodate more than its RHNA, but it is not required to list those sites in inventory unless and until they are needed because a listed site was developed at a lower capacity or affordability level. Under this option, a program would be included in the Housing Element to maintain an administrative list of qualified sites that could be added as needed during the APR preparation at the beginning of each year. If the program is included in a certified Housing Element, then the administratively revised inventory would not trigger a new HCD review of the Housing Element.

Recommendation: Options B and C. Development capacity assumptions should reflect the actual densities achieved for similar projects in the City. Likewise, assumed affordability levels should reflect the actual distribution of income groups across recent development projects. If development capacity and affordability assumptions are realistic and the City has additional sites beyond those needed to show an adequate inventory, then the ability to add sites to the inventory on an as-needed basis reduces the risk of falling into a net loss.

ISSUE #4: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL NEW PROGRAMS
The 2023 Housing Element is an update of the existing Housing Element, and will retain most existing goals, policies, and programs. Programs that have been completed will be removed, and those that were not successfully implemented in the existing Housing Element will be reviewed and either eliminated or revised to be more successful and continued. New policies and programs will be added where needed to address new legislative requirements, to address housing needs and trends, and to affirmatively further fair housing.

Several new program concepts are offered below for discussion. Each concept would address an identified need or community preference, and most would incentivize diverse types of housing development within the City. The Council and Commission should consider new programs to facilitate housing development and increase the potential to demonstrate adequate sites. This workshop is an opportunity for the City to identify which policies are favorable to pursue in the upcoming Draft Housing Element. Because a variety of new Programs will be necessary to meet the City’s housing needs, staff recommends that the Commission and Council focus on any programs that they do not wish to move forward with, as well as to suggest new programs that might be appropriate.

Housing on Church and School Sites. Churches and schools have traditionally been located within residential zones and are a part of the neighborhood fabric. Additional opportunities for housing types that would meet Gonzales’s specific housing needs may exist on underutilized church and school sites.

Existing uses on these sites could remain, with residential units added within underutilized areas. Any such development would be at the discretion and desire of the property owner. The allowance for the addition of housing on these sites could be made through a zoning text amendment, or through placement of one of the Overlays discussed below. A zoning text amendment would open most or all church and school sites to residential uses; use of the overlay (below) would allow specific sites to be designated by the City Council.

Affordable Housing Overlay. This type of overlay zoning district would first be adopted into the Code, and could then be placed on specific, appropriate sites deemed to be appropriate for higher-density affordable housing. Either the property owner or developer/applicant could apply to place the rezoning on one or more sites, or the City could determine which sites are appropriate for the overlay and rezone them to add the AH Overlay after CEQA review. The Overlay would be able to be applied to commercial or industrial sites that meet certain criteria and would allow either the underlying commercial or industrial use, OR housing that is 100% affordable. The AH Overlay would likely be utilized only by non-profit housing developers who receive state and federal subsidies to build and maintain affordable housing. A density range of 20 to 28 units per acre is suggested.

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Workforce Housing Overlay. This is a market-driven approach that gives the City control over where workforce housing can be allowed through a legislative process (City Council review). The WH Overlay Zone, once applied to a commercial or industrial parcel, would allow any of the uses allowed by the underlying zoning, or multi- family housing (rental or ownership) at a density of 20 to 28 units per acre, or both. To qualify under HCD rules, the housing can only be subject to the same review process as the commercial and light industrial uses allowed by the underlying zoning. To use this Option, the City would adopt a new Workforce Housing (W-H) Overlay Zone into the Zoning Code concurrent with the Housing Element adoption. The Housing Element would then include a program to add the W-H Overlay Zone to selected sites, either by an interested property owner or through the City’s rezoning action, similar to the AH Overlay above. The benefits of this approach are that it does not take away any allowed uses in the underlying zones; it is market-based so that property owners can choose the development type; it allows housing to be added to underutilized commercial sites, either vertically or horizontally; it allows business owners to live on-site or to provide housing for their employees on-site; and it allows the City to determine the specific sites that are suitable. The negatives are the cost of implementation, and the higher possibility that the “No Net Loss” law would come into play because of the different options for development.

City Density Bonus Program. As the Commission and Council are aware, California requires that a density bonus be granted to projects that provide a certain amount of their units as affordable. The concept of a City density bonus program would meet this state requirement but would go beyond it for projects that meet some of the City’s specified needs. For example, a greater density bonus might be provided in exchange for more affordable or special needs units, or a deeper level of affordability, or a larger number of bedrooms, or for the provision of some units as fully ADA accessible or universally designed, or for providing childcare or eldercare on-site or whatever the identified need might be. This type of program can incentivize the right type of development by providing a greater density bonus when certain criteria beyond the state’s requirements are met. Bonuses can be “stacked” so that the more City benefits a project provides, the greater the bonus – up to 100%.

Incentivizing Smaller Units that are Affordable “By Design.” Density designations are calculated by the number of dwelling units allowed per acre. The traditional density allowance is the same regardless of the size of the unit—i.e., a project is allowed the same number of units whether made up of studio apartments or four-bedroom apartments. This traditional framework incentivizes larger units because they count toward density in the same manner as smaller units but are much more profitable.

The concept of “density unit equivalents” would allow small units (studios, one- and two-bedroom units under a certain size) to count as a fraction of a unit, and large units (four+ bedrooms of over a certain size) to count as more than one unit. This would encourage the development of more, smaller units, and discourage large units. For example, the provision of three micro-apartments would be considered equal to the provision of one three-bedroom unit in terms of the assigned density units (see Table 2: Proposed Density Unit Equivalent, below). Similarly, three 400 SF cottages or tiny homes would be considered “equivalent” to a traditional 3-bedroom single-family home.

Table: Example Density Unit Equivalents
Density Units
Micro-apartment or studio (<500
sf)

0.33 density unit
One bedroom (<750 sf) 0.50 density unit
Two bedrooms (<1,000 sf) 0.75 density unit
Three bedrooms 1.00 density unit
Four or more bedrooms (>2,000 sf) 1.50 density units
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*A density bonus, if requested, would be applied to the mapped General Plan density.

Using the density unit equivalent concept, property owners or developers would be able to provide the number of density units in any combination. For example, consider a one-acre parcel with a mapped density of 10 units per acre. To meet the 10-unit count, a multifamily project could consist of 10 threebedroom units, 15 one-bedroom units, or 30 micro-apartments. For a one-acre parcel with a mapped density of 5 units per acre, a cottage housing development project could provide 5 three-bedroom units, or 10 one-bedroom cottages, or 15 efficiency units or tiny homes of less than 500 square feet. A combination of unit sizes can also be accommodated under this concept. The Council & Commission should note that unless development impact fees are also reduced to reflect the smaller unit sizes, the per-unit costs will remain too large to incentivize the construction of smaller, more affordable units. Under AB 602, Development Impact Fees must now be right-sized to address the reduced impacts of smaller units vs larger units upon the next Development Fee Update. The downside of this program is that it would not assist in accommodating the many large families who live in Gonzales.

Explain: Providing direction to staff and the consultant on housing strategies will help to focus our efforts on the specific needs of the community while also meeting state mandates to accommodate housing opportunities for the spectrum of wage earners in our community.

Providing effective strategies that will truly affect and increase housing unit supply is a City prerogative as well as state effort.

Explain how the Recommendation Directly Implements the Mission The City Council and Staff of the City of Gonzales will realize our Vision by providing the leadership, commitment, and resources necessary to provide excellent services that enhance the quality of life of our diverse community. X Yes ____ No____ N/A
Explain: Providing direction to staff and the consultant on housing strategies will help to focus our efforts on the specific needs of the community while also meeting state mandates to accommodate housing opportunities for the spectrum of wage earners in our community.

Providing effective strategies that will truly affect and increase housing unit supply is a City prerogative as well as state effort.

City services will be delivered in a cost-effective, respectful and friendly manner to ensure the safety and well-being of the residents and the promotion of business, recreational, housing and employment opportunities in an environmentally sustainable manner. X Yes ____No ____ N/A Explain: Providing direction to staff and the consultant on housing strategies will help to focus our efforts on the specific needs of the community while also meeting state mandates to accommodate housing opportunities for the spectrum of wage earners in our community.

Providing effective strategies that will truly affect and increase housing unit supply is a City prerogative as well as state effort.

Strong fiscal policies allow us to provide appropriate infrastructure for:
• Public Safety Yes No X N/A
• Housing X Yes No N/A
• Recreation Yes No X N/A
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• Environment Yes No X N/A
• Education Yes No X N/A
Explain: See Vision explanation above.

ALTERNATIVES
Amend or modify staff recommendations.

BUDGET IMPACT
Consultant expenses are presently being re-imbursed through a $65,000 REAP grant secured in 2021 through previous city management. Staff has tried to keep City expenses low by performing the CEQA environmental review for the Housing Element preparation, hoping to capitalize on several exemptions offered by the State of California in the matter.

It has since been realized (as illustrated above) that a substantial rezoning / upzoning of the existing core residential areas surrounding downtown, and potentially in the entire “opportunity area” of the City will be needed. Staff has completed a request through AMBAG for a REAP 2.0 Local Suballocation Grant of $128,700 that will target the rezoning / upzoning efforts and CEQA review for the City getting ready to accommodate the additional housing units to be incentivized through upzoning. Should we be successful in our quest, there should be no impact on the City Budget for this rezoning. If not, the Community Development Director will have to absorb the workload inhouse, and/or find other financial resources.

CONCLUSION
A summary of staff’s recommendations are below. Staff recommends that the City Council and Planning Commission provide direction accordingly for each Issue area.

Issue #1 - Adequate Sites Approaches & Rezoning Options • Policy Options A-E.

Issue #2 - Accessory Dwelling Unit Approaches
• Option A: Increase ADU Assumptions Slightly.

Issue #3 - No Net Loss Approaches
• Options B and C. Development capacity assumptions should reflect the actual densities achieved for similar projects in the City.

Issue #4 - Consideration of Potential New Programs
• Because a variety of new Programs will be necessary to meet the City’s housing needs, staff recommends that the Commission and Council focus on any programs that they do not wish to move forward with, as well as to suggest new programs that might be appropriate.

Attachments:

1. Draft Technical Background Report

2. Preliminary Community Survey Results
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

4.2.1 Pop ulation Characte ristics and Housing Data .............................................................2

4.2.2 Sp e cial Housing Ne ed s Analysis...................................................................................9

4.3.1 Housing Assistance Prog rams.................................................................................... 21

4.3.2 Zoning for a Varie ty of Housing Typ e s ...................................................................... 24

4.3.3 O p p ortunitie s for Ene rg y Conse rvation in Re sid e ntial De ve lop ment................... 27

4.4.1 Nong ove rnme ntal Constraints................................................................................... 31

4.4.2 Gove rnme ntal Constraints.......................................................................................... 37 SECTION 4.1: INTRODUCTION
Se ction 4 of the Housing Ele me nt, the Te chnical Backg round Re p ort (TBR), includ es the re q uire d q uantification and analysis of ne ed s, re sources, and constraints.

The Te chnical Backg round Re p ort sup p le me nts the Housing Strate gy & Site s Inve ntory and p re face s the Fair Housing Asse ssme nt. Key d ata from this analysis is summarized in Se ction 1 of the Housing Ele me nt.

From 2010 to 2021, Gonzale s’s p op ulation incre ase d b y 8 p e rce nt and its housing stock incre ased b y 15 percent. An 82% incre ase in p op ulation and a 100% incre ase in housing stock is p roje cted b y 2045.1 Throug h the Housing Ele me nt, the City is p lanning to accommod ate future p op ulation g rowth and ad d re ss local housing ne ed s.

To me e t all statutory re quire me nts in Government Cod e §65583(a) (1 and 2) re lated to q uantification and analysis of existing housing ne ed s, this Te chnical Backg round Re p ort includ e s locally acq uired information and d ata includ ing , b ut not limited to, housing ne ed s, housing re source s, constraints to housing d e ve lop me nt, and the Fair Housing Asse ssme nt. 1 Moving Forward Monterey Bay 2045, Appendix A: Regional Growth Forecast, 2021 Packet Pg. 96
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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 2 SECTION 4.2: HOUSING NEEDS ANALYSIS
Housing Ele me nt law req uire s a q uantification and analysis of e xisting housing ne ed s. This se ction of the Technical Backg round Re p ort includ e s the re q uired q uantification and analysis of ne ed s, id e ntification and analysis of the housing ne e d s for spe cial nee d s p op ulations, and an analysis of zoning for a varie ty of housing types. Ke y information from this analysis is summarized in Se ction 1 of the Housing Ele me nt.

4.2.1 Population Characteristics and Housing Data
This se ction exp lores the characte ristics of the pop ulation and housing stock in Gonzale s.

This information he lp s to p rovid e d ire ction in up d ating the g oals, p olicie s, and p rog rams of the Housing Ele me nt.

4.2.1.1 Pop ulation Tre nd s
As of 2021, Gonzale s has an e stimate d p op ulation of 8,628. Most of the City’s p op ulation g rowth occurred b e twee n 1980 and 2000. Around the ye ar 2000, the City anne xe d ap p roximate ly 600 are as of land , includ ing ap p roximate ly 200 acre s of re sid e ntial land e ast of Hig hway 101, which sup p orte d an incre ase d p op ulation. 2 The City’s pop ulation has g rown slowly since the ye ar 2000 (Tab le 1).

Tab le 1: Population Trend s, 1970 - 2021
Ye ar 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2021
Pop ulation 2,575 2,891 4,660 7,564 7,959 8,628
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2010, 2021; Population Estimates For California Counties And Cities, 1970-2000
Ove r half of the Gonzales p op ulation is b e twee n the age s of 5 and 34. O ve r the p ast two decades, the age g roup from 55-64 and 65-74 have incre ased the most, while the age g roup from 5-14 has decreased the most (Fig ure 1).
2 City of Gonzales 2010 General Plan
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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 3 Figure 1: Pop ulation b y Ag e in Gonzale s, 2000-2021
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2010, 2021; Decennial Census Profile of General Demographic Characteristics, 2000
O ve r 90% of the Gonzale s p op ulation is Hisp anic or Latino. Be twee n 2010 and 2021, the Hisp anic or Latino p op ulation incre ased b y ove r 900 ind ivid uals. During this same time sp an, the re we re sig nificant d e cre ases in the Black/African Ame rican p op ulation and Asian p op ulations, as we ll as incre ases in the Native Ame rican and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Island e r p op ulations (Tab le 2).

Tab le 2: Population b y Race /Ethnicity 2010-2021
Racial or Ethnic Group 2010 2021
Hisp anic or Latino 6,901 7,813
White (Non-Hisp anic) alone 615 611
Black or African Ame rican alone 143 2
Native Ame rican alone 0 27
Asian alone 258 109
Native Hawaiian or O ther Pacific Island e r alone 0 40 Some othe r race alone 0 0
Two or More Race s 42 26
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community 5-Year Estimates, 2010 and 2021 0 500
1000
1500
2000
Ag e 0-4 Ag e 5-14 Ag e 15-
24 Ag e 25-
34 Ag e 35-
44 Ag e 45-
54 Ag e 55-
64 Ag e 65-
74 Ag e 75-
84 Ag e 85+
2000 2010 2021
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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 4 O ve r 50% of house hold s in Gonzale s are homeowne rs. Since the year 2000, re nte r household s have incre ase d , b oth nume rically and as a p rop ortion of the p op ulation (Tab le 3).

Tab le 3: House hold s b y Te nure
2000 2010 2021
Te nure Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Owner 1,022 60.0 1,110 60.5 1,255 54.7
Re nte r 682 40.0 725 39.5 1,038 45.3
Total 1,704 100.0 1,835 100.0 2,293 100.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census Table H007, 2000; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table B25003, 2010, 2021
Re sid e ntial ove rcrowd ing is d e te rmine d b y the numb e r of p ersons p e r room, with thre shold s for ove rcrowd e d (1.01 to 1.5 p e rsons p e r room) and seve re ly ove rcrowd e d (more than 1.51 p e rsons p e r room) house hold s. Ove rcrowd ing is influe nce d b y d e mog rap hic and socioe conomic factors such as race and housing te nure . Certain g roup s, such as old e r-ad ult immig rants, re ce nt immig rants, low-income familie s, and re nte r-occup ied house hold s, are more like ly to exp erie nce ove rcrowd ing . The full analysis of ove rcrowd ing is includ ed in Se ction 5.

4.2.1.2 Housing Cost and Afford ab ility
As of 2021, the me d ian household income in Gonzale s is $73,906, lower than the med ian household income of Monte re y County ($82,013). The med ian house hold income in b oth Gonzales and Monte re y County incre ased b y app roximate ly 38% from 2010 to 2021. 3 From 2010 to 2021, the me d ian home value incre ased b y 8.9%, while the med ian g ross re nt incre ased b y 31.6% (Tab le 4). Cost b urd e n is the ratio of housing costs (re nt or mortg ag e , utilitie s, taxe s) to household income . The U.S. De p artme nt of Housing and Urb an De ve lop me nt (HUD) d e fine s cost-b urd ened household s as those whose monthly housing costs exce ed 30% of monthly income , while se vere ly cost-b urd e ne d house hold s are those whose monthly housing costs exce ed 50% of monthly income . As of 2019, 45% of re nte r household s and 30% of owne rship household s in Gonzale s have e xpe rie nced some leve l of cost burden (Tab le 5).

Tab le 4: Me d ian Home Value and Gross Re nt, 2010-2021 2010 2021 2010-2021 Percent Change
Med ian Home Value $ 413,200 $ 450,000 + 8.9%
Med ian Gross Re nt $ 916 $1,206 +31.6%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Tables B25077 and B25058, 2010, 2021 3 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table S1903, 2010, 2021 Packet Pg. 99
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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 5 Tab le 5: Cost Burde n b y Te nure
Owner Re nte r Total
Not Cost Burd e ned 770 530 1,300
Cost Burd e ned (30 – 50% of income) 269 270 539
Se ve re ly Cost Burd e ne d (O ve r 50% of income ) 55 165 220 Cost Burd e n Not Availab le 0 10 10
Source: HUD, CHAS 5-Year Estimates, 2019
The marke t re nt for d iffere nt unit sizes in Gonzale s is shown in Tab le 6. The se p rice s are slig htly hig he r than med ian marke t re nts in the ne arb y cities of Salinas and Soled ad .4 This numb e r may b e affe cted b y a low samp le size of re ntal listing s in Gonzale s. Ove r 90% of owner-occup ied units in Gonzales have home value s between $200,000 and $750,000. In Monte re y County, ove r 40% of owne r-occup ie d units have home values of $750,000 or greater (Tab le 7).

Tab le 6: Marke t Rental Costs
Typ e Me d ian Marke t Re nts
Stud io $1,900
One -Bed room $2,006
Two-Bed room $2,569
Thre e -Bed room $2,433
Source: www.apartmenthomeliving.com, accessed 01/21/2023 Tab le 7: Home Values of O wne r-Occupie d Units
Gonzale s Monterey County
Home Value Number Percent Number Percent
Le ss than $200,000 34 2.7% 4,978 7.4%
$200,000 to $399,999 468 37.3% 6,369 9.4%
$400,000 to $499,999 251 20.0% 5,852 8.6%
$500,000 to $749,999 425 33.9% 22,758 33.6%
$750,000 to $999,999 52 4.1% 13,417 19.8%
$1,000,000 or Hig he r 25 2.0% 14,376 21.2%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table B25075, 2021 4 Zillow Rental Manager, Rental Market Data, Accessed 02/04/2023 Packet Pg. 100 Attachment: Draft Technical Background Report (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Attachment 1 - Draft Technical Background Report
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4.2.1.3 Emp loyme nt Characte ristics
Emp loyme nt tre nd s ind icate that the top ind ustrie s Gonzales resid e nts work in are ag riculture , fore stry, fishing , and mining , followed b y ed ucation, he alth, social se rvices, and re tail trad e (Tab le 7). O ve r 90% of e mp loyed Gonzale s re sid e nts work outsid e of the City.5 Tab le 8: Employme nt by Ind ustry
Ind ustry Typ e Number Percent
Ag riculture , fore stry, fishing and hunting , and mining 879 22.4% Ed ucation, he alth, and social se rvices 682 17.4%
Re tail trad e 606 15.5%
Manufacturing 360 9.2%
Arts, e nte rtainme nt, re cre ation, and se rvice s 257 6.6% Construction 239 6.1%
Pub lic ad ministration 219 5.6%
Finance , insurance, re al e state, re ntal and le asing 199 5.1% Profe ssional, scie ntific, manag e me nt, ad ministration 179 4.6% Whole sale trad e 178 4.5%
O the r se rvices 96 2.4%
Transp ortation, ware housing , and utilitie s 28 0.7%
Total 3,922 100%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table DP03, 2021 As note d ab ove , the ag riculture , fore stry, fishing and hunting , and mining ind ustry e mp loy 22% of Gonzale s re sid ents. Many of these ind ivid uals are farmworke rs. Farmworke rs are fre q ue ntly forced to re sid e in sub stand ard housing d ue to various g ove rnme ntal and nong ove rnme ntal constraints that imp ed e the ir ab ility to compe te in the housing marke t. Se e Se ction 4.2.7. for a d e taile d d iscussion of the existing and p roje cte d ne ed s of farmworke rs.

4.2.1.4 Housing Stock Cond itions
Most of the Gonzale s housing stock was b uilt b e twee n 1970 and 2009 (Tab le 9). Be twee n 2000 and 2021, the numb e r of sing le -family and 5+ unit multifamily d we lling s incre ased , while the numb e r of d up le xe s and 3-4 unit d we lling s d ecre ased (Fig ure 2). 5 U.S. Census Bureau, OnTheMap, 2019; Additional discussion of employment characteristics can be found in Section

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Ye ar Built Number
Built afte r 2020 0
Built 2010 throug h 2019 60
Built 2000 through 2009 412
Built 1990 throug h 1999 520
Built 1980 throug h 1989 468
Built 1970 through 1979 383
Built 1960 throug h 1969 86
Built 1950 throug h 1959 78
Built 1940 throug h 1949 177
Built 1939 or e arlie r 128
Total 2,312
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table B25034, 2021 https://data.census.gov/table?q=B25034+gonzales,+ca&tid=ACSDT5Y2021.B25034&moe=false Figure 2: Housing Units b y Typ e
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census Table H030, 2000; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table B25024, 2010, 2021
An e stimated 0.8% of housing units in Gonzale s are vacant, all of which are consid e re d “othe r vacant,” a cate g ory that includ e s units that are vacant d ue to fore closure , p e rsonal/ family re asons, le g al p roceed ing s, re p airs/re novations, ab and onme nt, p re p aration for b e ing re nte d 0 500
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2,000
2,500
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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 8 or sold , or vacant for an e xte nd e d ab se nce for reasons such as a work assig nme nt, military d uty, or incarce ration (Tab le 10).

Tab le 10: Vacancy b y Typ e
Number Percent
O ccup ie d 2,293 99.2%
Vacant 19 0.8%
For rent 0 0.0%
Re nted , not occup ied 0 0.0%
For sale only 0 0.0%
Sold , not occup ied 0 0.0%
For se asonal, re cre ational, or occasional use 0 0.0% For mig rant worke rs 0 0.0%
O the r vacant 19 0.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table B25002 and B25004, 2021

4.2.1.5 At-Risk Assiste d Afford ab le Housing
At-risk assiste d housing d e ve lop me nts re fe r to any e xisting multi-family, re ntal housing comp le xe s which re ce ive fund ing und e r p ub lic p rog rams and are at risk of b e ing conve rte d from low-income housing to marke t rate housing within te n ye ars of the b e g inning of the housing e le me nt p lanning p e riod . The conve rsions can occur d ue to te rmination and op ting out of p rog rams such as re ntal sub sid ie s, mortgag e re p ayme nt, e xp iration of re stricte d use s or d irect loans. Gonzales has no assiste d afford ab le housing d e ve lop ments at-risk of conve rsion to marke t rate p rices within te n ye ars of the b eg inning of the p lanning p e riod (Tab le 11).

Tab le 11: Inventory of Assiste d Affordab le Housing
Name Ad d re ss Afford ab le
Units
Total
Units
Active
Program(s)
Estimate d
Afford ab ility
End Year/Date
Risk
Le ve l
Gonzales
Family RAD
15 10th
Street
28 30
LIHTC6;
HUD7
2069 Low
South County
RAD (Casa d e
O ro, Los
O sitos)
48 C Street 68 70 LIHTC; HUD 2069 Low
6 The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program is an indirect federal subsidy used to finance the construction and rehabilitation of low-income affordable rental housing. 7 The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is a government agency responsible for overseeing and implementing policies related to housing and urban development.

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Townhomes
1834
Chab lis
Way
35 36 LIHTC; HCD 2059 Low
Fanoe Vista
Ap artme nts
550 Fanoe
Road 43 44 LIHTC 2063 Low
Total 174 180

4.2.2 Special Housing Needs Analysis
An analysis of the housing ne e d s for spe cial nee d s housing p op ulations is re q uire d b y Housing Ele me nt law. In the conte xt of the Housing Ele me nt, the term spe cial nee d s re fe rs to d e mog raphic or occup ational g roup s that may ne ed spe cific p rog ram resp onse s. These g roup s ofte n sp e nd a d isp rop ortionate amount of the ir income to se cure safe and d e ce nt housing and are some time s sub je ct to d iscrimination b ased on the ir specific ne ed s or circumstance s. This analysis consid e rs a varie ty of sp e cial nee d s g roup s, includ ing :
 Extre me ly low-income house hold s;
 Se niors;
 Pe op le with d isab ilities, includ ing d eve lop me ntal d isab ilities;  Larg e household s (five or more p e op le );
 Farmworke rs;
 Fe male -he ad e d house hold s; and
 Pe op le exp e rie ncing home le ssne ss.

4.2.2.1 Extre me ly Low-Income Household s
Existing and Proje cte d Ne e d s
Extre me ly low-income is d e fine d as a household income at or b e low 30 p e rce nt of the are a me d ian income , ad justed for house hold size. The are a med ian income (AMI) for cities within Monte re y County as of May 2022 is $90,100 for a four-person household , and $63,050 for a one -p e rson house hold . Four-p e rson house hold s with a household income of $34,100 or le ss and one -p e rson household s with an income of $23,900 or le ss are consid e re d extre me ly lowincome .8 A four-p e rson house hold would b e an extre me ly low-income house hold with one p e rson working full-time with an hourly wage of $16.39 or le ss. Me mb e rs of extre me ly lowincome house hold s may b e unab le to work full-time , or may b e e mp loyed in low-wage p ositions, such as those liste d in Tab le 12. Many other e xtre me ly low-income house hold s are on fixed incomes from source s includ ing d isab ility b e ne fits and social security. 8 “State Income Limits for 2022,” California Department of Housing & Community Development, 5/13/22 Packet Pg. 104 Attachment: Draft Technical Background Report (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Attachment 1 - Draft Technical Background Report
City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 10 Tab le 12: Me d ian Hourly Wag e b y O ccupation, Monte re y County, 2020 O ccupation Me d ian Hourly Wage
Re staurant Se rve rs (Waite rs & Waitre sses) $14.55
Cashie rs $14.39
Re tail Sale sp e rsons $14.73
Farmworke rs/Lab ore rs, Crop , Nurse ry, and Gree nhouse $14.27 Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), 2020 Q1 employment The re are an e stimate d 170 e xtre me ly low-income (ELI) household s in Gonzales, 8% of the City’s total household s. In Gonzale s, 32% of the ELI household s own the ir homes and 68% re nt. By comp arison, 52% of the city’s total house hold s own the ir home s and 48% re nt (Tab le 13).

Tab le 13: Gonzale s House hold Income Le vel b y Te nure Income Le ve l Owner-O ccupie d Re nte r-O ccupie d Total 0-30% of AMI 55 115 170
31-50% of AMI 50 220 270
51-80% of AMI 225 360 585
81-100% of AMI 50 75 125
Gre ate r than 100% AMI 700 235 935
Total 1,080 1,010 2,085
Source: HUD, CHAS ACS Tabulation, 2014-2018 release
ELI household s may b e more like ly to face housing p rob le ms and cost b urd e n. Housing p rob le ms includ e a lack of comp le te kitche n facilitie s, lack of comp le te p lumb ing facilities, an ove rcrowd e d house hold , or a cost b urd e ned house hold . In Gonzales, 87% of ELI renters e xpe rie nce housing p rob le ms, 87% are cost b urd e ned , and 70% are extre me ly cost burdened.

Tab le 14: Cost Burd e n and Housing Prob le ms by Te nure , Gonzale s, 2018 Re nte rs Owners House hold s
0-30% of AMI 115 55 170
Any housing p rob le m 100 35 135
Cost burden > 30% 100 35 135
Cost burden > 50% 80 20 100
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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 11 31-50% of AMI 220 50 270
Any housing p rob le m 205 20 225
Cost burden > 30% 185 14 199
Cost burden > 50% 40 4 44
51-80% of AMI 360 225 585
Any housing p rob le m 290 140 330
Cost burden > 30% 200 120 320
Cost burden > 50% 50 20 70
Source: HUD CHAS, 2014-2018
Programs and Re sources
ELI household s can b e ne fit from County p rog rams and se rvice s that p rovid e assistance to lowe r and ve ry low-income house hold s in ge ne ral. The Housing Choice Vouche rs Program (Section 8) exte nd s assistance to larg e household s with ove rcrowd ing and cost b urd e n issue s. Monte re y County’s Community Be ne fits Branch p rovid e s te mp orary p ub lic assistance b e ne fits and se rvices to assist e lig ib le re sid e nts of Monte re y County to meet the ir b asic ne e d s. Prog rams includ e te mp orary cash assistance , g e ne ral assistance , Med i-Cal, CalFre sh, and CalWO RKS. Re sid ents in ne e d of immed iate re fe re nce for community se rvices can b e ne fit from 2-1-1 Monte re y County op e rated b y Unite d Way Monte re y County. This se rvice p rovid es free assistance to p e rsons in nee d to find e me rge ncy she lte r, rental and utility assistance , and food assistance .

4.2.2.2 Se nior House hold s
Existing and Proje cte d Ne e d s
As of 2021, ap p roximate ly 10% of the Gonzale s p op ulation is ag e d 62 ye ars and ove r, and the se nior p op ulation incre ase d b y an e stimate d 167% b e twe e n 2010 and 2021.9 Se nior household s with a house hold e r 75 ye ars or old er have hig he r rate s of home owne rship , and household s with household er age 65-74 are more like ly to re nt (Tab le 15). Ab out two-third s of se nior household s are low-income, and se nior re ntal house hold s are more like ly to b e lowincome than home owners (Tab le 16). 9 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table S0101, 2021 Packet Pg. 106 Attachment: Draft Technical Background Report (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Attachment 1 - Draft Technical Background Report
City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031· p. 12 Tab le 15: Se nior Household s b y Tenure
House hold er Ag e Owners Re nte rs Total
65-74 ye ars 85 105 190
75+ ye ars 88 39 127
Total 173 144 317
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table B25007, 2019 Tab le 16: Se nior Household s (Age 62+) b y Income and Tenure Income Le ve l Eld e rly O wner
House hold s
Eld e rly Re nter
House hold s
Be low 50% AMI 49 59
51% to 80% AMI 75 20
81% to 100% AMI 10 20
Ab ove AMI 70 0
TO TAL 204 99
Source: HUD, CHAS, 2014-2018
Programs and Re sources
Monte re y-Salinas Transit (MST) op e rate s Se nior Shuttle s, a d e stination op e rating se rvice for se niors without the ne ed to transfe r b use s. RIDES, a d e mand re sp onsive se rvice , is MST’s ADA p aratransit p rog ram for p e op le with d isab ilitie s and is also availab le for se niors. RIDES offe rs transp ortation throug hout the Monte re y Pe ninsula to Gonzale s. MST is also e xp loring the imp le me ntation of an Eco Pass p rog ram in Monte re y County that would e nab le housing d e ve lop e rs that strate g ically locate d eve lop me nts ne ar p ub lic transit to p urchase Eco Passes to p rovid e no-cost transit p asse s to fixe d -income se niors and othe r lowe r income resid e nts that re sid e in the ir housing p roje cts.

As the sole source p rovid e r in Monte re y County for e sse ntial se nior se rvice s, the Alliance on Ag ing of Monte re y County offe rs nume rous p rog rams for se niors. Prog rams offe re d includ e:

HICAP Med icare Counse ling Prog ram, O mb ud sman Prog ram to p rote ct long te rm care re sid e nts ag ainst ab use , IRS Tax Counse ling Prog ram, Se nior Se rvice Ame rica, Emp loyme nt Training Prog ram, and Se nior Pe e r Counse ling , among othe rs. O ld e r resid e nts in ne ed of imme d iate assistance can also b e ne fit from 2-1-1 Monte re y County op erate d b y United Way Monte re y County. This p rog ram p rovid es free assistance to p e rsons in ne ed to find e me rge ncy she lte r, re ntal and utility assistance , food assistance , e tc.

4.2.2.5 Housing for Pe rsons with Disab ilitie s, includ ing De ve lop me ntal Disab ilitie s Existing and Proje cte d Ne e d s of Peop le with Disabilitie s An e stimated 2.8% of the Gonzale s p op ulation has a d isab ility. Disab ilities are most common in ag e g roup s 65 and ove r. O nly 1.5% of Gonzale s re sid e nts aged 18 to 64 have a d isab ility Packet Pg. 107 Attachment: Draft Technical Background Report (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Attachment 1 - Draft Technical Background Report
City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 13 (Tab le 17). Around 70 p e op le living in or ne ar Gonzale s have a d e ve lopme ntal d isab ility, the majority of whom are child re n (Tab le 18).

Tab le 17: Disability Status b y Age Group and Emp loyme nt Status Ag e Group
Total
Pop ulation
With a
Disability
No
Disability
Pe rce nt with
a Disab ility
Total Pop ulation 8,628 245 8,383 2.8%
Und e r 5 ye ars: 820 0 820 0.0%
5 to 17 ye ars: 1,803 57 1,746 3.2%
18 to 34 ye ars: 2,559 28 2,531 1.1%
35 to 64 ye ars: 2,855 54 2,801 1.9%
65 to 74 ye ars: 403 65 338 16.1%
75 ye ars and ove r: 188 41 147 21.8%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table B18101, 2021 Tab le 18: Persons with De ve lopmental Disab ilitie s b y Age Zip Cod e 0 to 17 years 18+ years Total
93926 40 30 70
Source: California Department of Developmental Services, Consumer Count by California ZIP Code and Residence Type, 2022
Note: The California Department of Development Services provides ZIP code level counts. Gonzales residents make up 95% of the total residents in ZIP code 93926 (ACS 2021).

The most p re vale nt typ es of d isab ilitie s in Gonzale s are cog nitive d ifficultie s, amb ulatory d ifficultie s, and ind e p e nd e nt living d ifficulties.10 Housing ne ed s for the se typ e s of d isab ilities includ e acce ssib ility re trofits, unive rsally d e sig ne d housing , community care facilitie s, sup p ortive living facilities, and in-home care arrangements.

Programs and Re sources for Pe op le with Disab ilities While most se rvice s and facilitie s in Monte re y County are located in large r citie s, Gonzales re sid e nts can b e ne fit from the MST "RIDES" p rog ram. The d e mand -resp onsive se rvice for se niors and the d isab led offe rs transp ortation throug hout the Monte rey Pe ninsula to Gonzales. The Monte re y County De p artme nt of Social Se rvice s (MCDSS) maintains a comp re he nsive resource g uid e that d e tails contact information for a wid e rang e of age ncies offe ring se rvice s for p e rsons with d isab ilitie s. For e xamp le , ind ivid uals with d isab ilitie s may re p ort any d isab ility acce ss issues to the MCDSS. Re sid e nts in ne ed of imme d iate re fe re nce for community se rvices can b e ne fit from 2-1-1 Monte re y County op e rate d b y United Way 10 U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, Table S1810, 2021 Packet Pg. 108 Attachment: Draft Technical Background Report (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Attachment 1 - Draft Technical Background Report
City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 14 Monte re y County. This se rvice p rovid e s free assistance to p e rsons in need to find e me rge ncy she lte r, re ntal and utility assistance , food , and more . Prog ram XX is includ ed to sup p ort the d e ve lop me nt of housing op p ortunitie s for p e op le with d isab ilitie s.

4.2.2.6 Larg e House hold s
Existing and Proje cte d Ne e d s of Large House hold s Larg e household s consist of five or more pe rsons re sid ing toge the r. This may includ e multip le g e ne rations of a family, multip le families, or othe r non-re lated house hold me mb e rs.

Larg e household s make up ap p roximate ly 31% of total household s in Gonzale s (Tab le 19). O f the 640 larg e house hold s, 40% re nt the ir homes and 39% are eithe r extre me ly low-income (0- 30% AMI), ve ry low-income (31-50% AMI), or lowe r income (51-80% AMI).

Tab le 19: House hold Size b y Te nure
House hold Size Owner-O ccup ied Re nte r-O ccup ied All House hold s 1-person 109 149 258
2-person 213 111 324
3-person 91 196 287
4-person 296 272 568
5 or more -person 387 253 640
Total 1,096 981 2,077
Source : U.S. Ce nsus Bure au, ACS 5-Ye ar Estimate s, Tab le B25009, 2019 Tab le 20: Large House hold b y Income Group , Gonzale s, 2019 Income Group 1-4 Person
House hold s
5+ Person
House hold s All House hold s
0-30% AMI 43 20 170
31-50% AMI 90 110 270
51-80% AMI 210 120 585
81-100% AMI 45 40 125
Ab ove 100% AMI 205 290 935
Source : HUD, Comp re he nsive Housing Afford ab ility Strate g y (CHAS) ACS Tab ulation, 2013-2017
Programs and Re sources for Larg e Household s
Larg e household s can b e ne fit from County p rograms and se rvice s that provid e assistance to lowe r and mod e rate -income house hold s in ge ne ral. The Housing Choice Vouche rs Program Packet Pg. 109 Attachment: Draft Technical Background Report (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Attachment 1 - Draft Technical Background Report
City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 15 (Section 8) also e xte nd s assistance to larg e house hold s with ove rcrowd ing and cost b urd e n issue s. Ad d itionally, large family household s will b e ab le to utilize the newly d rafted stand ard ADU p lans to construct ad d itional living sp ace . Prog ram XX is includ ed to sup p ort the d e ve lop me nt of housing op p ortunitie s for larg e familie s, includ ing in new g rowth are as id e ntifie d in the 2010 Gonzale s Ge ne ral Plan.

4.2.2.7 Farmworker Household s
Existing and Proje cte d Ne e d s of Farmworke rs
Gonzales is the ce nte r of Salinas Valle y's p rod uction and d istrib ution of ve g e tab les that fe ed the world . In 2021, an e stimate d 879 Gonzales resid e nts we re e mp loye d in the ag riculture , fore stry, fishing and hunting , and mining ind ustry, comp rising 22% of its total workforce . The California De p artme nt of Food and Ag riculture and the Emp loyme nt De ve lop me nt De p artme nt p rovid e ag ricultural e mp loyme nt totals for Monte re y County b ut not for the City of Gonzales. Countywid e , 55% of farmworke rs are p e rmane nt farmworke rs (working 150 d ays or more ) and 96% of farmworke rs work on farm op e rations with 10 or more e mp loye es (Tab le 2).

Tab le 21: Monterey County Farms and Farmworkers
Typ e
Number
of Farms
Permanent
Farmworke rs
(150 d ays or
more)
Se asonal
Farmworke rs (less
than 150 d ays)
Total
Farmworke rs
Farm op e rations with
le ss than 10 e mp loyee s
307 638 440 1,078
Farm op e rations with 10
(or more) emp loyee s
207 14,168 11,683 25,851
Total 514 14,806 12,123 26,929
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Census of Agriculture, 2017 Give n their low-income status and p re carious emp loyme nt, farmworke rs ofte n face challe nge s in comp e ting for housing on the ope n marke t, re sulting in sub stand ard living cond itions. A 2018 stud y highlig hte d that a sig nificant majority of farmworke rs inte rvie we d shared household s with non-family me mb e rs who we re also farmworke rs, le ad ing to seve re ove rcrowd ing cond itions whe re two pe op le pe r room and more than five p e op le pe r b athroom we re common. The stud y found that ap p roximate ly 40% of resp ond e nts lived in house s, 30% in ap artments, and 19% in re nte d rooms without kitche ns. Ad d itionally, 12% re sid ed in alte rnative d we lling s such as mote ls, b oard ing houses, or b arracks. Among the farmworke rs, 89% we re re nte rs, while 11% we re owne rs, with a q uarte r of the latte r g roup owning mob ile home s. Give n these circumstance s, the re is a p re ssing ne ed for afford ab le farmworke r housing , e nsuring safe accommod ations with access to ne arb y me d ical and d e ntal se rvice s, as we ll as child care and schools for the ir child re n. Collab orating with Packet Pg. 110 Attachment: Draft Technical Background Report (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Attachment 1 - Draft Technical Background Report
City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031· p. 16 org anizations like Hab itat for Humanity and imple me nting housing vouche r p rog rams can he lp ad d re ss the se ne ed s.

Programs and Re sources for Farmworkers
Farmworke rs and the ir familie s occup y many of the re ntal units in Gonzale s. Housing p rimarily re nted to, or b uilt for, farmworke rs in Gonzales includ e s:
 25 Ninth Stre e t – 11 d ormitorie s and 7 sing le -family units  825 Alta Stre e t – 25 units
 17 3rd Stree t (Vince nt Hote l) – 35 d ormitorie s
 Fanoe Vista, 550 Fanoe Road – 44 townhomes – 43 low-income family units. Liste d on The John Stewart Company (for-p rofit housing d e ve lope r) site as owne d b y Housing Authority of the County of Monte re y
 Canyon Cre e k Townhome s, 1834 Chab lis Way – 36 units – for low-income families and ind ivid uals. At le ast one household me mb e r must b e e mp loye d as an agricultural worker.
 Casa de Oro, 48 C Street – 20 units –manag ed b y Housing Authority of the County of Monte re y
 Casa Santa Lucia, 8th, 9th & 10th Stree ts, Be ld e n Stre e t and Alta Stree t – 12 units – manag e d b y Housing Authority of the County of Monte re y Other p rog rams and re source s includ e :
• Farmworke r housing facilitie s (farm lab or camp s, p e rmane nt resid e ntial b uild ing s, and mob ile home s) outsid e of Gonzales city limits that are op e rate d b y CHISPA and the Monte re y County Housing Authority
• Zoning that p e rmits p e rmane nt housing for ag ricultural worke rs in all resid e ntial zoning d istricts, as we ll as d e nsity b onus p rovisions • Ce nte r for Community Ad vocacy (CCA) housing p rog ram that he lp s farmworke rs org anize housing -site committe es to imp rove sub stand ard cond itions in the ir housing units
• State and Fed e ral financing p rog rams, includ ing USDA Se ction 514/516 Farm Lab or Housing , USDA Se ction 521 Rural Re ntal Assistance , California Joe Se rna, Jr., Farmworke r Housing Grant, State Farmworke r Housing Tax Cred it, and Multifamily Housing Prog ram
The re are also seve ral othe r farmworke r housing facilitie s throug hout the County, outsid e of Gonzales, p rimarily b uilt and op e rated b y CHISPA and the Monte re y County Housing Authority. As of 2023, six of the se have ope n waitlists or are acce p ting ap p lications. O f the 22 family and ind ivid ual rentals liste d on the CHISPA site , only four have waitlists op e n with locations in Soled ad , Salinas, and Holliste r.

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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 17 Throug hout Monte re y County, farmworke rs are housed p red ominate ly in farm lab or camps (owned and op e rated b y the Housing Authority of Monte re y County) and camp s p rivate ly owned in the unincorp orate d County. Housing in the se camp s consists of b oth pe rmane nt re sid e ntial b uild ing s and mob ile home s. Both mob ile home s and farm lab or camp s p rovid e imp ortant housing for se asonal or ye ar-round worke rs who may othe rwise have a d ifficult time ob taining housing at an afford ab le p rice and within close p roximity to the ir job s.

Existing zoning and d eve lop me nt stand ard s e ncourag e and facilitate a varie ty of housing typ e s for farmworke rs. Within the City of Gonzale s, p e rmane nt housing for ag ricultural worke rs is pe rmitted in all re sid e ntial zoning d istricts. In ad d ition, multi-family housing d e nsitie s of up to 24 units p e r acre , d e nsity b onus p rovisions, and a strong working re lationship b e twee n the City of Gonzales, CHISPA and the Monte re y County Housing Authority (HAMC) have re sulted in ove r 100 housing units within the City of Gonzales availab le to are a farmworke rs. These p roje cts were b uilt with sp e cial amenitie s such as q uality p lay are as/e q uip me nt for young child re n, community b uild ing s for social g athe ring s and me e ting s, and on-site manag e me nt. Many farmworke rs and the ir familie s are also housed in sing le -family ne ighb orhood s in Gonzales—e ithe r as re nte rs or owne rs. The City trie s to e nsure that ne w re sid e ntial sub d ivisions p rovid e some p ortion of the p roje ct as afford ab le for lowe r income b uye rs and ne gotiate s with sub d ivid e rs on a case -by-case b asis to achieve this g oal.

Prop ose d sub d ivisions within the SO I should e ncomp ass a d ive rse range of d e sig ns and afford ab ility le ve ls, with a sp e cific e mp hasis on incorp orating housing units that are afford ab le to low- and extre me ly low-income house hold s.

Local, State, and Fed e ral p rog rams and age ncies p rovid e resources and fund ing for farmworke r housing ne ed s.

Farmworke rs in ne ed of housing can b e ne fit from ad vocacy work d one b y the Ce nte r for Community Ad vocacy (CCA). The CCA’s housing p rog ram he lp s farmworke rs org anize housing -site committees to imp rove sub stand ard cond itions in the ir housing units. CCA also he lp s farmworke rs to mob ilize memb e rs from the various housing committe e s to ad vocate for the construction of ne w, q uality, afford ab le housing for farmworke rs and othe r lowincome working families. Gonzale s city staff coord inate s with the CCA and othe r farmworke r housing ad vocates to id e ntify op p ortunitie s.

State and Fed e ral financing p rog rams, includ ing USDA Se ction 514/516 Farm Lab or Housing , USDA Se ction 521 Rural Re ntal Assistance , California Joe Se rna, Jr., Farmworke r Housing Grant, State Farmworke r Housing Tax Cred it, and Multifamily Housing Prog ram can he lp p rovid e fund ing for farmworke r housing .11 To le ve rage existing fund ing , the City may also consid e r housing vouche rs or othe r forms of re ntal assistance with an emp hasis on 11 For more information on funding resources, see Section 4.3.1.

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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 18 ad d re ssing housing need s d uring off-se ason and d uring time s whe n work cannot b e d one d ue to natural causes (e .g ., rain, he at) or othe r reasons (e .g ., p and e mic, p oor air q uality).

4.2.2.8 Fe male -He ad e d House hold s
Fe male -he ad e d (FH) house hold s ofte n re ly on a sing le income and can exp e rie nce incre ase d cost b urd e n d ue to hig h living costs and child care costs. Ad d itionally, lack of re source s ne e d ed for child care or job training se rvices may exace rb ate housing cost b urd e ns and incre ase risk of housing inse curity.

Existing and Proje cte d Ne e d s of Fe male -He ade d House hold s As of 2021, there were 489 fe male he ad ed family house hold s in Gonzales. O f the se , 4 percent owned the ir home s and 10 pe rce nt re nte d . An e stimate d 275 of the se household s have child re n und e r 18 ye ars and no sp ouse , and 29.9% p e rce nt of the se house hold s have income s b e low the p ove rty leve l (Tab le ). In 2020, the me d ian annual house hold income for sing le fe male he ad ed house hold s with child re n was $15,603. In comp arison, the med ian annual house hold income was $59,375 for sing le male -he ad ed household s with child re n and $87,309 for marrie d coup le house hold s with child re n.

Low-income fe male -headed household s may q ualify for housing vouchers or othe r re ntal sub sid ies that lowe r housing costs. The se household s may also b e ne fit from transitional or shared housing , mid d le missing housing typ e s, ADUs/JADUs that allow for long -term re sid e ncy, and a matching se rvice that conne cts low-income fe male he ad ed household s to afford ab le units throughout the re g ion. O the r unconve ntional multifamily housing strateg ies such as coope rative housing p roje cts with on-site d aycare and communal facilitie s may p rovid e ad d itional op p ortunitie s to exp and living op tions for these house hold s.

Tab le 22: Fe male -He ade d House hold s in Gonzales, 2021 House hold Typ e Number Pe rce nt of Total
House hold s
Total Gonzale s Household s 2,293 100
Nonfamily Fe male House hold e r 109 0.1
Fe male -He ad ed Family House hold s 489 21.3
FH House hold s with Child re n Und e r 18
(No Sp ouse) 275 12
FH Family House hold s Und e r the Pove rty
Le ve l (No Sp ouse )
No Child (re n)
1 or 2 Child re n
3 or 4 Child re n
146
0 100
46 6.3
0 4.3
2 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Tables B17012, S1903, 2021 Packet Pg. 113 Attachment: Draft Technical Background Report (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Attachment 1 - Draft Technical Background Report
City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 19 Programs and Re sources for Female -Head e d Households The b e st op p ortunities to assist the housing need s of sing le -p are nt familie s he ad ed b y fe male s is to incre ase the availab ility of attractive , safe , and afford ab le multi-family units that are in close p roximity to se rvice s, p arks suitab le for young e r child re n, and child care /d aycare p rovid e rs.

Sing le -p are nt house hold s can b e ne fit from most afford ab le housing p rog rams, includ ing Housing Choice Vouchers in the City. The County’s Community Be ne fits Branch p rovid e s te mp orary p ub lic assistance b e ne fits and se rvices to assist e lig ib le re sid ents of Monte re y County to me e t the ir b asic nee d s. Prog rams includ e te mp orary cash assistance , Ge ne ral assistance , Med i-Cal, CalFre sh, and CalWO RKS. Elig ib ility for the se p ub lic b e ne fits is b ased up on income and re source leve ls. O the r b ranche s within the MCDSS can also se rve fe male - he ad ed household e rs with child re n such as Family and Child re ns’ Se rvice s and CalWO RKS Emp loyme nt Se rvices. Ad d itionally, assistance prog rams sup p orte d b y First Five Monte re y County can aid the se house hold s.

4.2.2.9 Home le ssne ss
Existing and Proje cted Ne ed s of Pe op le Expe rie ncing Home le ssne ss Home less ind ivid uals and families have pe rhap s the most immed iate housing ne ed of any g roup . The y also have one of the most d ifficult se ts of housing ne ed s and sup p ort se rvices to me e t, d ue to b oth the d ive rsity and the comp le xity of factors that le ad to home le ssne ss.

Monte re y County Point-In-Time (PIT) Count d ata re p orted no ind ivid uals e xpe rie ncing home le ssne ss in 2022, a d e cre ase from 21 re p orte d in 2019 b ut consistent with ze ro counted in 2017. Gonzale s was the only incorp orate d jurisd iction in Monte re y County to re p ort ze ro home le ssne ss in 2022.12
Tab le 23: Persons Exp eriencing Home lessne ss b y She lte r Status, Gonzales and Monte re y County, 2017-2022
She lte r
Status
Gonzales Monte re y County
2017 2019 2022 2017 2019 2022
Unshe lte red 0 21 0 2,113 1,830 1,357
She lte red 0 0 0 724 592 690
Total 0 21 0 2,837 2,422 2,047
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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031· p. 20 The Coalition of Home less Se rvice s Provid e rs (CHSP) is a g roup of p rivate non-p rofit and p ub lic org anizations that came toge the r to ad d re ss the comp lex issue s of home le ssne ss in Monte re y and San Be nito Countie s b y p romoting re g ional p artne rship s and inte rag e ncy collab oration. Sp ecifically, the CHSP is charged with d eve lop ing the County’s Continuum of Care syste m, b y asse ssing any g ap s in se rvices for those home less and b y d e ve lop ing p rog rams to b rid g e those g ap s throug h inte rage ncy coord ination e fforts. CHSP is not a d ire ct se rvice p rovid e r, b ut its me mb e r org anizations, includ ing Community Home le ss Solutions, Mid Pe n Housing , and 19 othe r org anizations, provid e a varie ty of se rvice s includ ing mob ile case manage me nt, med ical assistance , food , and hyg ie ne resource s in the are a.

The City of Gonzale s p articip ate s in the Monte rey Urb an County Community Deve lop me nt Block Grant (CDBG) p rog ram. Annually, 15 p e rce nt of the CDBG allocation can b e spe nt on p ub lic se rvices. During the last two ye ars, the Urb an County CDBG p rogram has allocate d fund ing to Mob ile O utreach Se rvice s Te am (MOST) to p rovid e mainstre am and sp e cific se rvice s for the home less throug hout the unincorp orate d are as and the citie s of Gonzale s and De l Rey O aks.

Inte rim, Incorp orated is a p rivate nonp rofit org anization that p rovid e s d ire ct se rvice s to home le ss ad ults with me ntal illne sse s throug hout Monte rey County. Resid e nts with an imme d iate need for community se rvice s can also b e ne fit from 2-1-1 Monte re y County, op e rated b y Unite d Way Monte re y County. This se rvice p rovid e s free assistance to pe rsons in ne e d to find e me rge ncy she lte r, re ntal and utility assistance , and food assistance.

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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 21 SECTION 4.3: HOUSING RESOURCES

4.3.1 Housing Assistance Programs
The following p rog rams includ e fed e ral, state , and locally run p rog rams provid ing fund ing for construction, re hab ilitation, or re ntal assistance for ve ry low-, low-, and moderate -income household s. This section d e scrib e s p rog rams utilized b y the City and those that may b e locally availab le and p ote ntially ap p licab le within the jurisd iction.

4.3.1.1 Fe d e ral Assistance Prog rams
The Community De velop me nt Block Grant (CDBG) Prog ram fund s a wid e varie ty of local housing and community d eve lop me nt p roje cts that imp rove the q uality of living for lowe rincome resid e nts whose income s are less than 80 p e rce nt the Are a Me d ian Income s as e stab lishe d b y the U.S. De p artme nt of Housing and Urb an De ve lop me nt (HUD). For the current 5-ye ar CDBG Consolid ated Plan Cycle (2020-2025), the City is like ly to rece ive ap p roximate ly $700,000 in CDBG fund ing . The City of Gonzale s, along with the County and other non-e ntitle me nt citie s have e nte red into a Joint Powe rs Authority (JPA) to cre ate an urb an county and p ool the ir CDBG, HO ME (se e b e low) and Eme rge ncy Solutions Grant (ESG) fund s. The Housing Authority of the County of Monte re y (HACM), ad ministe rs fund s, sets fund ing p olicie s, and make s re comme nd ations for fund ing award s, which are the n ap p roved b y the Monte re y County Board of Sup e rvisors. The City and local d eve lop e rs with p rojects in p articip ating jurisd ictions can ap p ly for CDBG fund s through the annual Notice of Fund ing Availab ility (NO FA); howe ve r, the City is not g uarante ed any minimum allocation. CDBG fund s can b e used for activitie s that me e t one of the following National O b je ctives:
 Be ne fits low- and moderate - income p e rsons;
 Aid s in the p reve ntion or e limination of b light; and /or  Mee ts a ne ed from having a p articular urg e ncy (e .g . d isaste rs).

Examp le s of such activity includ e the following :
 Housing re hab ilitation
 Community and se nior ce nte rs
 Acq uisition of re al p rop e rty for afford ab le housing  Infrastructure imp rove me nts
 Pub lic se rvices
 Acce ssib ility mod ifications
 Pe rmane nt sup p ortive housing for p e op le exp e rie ncing home lessne ss  Home less she lte rs
In re ce nt ye ars, Gonzales has used CDBG fund ing to p re p are [PRO CEDURE] and to sup p ort [PRO GRAM].

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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 22 Home Investment Partne rships (HO ME) grants are p rovid ed b y HUD to fund a wid e varie ty of p roje cts that imp le me nt local housing strateg ies and cre ate afford ab le housing for lowincome house hold s includ ing b uild ing , b uying , re hab ilitating afford ab le housing , or p rovid ing d ire ct re ntal assistance. The County rece ive s ap p roximate ly $XX in HOME fund s annually. HO ME fund s are ad ministe re d throug h the same p roce ss as CDBG fund s (se e d e scrip tion ab ove ). The City and local d e ve lop e rs with p roje cts in p articip ating jurisd ictions can ap p ly for HO ME fund s through the annual Notice of Fund ing Availab ility (NO FA); howe ve r, the City is not g uarante e d any minimum allocation. The City can work with afford ab le housing d eve lop e rs to sup p ort ap p lications for these fund s that can b e used for all asp e cts of afford ab le housing d e ve lopment.

Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 (HCV Program) is a major fe d e ral p rog ram for assisting ve ry low-income families, the e ld e rly, and the d isab led to afford d e ce nt, safe , and sanitary housing in the p rivate marke t. To b e come a p articip ant of the HCV Prog ram, ind ivid uals and familie s must sig n up on the Waiting List with the Housing Authority of the County of Monte re y (HACM). This is a list of p e op le who are waiting to re ce ive re ntal assistance . Names can only b e ad d ed to the Waiting List whe n the list is op e n, which is ap p roximate ly e ve ry three to five ye ars. While the list is op e n, XX app lications are rand omly se lected and assig ned a p lace in line . O nce a name re ache s the top of the Waiting List, the ap p licant is inte rvie wed to d e te rmine whe the r the y are e lig ib le for the p rog ram. Most re ce ntly, the Monte rey County HCV Prog ram Waiting List was ope ned to rece ive ap p lications from START – END. If se le cted , p articip ants may choose any housing that mee ts the Housing Q uality Stand ard s of the p rog ram. The HACM p ays a housing sub sid y d ire ctly to the land lord , and the p articip ant p ays the d iffe re nce b e twe e n the actual re nt charge d and the amount sub sid ized b y the p rog ram.

The te nant's share of rent and utilitie s is typ ically b e twe e n 30 to 40 p e rce nt of their monthly income . As of 2021, over 94 Gonzale s house hold s we re using HCVs.13 Proje ct-Base d Voucher Program is also ad ministe red b y the Housing Authority of the County of Monte re y (HACM) and is ad ministe red similar to the HCV p rog ram, exce p t the vouche r is tie d to an ind ivid ual unit, rathe r than “owned ” b y the pe rson. Project-b ase d vouche rs are an imp ortant tool to e nsure long -te rm financial stab ility of p roje cts se rving lowe r-income p e rsons, e sp e cially extre me ly low-income house hold s. In re ce nt ye ars, HACM has awarded ne w p roject-b ase d vouche rs, with p riority g ive n to p roje cts with se t-asid e units for p e op le e xpe rie ncing home le ssne ss.

The Eme rge ncy Solutions Grant (ESG) Program is ad ministe re d b y HACM through the same p roce ss as CDBG (see d e scrip tion ab ove) and p rovid e s HUD fund s to rehab ilitate and op e rate e me rge ncy she lte rs and transitional she lte rs, p rovid e e sse ntial social se rvices, p rovid e pe rmane nt housing solutions, and p reve nt home le ssne ss. 13 HUD, Housing Choice Vouchers by Census Tract, 2021
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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 23 The Fe d eral Home Loan Bank System facilitates Afford ab le Housing Prog rams (AHP) which sub sid ize the inte re st rate s for afford ab le housing . The San Francisco Home Loan Bank District p rovid e s local service s within California. AHP g rants are award e d annually throug h a comp e titive ap p lication p roce ss to Bank me mb ers working in p artne rship with housing d e ve lop e rs and community org anizations. Basic e lig ib ility re q uireme nts includ e having at le ast 20 p e rce nt of units in re ntal housing rese rve d for ve ry low-income household s and any owner-occup ied housing re se rve d for lower-income house hold s.

HUD Se ction 811/202 Prog rams p rovid e critical afford ab le housing to the e ld e rly and p e rsons who e xpe rie nce d isab ilitie s. The Section 811 p rog ram p rovid e s non-p rofits with fund ing to d e ve lop and op e rate sup p ortive housing for d isab led ve ry- and extre me ly-lowincome p e rsons. The Section 202 p rog ram fund s d e ve lop me nt and op eration of afford ab le housing for very low-income e ld e rly house hold s.

Low-Income Housing Pre servation and Resid ential Home O wnership Act (LIHPRHA) re q uire s that all e lig ib le HUD Se ction 236 and Se ction 211(d ) p roje cts which are “at-risk” of conve rsion to marke t-rate re ntal housing through the mortg age p re p ayme nt op tion b e sub je ct to LIHPRHA incentive s. The ince ntives includ e HUD sub sid ie s which g uarantee owne rs an e ig ht pe rce nt annual re turn on e q uity. O wne rs must file a Plan of Action to ob tain ince ntive s or offe r the p roje ct for sale to a) non-p rofit org anizations, b ) tenants, or c) p ub lic b od ie s.

Low Income Housing Tax Cre d its (LIHTC) p rovid e state and local LIHTC- allocating ag e ncies the e q uivale nt of ap p roximate ly $8 b illion in annual b ud g e t authority to issue tax cre d its b ase d on p op ulation for the acq uisition, rehab ilitation, or ne w construction of re ntal housing targ e ted to lowe r-income house hold s. Seve ral afford ab le p roje cts in Gonzale s, includ ing Gonzales Family RAD, South County RAD, Canyon Cre e k Townhome s, and Fanoe Road Ap artme nts, re ce ive d fund ing throug h this p rogram.

National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF) is a fe d e ral p rog ram ad ministe red in California b y HCD whe reb y fund s can b e use d to incre ase and p re se rve the sup p ly of afford ab le housing , with an e mp hasis on p e rmane nt housing for e xtre mely low-income household s. Pre viously, NHTF fund ing was allocate d throug h the Housing for a He althy California Prog ram. Be g inning in Fiscal Ye ar 2022, the NHTF will b e alig ne d with fe d e ral re g ulations.

O ff-Farm Lab or Housing Dire ct Loans & Grants is a fed e ral p rog ram ad ministe red b y the US De p artme nt of Ag riculture (USDA) Rural Deve lop me nt. This p rog ram p rovid e s afford ab le financing to d e ve lop housing for ye ar-round and mig rant or se asonal d ome stic farm lab ore rs.

Housing construction may b e in urb an or rural are as if the re is a d e monstrate d ne ed for farmworke rs ne arb y. The re ntal housing is for very low- to moderate -income farmworkers and the ir familie s.

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4.3.1.2 State Assistance Prog rams
The Joe Se rna, Jr., Farmworke r Housing Grant Prog ram he lp s fund new construction, re hab ilitation, and acq uisition of owne r-occup ied and re ntal units for ag ricultural worke rs, p rioritizing lowe r-income house hold s. Fund s may b e used for land acq uisition, site d e ve lop me nt, construction, re hab ilitation, d e sign se rvice s, ope rating and re p lace me nt re se rves, re p ayme nt of p re d e ve lop me nt loans, p rovision of access for the e ld e rly or d isab led , re location, home owne r counse ling , and othe r reasonab le and ne ce ssary costs. The City p re viously utilize d Joe Se rna fund s in the 74-unit Cip riani Estate s p roje ct, to p rovid e 10 inclusionary for-sale units for farmworke rs. FOR CITY: identify any additional local p rojects.

4.3.1.3 Local Assistance Prog rams
FOR CITY: identify any additional local p rograms.

4.3.2 Zoning for a Variety of Housing Types
The following se ction p rovid e s an analysis of zoning and availab ility of site s for a varie ty of housing typ es as re q uire d b y Gove rnme nt Cod e Se ctions 65583(a)(4), (c)(1), and 65583.2(c).

The City will b ring its Zoning Cod e into full comp liance with State re q uire me nts, includ ing those for sup p ortive housing , low b arrie r navigation ce nte rs, and emp loye e housing , throug h Program XX: Zoning for a Varie ty of Housing Type s.

4.3.2.1 Sing le -Family Re ntal Housing
Sing le -family d e tached units are p e rmitte d in the Low De nsity Re sid e ntial (R-1), Low De nsity Re sid e ntial Downtown (R-1D), Med ium De nsity Re sid e ntial (R-2), and Downtown Mixe d Use (MU) d istricts. Sing le -family attache d units are pe rmitted in the R-2 and MU d istricts and are p e rmitted with the ap p roval of a Cond itional Use Pe rmit (CUP) in the R-1, R-1D, and Downtown Mixed Use -Comme rcial Core (MU-CC) d istricts.

4.3.2.2 Multi-Family Re ntal Housing
Multi-family re ntal housing units are p e rmitte d in the R-1, R-1D, R-2, and MU d istricts and are p e rmitted with the ap p roval of a CUP in the MU-CC d istrict. O the r multi-family re ntal housing use s such as d up lexe s are p e rmitte d in the R-1, R-1D, and R-2 Districts, and are pe rmitted with the ap p roval of a CUP in the MU and MU-CC d istricts. The cod e also d e fine s b ung alow courts and re fe rs to them as multip le -family d we lling s (a g roup of two or more d e tached or se mid e tached one family, two family, or multip le family d we lling s).

4.3.2.2 Housing for Ag ricultural Emp loye e s
Ag ricultural e mp loye es can b e and are house d in a rang e of housing type s in Gonzales such as sing le -family homes and apartments. Howe ver, there are also two type s of e mp loyee housing in Gonzale s: (1) e mp loyee housing , large and (2) e mp loyee housing , small.

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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 25 (36) b ed s in g roup q uarte rs or twe lve (12) units or sp ace s d e sig ned for use b y a sing le family or household , located on p rop e rty zoned for agricultural use ". Emp loyee housing , small is d e fine d as “Any housing that p rovid e s accommod ations for six (6) or fe we r e mp loye es. Use of a family d we lling for p urp ose s of e mp loyee housing se rving six (6) or fe we r p e rsons shall not constitute a change of occup ancy for p urp ose s of the local b uild ing cod e s.”

4.3.2.3 Eme rg e ncy She lte rs and Low Barrie r Navig ation Ce nte rs Eme rg e ncy she lte rs d o not re q uire a d iscre tionary p e rmit in Gonzales and are p ermitted in the MU and MU-CC d istricts. The City will e nsure that e me rg e ncy she lters are allowed und er ob je ctive crite ria in all ap p licab le zone s re q uired b y State law, as d e taile d in Program XX:

Zoning for a Varie ty of Housing Typ e s. The City will also revise p arking stand ard s for e me rge ncy she lte rs to allow sufficie nt p arking to accommod ate all staff working in the e me rge ncy she lte r, p rovid ed that the stand ard s d o not re q uire more p arking for e me rg e ncy she lte rs than othe r resid e ntial or comme rcial use s within the same zone , in comp liance with Gove rnme nt Cod e Se ction 65583(a)(4)(A)(ii)).
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TABLE: Site s with Capacity for Eme rge ncy She lte rs

4.3.2.4 SRO (Sing le Room O ccup ancy) Housing
The Gonzales Zoning Cod e d e fine s sing le room occup ancy (SRO) housing units as "a re sid e ntial facility in which furnishe d rooms are re nte d on a we e kly or monthly b asis and which p rovid es common facilitie s and se rvices for laund ry, cle aning and cooking .” SRO housing units are pe rmitte d in the MU and MU-CC d istricts.

4.3.2.5 Transitional Housing
The Gonzales Zoning Cod e d e fine s transitional housing as “b uild ings config ure d as re ntal housing d e ve lop me nts, b ut op e rated und e r p rog ram re q uire me nts that re q uire the te rmination of assistance and re circulating of the assisted unit to another e lig ib le program re cip ie nt at a p re d e te rmine d future p oint in time that shall b e no le ss than six (6) months from the b e g inning of the assistance .” Transitional housing is p e rmitte d in Resid e ntial Care Facilities (b oth large and small). Resid e ntial care facilities (large) are permitte d in the R-1, R1D, and R-2 d istricts, and are pe rmitted with the ap p roval of a CUP in the MU and MU-CC d istricts. Resid e ntial care facilities (small) are p ermitte d in the R-1, R-1D, R-2, and MU d istricts, and are pe rmitted with the ap p roval of a CUP in the MU-CC d istrict.14

4.3.2.6 Sup p ortive Housing
The Gonzales Zoning Cod e d e fine s sup p ortive housing as “housing with no limit on le ng th of stay, that is occup ied b y the targe t p op ulation, and that is linked to an on site or off site 14 Gonzales City Code 12.08.020
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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 26 service that assists the sup p ortive housing re sid e nt in re taining the housing , imp roving his or he r he alth status, and maximizing his or he r ab ility to live and , whe n p ossib le, work in the community.” Sup p ortive housing is p e rmitte d und er the Re sid e ntial Care Facilitie s (b oth larg e and small) use classification. 15 Re sid e ntial care facilitie s (large) are pe rmitted in the R-1, R-1D, and R-2 d istricts, and are p ermitted with the ap p roval of a CUP in the MU and MU-CC d istricts. Resid e ntial care facilities (small) are p ermitte d in the R-1, R-1D, R-2, and MU d istricts, and are pe rmitted with the ap p roval of a CUP in the MU-CC d istrict. The City will e nsure that sup p ortive housing p roje cts that mee t the e lig ib ility crite ria p ursuant to Gove rnme nt Cod e Se ctions 65650 – 65656 are stre amlined and app rove d via a ministe rial ap p roval p roce ss, as d e taile d in Prog ram XX.

4.3.2.7 Re sid e ntial Care Facilitie s
The Gonzales Zoning Cod e b re aks d own re sid ential care facilities into two sub g roup s:
re sid e ntial care facility, larg e and re sid e ntial care facility, small. Pe r the Gonzales Zoning Cod e re sid e ntial care facility, larg e is d e fined as “any use , includ ing sup p ortive and transitional housing , of a re sid e ntial unit se rving se ve n (7) or more pe rsons on a twenty-four (24) hour pe r d ay b asis. Also includ e s "d we lling g roup ." Also includ e s a state -authorized , ce rtified , or lice nse d family care home, foste r home , or a g roup home se rving se ve n (7) or more d isab le d pe rsons or d e pe nd e nt and ne g le cted child re n on a twenty-four (24) hour per d ay b asis. Resid e ntial care facilitie s, small hold s the same d e finition, b ut is limited to six (6) or fe we r p e rsons and is a State -mand ated resid e ntial use of the p rop e rty.

4.3.2.8 Manufacture d Housing
Manufacture d housing is re fe rred to as re sid e ntial manufacture d structure s in the Gonzales Zoning Cod e and is d e fine d as "a re sid e ntial unit constructe d off site and d e live red and installe d on a lot. State law mand ate s that citie s allow the installation of manufacture d home s ce rtified und e r the National Manufacture d Housing Construction and Safe ty Stand ard s Act of 1974 on a found ation syste m, p ursuant to California He alth and Safe ty Cod e Se ction 18551 on lots zone d for conventional sing le -family re sid e ntial d we lling s; also includ e s re sid e ntial, mob ile home .” Re sid e ntial manufacture d structure s are p e rmitte d in the R-1, R-1D, R-2, and MU d istricts, and are p e rmitte d with the ap p roval of a CUP in the O pe n Sp ace (OS) d istrict.

4.3.2.9 Mob ile Home Parks
The Gonzales Zoning Cod e d e fine s mob ile home s as “a traile r coach that is use d as a d we lling all the year round , has wate r fauce ts and showe r or othe r b athing facilitie s that may b e connected to a wate r d istrib ution syste m, and has facilitie s for washing and a wate r close t or othe r similar facility that may b e conne cted to a sewe rage system.” Mob ile home p arks are p e rmitted with the ap p roval of a CUP in the Mob ile Home Park (MHP) d istrict. 15 Gonzales City Code 12.08.020
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4.3.2.10 Acce ssory Dwe lling Units (ADUs)
Acce ssory Dwe lling Units (ADUs) are p e rmitte d in the R-1, R-1D, R-2, MU, and MU-CC d istricts. In ord e r to comp ly with state law, the City will up d ate its zoning cod e to pe rmit ADUs in all zone d istricts whe re resid e ntial uses are p e rmitte d b y-right or b y cond itional use .

4.3.2.11 Missing Mid d le Housing
Und e r State law, a sing le -family resid e ntially zone d p rop e rty is allowed one p rimary d we lling unit, one ADU, and one JADU, for a total of three housing units. Se nate Bill (SB) 9 (Atkins), sig ne d into law b y Governor Ne wsom in 2021, now allows p rop e rty owne rs within a sing le - family re sid e ntial zone to b uild two 800 sq uare foot units and /or to sub d ivid e a lot into two p arce ls, for a total of four units. The se p rovisions ap p ly to most sing le -family p arce ls in Gonzales, as the typ ical sing le -family p arce l is ab ove the 3,000 sq uare foot minimum lot size.

Constraints to SB 9 d evelop me nt may includ e p arking re q uire me nts and se tb acks that limit the marke t fe asib ility of such units. Und e r Prog ram XX, the City will d e ve lop ob je ctive d e sig n and d e ve lop me nt stand ard s that will assist in the imp le me ntation of these p rovisions and allowance of missing mid d le housing typ e s throug hout the City of Gonzale s.

4.3.3 Opportunities for Energy Conservation in Residential Development
Gove rnme nt Cod e §65583(a)(7), re q uire s that housing e le me nts includ e an analysis of e ne rg y conse rvation opp ortunitie s in re sid e ntial d eve lop me nt. This analysis includ e s a d iscussion of the sub sid ie s and ince ntive s that are availab le from p ub lic and p rivate source s for e ne rg y conse rvation. and change s that could b e mad e to local b uild ing cod es to incre ase e ne rg y conse rvation, while not p lacing und ue constraints on housing d e ve lop me nt.

4.3.3.1 Existing Re sid e ntial Ene rg y Use in Gonzale s Base d on d ata from the Ame rican Community Surve y (ACS) 2021: 5 Ye ar Estimate s, e lectricity stand s as the p rimary me thod for household heating in Gonzales, with 67 p e rce nt of household s ind icating its use . Following close ly, natural g as e me rge s as the se cond most p re vale nt he ating op tion, utilize d b y 22 pe rce nt of Gonzales resid e nts. Whe n juxtap ose d with state wid e statistics, Gonzale s showcase s a d istinct variation in he ating p re fe re nces, as it d ive rg es from the p red ominant state wid e p atte rn. Notab ly, 28 p e rce nt of state wid e resid e nts re ly on e le ctricity, while the majority, at 63 p e rcent, utilize utility g as for home he ating .

Re sid e ntial he ating , cooling and wate r consump tion account for a sig nificant p ortion of the nation’s e ne rg y consump tion and g re e nhouse gas e missions. The re fore , the need to und e rstand fue l consump tion and the op p ortunitie s for e ne rg y conse rvation has ne ve r b ee n more p re ssing .

In e arly 2017, the City of Gonzales joined Montere y Bay Community Powe r (MBCP), a three - county joint p owe rs authority e stab lishing a community choice ag g re gation ag e ncy and b e g an se rvice for re sid ential custome rs in 2018 with a p owe r p ortfolio of 100 p e rce nt Packet Pg. 122 Attachment: Draft Technical Background Report (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Attachment 1 - Draft Technical Background Report
City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031· p. 28 carbon-fre e and /or re newab le . The Gonzales Climate Action Plan (CAP), also ad op ted in 2018 id e ntified the resid e ntial e le ctrification p rog ram as g oal for existing and ne w home s.

4.3.3.2 Ge ne ral Plan Policie s
As p art of the City’s 2010 Ge ne ral Plan up d ate , the City incorp orated p olicie s and p rog rams to conse rve natural re source s and minimize ad ve rse imp acts of housing on the e nvironme nt, includ ing :
 Land Use Ele me nt p olicie s re q uiring e fficie nt use of land b y e stab lishing a minimum ove rall d e nsity re q uire me nt and e ncourag ing comp act, walkab le ne ig hb orhood d e sig n.
 Sustainab ility Ele me nt policie s and p rog rams ad d re ssing e ne rg y e fficie ncy.  Community De sig n and Conse rvation and O pe n Sp ace Ele me nt p olicies to e nhance the role of natural e nvironme nt, e spe cially top og rap hy and historic d rainag e s, in the d e sig n of ne w ne ighb orhood s.

4.3.3.3 Sub sid ie s and Ince ntive s
The U.S. De p artme nt of Ene rg y (DO E) DO E has a p rog ram orie nted toward s assisting lowincome p e rsons with e ne rg y e fficie ncy. Low Income Home Ene rg y Assistance Prog ram (LIHEAP). is a fed e rally fund e d assistance p rog ram ove rsee n b y the California De p artme nt of Community Se rvice s and De ve lop me nt (CSD) and ad ministe red b y 42 Action Ag e ncie s throug hout California. LIHEAP offe rs the following typ e s of assistance :
 He lp with resid e ntial utility b ill p ayme nt
 Eme rg e ncy assistance with resid e ntial e nerg y-re late d crisis (utility shut-off notice s and energy-re lated life -thre ate ning e me rg e ncy)
 Home we athe rization
LIHEAP may p rioritize ap p licants b ased on the g re atest ne ed and income , as we ll as household s with vulne rab le p op ulations, includ ing the e ld e rly, d isab led and house hold s with young child re n. Ind ivid uals can d ial 211 for LIHEAP income g uid e line s and a list of p articip ating ag e ncie s or find information online .

4.3.3.4 Ene rg y Conse rvation in Ne w Re sid e ntial De ve lop me nts The City imp le me nts the California Gree n Build ing Stand ard s Cod e , which includ e s a 50 p e rce nt increase in land scap e wate r conse rvation and a 15 p e rce nt re d uction in e ne rg y use comp are d to p re vious stand ard s.

The re are se ve ral re lative ly simp le and ye t p roven community d e sig n te chniq ue s that can sig nificantly imp rove not only the e ne rg y e fficiency of a home b ut can contrib ute to the livab ility of a home and ne ig hb orhood . Such d esig n te chniq ue s should b e imp le me nte d throug h ord inance re visions or as re q uired d esign g uid e line s for sp e cific p lan are as. Those d e sig n te chniq ue s includ e the following :

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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031· p. 29 Stree t and Sub d ivision Patte rns for Maximum Solar Acce ss Re sid e ntial stre e ts laid -out to maximize southe rn e xp osure can incre ase the e xp osure to solar rad iation and p rovid e warmth for the home in the winte r months.

Home De sign
The re are many home d e sig n techniq ue s that can sig nificantly e nhance re sid e ntial e ne rg y e fficie ncy. The se includ e :
 Incorp orating p assive solar d esig n te chniq ue s, such as maximizing the are a of southfacing wind ows for solar g ain in the winte r, comb ined with the ad d ition of larg e roof ove rhangs, such as b road p orche s to p rovid e much ne ed e d cooling shad e in the summe r, into home d esig n. Prop e r p lace me nt of op e rab le wind ows and skylig hts for cross-ve ntilation and natural lig hting , and the use of lig ht-colore d roofing mate rial to d e fle ct summe r he at-g ain, can similarly make home s more comfortab le and red uce the ne e d for me chanical cooling and lig hting .
 Use of e ne rg y e fficie nt mate rials and construction te chniq ue s, such as enhance d insulation in walls, floors and ce iling s, installation of e ne rg y e fficie nt wind ows, and tig htly se aling op e ning s for d oors, wind ows, d ucts and e le ctrical syste ms to re d uce infiltration. Also, the use of white or re fle ctive roofs (and b y e xte nsion b uild ing s) that re fle ct light and he at into the atmosp he re he lp to re d uce g lob al warming .  Use of b uild ing mate rials which have b ee n p rod uce d in an e ne rg y e fficie nt and sustainab le manne r, such as re cycle d b uild ing mate rials, mate rials with re cycle d conte nt, or mate rials that are d e rive d from sustainab le or rap id ly re ne wab le source s.  Installation of e fficie nt home he ating and cooling syste ms, wate r he ate rs, ap p liance s and lig hting , as we ll as wate r conse rving p lumb ing fixture s.  Installation of solar p ane ls for re newab le e ne rg y p rod uction While some of these te chniq ue s for incre asing home e ne rg y e fficie ncy may have hig he r fronte nd costs, the y will re sult in cost saving s ove r the long -te rm throug h re d uce d e ne rgy costs.

Sustainable Landscap e De sign
Use of d roug ht-tole rant and native p lants and e fficie nt irrig ation syste ms can sig nificantly re d uce wate r and e ne rgy use associate d with land scap e mainte nance . In ad d ition, care ful p lace me nt of d e cid uous tre es to p rovid e summer shad ing can d ramatically cool the re sid e nce b y as much as 10 to 15 d e g ree s. In the winte r, whe n d e cid uous trees are dormant and le af-le ss, maximum solar access is p rovid e d to the home.

Energ y Efficiency b e yond the Resid ence
In ad d ition to the simp le re sid e ntial d e sig n te chniq ue s for e ne rgy e fficiency, Gonzale s can b road e n e ne rg y conse rvation and livab ility g oals b y re q uiring the p laceme nt of ne w home s in close , walkab le p roximity to schools, p arks and comme rcial land uses, thus re d ucing Packet Pg. 124 Attachment: Draft Technical Background Report (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Attachment 1 - Draft Technical Background Report
City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031· p. 30 d e pe nd e nce on air-p olluting autos for short-d istance vehicle trip s. The Ne ig hb orhood Desig n Guid e lines imp le me nt this strate g y in the Gonzale s 2010 Ge ne ral Plan Growth Are as.

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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 31 SECTION 4.4: HOUSING CONSTRAINTS

4.4.1 Nongovernmental Constraints

4.4.1.1 Land Costs
In the City of Gonzale s, land costs p lay a crucial role in shap ing the local housing land scape .

The p rice of land is influe nced b y various factors, includ ing land availab ility, d e ve lop me nt d e nsity, and marke t cond itions. In the Salinas Valle y, the ave rage p rice p e r acre was $246,390 (if choose alte rnate tab le : $300,214). Stakehold e r inte rviews [have /have not] id e ntified high land costs as a constraint that is uniq ue to Gonzale s.

Tab le 24: Land Costs in the Salinas Valle y
Lo catio n Status Price Acre s Price Pe r Acre
City Ad d re ss Sold Date or For
Sale
$ # $
40465 Elm Ave .

Gree nfie ld , CA 93927
Sold 06/29/22 $514,500 2.5 205,800
851 El Camino Re al,
Gree nfie ld , CA 93927
Sold 03/10/22 $800,000 2.62 305,343
1064 Walnut Ave ,
Gree nfie ld , CA 93927
Sold 04/21/21 $3,895,000 10 389,500
Ave rag e Price Pe r Acre 300,214
Source: Zillow.com, Accessed 8/10/2023
Tab le 25: Land Costs in the Salinas Valle y
Lo catio n Status Price Acre s Price Pe r Acre
City in Ad d re ss Sold Date or For
Sale
$ # $
23510 Cava Cir,
Salinas, CA 93908
Sold 08/30/21 399,000 1.05 380,000
23507 Be lmont Cir,
Salinas, CA 93908
Sold 04/26/21 480,000 2.6 184,600
24000 Potte r Rd ,
Salinas, CA 93908
Sold 08/02/21 5,000,000 10 500,000
11 E Laure l Dr,
Salinas, CA 93906
Sold 09/15/20 1,050,000 7.67 136,900
925 Padre Dr,
Salinas, CA 93901
10/14/22 335,000 11 30,454
Ave rag e Price Pe r Acre 246,390
Source: Zillow.com, Accessed 01/30/2023
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4.4.1.2 Construction Costs
Construction costs are primarily d e te rmine d b y mate rials and lab or e xpe nses and are influe nce d b y marke t d emand s and chang es in mate rial costs. Factors such as the type and q uality of the unit b e ing b uilt also imp act construction costs. Howeve r, reg ional and national factors p lay a sig nificant role in d riving construction costs and can p ose challe ng es to local housing d e ve lop me nt. Accord ing to local stakehold e rs in the d eve lop me nt community, hard costs for resid e ntial construction typ ically rang e from $[PENDING] to [PENDING] p e r sq uare foot. Stakehold e rs exp re sse d [PENDING]. The cost of construction does affe ct the housing afford ab ility and is a significant constraint to housing in the City of Gonzale s.

4.4.1.3 Availab ility of Financing
Mortg ag e inte re st rates sig nificantly imp act housing afford ab ility. Higher rate s le ad to incre ased monthly p ayme nts and limit the rang e of afford ab le housing for b uye rs.

Conve rse ly, lowe r inte rest rate s re sult in lowe r monthly p ayme nts and e nhance p urchasing p owe r. Whe n inte re st rate s rise , the housing marke t typ ically re sp ond s b y red ucing p rice s, while lowe r inte re st rates te nd to d rive housing p rice s up ward . Howeve r, the re is ofte n a lag , as d e monstrated d uring the CO VID-19 p and e mic. As of July 2023, the inte re st rate for a 30- ye ar fixed -rate mortg age is 6.96% (se e Fig ure 3).

Accord ing to the 2021 Ame rican Community Surve y, the med ian value of owne r-occup ied units in the City of Gonzale s is $450,000. In comp arison, the med ian home value in Monte re y County is $683,200. At that cost and with the curre nt inte rest rate of a 30-ye ar fixed -rate mortgage , a ye arly house hold income of $100,000 (assuming a 20% d own p ayme nt of $90,000) would b e re q uire d to p urchase a home that is of me d ian value in Gonzale s.

Figure 3: Nationwid e Annual Ave rag e Mortgage Rate s
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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031· p. 33 Stakehold e rs [PENDING] id e ntify the availab ility of financing as a constraint d uring stakehold e r inte rviews and surveys.

4.4.1.4 De ve lop e r Inte re st
Local d e ve lope r inte re st is vital for the d eve lopme nt of housing . Re q uests to d e ve lop housing at d e nsitie s lowe r than those id e ntified or long d e ve lop me nt time frames afte r re ce iving proje ct ap p roval may constrain housing d e ve lop me nt. In re ce nt ye ars, the land scape of new d e ve lop me nt activity within the City has b ee n sparse . Conse q ue ntly, the City has not e ncounte red any re q ue sts for a red uction in d e nsity. Stakehold e rs hig hlig hted [PENDING] as a ke y factor contrib uting to low d e ve lop me nt activity.

4.4.1.5 Environme ntal Cond itions
Gove rnme nt Cod e Se ction 65583.2(b )(4) re q uire s the Housing Ele me nt to includ e an analysis of any e xisting e nvironme ntal hazard s that may constrain housing d e ve lop me nt within the jurisd iction. The are as surround ing the city of Gonzale s are sub je ct to various se ismic, flood ing , and fire hazard s.

Se ismic and Ge olog ic Hazard s
The City of Gonzale s is locate d in a se ismically active are a. Se ve ral active faults are located within the Gonzale s p lanning are a. The San And re as Fault is the closest and lie s 14.6 mile s to the northe ast of the city. The loose ly consolid ated nature of the soil make s areas near the creek more susce p tib le to land slid e hazard s d uring strong e arthq uake s.

Figure 4: Seismic Hazard Zones
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Flood ing
Gonzales is locate d within Sp e cial Flood Hazard Are as (SFHA), which are hig h-risk are as that will b e inund ated b y the flood e ve nt having a 1-p e rce nt (100-ye ar flood p lain) chance of b e ing e q uale d or exce ed ed in any g ive n ye ar. Major stormwate r flows from the northeast hillsid e are a of the city and some are as are p rone to flood ing .

Figure 5: Flood Hazard Zone s
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Fire Hazard s
Fire Hazard Se ve rity Zone s (FHSZ), classify a wild land zone as a Mod e rate , High, or Ve ry High fire hazard b ased on the ave rage hazard across the are a includ e d in the zone . The city of Gonzales is surround e d b y wild land are as cate gorized as mod erate to hig h fire hazard se ve rity zone . The re is an ab und ance of natural g rasses b oth to the e ast of city limits and along the Salinas Rive r b asin. The strong p re vailing wind s in comb ination with the natural g rasses make s the city at risk of a fire hazard .

Figure 6: Fire Severity Zones
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Se nsitive Hab itats
The e ntire ty of the City of Gonzales is id e ntifie d as a p ote ntial hab itat for the California Tige r Salamand e r (CTS), along with the re st of the Salinas Valle y. Mod e led hab itats id e ntifie d ne ar Gonzales are p rimarily conce ntrate d along the Salinas Rive r. The California Natural Dive rsity Datab ase acknowled ged a cluste red CTS p op ulation northe ast of Gonzale s, with no are as within the City’s sp he re of influe nce d e sig nate d as a “critical hab itat” b y the California Department of Fish & Wild life .16

4.4.1.6 Availab ility of Infrastructure
Water
Gonzales’ wate r sup p ly come s from three g round wate r we lls. Wate r supp ly for the p lanned City b uild out and the Sphere of Influe nce (SOI) are p lanne d to continue to b e p rovid e d b y g round wate r we lls. The re is sufficie nt g round wate r to sup p ly future d e mand s d uring various hyd rolog ic sce narios such as normal se ason, sing le d ry season, and multip le d ry se asons.

Ne cessary infrastructure to p rovid e wate r se rvice to the SOI includ e the construction of ne w 16 “Monterey County Regional Conservation Investment Strategy,” Transportation Authority of Monterey County, 2021. https://www.montereycountyrcis.org/static/pdf-cards/CTS.pdf Packet Pg. 131 Attachment: Draft Technical Background Report (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Attachment 1 - Draft Technical Background Report
City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 37 municip al we lls, re lated infrastructure , and p otential ad jud ication of municip al g round wate r b asins that furthe r exp ress ap p rop riative rights.

Wastewater
Gonzales maintains a waste wate r colle ction system comp osed of p ip e s, manhole s, lift stations, forced and g ravity fed mains, and a trunk line that runs two mile s to the waste wate r tre atme nt p lant. Ge ne ration of wastewate r flow is d e te rmine d b y land use typ e and is me asured b y unit flow factors or numb e r of d we lling units p lanne d . Waste wate r ge ne ration from infill d e ve lop me nt and the p rop osed SO I are as are anticip ated to prod uce 3,602,086 million g allons p e r d ay. The e xisting tre atme nt facility will need to ad d ress future cap acitie s incurre d b y new d e ve lop me nts. The Conce p tual Drainag e Maste r Plan analyze s four alte rnative s for wastewate r tre atme nt to mee t future d e mand s. Based on the re comme nd e d alte rnative from this stud y and associate d stud ie s, the City is consid e ring ne cessary infrastructure construction b ased on a Draft Environme ntal Impact Report for the IW Conve yance and IW Re clamation Facility Proje ct.

Dry Utilitie s
Gonzales suffe rs from the lack of e le ctrical g rid cap acity. PG&E maintains 115 kilovolt (kV) transmission line s from San Luis O b isp o north to Sole d ad ; it also maintains 115 kV transmission line s from Moss Land ing south to Salinas. Be twe e n Salinas and King City, howe ve r, se rvice is limite d b y 60 kV transmission line s. In ord e r to p rovid e p owe r to d e ve lop me nt occurring within the SO I, a microgrid p roje ct is p rop osed to b e owned and op e rated b y the Gonzale s Municip al Ele ctric Utility. The microg rid p roject will red uce the d e mand for conve ntional e le ctrical p owe r g rid e xp ansion and , ove r time , inte g rate into a ne xt-g e ne ration re g ional e le ctrical p owe r g rid . The City of Gonzale s has also p artne red with ENGIE Se rvices to imp leme nt infrastructure up g rad es, installing ap p roximate ly 683 Kilowatts of solar cap acity across five city facilities.

Se ve ral b road b and se rvice s are also availab le , includ ing Charte r Communications, T-Mob ile , and Cruzio.

4.4.2 Governmental Constraints

4.4.2.1 Land Use Controls
Use Re g ulations
Zoning cod e s are the p rimary p lanning tool to g uid e d eve lop me nt. They ap p ly sp e cific re g ulations such as allowab le uses within d e signate d communities or d istricts, d esig n stand ard s, p e rmit typ e s, and associated review authority to e ach p arce l that is locate d within jurisd ictional b ound aries. The following tab le d e scrib es the zoning d istricts in Gonzale s that allow for a varie ty of re sid e ntial d e ve lop me nt typ e s.

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Housing Typ e R-1 R-1D R-2 MHP MU MU-CC I OS PF
Acce ssory
Dwe lling Unit

P P P P P
Board ing House P1 P1
Caretaker or
Live /Work Units C
Cond ominium C P C
Dup le x P P P C C
Manufacture d
Structure
(Re sid e ntial)

P P P P C
Mob ile Home Park C
Multip le -family P P P P C
Re sid e ntial Care
Facility, Larg e

P P P C C C
Re sid e ntial Care
Facility, Small

P P P P C
Se cond Sing le
Family Dwe lling P P C
Sing le -family
attached C C P P C
Sing le -family
detached

P P P P
Sing le room
occup ancy units
(SRO )
P P
Eme rg e ncy
She lte rs
P P
* A boarding house of more than two (2) persons other than the residents requires approval of a CUP ** Manufactured homes certified under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 USC section 5401 et seq.) on a permanent foundation.

De ve lop m e nt Stand ard s
Zoning re g ulations are d e sig ned to p rote ct and p romote the he alth, safe ty, and g e ne ral we lfare of resid e nts, and to p re se rve the characte r and inte g rity of ne ighb orhood s without acting to e xclud e p rote cte d classes. The Gonzale s zoning re g ulations set forth sp e cific d e ve lop me nt stand ard s which d esig nate the allowab le d e nsity, lot are a, se tb ack re q uire me nts, floor are a ratio, b uild ing he ig ht, and op e n sp ace p rovisions for various typ es of d e ve lop me nt. These standards are outlined in Tab le 25, b e low.

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District
Min. Lot
Size (Sq .

Ft)
Min.

Lot
Wid th
(Fe e t)
Min.

Lot
Depth
(Fe e t)
Max.

De nsity
(d u/ac)
Max.

FAR
Max.

He ight
(Fe e t)
Min.

Front
Yard
Setback
(Fe e t)
Min. Sid e Yard
Setback
(Fe e t)
Min.

Re ar
Yard
Setback
(Fe e t)
Max. Lot
Coverage
(Pe rcent)
Min.

Open
Space
(Pe rcent) Interior Corner
R-1 6,0001 50 90 7 - 35 156 5 10 20 65 35
R-1D
5,000
(SFR)
8,000
(MFR)
50 80 7 - 35 156 5 10 20 65 30%- 35
R-2 2,625 303 100 16 - 355 107 510 10 15 7010 600 sq.
ft/site
MHP 2,4002 - See note
#4 - 158 158 158 158 40
MU 2,000 20 - - 2.5 405 0 0 0 - 100 -
MU-CC 2,000 20 - - 3.0 40 0 0 0 - 100 10
I 10,000 50 - - 0.5 50 20 10 10 - 90 10
OS 21,780 100 - - - 50 50 50 50 - -
PF - - - - 0.7 35
See note
#9
See note
#9
See note
#9
See note
#9
50 -
Notes

1. Unle ss a Planne d Unit De ve lop me nt.

2. Ap p lie s to ind ivid ual mob ile home sites.

3. Existing and p rop ose d lots le ss than four thousand sq uare fe e t shall have a minimum lot wid th of thirty fee t; thirty-five fee t if g re ate r than four thousand sq uare fe e t.

4. The p lanning commission shall d e te rmine the allowab le d e nsity for e ach mob ile home p ark.

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5. Not to e xcee d three storie s.

6. Fiftee n fee t whe n a front p orch is p rovid e d ; twe nty fe e t whe n no p orch is p rovid ed .

7. Te n fe e t whe n a front p orch is p rovid e d ; fiftee n fe e t whe n no p orch is p rovid e d .

8. Fiftee n fee t from all p rop e rty line s; twe nty fe e t from the ultimate p ub lic rig ht of way of any ad joining p ub lic stre e t.

9. The minimum front, sid e, and re ar yard s in the PF d istrict shall b e e q ual to the re spe ctive front, sid e , and re ar yard s re q uired in the most re strictive ab utting d istrict; p rovid e d , that no yard ad joining a stree t shall b e le ss than twe nty fe e t and that no inte rior yard shall b e le ss than te n fe e t.

10. Existing lots of less than two thousand six hund re d sq uare fee t shall not e xcee d se ve nty p e rce nt; p rop ose d lots of le ss than four thousand square fee t shall not e xcee d sixty-five p e rce nt; existing or p rop ose d lots g re ate r than four thousand sq uare fe e t shall not exce ed sixty p e rce nt.

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If p arking stand ard s are e xce ssive , the y can p ose a constraint to housing d eve lop me nt b y incre asing d e ve lop me nt costs and red ucing land that may othe rwise b e availab le for ame nitie s or re sid e ntial units. The Gonzales City Cod e e stab lishe s re sid ential p arking stand ard s, shown in Tab le 27. The Gonzale s Planning Commission may waive the re q uire me nt for cove red p arking for multip le -family d we lling s whe n such re q uireme nt is found not to b e in the b e st inte re st of g ood d e sig n or the p ub lic he alth, safe ty or we lfare .

Such find ing may b e mad e if one or a comb ination of the following will re sult from e limination of carp orts: p roje ct will b e b e tte r suite d to unusual lot shape or top og rap hy, d e sig n or ap p e arance of the p roje ct will b e imp rove d , or the housing costs will b e mad e afford ab le to low- and moderate -income re sid e nts.

Tab le 28: Parking Req uire me nts
Typ e of Unit Re q uire d Parking Re q uire d Guest Parking Multi-Fam ily
Stud io 1 cove re d sp ace 0.5 spaces
One bedroom 1 cove re d sp ace 0.5 spaces
Two b e d room 1 cove re d and 1 uncovere d sp ace 0.5 spaces Thre e b e d room 1 cove re d and 1 uncovere d sp ace 0.5 spaces Four b ed room 1 cove re d and 2 uncovere d sp ace s 0.5 spaces Sing le -Fam ily
Sing le -family
d we lling s
2 cove re d spaces
None
Mob ile Home Parks
Mob ile Home 2 spaces 1 sp ace /2 mob ile homes
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Acce sso ry Dw e lling Unit Re q uire m e nts
De ve lop me nt stand ard s for Acce ssory Dwe lling Units (ADUs) and Junior Acce ssory Dwe lling Units (JADUs) are cod ifie d in the Gonzale s City Cod e Se ction 12.112.020. The d eve lop me nt stand ard s for ADUs and JADUs are consiste nt with the inte nt and re q uireme nts of Gove rnme nt Cod e Se ction 65852.2. The d eve lop me nt of ADUs has b een p romote d via flye r.

The flye r is availab le in the two d ominant lang uag e s sp oke n in Gonzale s: Eng lish and Sp anish. To foste r ad d itional ADU d eve lop me nt, the City of Gonzales has take n the initiative to create pre -ap p roved b uild ing p lans. The se p lans e ncomp ass six d istinct structural footp rints and four archite ctural styles. Although the se p lans are not p rovid e d fre e of charge , the y ad he re to b uild ing cod es and offe r community me mb e rs the ad vantag e of avoid ing e xpe nses associated with hiring an architect, d esig ne r, or civil e ng ine e r to formulate d e sig n and construction p lans. De ve lop me nt stand ard s for ADUs d o not p ose a constraint to housing d e ve lop me nt.

Tab le 29: ADU Standards
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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 42 Typ e
Max Unit Size
(sq . ft.)
Parking
Re q uire me nts
(sp ace/unit)
Maximum
Sid e and
Re ar Yard
Setbacks
(fe e t)
He ight
(fe e t)
Attached
1 b ed room: 850
2 bedrooms:1000
One space per
unit1 Must meet the
b ase zoning
d istrict
re q uire me nts
Detached ADU 1,200 42
Converted
Existing Sp ace
(Within)
May includ e an
exp ansion of up
to one hundred
fifty sq uare fe et
to
accommodate
ing ress and
egress
Must b e
sufficie nt for
fire and
safe ty
JADU 500 0
Must b e
sufficie nt for
fire and
safe ty
Notes

1. Parking re q uire me nts shall b e waive d for stud ios and for exe mp tions liste d in Gove rnme nt Cod e section 65852.2, sub d ivisions (d )(1-5) and (j)(10).

2. The re ar of an ADU shall not face a p ub lic road or stree t if within twe nty fe e t of the p rope rty line fronting that p ub lic road or stree t.

O n and Off-Site Improve ments
Like all citie s, the City of Gonzales re q uire s new d e ve lop me nt to p rovid e a varie ty of on- and off-site imp roveme nts. Imp rove me nts re q uired b y the City of Gonzale s are stand ard for California citie s and d o not p ose an extraord inary constraint to re sid e ntial d e ve lop me nt.

Tab le 30: De ve lopment Imp rove ment Re q uireme nts
Category Re q uire me nts
Street
Imp rove me nts
Provid e on-site stre e ts, curb s, g utte rs, sid ewalks, fire hyd rants, and stre e t lig hting . The typ ical city stre e t has a 50- to 60-foot rig ht-of-way with a 40- foot p ave me nt are a, a five -foot sid ewalk with attached ve rtical curb , and on the 60-foot rig ht-of-way, a five -foot utility corrid or on e ach sid e.

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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031· p. 43 Prop e rty owne rs must rep air, re p lace , or install stre e t imp rove me nts on the sub ject p rop e rty’s stre e t frontage (s) if the p roje ct is sub ject to zoning ap p rovals.

If the existing stre e t ne twork is inad e q uate , the d e ve lop e r must p rovid e off-site stree ts, curb s, g utte rs, sid e walks, and stree t lig hting me e ting stand ard sp e cifications ad op ted b y the City.

Parks
Desig nated p arks or re cre ational facilities located within a p rop osed sub d ivision re q uire s the sub d ivid e r to d ed icate sufficie nt parkland b ased on d we lling typ e to se rve the resid e nts (e .g., 2 acre s for 100 sing le -family re sid e nce s, 2 acre s for 160 d up le x or low-d e nsity ap artme nt units).

Ded ication of land , d e d ication of imp rove me nts, in-lie u fe e s, or a comb ination of the se , as d e te rmined acce p tab le b y the City.

Land scap ing
Multi-family re sid e ntial: At le ast 40% of ne t are a as op e n sp ace , with 15 fe e t of land scap ed p e rime te r.

Sub d ivisions: New sub d ivisions are re q uired to install stre e t tre es. The City re q uire s 15-g allon tre e s one p e r house (40’ inte rvals on corne r lots).

Mob ile home p arks: Land scap ing with live mate rial in at le ast 40% of op e n are as, includ ing a minimum of one five -g allon sized tree p e r site.

All op e n are as (exclud ing home sites) must b e land scap ed and maintaine d .

Pub lic Se rvices
Pay fe es for d e fraying the actual or estimated costs of constructing p lanne d d rainage and se we r facilitie s p rior to filing of any final map or p arce l map .

Provid e all on-site wate r, sewe r, and storm d rain infrastructure imp rove me nts to accommod ate p roje cts.

If the existing infrastructure syste m d oe s not have cap acity to se rve a p roje ct, p rovid e ne cessary off-site wate r, sewe r, and storm d rain infrastructure to ad e q uate ly accommod ate the proje ct.

Misce llane ous
Sound walls are re q uired for new d e ve lop me nt whe n an e nvironme ntal analysis has d e te rmine d that the re is a sig nificant noise imp act that could b e mitig ated b y the construction of a sound wall.

The City d oe s not re q uire p ub lic art.

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Gonzales d oe s not have g rowth manage me nt p olicie s or re q uire me nts limiting the numb e r of units that may b e constructe d in a sing le ye ar.

Cumulative Impact of Land Use Controls
The cumulative imp act of the land use controls in Gonzales, includ ing zoning , fe es, b uild ing cod es, and d e ve lop me nt standards, d o not p ose a sig nificant or uniq ue constraint to housing p rod uction. By imp le menting the p rog rams outline d in this d ocume nt, the City will re fine its re q uire me nts and p roced ure s to mee t the d e mand for afford ab le housing , while also maintaining comp liance with state re g ulations.

4.4.2.2 Consiste ncy with State Law
Asse mb ly Bill 1483 (AB 1483) we nt into e ffe ct on January 1, 2021. This le g islation aims to e nhance transp are ncy for re sid e ntial d e ve lop me nt p roje ct ap p licants. Citie s, countie s, and sp e cial d istricts with web site s are re q uired to make spe cific financial and zoning information availab le online . The mand ate d information includ e s the curre nt sched ule of fee s, exactions, and afford ab ility re q uireme nts for p rop osed housing d eve lop me nt p rojects, zoning ord inance s, d e sig n and d e ve lop me nt stand ard s for e ach p arce l, annual fe e or financial re p orts for the curre nt and five p re vious ye ars, and an archive of imp act fe e ne xus stud ie s or cost of se rvice stud ie s cond ucte d from January 1, 2018 onward s. The City's web site , g onzale sca.gov, houses some , b ut not all of the re q uire d information und e r AB 1483. The imp le me ntation of Program XX will e nsure comp liance with state law.

Gonzales p rovid e s for the p re se rvation and mainte nance of the city’s afford ab le housing sup p ly in p art throug h the state mand ated d e nsity b onus p rog ram. Howe ve r, Se ction 12.48 De nsity Bonus of the Gonzale s City Cod e has not b ee n mod ified since it was first ad op ted in 2014. Since the n, the State De nsity Bonus Law has b e e n ame nd e d . Program XX will b ring the City’s Cod e into comp liance with curre nt state law re q uireme nts.

The Housing Accountab ility Act (HAA), outline d in Gove rnme nt Cod e se ction 65589.5, se ts forth constraints on the cap acity of local g ove rnme nts to re je ct, lowe r the d e nsity of, or re nd er imp racticab le housing d e ve lop me nt p roje cts, e me rg e ncy she lte rs, or farmworker housing , as long as they ad he re to ob je ctive , q uantifiab le , writte n d eve lop me nt stand ard s and he lp fulfill housing re q uire me nts. Gonzale s has not violate d the HAA throug h the d e nial of afford ab le and market-rate housing d e ve lopme nts. Programs XX and XX will he lp ensure continue d comp liance with the HAA throug h the of the City’s Cod e to includ e writte n, ob je ctive d eve lop me nt stand ard s for e me rge ncy she lte rs and p roce d ure s that comp ly with ap p lication comp le te ness time line s that comp ly with Gove rnme nt Cod e Se ction 65943.

4.4.2.3 Local Proce ssing and Pe rmit Proce d ure s
Processing Proce d ures and Timeline
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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031· p. 45 The City ad he re s to the mand ate s outlined in State law re g ard ing the ad ministration of the p e rmits. Ad d itionally, State law imp ose s limitations on the time frame within which local g ove rnme nts must p roce ss, re view, and take action on p e rmit ap p lications. City staff re g ularly hold s p re d e ve lop me nt confe re nce s with d eve lop e rs to id e ntify major conce rns and to avoid d e lays d uring the formal re vie w and p ub lic he aring p roce ss. In ad d ition, the City usually p re p are s d e tailed time sched ule s and coord inate s with housing d e ve lope rs and othe rs on the timing of p roce ssing the ir p roje cts. Ad justme nts are mad e fre q ue ntly, and activitie s are ove rlap p ed whe re p ossib le to save time . To e nsure comp liance with app licab le state laws, the City close ly monitors the p rog re ss of all ap p lications.

The housing p roje cts p rop ose d p roximate to Gonzale s have b e e n sub mitte d as larg e master p lanne d sub d ivisions (Sp e cific Plans) on farme d ag ricultural land s e ast of the City limits, b ut within the City’s SOI as ne g otiated through Local Are a Formation Commission (LAFCo) with the County of Monte re y in 2014. Such larg e -scale p roje cts will re q uire multip le ap p rovals from the City, includ ing g e ne ral p lan ame nd ments, sp e cific p lans, p re zoning , sub d ivision map s, p hase d imp roveme nt p lans, and d e ve lop me nt ag ree me nts. Ad d itionally, Environme ntal Impact Reports (EIRs) are in p rogre ss at this time (Aug ust 2023). It's imp ortant to note that these ve ry larg e p roje cts will also req uire p e rmits from nume rous othe r p ub lic ag e ncies.

O nce the EIR(s) are comp le te d and the Deve lopme nt Ag re eme nts ne g otiate d and agreed up on with the City Council of the City of Gonzales, the Sp ecific Plans, finance p lans and infrastructure p lans may b e acted up on b y the City Council, includ ing any Te ntative maps proposed , analyzed and re vie we d for consiste ncy with all ne ce ssary d ocume ntation. All such re vie ws and “p re -zoning-typ e “activitie s are conting e nt up on the ap p roval of LAFCo and the State Board of Eq ualization for incorp oration into the city limits of the City of Gonzale s, that will stre tch the City’s incorp oration b ound arie s around the p re -ap p roved p roje cts. The te ntative map s will have a life of 15-20 ye ars in ke e p ing with the ne g otiate d Deve lop me nt Ag re e me nts and in-line with the phase d construction of the se major d eve lop me nts ove r many ye ars.

Sing le -family d we lling s that are not p art of a sub d ivision are p e rmitted b y rig ht in the Gonzales City Cod e . The construction of a new sing le -family d we lling ne cessitate s site p lan ap p roval b y the p lanning d irector. This ap p roval p roce ss e ntails a re vie w of comp liance with d e ve lop me nt stand ard s, such as se tb acks and yard are as, lot cove rage , b uild ing he ig ht, d rive way p lace me nt, stre e t tre es, and land scap ing . The City has an official p e rmit ap p lication for this p urp ose and issue s a p e rmit commonly re fe rre d to as a site p lan p e rmit. This p e rmit e ncomp asse s the ap p rove d site p lan, e levations, and a comp rehe nsive listing of ap p licab le re g ulations and stand ard cond itions.

Multi-family re sid e ntial p roje cts in the R-2 zoning d istrict are a pe rmitted use , while cond ominium p roje cts within this d istrict re q uire a cond itional use p e rmit. In the MU Packet Pg. 140 Attachment: Draft Technical Background Report (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Attachment 1 - Draft Technical Background Report
City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 46 and MU-CC zoning d istricts, b oth multi-family p roje cts and cond ominium p roje cts nece ssitate cond itional use p e rmits. Ad d itionally, multi-family re sid e ntial p roje cts are p e rmitted by rig ht in the R-1 and R-1D zoning d istricts.

The re vie w p roce ss for use p e rmit ap p lications ad he res to the g uid e lines outline d in the p e rmit stre amlining act, includ ing time limitations. In case s whe re an ap p lication for a use p e rmit d oe s not me e t the crite ria for exe mp tion from the CEQ A, ad d itional ste p s may b e re q uire d . This can involve cond ucting an initial stud y, followe d b y the p rep aration of a ne g ative d e claration or, p ote ntially, an EIR. The se accomp anying d ocume nts g e ne rally require more time for p re p aration and p rocessing comp are d to the use p e rmit ap p lication itse lf. The y also estab lish the time line for p roje ct ap p roval.

Afford ab le housing p rod uction in Gonzale s is not curre ntly hind e re d b y p e rmit p rocessing time constraints. Howe ve r, the City re mains committe d to exp loring ad d itional me asure s aime d at exp ed iting and stre amlining its pe rmitting p roce d ures.

Tab le 31: Timeline s for Pe rmit Proce dure s and De cision-Making Authority Pe rmit Typ e Typ ical Proce ssing
Time Ap p roval Authority Ap p e al Authority
Site Plan Pe rmit 7 – 10 b usine ss d ays Planning Dire ctor Planning Commission
Cond itional Use
Pe rmit
30 – 45 b usine ss
d ays
Planning
Commission
City Council
Ge ne ral Plan
Ame nd me nt
TBD City Council n/a
Te ntative Map TBD City Council n/a
Parce l Map 50 d ays Planning
Commission
n/a
Anne xations City Council n/a
Variance 30 – 45 b usine ss
d ays
Planning
Commission
City Council
Environme ntal
Imp act Re p ort
12-15 months City Council n/a
[For CITY: Ple ase p rovid e the ne ce ssary information to comp le te the tab le ab ove .] Streamlining Ap plications
Se nate Bill 35 (SB 35) b ecame e ffe ctive on January 1, 2018. It e nacted Gove rnme nt Cod e Se ction 65913.4 to re q uire citie s and countie s to use a stre amlined ministe rial review p rocess for q ualifying multifamily housing d e ve lop me nts that comp ly with the jurisd iction's ob je ctive p lanning stand ard s, p rovid e sp e cified leve ls of afford ab le housing , and me e t othe r sp e cific re q uire me nts. An SB 35 e lig ib ility d e te rmination will b e mad e within 60 d ays of ap p lication Packet Pg. 141 Attachment: Draft Technical Background Report (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Attachment 1 - Draft Technical Background Report
City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 47 sub mittal for p roje cts of 150 or fe we r units, and 90 d ays for p rojects containing more than 150 units. If the p roject is not SB 35 e lig ib le as prop ose d , or staff re q ue sts ad d itional information to make such a d e te rmination, the 60- or 90-d ay time line will re start up on sub mittal of a revise d app lication in re sp onse to that writte n notice . Staff re vie w must b e comp le ted in 90-d ays for 150-or fe we r units and 180 d ays for p roje cts with more than 150 units, me asured from the d ate of the SB-35 ap p lication sub mittal. Any p roje ct that has b ee n ap p rove d using the SB 35 re view p roce ss may the n ap p ly for b uild ing pe rmits. Gonzale s d oe s not have a p roce ss in p lace to d e te rmine if a p roje ct is e lig ib le for stre amlined processing und e r SB 35. Howeve r, staff ad he res to the time line re q uired b y state law.

Asse mb ly Bill 2162 (AB 2162) b e came e ffe ctive January 1, 2019. AB 2162 amends Gove rnme nt Cod e Se ction 65583 (Housing Ele me nt Re q uire me nts) and ad d s Article 11, Se ctions 65650-65656 (Sup p ortive Housing ) to re q uire local e ntitie s to stre amline the ap p roval of housing p roje cts containing a minimum amount of Sup p ortive Housing b y p rovid ing a ministe rial ap p roval p roce ss, re moving the re q uire me nt for CEQ A analysis, and re moving the re q uire ment for Cond itional Use Pe rmit or othe r similar d iscre tionary e ntitle me nts g rante d b y the Planning Commission. Sp e cifically, AB 2162 re q uire s that afford ab le housing p roje cts that includ e at le ast 25 p e rce nt or 12 units, whiche ve r is more , of sup p ortive housing b e a use b y rig ht in zones whe re multi-family and mixed use s are p e rmitted , includ ing non-re sid e ntial zone s p e rmitting multi-family use s. The City curre ntly does not have a formalize d p roce ss in p lace to d e te rmine if a p roje ct is elig ib le for stre amlined p rocessing und e r AB 2162. The City will e nsure that sup p ortive housing p roje cts that mee t the e lig ib ility crite ria p ursuant to Gove rnme nt Cod e Se ctions 65650 – 65656 are stre amlined and ap p rove d via a ministe rial ap p roval p roce ss, as d e tailed in Prog ram XX.

Asse mb ly Bill 101 (AB 101), p assed in 2019, re quire s local g ove rnme nts to p e rmit low b arrie r navig ation ce nte rs (LBNC) as a use b y rig ht in are as zone d for mixe d use and nonre sid e ntial zone s that p e rmit multifamily use s if the ce nte r me e ts sp e cific crite ria. For LBNC that mee t the crite ria, AB 101 p re scrib e s the following : (1) p rovid e s a “b y-right” p roce ss and exp ed ite d re vie w for low-b arrie r navig ation ce nte rs in ce rtain typ e s of zone s; and (2) p rohib its local g ove rnme nts from re q uiring a cond itional-use pe rmit or othe r d iscre tionary ap p roval of lowb arrie r navig ation ce nters in mixe d -use and nonre sid e ntial zone s pe rmitting multifamily use s if ce rtain op e rational stand ard s are me t. The City does not curre ntly have a formalize d p roce ss to e nsure comp liance with AB 101. The City will e nsure comp liance with State law throug h the imp le me ntation of Program XX.

De sign Re view Proce ss
The d e sig n re view p roce ss varies wid e ly d e p e nd ing on the size and comp le xity of the p roje ct. Ap p licants may re q ue st a p re ap p lication re view of the ir p roje ct b y staff of the Planning , Pub lic Works, Build ing , Eng inee ring , and Fire De p artme nts. De p e nd ing up on the comp le xity of the p roje ct, this p roce ss can take from one to thre e we e ks b ut can save time late r b y re solving issue s in the re vie w p roce ss. One p re -ap p lication me e ting may b e re q ue ste d without fe e .

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4.4.2.4 Fe e s and O the r Exactions
The City of Gonzale s imp ose s various p e rmitting fe es for housing d eve lop me nt, as ind icated in Tab le XX. The se fe e s are d e sig ne d to cove r the costs associated with p roce ssing , e valuating , and e nsuring comp liance with the re le vant re g ulations. In accord ance with Gove rnme nt Cod e Se ction 66020, the City is le gally ob lig ated to se t p e rmit and d e ve lop me nt fe es at amounts that d o not exce ed the actual cost of p rovid ing the associated se rvice s. These fee s are e stab lishe d at the time of imp osition or p roje ct ap p roval. It is imp ortant to note that some p e rmit ap p lication fe e s are fixed , while othe rs are initially charg ed as a d e p osit, sub je ct to p ote ntial ad justme nts d uring the pe rmit p roce ss.

Tab le 32: Permitting and Processing Fees, FY 2022-2023 Fee Category Sing le -Family Multifamily Mob ile Home
Anne xation Actual Cost varie s - with $5,000 d e p osit Variance $598
Cond itional Use Pe rmit Actual Cost p lus d e p osit Minor $1,200; Major $5,000
Ge ne ral Plan Ame nd ment Actual Cost - with $5,000 d e p osit Zone Chang e
Site Plan Pe rmit Actual Cost p lus d e p osit Minor $1,200; Major $5,000
Pre -ap p lication/De ve lop me nt Re vie w $120 p e r hour afte r first two hours Planne d Unit Deve lop me nt n/a n/a n/a
Sp e cific Plan n/a n/a n/a
De ve lop me nt Ag re e ment Actual Cost - with $5,000 d e p osit Other
- De nsity Bonus Pe rmit
- Ap p e al Fee
Actual Cost with $5000 d e p osit
$64

SUBDIVISIO N
Ce rtificate of Comp liance Actual Costs vary b ased on time to p re p are - with $2,000 d e p osit
Lot Line Ad justme nt Actual Costs vary b ased on time to p re p are - with $5,000 d e p osit
Te ntative Parce l Map or Final Map (1-4
lots)
Te ntative Tract Map or Final Map (5+
lots)
Actual Costs - with $7,500 d e p osit
Actual Costs -with $10,000 d e p osit

Exte nd Te ntative Map Exp iration Actual Costs - with $5,000 d e p osit

ENVIRONMENTAL
Initial Environme ntal Stud y Actual Cost with $20,000 d e p osit Environme ntal Imp act Re p ort
Ne g ative De claration
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4.4.2.5 Build ing Cod e s and Enforce me nt
Build ing cod es p lay a vital role in the p lanning and d e ve lop me nt p roce ss b y se tting forth d e sig n stand ard s that encomp ass the correct installation of p lumb ing , me chanical, e le ctrical, and fire safe ty syste ms in any b uild ing construction. The se stand ard s safe g uard the he alth, safe ty, and ove rall we ll-b e ing of the ge ne ral p ub lic. The y are also e sse ntial in e nsuring the long -te rm d urab ility and p rote ction of b oth life and p rop e rty. Gonzales has adopted the 2022 California Stand ard s Build ing Cod e . The se cod es d o not imp ose unne cessary re strictions on housing d e ve lop me nt b ut rathe r e stab lish ne cessary g uid e line s to maintain hig h stand ard s of construction q uality and safe ty.

In ad d ition to ad op ting the most re ce nt b uild ing cod e, the City has also imp le me nted an online p e rmit syste m to stre amline and e nhance the b uild ing p ermit p roce ss. This online p latform p rovid e s a conve nie nt and e fficie nt way for re sid e nts, contractors, and d e ve lop e rs to ap p ly for p e rmits, re p ort cod e violations, sub mit d rawing s and othe r d ocume nts for re view, p ay p e rmit fee s, re q uest an insp e ction, se arch pe nd ing ap p lications, issue d p e rmits, and insp e ction re sults, and re vie w p arce l information.

4.4.2.6 Constraints to Housing for Pe op le with Disab ilitie s Ame ricans with Disab ilitie s Act (ADA) p rovisions includ e re q uire me nts for a minimum p e rce ntage of units in ne w multi-family d eve lopme nts to b e fully acce ssib le to the physically d isab led . Enforce me nt of ADA re q uire me nts is not at the d iscre tion of the City b ut is mand ated und e r fe d e ral law. The p rovisions of the ADA ap p licab le to resid e ntial use s ap p ly to multifamily d eve lop me nts and p rovid e minimum stand ard s that must b e followed to e nsure the d eve lop me nt of safe and accessib le housing . Und e r the ADA, citie s must re asonab ly mod ify p olicie s whe n ne ce ssary to avoid d iscrimination b e cause of d isab ility, unle ss the y can show that the mod ifications “would fund ame ntally alte r the nature of the se rvice , p rog ram or activity.” In g e ne ral, the law state s that local age ncies re tain the ir ab ility to re g ulate land use s and to ap p ly ne utral, non-d iscriminatory re g ulations, b ut are re q uire d to make accommod ations to allow p e rsons with d isab ilitie s an e q ual op p ortunity to use and e njoy housing in the community.

Gonzales’ fifth cycle housing e le me nt d e scrib e s a p rog ram to ame nd its City Cod e that would cre ate a p roced ure where in p e rsons with d isab ilitie s see king e q ual access to housing may re q ue st re asonab le accommod ation in the ap p lication of zoning laws and othe r land use re g ulations, p olicies and p roce d ure s. Fed e ral and state laws re q uire that citie s p rovid e p roce d ures to re q ue st re asonab le accommod ation for p e rsons with d isab ilities se e king e q ual acce ss to housing . Curre ntly, the City p rovid e s re asonab le accommod ation for p e rsons with d isab ilities in the e nforce me nt of b uild ing cod es and the issuance of b uild ing p e rmits on a case -by-case b asis. Program XX has b ee n ad d e d to e stab lish a formalized procedure to allow re asonab le accommod ation or e xce p tions to zoning stand ard s to accommod ate those with d isab ilities.

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City of Gonzales ·Admin Draft Technical Background Report · 2023-2031 · p. 50 The Gonzales Zoning Cod e d e fine s family as “More than one pe rson occup ying a p re mises and living as a sing le house kee p ing unit, as d isting uished from a g roup occup ying a hote l, club , frate rnity or sorority house . A "family" shall b e d ee me d to includ e ne cessary se rvants.” This d e finition may conflict with fair housing laws and /or p ose a constraint to housing for p e rsons with d isab ilities and will b e ad d re ssed und e r Prog ram XX.

The City of Gonzale s e ncourag e s ap p licants to incorp orate Unive rsal Desig n e le me nts in p roje cts and has ad op ted acce ssib ility re q uire me nts p ursuant to the California Build ing Cod e . Althoug h the City d oes not re q uire Unive rsal De sig n e le me nts, State law re q uire s that housing e le me nts p rovid e a p rog ram to “ad d ress and whe re ap p rop riate and le g ally p ossib le , remove g ove rnme ntal constraints to the mainte nance , imp rove me nt, and d e ve lop me nt of housing for p e rsons with d isab ilitie s”. Prog ram XX has been added to ad d re ss b uild ing d e sig n me thod s for accommod ating p e op le with d isab ilities.

Re sid e ntial care facilitie s for 6 or fe we r ind ivid uals are p e rmitted in all resid e ntial zone s and in d owntown mixe d -use are as. Re sid e ntial care facilitie s for 7 or more ind ivid uals are ind ivid uals are p e rmitte d in all re sid e ntial and cond itionally p e rmitted in all mixe d -use are as. Re sid e ntial care facilitie s are sub je ct to the same d e ve lop ment stand ard s as othe r resid e ntial use s of the same type in the same zone .

4.4.2.7 Locally Ad op te d O rd inances
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Packet Pg. 145 Attachment: Draft Technical Background Report (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey Summary p.1 Attachment 2: Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey Summary The "City of Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey" collected valuable insights from residents to assess housing needs and opportunities in the City. A total of 182 respondents participated in the English survey and 25 respondents participated in the Spanish survey.

Overall, respondents indicated that the biggest needs facing Gonzales today are a need for homes that are affordable to first-time home buyers and intergenerational living options. When asked what the largest housing need will be in the next 10 years in Gonzales, over 80% of both English and Spanish respondents indicated that there will be a need for housing priced for younger Gonzales residents to be able to afford. Overall, respondents indicated that it is important to preserve Gonzales neighborhoods. When asked what types of new housing would be most successful in Gonzales, “missing middle” housing such as smaller single-family homes, townhomes, and duplexes received the most support from respondents.

The following pages depict the aggregate results of both the English and Spanish survey results, as well as a comparison between the two.

Packet Pg. 146 Attachment: Preliminary Community Survey Results (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey Summary p.2 QUESTION 1 - The biggest housing needs facing Gonzales today are:
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Question 1 - English
Other (please specify)
All of Gonzales’s housing needs are being met
Needs intergenerational living options
Needs more housing for young families and workers
Needs housing for people who work here
Needs homes that are affordable to first-time homebuyers Needs lower-cost rental housing
Needs more housing for seniors
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Question 1 - Spanish Responses
Other (please specify)
All of Gonzales’s housing needs are being met
Needs intergenerational living options
Needs more housing for young families and workers
Needs housing for people who work here
Needs homes that are affordable to first-time homebuyers Needs lower-cost rental housing
Needs more housing for seniors
Packet Pg. 147 Attachment: Preliminary Community Survey Results (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey Summary p.3 QUESTION 2 - Gonzales's housing needs in the coming 10 years will include:
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%
Needs housing choices in lower price range
Needs more housing for seniors
Needs lower-cost rental housing
Needs homes that are affordable to first-time…
Needs housing for people who work here
Needs more housing for young families and workers
Needs intergenerational living options
All of Gonzales’s housing needs are being met
Other (please specify)
Question 1 - Response Comparison
Spanish Responses English Responses
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Question 2 - English Responses
Other (please specify)
Our aging population will need accessible, well-designed housing options Older homes will be deteriorating and in need of repair Housing will need to be priced to attract new families to Gonzales Businesses will need housing affordable to their workers Housing priced so that younger Gonzales residents can afford to live here Packet Pg. 148 Attachment: Preliminary Community Survey Results (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey Summary p.4 QUESTION 3 - Please rank your level of agreement with each of the following statements:

There are no entry-level homes to purchase in Gonzales
Rental prices in Gonzales are too high
Some of the older homes in Gonzales need rehabilitation 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Question 2 - Spanish Responses
Other (please specify)
Our aging population will need accessible, well-designed housing options Older homes will be deteriorating and in need of repair Housing will need to be priced to attract new families to Gonzales Businesses will need housing affordable to their workers Housing priced so that younger Gonzales residents can afford to live here 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Housing priced so that younger Gonzales residents can
afford to live here
Businesses will need housing affordable to their workers Housing will need to be priced to attract new families to Gonzales
Older homes will be deteriorating and in need of repair Our aging population will need accessible, well-designed housing options
Other (please specify)
Question 2 - Response Comparison
Spanish Responses English Responses
Packet Pg. 149 Attachment: Preliminary Community Survey Results (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey Summary p.5 My children can’t afford to live here in Gonzales
There are not enough housing options in Gonzales
Some seniors need assistance to remain in their homes
Gonzales should allow more apartments to be built
It is important to preserve Gonzales neighborhoods
My housing costs have increased in the last 5 years
People who work in Gonzales can’t afford to live here
Gonzales needs more housing options for all income levels Gonzales needs more housing near the Downtown Area
Gonzales needs to allow more housing in conjunction with existing businesses Gonzales needs more housing in commercial corridors
Gonzales should allow fourplexes throughout the city
Gonzales should allow small apartments throughout the city Gonzales needs more mixed-use development
Gonzales should reduce parking requirements where safety allows 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Question 3 - English Responses
Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral / No Opinion Agree Strongly Agree Packet Pg. 150 Attachment: Preliminary Community Survey Results (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey Summary p.6 QUESTION 4 - Please indicate what types of new housing you feel would be most successful in Gonzales today:
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
Question 3 - Spanish Responses
Disagree Neutral/ No Opinion Agree
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Question 4 - English Responses
Missing middle housing, like townhouses and low-rise multiplexes Downtown mid-rise (4-5 story) apartments
Co-housing, micro-units, and single room occupancy
Independent senior housing and residential care facilities for seniors or persons with disabilities Accessory dwelling units (second units/granny units/junior units) Packet Pg. 151 Attachment: Preliminary Community Survey Results (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey Summary p.7 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Question 4 - Spanish Responses
Missing middle housing, like townhouses and low-rise multiplexes Downtown mid-rise (4-5 story) apartments
Co-housing, micro-units, and single room occupancy
Independent senior housing and residential care facilities for seniors or persons with disabilities Accessory dwelling units (second units/granny units/junior units) 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Accessory dwelling units (second units/granny
units/junior units)
Independent senior housing and residential care
facilities for seniors or persons with disabilities
Co-housing, micro-units, and single room occupancy
Downtown mid-rise (4-5 story) apartments
Missing middle housing, like townhouses and low-rise
multiplexes
Question 4 - Response Comparison
Spanish Responses English Responses
Packet Pg. 152 Attachment: Preliminary Community Survey Results (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey Summary p.8 Ques�on 5
Respondent ID English Responses
118392959481 Single family homes
118385485783 Gonzales needs to build more homes. No growth in about 20 years! Need new homes!
118380481689 Gonzales does not need more housing until they work on the infrastructure and improve roads to make traffic flow better at certain times of the day. 118379100247 Garages are for vehicles, not people.

Multiple family housing similar to that on Fanoe Road is functional, attractive and monitored by the Housing Authority.
118378934268 Additional units
118378151622 Single family homes
118377968337 Surrounding land that could be used for affordable homes. Homes with granny units would cover the need for senior units.
118376898237 Multi-family
118373336733 Large Ag employers, like Taylor, building subsidized housing for employees with work visas. Keep aggressively moving forward with plans for new housing developments.
118372288630 No room for housing or ADUs until the city resolves by citing the excess cars illegally parked on lawns. New developments should include parking spaces for RVs or Boats so that they are not eye sores parked on the lawns. Large homes bring multi families and multi cars. Town homes would be ideal. The city should also have a lot of land designated for recreational vehicle storage. 118371836691 Gonzales needs to revert to quality neighborhood standards. Zoning standards need enforcement
118371110149 N/a
118370493314 More apartments
118370491843 Location
118370491074 any housing on Johnson Canyon & Gloria Rd
118370490023 my rent is increasing and it's ridiculous!! 118370489154 Rent is extremely high. Low income people & young adults are struggling! 118370487155 my rent has gone up in the last 1 year
118370486404 - Detached garages and other accessory structures converted into housing 118370484050 They should build enough housing for teachers & school aids so we may hire educators that are actually going to teach our children one correct way. 118370482207 -Middle class
-Single family
-Senior
118370480310 Affordable single family homes
118370477871 Additional units on large lots
118370474224 Affordable housing, more apartments
118370276592 Not sure.

Packet Pg. 153 Attachment: Preliminary Community Survey Results (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey Summary p.9 118370192329 Homes with nice backyards are essential to keep kids off the street. Large living rooms are necessary to accommodate the larger family units living in a single home.
118369923714 There are to many people living in single family homes . Implement the cities zoning laws and clean up gonzales
118369886257 Empty commercial buildings can be converted to housing. 118369717125 I would rather see commercial housing converted into living situations for people than the other options you have listed here. Converting garages, adding AVUs to properties or multi family dwellings in neighborhoods such as ours would only add to the over crowded parking situation. As a resident, home owner, and tax payer I hate our neighborhoods parking situation and I AM NOT IN FAVOR OF MAKING IT WORSE.
118369405641 Commercial and industrial area converted to homes. 118369045716 Large homes with large lots
118368953895 Single family residences. From 3 to 5 bedrooms. City to require permits for parking (1 per household), with additional permits optional for a fee. Fees to go to speed bumps for speed control
118368497941 Additional units on large lots in the industrial area 118368444646 Housing near downtown and accessible to public transit. 118368433130 Agreed with all the points listed above. We need more houses for sale or apartments.
118367581989 Additional units on large lots
118367437970 Maybe that last idea, but I can't think of any buildings that aren't in use for tge businesses that own them, unless you're talking about building new residential on commercial property.
118367423085 Yes to all the above with plans and equity 118367174577 Unsure
118367144226 Locationd for multifamily housing
118366658282 Área behind tenth street
118366642295 Large homes
118366622378 Larger homes to accommodate more residents 118366611023 Apartments closer to the shopping cententer. Town needs more exits towards freeway, highways. We also need new shopping center, for example dollar tree, general dollar, pharmacy, a new skating park , even a small movie theater will do great make the town more welcoming for outsiders visitors. ☺ 118366572370 NA
118366555702 Converting older empty downtown buildings into small units. Also maybe having a lot and putting small houses for young single working people or students that is affordable.
118366498864 Large homes low income
118366458161 Any additional housing and people in city hall that can support that growth 118366112907 For example apartments, senior , and multi family units Gonzalez is beautiful just need to make improvements on more atracción centers , grocery stores, and maby a Walmart,
118366055789 Additional housing questions must first start with infrastructure. Too much traffic, and limited egress points
Packet Pg. 154 Attachment: Preliminary Community Survey Results (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey Summary p.10 118366016068 Industrial areas can be converted to housing. 118365920339 No sure
118365596771 More houses at affordable prices
118365579499 Detached garages & other accessory structures converted into housing. 118365555109 Traffic light at 5th street help with conjunction. 118365537213 Can’t do anything till the traffic from 101 5th street off-ramp is fixed it’s way backed up on the highway dangerous
118365457904 If we start building more housing where will our crops grow now? How is Gonzales going to produce all of our crops if we are going to be building all of this housing??
118365434443 Detached garages, additional units on large lots, 118361707052 More houses for sale and additional units on large lots 118361203040 Allowing retiring farmers to sell their land to developers 118357550910 Build more affordable beautiful houses
118356216749 Do whatever you want as long as new roads are created for traffic. 118355333704 More townhouse units but please stop with the low income requirements I DO NOT qualify for low income
118355310905 Also accessible housing prices, or lots for sale. Incentive for all first time buyers.
118355087360 Low income homes
118355073815 No option
118355012136 I lived in Gonzales for 20 years. It appears Gonzales wants to build granny units and not new homes. Building Granny units is the worst idea Gonzales has had. Building Granny units increase population with the same size town.

The traffic on 5th street is horrible, parking is horrible. 118354955458 Detached garages in newer homes; larger lots in homes, 4-5 bedroom homes (which would need min 3 car garage) to ensure street doesn't get congested. 118354948725 the locations and opportunity to build apartments, multifamily housing, build to accommodate more residents
118354945426 All of the above.
118354935048 Homes
118354933972 There is space for more houses, apartments, and businesses. Keep Gonzales small and safe, but expand enough to welcome more families to experience Gonzales living. Discount for being a loyal resident?
118354933574 Commercial and industrial area converted to housing, 118351546762 Being raised in Gonzales and still having my family living there, I've always felt that we are not utilizing the space in our wonderful town to its full potential.

There is no reason why buildings in the downtown core shouldn't be at a minimum of 5 stories, especially since there is an MST bus stop that connects this part of town to Salinas, as well as the broader South County. It's well past time to be inventive to ensure we are housing those in our community and accounting for the overcrowding that has always been an issue here. 118345309141 Gonzales is split perfectly between Highway 101... both sides of Gonzales should have newer developments so as to allow equal access to all newer developments.
118339464060 Larger lots and opportunities to build smaller homes on those lots.

Packet Pg. 155 Attachment: Preliminary Community Survey Results (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey Summary p.11 118337897534 Medium single family size home at market value for city of Gonzales. Not as expensive as Salinas but affordable for new generation. 118337725811 A bit was made for home construction to begin off of Fanoe Road and nothing has happened yet. What’s the status on this project?
118337712841 Housing for young, single professionals or smaller families (this could be done with a mid-rise building with Commercial area on the first floor (to promote business growth as well).
118337707287 Senior Housing, I have lived here all my life and am currently looking for affordable senior housing. It’s sad that Gonzales has no regard for the senior citizens of Gonzales.
118337458317 Multi family housing
118336704735 Convert empty commercial buildings to housing 118336256463 Mixed use development and multi- housing development in areas that better serve the residents.
118335775689 Housing for early learning and k to 12 teachers 118329131014 Avail land to build more neighborhoods that include apartments 118322032431 Homes for middle class families or first time home buyers. 118319100243 Property tax increases are unaffordable. Will be more leaving this city county state. Housing is not affordable compared to other states. There needs to be change in this smalltown feel mentality and expand. You have limited questions to your advantage to build for your own intentions not for the good of the community especially hiring out of town recommendations. This place seems to be renamed Taylor Farms as it has sold out. The stence of Fat City needs to be addressed. Even Soledad has progressed somewhat. It seems you are prejudice to a single demographic by your questions. You need luxury homes too and a big company factory and casinos to attract people to come to Gomza. This place needs better leaders with vision not blindsided by B.S.
118318091027 The community center land should be housing. Community center should be on the newer side of town.
118317949314 Industrial/Ag area converted to single-family homes. 118317857602 New homes for new buyers,
118317293435 Additional units on large lots . Need of program that can help you build homes, lowering building permits and to many restrictions 118316961579 Multy family housing
118314980719 Additional units on large lots
118314170498 Some houses on river road by the industrial park 118314169361 Additional units on large lots, small community of 3-4 room homes for single families, commercial and industrial converted to housing, affordability is key since most of Gonzales works in Agriculture and are low income growing families that need more space.
118314142633 Build homes for 1st time home buyers that are big enough to raise there children.
118314064701 Middle income housing
118314059459 Housing above restaurants and shops
118313141429 -Additional units on larger lots
Packet Pg. 156 Attachment: Preliminary Community Survey Results (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey Summary p.12 -Accessory structures/garages converted into housing
-Commercial lots/spaces converted to residential units
118312453665 We need to attract more middle class families into gonzales and retain our own middle class in order to increase tax revenues, improve our community, our schools, etc.

Its harsh to say but due to our local economy we will always have a high presence of low income families and that will drive the need for government assisted housing development on its own.
118311636777 Gated community
118311525037 All these options are good but it does resolve the affordability issue and the fact the neighborhoods are overwhelmed by cars that live in share housing or apartments. This impact quality of life in our own neighborhoods by congestion gout streets where kids can play. The cost of rents or mortgages add families to homes and that brings more traffic and parking impacts 118311499665 Additional units on larger lots (esp on older side of town), when parking can be accommodated as well
118311457429 N/A
118310460524 The area, it can grow alittle more due to its surroundings and give opportinity to newhome buyers to actuly afford something
118309193531 Additional units on large lots
118308454572 Single family homes with larger yards.
118307797513 Do not agree with above examples.
118307639053 More schools
118307628642 Small housing with or no credit
118307628864 Gonzales is full of multigenerational homes because families are raised here but cannot leave. That’s what makes Gonzales a small family orientated community but it doesnt allow for people to start their own homes and move out. Having more family available units would allow for this. 118307614732 We need more homes built overall that will allow Gonzales residents to purchase as first time home owners.

Respondent
ID
Spanish Response Translated Response
Respondent
#2
Mas espacios en casas More space in houses
Respondent
#3
Nuevas casas New houses
Respondent
#4
Existen pocos lugares para familias
de un ingreso bajo que puedan
rentar sin tene que invertir todo su
salario en un lugar digno para vivir
There are few places that low-income
families can rent without having to
spend their entire salary on a
dignified place to live
Packet Pg. 157 Attachment: Preliminary Community Survey Results (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey Summary p.13 Respondent
#7
Casas grandes que pueden
modificadarse para alojar mas
residentes
Espacios comerciales/industriales
subutilizados infrautilizados que
podrian convertirse en vivendas
Big houses that can be modified to
house more residents
Underutilized commerical/industrial
spaces that can be converted into
housing
Respondent
#8
Ubicaciones para vivienda
multifamiliar
Casa grandes que pueden
modificadarse para alojar mas
residentes
Places for multifamily housing
Big houses that can be modified to
house more residents
Respondent
#10
Casas grandes que pueden
modificadarse para alojar mas
residentes
Big houses that can be modified to
house more residents
Respondent
#11
Ubicaciones para vivienda
multifamiliar
Espacios comerciales/industriales
subtilizadoes infrautilizados quw
podrian convertirse en viviendas
Places for multifamily housing
Underutilized commercial/industrial
spaces that can be converted into
housing
Respondent
#12
Se necesitan mas casa o
apartamentos en buena y bonitas
condicines y pagos accesibles.

More houses or apartments in good
and nice conditions with affordable
rents are needed
Respondent
#13
Lotes grandes donde se pueden
paves mas residencias
Big lots that can be for more
residences
Respondent
#14
Lotes grandes perfectos para alojar
mas residencias
Espacios comerciales/indutriales
subutilizados infrautilizados que
podrian convertirse en vivendas
Big lots that can be used to house
for more residences
Underutilized commercial/industrial
spaces that can be converted into
housing
Respondent
#15
Ubicaciones para vivienda
multifamiliar
Espacios comerciales/industriales
subtilizadoes infrautilizados quw
podrian convertirse en viviendas
Places for multifamily housing
Underutilized commercial/industrial
spaces that can be converted into
housing
Respondent
#16
Hacer casas para primer compradore Build houses for first-time buyers Respondent
#17
Ubicaciones para vivienda
multifamiliar
Casa grandes que pueden
modificadarse para alojar mas
residentes
Places for multifamily housing
Big houses that can be modified to
house more residents
Packet Pg. 158 Attachment: Preliminary Community Survey Results (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy) Gonzales Housing Needs and Opportunities Survey Summary p.14 Respondent
#19
Sentralizar fonders para los repear
de calles en mal estado
Centralize funds to repair streets
that are in poor conditions
Respondent
#20
Espacios comerciales/industriales
subutilizados infrautilizados que
podrian convertirse en viviendas
Places for multifamily housing
Underutilized commercial/industrial
spaces that can be converted into
housing
Respondent
#21
Garajes independientes y otras
estructuras secundarias que podrian
convertirse en viviendas
Cases grandes que pueden alojar
mas residentes
Independent garages and other
secondary structures that could be
converted into housing
Big houses that can house more
residents
Respondent
#22
Todo lo de arriba All of the above
Respondent
#24
calle sto semafores Traffic light
Respondent
#25
Una planificacion de vivienda mas
accesible para las nuevas
generaciones, centros comerciales
que atraigan mas comercio y
escuelas con mayor kactualizacion.

A more accessible housing plan for
the new generations, commercial
centers that attract more business
and more updated schools
Packet Pg. 159 Attachment: Preliminary Community Survey Results (2798 : 2023 Housing Element Strategy)

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August 21, 2023