City Council Meeting
Agenda
November 6, 2023
4:00 PM – Special Joint Meeting with the Planning Commission City Hall Training
319 N. Douty St.
4:00 PM CALL TO ORDER SPECIAL SESSION:
ROLL CALL:
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Study Sessions are considered Special Meetings under the Bown Act. Accordingly, comments from the public are limited to items listed on the agenda (GC 54954.3a). Public Comment will be accepted during each agenda item. A maximum of three minutes is allowed for each speaker. Please begin your comments by stating your name and providing your city of residence.
STUDY SESSION:
A. Community Development: Presentation and input on the 6th Cycle Multi-jurisdictional Housing Element for Kings County as well as the four cities of Hanford, Lemoore, Corcoran, and Avenal
ADJOURNMENT:
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4.A.
AGENDA
STAFF REPORT
MEETING DATE: 11/6/2023 AGENDA SECTION: STUDY SESSION
SUBJECT:
Presentation and input on the 6th Cycle Multi-jurisdictional Housing Element for Kings County as well as the four cities of Hanford, Lemoore, Corcoran, and Avenal
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation: Receive presentation and provide input on the 6th Cycle Multi-jurisdictional Housing Element for Kings County as well as the four cities of Hanford, Lemoore, Corcoran, and Avenal.
BACKGROUND:
The Housing Element is a state-mandated element of the City’s General Plan containing analysis, policies, and programs with the objective to preserve, improve, and develop housing for all economic segments of the community. The current update will cover the 2024-2032 period (Sixth Cycle Housing Element).
The County of Kings has retained Realty Planners Group as the consultant to prepare the 6th Cycle Multi-jurisdictional Housing Element for Kings County as well as the four cities of Hanford, Lemoore, Corcoran, and Avenal.
Realty Planners Group, the City’s consultants, will make a PowerPoint presentation outlining the key requirements of state law concerning the housing element update, population, income and employment characteristics of the community, and seek recommendations for inclusion in the Housing Element Update from community participants and City officials present at the meeting. A PowerPoint presentation will be shown and explained by the City’s Consultant explaining the housing law and the procedural and substantive requirements in the update process.
An important component of the update process is conducting public outreach for the purpose of receiving community input on several housing issues faced by the community. At the end of the staff presentation, community participants will have the opportunity to ask questions about the process, housing needs, and recommend ways to improve the quality and quantity of housing production and fair housing needs.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
ATTACHMENTS:
None