MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
OF THE LA MIRADA CITY COUNCIL
AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION
JUNE 27, 2023 – 5 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor De Ruse called the meeting to order at 5 p.m. in Conference Room 1 , La Mirada City Hall, 13700 La Mirada Boulevard, La Mirada, California.
2. ROLL CALL
The City Council was pres ent with Councilmember Eng, Councilmember Lewis, Councilmember Otero, Mayor Pro Tem Sarega, Mayor De Ruse , Planning Commissioner Olsen, Planning Commissioner Morfin , P lanning Commissioner Saenz, Planning Commission Vice Chair man Massey, Planning Commission Chairman Cline responding to roll call.
The following s taff members w ere present: City Manager Jeff Boynton, Community Development Director Manuel Muñoz, City Clerk Anne Haraksin and City Attorney Craig Fox.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
Jack Miranda commented on the Housing Element Update.
4. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION
4.1 STATUS OF THE SI XTH PLANNING CYCLE HOUSING ELEME NT UPDATE
City Manager Jeff B oynton said the Pl anning Division staff and the City’s consultants continued to work on completing the State-mandated Housing Element Update for the 2021-2029, 6th Planning Cycle. He said City staff and the consultant have finalized the third draft of the Housing Element Update. He said the new draft includes comments previously provided by Housing and Com munity Development (HCD) . He said t he updated Housing Element was posted on the City ’s website as mandated for a seven-day public review period before staff submits the document to HCD prior to July 1. Additionally, HCD w ill have a 60 -day review period and should provide feedback by August 31.
Community De velopment Director M anuel Mu ñoz presented information on the third d raft of the Housing Element Update. He said the housing policy document consists of four sections which includes an overview introduction of the element; the technical analysis required by the State of California inclu ding detailed demographic, housing and soc io-economic characteristics; policies and programs that focus on strategies that wou ld be effective in removing constraints and accommodating the 1,962 new housing units required by the 6th Planning Cycle ; and a housing plan to Minutes of the Special Meeting
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2 include the policies and implementing programs that would enable the City to accommodate its projected housing needs.
Members of the City Council and Planning Commissioners discussed the third d raft of the Sixth Planning C ycle Housing Element Update and expressed appreciation to staff for preparing a comprehensive State- mandated Housing Element Update for 2021-2029, 6th Planning Cycle.
5. ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the City Council and Planning Comm ission adjourned the meeting at 5:42 p.m.
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Leticia Revilla, Assistant City Clerk
ATTEST:
Steve De Ruse, Mayor