CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
November 3, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Anita D. Scott, City Manager
Submitted By: Betty Donavanik, Director of Development Services SUBJECT: CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE 2024 REPORTING PERIOD RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
Receive and file the 2024 Annual Progress Report; and
Direct staff to submit the report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
As part of compliance with the City of Pomona’s Sixth Cycle 2021-2029 Housing Element, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) requires the submittal of an Annual Progress Report (APR), showing progress towards meeting the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation as identified in the Housing Element.
SB1439/GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLICABILITY:
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FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact at this time.
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION:
The City’s Sixth Cycle Housing Element was certified by HCD on September 30, 2022.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
Per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15060 and 15378, this action is not considered a project and therefore not subject to CEQA.
DISCUSSION:
The Housing Element is a State-required component of the General Plan that addresses present and future housing opportunities for Pomona residents. The Housing Element provides the primary policy guidance for local decision-making related to housing and is the only General Plan Element that requires review and certification by HCD. Additionally, State law requires local jurisdictions to update the Housing Element every eight (8) years. Each eight-year outlook is called a “cycle.” The City of Pomona is in the “sixth cycle” of its Housing Element, covering the time period of 2021 to 2029. The Sixth Cycle Housing Element was certified by HCD on September 30, 2022.
State law also requires local jurisdictions to file a Housing Element progress report to HCD and OPR each year, known as an Annual Progress Report, or APR, and requires the City Council to consider these progress reports during a public meeting so that members of the public may provide oral testimony or written comments.
The APR report has been standardized by HCD in recent years and is intended to report out housing activity related to the number of applications submitted, number of permits issued, levels of affordability, ownership versus rental tenure, and qualitative reporting on goals and policies identified in the Housing Element. The APR also asks for a status update in implementing all Programs identified in the Housing Element. Staff has updated the status of all programs as identified in Table D of the report (Attachment No. 1).
Upon Council approval, staff will submit the APR to HCD and OPR for the 2024 reporting year.
COUNCIL PRIORITIES & GOALS:
Submittal of the APR supports the 2021-2022 City Council Priorities and Goals; Priority 3: Increased Opportunity and Housing Stability and Goal J: Encourage the development and maintenance of quality housing opportunities for all.
Prepared by:
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Vinny Tam, AICP
Supervising Planner
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment No. 1 – 2024 Annual Progress Report
Filing of the 2024 Annual Progress Report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development