CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
September 14, 2026
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Anita D. Scott, City Manager
Submitted By: Betty Donavanik, Director of Development Services SUBJECT: RECEIVE AND FILE THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE 2025 REPORTING PERIOD RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council take the following actions:
Receive and file the 2025 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 Land Use and Climate Innovation EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
As part of compliance with the City’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. The City of Pomona was allocated a total of 10,558 RHNA units.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact for this item.
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION:
The Sixth Cycle Housing Element was certified by HCD on September 30, 2022.
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 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 Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation 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.
Below is a summary of progress towards the City’s allocated RHNA units based on the number of proposed units in all applications received and units constructed through 2025:
Progress
(2021-2024)
Progress
2025
Total
Total Housing Applications Submitted
760
284
1,044
Number of Proposed Units in All Applications Received
3,679
1,517
5,196
Number of Building Permit Construction Units Finaled
1,440
28 1,724
Total Units
% of Units
Total RHNA Need
10,558
49%
Number of Proposed Units in All Applications Received
5,196
Staff recommends that the City Council receive and file the APR report and direct staff to submit the report to HCD and the Governor's Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation.
COUNCIL PRIORITIES & GOALS:
Submittal of the APR supports the FY 2026-2027 City Council Priorities and Goals; Priority 4: Pursue Housing and Homelessness Solutions.
Prepared by:
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Vinny Tam, AICP
Supervising Planner
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment No. 1 – 2025 Annual Progress Report
Filing of the 2025 Annual Progress Report to the Department of Housing and Community Development