Salinas City Council
March 21, 2023
Grant Leonard, Planning Manager
General Plan Annual Progress Report and Visión Salinas 2040 Update
Draft Annual Progress Report Highlights
ADU pre-approved plans
Downtown projects
Safe Routes to School
Alisal Corridor Grants
Visión Salinas accomplishments – 2022
Engagement Topics
Existing conditions
Climate action
Community design
Housing
Land use
Economic development
Transportation
Water
Environmental justice
5 workshops and 7 working group meetings
Direct farmworker engagement and outreach support
Transportation Survey
General Plan/Housing Element – new resources/staffing
Expanded PlaceWork’s Scope for General Plan Assistance
New agreements for agriculture economic study, outreach, and Housing Element Assistance Adding Planning Manager and Senior Planner
‘On-call’ list for additional services
Work Products in Progress
Buildout Projections
Formal Existing Conditions Report
Goal/Policy matrix
Housing Element Components
Agriculture economic study
Housing/Public Safety outreach
Housing Element
New requirements
Must plan for 6,674 new units
December 2023 statutory deadline
Will run ahead of GPU
2015-2023 Building Progress
Affordable housing is the most difficult to build
Salinas 2015-2023 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) by Income Level Salinas 2015-2023 Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) by Income Level Income Level
Very Low
Low
Moderate
Above Moderate
Total
Allocated
537
351
407
934
2,229
Built
225
98 10
928
1,261
Percent Built
42%
27%
2.5%
99%
56%
2023-2031 Unit Allocation
Salinas 2023-2031- Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) by Income Level Very Low
Low
Moderate
Above Moderate
Total
920
600
1,692
3,462
6,674
RHNA number is triple what it was in 2015 because of the continued need for housing.
Not unique to Salinas. Similar increase throughout Monterey County and California.
Housing Element – Required Sections
Housing Element - Timeline
February – April
May 1
May 1 – June 14
June 14 – September 12
September – October
October
November
December
Continued engagement and plan drafting
Release public first draft
30-day Public Review Period + Two Weeks to address Comments Send draft to HCD - 90 days to review
Revise draft Housing Element
General Plan Steering Committee Review
Planning Commission and Housing and Land Use Committee Review City Council Adoption – December 5
2023 Timeline and priorities
Housing Element
Re-engage Steering Committee
Finish documents underway
Public Safety and Housing Element engagement
Prepare Draft Housing Element
Draft policy engagement
Review/Revise Housing Element
Draft General Plan/CAP
Revise/Adopt Housing Element
Questions/Comments