Item 08 - 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report

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Planning and Building Agency www.santa-ana.org/planning-and-building Item # 8 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report March 21, 2023 TOPIC: 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report AGENDA TITLE City of Santa Ana 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report RECOMMENDED ACTION 1. Receive and file the City of Santa Ana 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report. 2. Authorize staff to submit the City of Santa Ana 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Office of Planning and Research (OPR). 3. Direct staff to proceed with the formation of the Environmental Justice (EJ) Action Committee. DISCUSSION Government Code Section 65400 requires local planning agencies to submit an annual progress report on the status of the General Plan and progress in its implementation to the local legislative body. The progress report is submitted to State of California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and Office of Planning and Research (OPR) annually. The General Plan is a state -mandated document which plans the framework for the City of Santa Ana's physical, social, and economic development into the future. The 2022 General Plan Annual Progress Report documents and discusses the progress towards the overall implementation of the various adopted elements of the General Plan during the calendar year. This is the first General Plan Annual Progress Report prepared under the new General Plan. The report includes highlights of major accomplishments and a table detailing the work completed by various City agencies toward completing the implementation actions across all General Plan elements in 2022 (Exhibit 1). Housing Element As required by HCD, the Housing Element portion of the progress report includes detailed accounting of all housing projects submitted, reviewed, entitled, and