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Task 2: Public Outreach Housing element law reQuires that a diligent nonprofit groups, housing advocates, and thi development and implementation of the hou: program is designed to achieve three objecti, of State law; 2) develop a vision and foundat and 3) provide consensus on key housing inii consist of the following components: • Educational Workshop (s)—to provide critical housing -related knowledge to the Planning Commission and Community Redevelopment and Housing Commission; • City Council Interviews —to educate the City Council and hear from them on a range of housing issues and the most important issues of concern to them; • Visioning Session with the City Council to define the Ciy's housing vision, its relationship to the overall City vision, and the highlighting of potential housing program initiatives; • Community workshops and stakeholder workshop(s) to provide communitywide and focused input on community housing needs and potential programmatic solutions; and • Public Hearings before the elected officials and the public to discuss the Housing Element and its program initiatives as well as to adopt the Housing Element 2A Educational Session In order to provide a foundation for a meaningful discussion of a housing vision under Task 2.3 and how it contributes to the Ciy's broader goals reo_uires that the participants have a common set of knowledge. The following three venues provide opportunity for the City Council, Planning Commission, and Redevelopment and Housing Commission to learn about the Housing Element and provide us insight into priorities to address in the Housing Visioning Session and Housing Element. City Council Educational Workshop This session will provide a common basis of knowledge that would serve as a foundation for the Visioning Session. The general outline would be to provide an introduction about successful planning, provide a Housing Element 101 overview, and then highlight briefly Santa Ana's planning context with regard to housing adeQuacy, availability, and affordability. The session would then focus on housing and its inter -relationship with the economy, land use, transportation, and other planning issues. Steve Pontell will facilitate this session as part of City Council interviews. Housing Element Update THE PLANNING CENTER I Page 2-13