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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 4, 2014 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING — GENERAL PLAN <br />AMENDMENT NO. 2013 -01 TO UPDATE THE <br />SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING <br />ELEMENT (2014 -2021) AND PUBLIC <br />SAFETY ELEMENT <br />CITY MANA ER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />0:• W <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Approve and adopt the Negative Declaration, Environmental Review No. 2013 -98. <br />2. Adopt a resolution approving General Plan Amendment No. 2013 -01. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION <br />On December 9, 2013, the Planning Commission recommended that the City Council approve and <br />adopt the Negative Declaration, Environmental Review No. 2013 -98 and adopt a resolution <br />approving General Plan Amendment No. 2013 -01 by a vote of 5:2 (Bacerra and Mill opposed) to <br />allow the update for the General Plan Housing Element for the planning period 2014 through 2021 <br />and the Public Safety Element update to include current flooding information. The Planning <br />Commission made no changes to the modifications outlined in the attached Commission staff <br />report (Exhibit A). Additionally, an addendum is provided showing the changes resulting from these <br />comments (Exhibit B). The final Draft documents have incorporated comments received from the <br />public, State Housing and Community Development (HCD), and the Airport Land Use <br />Commission. <br />DISCUSSION <br />This action is a recommendation that the City Council adopt the 2014 -2021 Housing Element. This <br />update to the Housing Element is required by State law and must be accomplished by February <br />2014. Building on the success of the previous Housing Element, the updated document now <br />includes a major emphasis on public health. Also included in this update is a related amendment <br />to the General Plan's Public Safety Element to include current flood hazard information. <br />75A -1 <br />