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REQUESTFOR <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DATE: <br />DECEMBER 9, 2013 <br />TITLE: <br />PUBLIC HEARING — GENERAL PLAN <br />AMENDMENT NO. 2013-01 TO UPDATE <br />THE SANTA ANA GENERAL PLAN HOUSING <br />ELEMENT (2014 -2021) AND PUBLIC SAFETY <br />ELEMENT <br />Prepared by Melanie G. McCann <br />Exa utive Director <br />Recommend that the City Council: <br />PLANNING COMMISSION SECRETARY <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />DENIED <br />❑ Applicant's Request <br />CJ Staff Recommendation <br />CONTINUED TO <br />6A Vtt. <br />Pla ing Manager <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 />DISCUSSION <br />The City of Santa Ana's General Plan Housing Element (2014 -2021) communicates Santa Ana's <br />Housing Vision and new strategies for preserving and expanding housing opportunities for all income <br />levels. The Housing Element is the primary policy guidance document for local decision - making <br />related to housing and includes an array of programs to effectively address local and regional housing <br />needs through the year 2021. As required by Assembly Bill (AB) 163, as part of the mandated update <br />of the Housing Element, the Public Safety Element is also to be updated to include current flood <br />hazard information. <br />The Housing Element is one of the seven general plan elements mandated by the State of California <br />to be prepared and adopted by all local jurisdictions. Given the priority to address California's critical <br />housing needs, the Housing Element was made the only general plan element required to now be <br />updated every eight years. State law requires that the housing element include "an identification and <br />analysis of existing and projected housing needs and a statement of goals, policies and quantified <br />objectives, and scheduled programs for the preservation, improvement and development of housing ". <br />Community Outreach <br />A variety of opportunities were created for the community to participate in the preparation of the <br />Housing Element update - including two Community Workshops, an online Housing Element Update <br />Survey, a focused workshop with health related community organizations, as well as various <br />EXHIBIT A <br />75A -3 <br />