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Report regarding a resolution authorizing the City’s re-application to and continued participation in the California Department of Housing and Community Development Prohousing Designation Program. (Pierce Abrahamson, Housing Programs Analyst and Stephanie Skangos, Senior Planner)
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the re-application to and continued participation in the California Department of Housing and Community Development Prohousing Designation Program.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On July 1, 2021, the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) established the Prohousing Designation Program (PDP) pursuant to California Government Code §65589.9. The Program creates incentives for cities and counties that are compliant with Housing Element requirements and can demonstrate that they have enacted, or plan to enact, Prohousing policies in four category areas:
Favorable Zoning and Land Use
Accelerating Production Timeframes
Reducing Construction and Development Costs
Providing Financial Subsidies
The PDP seeks to acknowledge and support jurisdictions that go above-and-beyond state housing law to help accelerate housing production. A jurisdiction with a Prohousing designation may receive priority processing or funding points when applying for several critical housing and infrastructure funding programs, including Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities (AHSC), Infill Infrastructure Grant (IIG), Transformative Climate Communities (TCC), Solutions for Congested Corridors (SCCP), Local Partnership Program (LPP), Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP), and Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program (STPG).
Jurisdictions that receive a Prohousing designation are able to apply to the Prohousing Incentive Program (PIP), designed to reward local governments with additional funding to accelerate affordable housing production and preservation.
In 2023, the City C...
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