HomeMy Public PortalAboutCity Council_Resolution No. 22-5634_Approving an Addendum to the Mid-Century General Plan EIRRESOLUTION NO. 22-5634
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMPLE CITY, CALIFORNIA APPROVING AN ADDENDUM
TO THE MID-CENTURY GENERAL PLAN EIR AND
ADOPTING THE 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT
WHEREAS, the State of California Government Code Section 65580-65589.9
require cities to prepare a Housing Element as a mandatory component of the General
Plan which needs to be updated regularly on a schedule as set forth in the law; and each
update of the Housing Element is subject to the review and certification of the Department
of Housing and Community Development (HCD); and
WHEREAS, the City adopted the Mid -Century General Plan and an Environment
Impact Report in 2017 to conform with State law and to make all the elements internally
consistent; and
WHEREAS, the current Housing Element (2013-2021) was adopted on January 7,
2014 which needs to be updated to conform to the State law; and
WHEREAS, the City retained Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc. to prepare the Housing
Element Update and to coordinate with reviews performed by the California Housing and
Community Development Department; and
WHEREAS, the City has sought to proactively engage the public in the process of
the Housing Element Update, including conducting workshops; study sessions with the
City Council and Planning Commission; providing monthly updates to the Planning
Commission; distributing and analyzing multiple -language surveys (both online and in
hard copies); sending e-mail notifications; and broadcasting and publishing the
information on the City's local cable channel, social media, and digital billboard; and
WHEREAS, the City received and considered and proposed changes to the draft
Housing Element based on the comments received from the public and the HCD's
reviews; and
WHEREAS, based on the underutilization (e.g., parking lots, single -story buildings,
development potential), building age and condition, and/or use of marginal economic
viability on identified housing sties, coupled with the significant demand for housing, local
trends for converting existing non -vacant land into residential and residential mixed -use,
and Housing Element programs to encourage the redevelopment of non -vacant sites with
higher -density housing, the existing uses on the sites identified in the site inventory to
accommodate the lower income RHNA are likely to be discontinued during the planning
period (as documented in the Housing Element Appendix B, Sites Inventory and
Methodology), and therefore, do not constitute an impediment to additional residential
development during the planning period; and
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WHEREAS, in accordance with Government Code Section 65583, the City finds
that the Housing Element (2021-2029) complies with the duty to Affirmatively Furthering
Fair Housing; and
WHEREAS, the 2021-2029 Housing Element was reviewed and found to be
consistent with the City's General Plan and Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the Site Inventory of the proposed Draft Housing Element has
demonstrated a capacity of accommodating 2,186 new housing units designated by the
Regional Housing Need Assessment (RHNA) for this planning period; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Impact Act,
the City as the Lead Agency has prepared an addendum to the Final Environmental
Impact Report (EIR) of the Mid -Century General Plan; and
WHEREAS, On September 13, 2022, the Planning Commission held a noticed
public hearing for the proposed Housing Element. The Planning Commission reviewed
and considered information from the staff report, staff presentations, input from the
members of the public, and information released and published by the City throughout
the process, and recommended approval to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, On October 18, 2022, the City Council held a noticed public hearing
and reviewed all material and evidence, whether written or oral, and action and
recommendations of the planning commission as evidenced by the Planning Commission
Resolution No. 22-2597.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Temple City does hereby
resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Impact Act, the City
Council hereby approves the addendum to the Mid -Century General Plan EIR for the
proposed Housing Element Update.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby adopts the proposed Housing Element 2021-2029
to update the Housing Element for the Mid -Century General Plan.
SECTION 3. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to make
technical changes and other non -substantive edits that may result from the review of the
Department of Housing and Community Development without further consideration or re -
adoption by the City Council.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of October, 2022.
Cynthia Sternquist, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Peggy K Clerk
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I, Peggy Kuo, City Clerk of the City of Temple City, certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 20-5484 was adopted by the City Council of the City of Temple City at a
regular meeting held on the 18th day of October, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember—Chavez, Vizcarra, Yu, Man, Sternquist
NOES: Councilmember —None
ABSENT: Councilmember —None
ABSTAIN: Councilmember — None
Peggy K�io,'City Clerk