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Agenda Item 14.

City Council Meeting

Meeting Date:	03/16/2021
FROM:	Tracy Steinkruger

Subject:

2020 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:

Receive and file the 2020 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Report.
Direct staff to submit the Housing Element Annual Report to HCD and OPR.

BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION

BACKGROUND
In 2003, Brea comprehensively updated its General Plan. Included with its adoption was an Implementation Guide. The Implementation Guide is intended for use as the basis for preparing the Annual Report to the City Council on the status of the City’s progress in implementing the General Plan goals and policies. State Government Code Section 65400 requires an annual report be given to the legislative body on the status of implementing the goals of the General Plan. This report covers the efforts made during 2020 in implementing the programs of the Housing Element as well as building permit activity to show the progress made towards achieving our Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation. The last reporting year for the Housing Element 5^th Cycle will be 2021.

DISCUSSION
The City continues to implement the goals and policies of the General Plan in 2020, as outlined in Attachment 1 of this report. A few key achievements have been summarized below:

In 2020, the City approved three Precise Developments (PD), 15 Conditional Use Permits (CUP), two Zoning Designations (ZC), one Development Agreement (DA), one General Plan Amendment (GPA) and one Certificate of Compatibility (CC). These projects included improvements to existing commercial, industrial and residential sites as well as new construction development.
The City of Brea has issued building permits for 2,174 residential units so far in the 2014-2021 housing cycle. In 2020, the City issued 11 building permits for a total of 20 new residential units added to the City’s housing stock. Permits were issued for a total of nine Accessory Dwelling Units and 11 multi-family residential units (Central Park Village).
The State Route 57 Freeway & Lambert Road Interchange Project continues to move forward within the construction phase in 2020. This project is estimated to cost 100 million dollars and will provide much needed traffic congestion relief by reconfiguring the on and off ramps at Lambert Road.
In 2020, the City achieved a few significant milestones not reflected in the Annual Report. The City was successful in securing Karen Warner & Associates as the 6^th Cycle Housing Element consultant. Karen Warner and City staff kicked off the Housing Element with the Planning Commission and City Council in November 2020. As part of this kick-off, the City developed and launched Shape Brea, an online engagement platform where the community can influence decision making, contribute ideas and provide input. The Housing Element is the first City initiative on this new platform.

COMMISSION/COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

On February 23, 2021, the Planning Commission recommended the City Council receive and file the 2020 General Plan Annual Report and directed staff to submit this report to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the Office of Planning and Research (OPR) with a 5-0 vote. Staff received one comment letter regarding the report during matters from the audience (Attachment 2).

FISCAL IMPACT/SUMMARY

No impact on the General Fund.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:

William Gallardo, City Manager
Prepared by: Jason Killebrew, City Planner
Concurrence: Tracy Steinkruger, Community Development Director

Attachments
1. 2020 General Plan Annual Report
2. February 23, 2021 Planning Commission Public Comment Letter