Mar 21, 2024 Planning Commission

UM, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE FIREHOUSE.

THAT WAS GREAT NEWS.

AND AT ONE POINT THAT WAS SLATED TO POTENTIALLY BE DEMOLISHED, AND NOW HOPEFULLY WE HAVE A GREAT RESOURCE COMING TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, AND THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING WORKSHOP.

SOUNDS GREAT.

WILL WE BE SEEING THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS COMING, FOLLOWING THAT, COMING BACK BEFORE US TO, FOR SOME KIND OF A STUDY SESSION? YES.

SO WE'RE GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT THIS EVENING ABOUT, UM, THE INCLUSIONARY HOUSING, UM, EFFORT.

UM, AS PART OF THE GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT, THERE'LL BE THAT APRIL 11TH MEETING, AFTER WHICH, UM, THERE'LL BE A TRIP TO CITY COUNCIL.

UM, BECAUSE WHEN, WHEN INCLUSIONARY WAS ADOPTED, THE COUNCIL DIRECTED STAFF TO COME BACK TO THEM WITH AN UPDATE A FEW YEARS LATER, THREE YEARS LATER ON HOW IMPLEMENTATION WAS GOING.

SO WE'LL BE GOING BACK NOT FOR, UM, A RECOMMENDATION OR ADOPTION HEARING, BUT JUST TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON HOW IT'S BEEN GOING IN TERMS OF, UM, IMPLEMENTATION.

AND THEN AFTER THAT, UH, WE WOULD BRING IT BACK, UH, FOR A RECOMMENDATION.

SO HAPPY TO DISCUSS IT, UH, WITH THE COMMISSION AS WELL.

BUT THAT'S KIND OF THE NEXT STEPS.

THANK YOU, COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? SECOND, NO, THANK YOU.

ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISH TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? SEEING END? DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL SPEAKERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT ON THE DIRECTOR'S REPORT? WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE VIRTUALLY.

WELL THEN THAT I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK FOR A VOTE.

COMMISSIONER CASTILLO, HIS SCREEN ISN'T COMING UP.

YEAH, I, I'LL I'LL VOTE IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, PLEASE.

MOTION CARRIES.

I BELIEVE OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS THE RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING FROM THURSDAY, MARCH 7TH.

[2. 24-52646 Recommendation to approve the minutes for the Planning Commission meeting of Thursday, March 7, 2024. Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

DO I HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION.

SECOND.

COMMISSIONERS.

OH, I BEG YOUR PARDON.

UM, I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION.

JANE TEMPLATE.

VICE CHAIR TEMPLATE AND COMMISSIONER LAGA, COMMERS, ANY QUESTIONS OR CORRECTIONS FOR THE MINUTES AS THEY'VE BEEN PRESENTED? SEEING NONE, I'LL OPEN IT UP, UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.

SEEING NONE, DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL COMMENTS ON THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES? WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE JOINING VIRTUAL.

MADAM CLERK, I WILL HAND IT OVER TO YOU FOR OUR FIRST ITEM OF REGULAR BUSINESS.

I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL FOR A VOTE PLEASE.

MOTION CARRIES

[3. 24-52647 Recommendation to find that this action is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act; and receive and file the 2023 General Plan Implementation Report and instruct the Director of Community Development to submit the Implementation Report to the City Council, State Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and Housing and Community Development Department (HCD). (Citywide) Suggested Action: Approve recommendation. ]

ITEM THREE IS RECOMMENDATION TO FIND THAT THIS ACTION IS EXEMPT FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL SEQ QUALITY ACT AND RECEIVE AND FILE THE 2023 GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION REPORT AND INSTRUCT THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO SUBMIT THE IMPLEMENTATION REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, STATE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH AND HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.

CITYWIDE, UH, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO HEAR THIS ITEM? COMMISSIONER WARE? SO MOVE.

UH, CHAIRING COMMISSIONER.

COMMISSIONER WARE A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER CASTILLO.

WE HAVE A FIRST AND A SECOND.

WE HAVE A STAFF REPORT.

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YES, INDEED.

SO, UH, WITHIN THE PLANNING BUREAU, THE ADVANCE PLANNING DIVISION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR, UM, OVERSEEING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL PLAN.

SO I'M GONNA HAND IT OVER NOW TO OUR ADVANCED PLANNING OFFICER, ALEJANDRO SANCHEZ LOPEZ, WHO WILL LEAD, UH, MUCH OF THIS REPORT.

THANK YOU, ALISON.

GOOD EVENING, CHAIR AND COMMISSIONERS.

AS ALISON MENTIONED, THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS A PRESENTATION, UH, THE CITY'S ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR VARIOUS ELEMENTS OF THE LONG BEACH GENERAL PLAN.

OH, THANK YOU.

SO, AS A REMINDER, CALIFORNIA LAW MANDATES THAT ALL CITIES AND COUNTIES SUBMIT TO THEIR LEGISLATIVE BODIES IN THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF PLANNING AND RESEARCH AND ANNUAL REPORT DUE ON APRIL 1ST OF EACH YEAR ON THE STATUS OF THE GENERAL PLAN AND THE PROGRESS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION WITH SPECIFIC REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE HOUSING ELEMENT PORTION OF THE ANNUAL REPORT.

THE INTENT OF THE STATUTE IS TO ENSURE THAT THE GENERAL PLAN DIRECT SO LAND USE DECISIONS AND REMAINS AN EFFECTIVE GUIDE FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS REPORTING IS TO PROVIDE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO ALLOW LOCAL LEGISLATIVE BODIES TO ASSESS HOW THE GENERAL PLAN IS IMPLEMENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH ADOPTED GOALS, POLICIES, AND IMPLEMENTATION MEASURES.

SO WITH THAT, WE'LL FIRST PROVIDE A SUMMARY OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT PORTION OF THE ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER AS THE ITEMS SHOWN HERE, UM, REFLECT THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE LIMITED IN WHAT IS WITHIN THEIR CONTROL FOR HOUSING PRODUCTION.

SOME OF THESE ITEMS INCLUDE PUBLICLY OWNED PROPERTIES AND ZONING REGULATIONS, IMPACT ENTITLEMENT PLAN CHECK, AND OTHER FEES, AND THE DEVELOPMENT REVIEW PROCESS.

AND FINALLY, LOCAL FUNDS EARMARKED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS THIS YEAR.

UH, WE ARE ALSO REPORTING ON THE HOMELESS EMERGENCY DECLARATION THAT WAS ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL ON JANUARY OF LAST YEAR AND ENDED, UH, LAST MONTH A FEW WEEKS AGO.

THIS ESTABLISH A DECLARED LOCAL EMERGENCY RELATED TO THE HOUSING CRISIS.

HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.

MODERATE INCOME UNIT ACTIVITY, UM, IS MUCH HIGHER, AND WE ARE CLOSE TO BEING ON TRACK FOR OUR ALLOCATION THROUGH, UH, THE, THE EIGHT YEAR CYCLE.

AND PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS AND FOCUS ON REDUCING THE NUMBER OF PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND IMPROVING HOUSING ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY IS IMPORTANT TO ALSO REMEMBER THAT THIS MODIFIED THE APPROACH OF THE LONG BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE, SPECIFICALLY AROUND TITLES 1821 AND 22, WHICH, UH, REGULATE BUILDING AND ZONING, UH, STANDARDS AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT'S, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES.

CITY COUNCIL ALSO EARMARKED $12 MILLION, UM, FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND MEASURES RELATED TO, UH, MITIGATING THE HOMELESS EMERGENCY.

SO THAT IS USEFUL BECAUSE IT HAD A DIRECT IMPACT IN TERMS OF OUR HOUSING ACTIVITY FOR THE 2023 CALENDAR YEAR.

UH, AGAIN, AS A REMINDER, THE CITY'S REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT OR ARENA QUALIFY QUANTIFIES THE NEED FOR HOUSING WITHIN EACH JURISDICTION DURING, UM, THE HOUSING PLANNING PERIOD.

WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE SIXTH CYCLE, WHICH RUNS FROM 2021 THROUGH 2029.

UM, OUR ALLOCATION FOR THE SIXTH CYCLE IS A LITTLE OVER 26,500 UNITS, OF WHICH ABOUT 50 ISH 8% ARE ALLOCATED TO BE AFFORDABLE.

A LITTLE OVER 15,000 UNITS IN TOTAL IN 2023.

THANKS.

IN PART TO THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION, THE CITY ENTITLED A LITTLE OVER 3000 UNITS OF WHICH 671 ARE DESIGNATED AS AFFORDABLE.

FROM THAT, A LITTLE OVER 1000 UNITS OR 1,013 NEW UNITS WERE BUILT PERMIT WERE PERMITTED, MEANING THAT BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED OF THOSE 1000 UNITS, 80 YOUTH MADE UP A LITTLE OVER TWO THIRDS OF ALL PERMIT ACTIVITY.

SO THE CHART ON THE RIGHT WILL SHOW PERMIT ACTIVITY YEAR OVER YEAR.

YOU'LL SEE THAT STARTING WITH 2019, WE HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY OUTPACED OUR PAST, UH, ARENA CYCLE BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY.

UM, UNFORTUNATELY FOR 2023, WE DID NOT, UM, PERMIT ANY AFFORDABLE UNITS, BUT AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE DID ENTITLE OVER 600 AFFORDABLE UNITS, WHICH IS MUCH HIGHER THAN OUR ANNUAL AVERAGE FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.

SO AS THOSE ENTITLED PROJECTS CONTINUE THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, WE DO EXPECT TO SEE BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS FOR AFFORDABLE UNITS COMING IN 2024.

UH, YOU'LL SEE THAT THE TABLE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT SUMMARIZES ACTIVITY.

SO WE HAD APPLICATIONS FOR ALMOST 3,500 NEW UNITS, UH, WITH ENTITLEMENT PERMITS IN 2023, UM, AND 1500 NEW BUILDING PERMIT UNITS.

UH, WE APPROVED OVER 1000 BUILDING PERMITS AND ENTITLED, UH, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, OVER 3000 UNITS.

UM, SO WE EXPECT THE DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE TO CONTINUE IN THE COMING YEARS.

HOWEVER, WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, AS WE GO THROUGH THE SECOND FULL YEAR OF OUR CYCLE, UH, LONG BEACH IS, HAS ONLY PERMITTED ABOUT 3% OF ITS AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT TARGET, UM, WITHIN OUR ARENA ALLOCATION.

AS A RESULT GOING FORWARD, THE CITY WILL NEED TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND AFFORDABLE INCENTIVES IN ORDER TO PERMIT THE NECESSARY NUMBER OF UNITS AT THE SCALE REQUIRED BY OUR ARENA ALLOCATION.

CONVERSELY, OUR MARKET RATE OR ABOVE

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SO COMING BACK TO THIS SLIDE, UH, WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE, UH, ONE OF THE MEASURES, UH, THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR CONTROL THAT WE ARE LIMITED ON, UH, WHICH IS THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT WE HAVE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

UH, SO THE CITY'S, UH, SUCCESSOR AGENCY, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND, UM, IS AROUND SEVEN TO $8 MILLION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

UM, FOR REFERENCE QUICK, UH, BACK OF THE ENVELOPE CALCULATIONS OF THE AMOUNT OF SUBSIDIES THAT ARE NEEDED, UH, TO MEET THOSE 15,000 UNITS WOULD BE CLOSE TO SEVEN AND A HALF BILLION DOLLARS CONSERVATIVELY.

SO WE CAN SEE THAT THE SHORTFALL IS, IS, IS MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT.

UM, THINGS THAT WE DO NOT CONTROL AS SHOWN IN THIS SLIDE INCLUDE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL TAX CREDIT OR LITECH FUNDS, WHICH ARE THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS STATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUNDS.

SO FOR REFERENCE, I MENTIONED THAT SEVEN AND A HALF BILLION NUMBER.

UM, THE TOTAL ANNUAL LITECH BUDGET AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL IS AROUND $9 BILLION.

SO WE WOULD NEED THE LION SHARE OF FEDERAL SUBSIDIES FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE A DENT AT THE SCALE NEEDED, UM, FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY.

AND SO THAT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER BECAUSE ONE THING THAT WE DO CONTROL, AND I'LL GO BACK, ONE SLIDE IS ZONING.

SO WHEN WE DO HAVE AN AFFORDABLE PROJECT THAT COMES THROUGH THE CITY, UM, AND AN IMPEDIMENT OR A POSSIBLE IMPEDIMENT IS ZONING.

IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE CITY HAS MUCH MORE CONTROL OVER COMPARED TO SUBSIDIES AND THE FUNDING NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT THE SCALE NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE CRISIS.

UH, AND SO AS WE SEE MORE AFFORDABLE PROJECTS COMING, UM, WE BELIEVE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS ESSENTIAL TO KEEP IN MIND TO ENSURE THAT WE DO NOT PROVIDE IMPEDIMENTS TO NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTION, NEW HOUSING PRODUCTION IN GENERAL, BUT IN PARTICULAR NEW AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTION BECAUSE SUBSIDIES ARE USUALLY THE BIGGEST IMPEDIMENT TO HOUSING BEING PRODUCED.

AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE LESS CONTROL OVER COMPARED TO ZONING AND OTHER DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE FORWARD TO OUR POLICY MILESTONES FOR 2023.

SO IT WAS A BUSY YEAR IN TERMS OF, UH, UPDATES TO A FEW OF OUR PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY HAS IMPLEMENTED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS.

UH, THE ENHANCED DENSITY CITY BONUS, WHICH WAS FIRST ADOPTED, UH, BY THE CITY A COUPLE YEARS AGO, HAD ITS FIRST THREE PROJECTS APPROVED, UM, USING EDB MEASURES.

THE ORDINANCE WAS ALSO CERTIFIED BY THE CALIFORNIA COASTAL COMMISSION AND THE COASTAL ZONE, SO WILL NOW BE AN ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE AND TOOL AVAILABLE, UM, TO POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN THE COASTAL ZONE GOING FORWARD.

UH, THE CITY'S MICRO UNIT PILOT PROGRAM ALSO HAD ITS LARGEST PROJECT APPROVED SO FAR WITH OVER 140 UNITS ALLOCATED 16 OF WHICH ARE AFFORDABLE WITHIN THAT DEVELOPMENT.

WE ALSO HAVE VARIOUS ZONING INITIATIVES, INCLUDING THE ZONE IN REZONING EFFORT THAT'S GOING ON CITYWIDE, UH, WHICH WE WILL TALK ABOUT MORE, UM, LATER IN THE PRESENTATION, AS WELL AS THE BEGINNING OF OUR RELIGIOUS FACILITY OVERLAY, WHICH WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES FOR HOUSING, PARTICULARLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON RELIGIOUS SITES, AND BUILDS UPON THE STATE'S SB FOUR, UM, BILL THAT WAS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR LAST YEAR AS WELL.

UH, AS I ALSO MENTIONED, WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON UPDATES TO OUR INCLUSIONARY HOUSING POLICY WITHIN THE EXISTING POLICY 111 AFFORDABLE UNITS COVENANTED AS AFFORDABLE.

UH, WERE PERMITTED AS PART OF FIVE MIXED INCOME DEVELOPMENTS THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN AND MIDTOWN.

WE ARE EXPLORING EXPANDING THE POLICY CITYWIDE, UH, THIS YEAR AND WE'LL BE COMING BACK WITH A REPORT LATER IN THE YEAR.

AND THEN FINALLY, THE CITY AWARDED AN 800, UH, $800,000 GRANT, UM, AVAILABLE AS SEED FUNDING TO ESTABLISH THE CITY'S FIRST COMMUNITY LAND TRUST.

UH, THIS WAS AWARDED IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR TO THE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL OPPORTUN ENTREPRENEURS ORGANIZATION.

UM, SO WE EXPECT TO SEE MORE UPDATES AS THEY GET, UM, MORE DEEPLY INVOLVED IN THAT WORK.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO ALLISON.

TO DATE WITH, UH, SORT OF TODAY'S LONG BEACH.

THANK YOU ALEJANDRO.

SO YOU JUST GOT AN OVERVIEW OF SORT OF OUR HOUSING ELEMENT, UM, UH, GENERAL PLAN ELEMENT REPORT FOR THE YEAR.

OF COURSE, THERE ARE MANY ELEMENTS OF THE GENERAL PLAN.

ONE OTHER PRIMARY ONE IS OUR LAND USE ELEMENT.

UH, SO QUICK REMINDER HERE ON THE SLIDE SHOW THE NINE GOALS OF OUR LAND USE ELEMENT RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES, ECONOMIC AND JOB GROWTH, ACCOMMODATING STRATEGIC CHANGE.

IN PARTICULAR, LOCATIONS LIKE MAJOR CORRIDORS AND AREAS NEAR TRANSIT, UM, SUPPORTING NEIGHBORHOOD PRESERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT, DIVERSIFYING HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES CITYWIDE, ENSURING A FAIR AND EQUITABLE LAND USE PLAN.

UM, AND THE LIST GOES ON.

ONE OF THE KEY, UM, UPDATES FOR THIS YEAR'S GENERAL PLAN IS THAT WE UPDATED THE NOISE ELEMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE 1970S.

SO YOU ALL WILL REMEMBER WE BROUGHT THIS FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION LAST YEAR, AND THEN IT WAS ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL.

UM, THE MAJOR STRATEGIES, UM, HERE ARE SHOWN ON THE SLIDE.

THIS HELPED BRING THE NOISE ELEMENT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAND USE ELEMENT AND UP

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UM, AND WE ALSO AMENDED THE ZONING ORDINANCE, UH, CHAPTER EIGHT POINT 80 IN THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CODE.

TO GO ALONG WITH THE NOISE ELEMENT, THERE WERE, UM, MANY EFFORTS TO HELP IMPLEMENT THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, THE LB CAP.

UM, SO THE OFFICE OF CLIMATE ACTION AND SUSTAINABILITY, WHICH IS HOSTED NOW IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, WAS DEVELOPED TO HELP US IMPLEMENT THE CAP.

AND THEY'RE NOW FULLY STAFFED WITH NINE BUDGETED POSITIONS IN THAT OFFICE, UH, WORKING ON VARIOUS INITIATIVES ACROSS THE CITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, UH, TO HELP IMPLEMENT THE CAP.

UM, MANY OF THE FY 24 BUDGET ALLOCATIONS RELATE TO THE CAP, INCLUDING $17 MILLION IN PARK IMPROVEMENTS, HALF A MILLION FOR TREE PLANTING AND SEVEN AND A HALF MILLION FOR URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN.

UM, WATER QUALITY DIRECT INSTALL PROGRAM PILOT FOR, UH, RAINWATER CAPTURE.

UM, AND A FEW OTHER THINGS AS SHOWN ON THE SLIDE.

ANOTHER MAJOR CAP IMPLEMENTATION EFFORT WE HAVE UNDERWAY RIGHT NOW IS WE HAVE AN RFP OUT TO HELP TO GET HELP, UM, UPDATING OUR OPEN SPACE ELEMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER 20 YEARS THAT WILL HELP US IMPLEMENT THE CAP AND BRING THE OPEN SPACE ELEMENT UP TO, UH, SORT OF OUR TODAY'S POLICY PRIORITY.

SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO TALKING TO YOU MORE ABOUT THAT IN THE FUTURE.

AND OF COURSE, FOR PLANNING, THE BIGGEST CAP IMPLEMENTATION IS ACTUALLY UPDATING OUR ZONING CODE, WHICH WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IN A FEW MINUTES TO HELP FOCUS NEW HOUSING NEAR TRANSIT, UM, CITYWIDE THROUGH TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.

FROM A STATEWIDE PERSPECTIVE, ANY HOUSING IN LONG BEACH IS TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.

BECAUSE THE VAST MAJORITY OF HOUSING BUILT IN THE STATE, MORE THAN 50% , EXCUSE ME, ARE IN NON URBANIZED AREAS THAT AREN'T NEAR JOBS.

AND SO ANY TYPE OF HOUSING HERE IN LONG BEACH HELPS US MEET OUR STATE CLIMATE GOALS.

AND THEN FINALLY, WE ADOPTED, UM, AN EXPEDITED AND STREAMLINED EV UH, CHARGING STATION PERMITTING PROCESS HERE FOR THE CITY.

UM, A HUGE MILESTONE IS THAT WE LAUNCHED THE UPDATE TO THE CITY'S DOWNTOWN PLAN IN 2023, CONSISTENT WITH THE MAYOR'S 100 DAY PLAN WHEN HE CAME INTO OFFICE JANUARY OF LAST YEAR.

UH, THERE ARE SEVEN GOALS OF THIS PLAN UPDATE TO PROMOTE INVESTMENT IN HOUSING GROWTH WITH A FOCUS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND PREVENTING DISPLACEMENT WITH FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN DOWNTOWN MODERNIZING OUR REGULATIONS TO COMPLY WITH OUR, UM, OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARD OR YEAH, OBJECTIVE STANDARD REQUIREMENTS, UH, STREAMLINING FOR CQA PURPOSES, ALIGNING THE DOWNTOWN PLAN WITH RECENT CHANGES TO OUR GENERAL PLAN LIKE THE LUE AND THE HOUSING ELEMENT.

UM, ADOPTING A SPECIFIC PLAN AND MOVING AWAY FROM THE ANACHRONISTIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE TODAY.

AND PROVIDING REGULATIONS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON SUITABILITY FOR SMALLER OR IRREGULAR LAND USE SITES WITHIN DOWNTOWN.

WE'VE HAD THE LUXURY OF BEING ABLE TO BRING FORWARD, UM, HOUSING DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR SORT OF FULL BLOCK SITES, UM, THANKS TO SUCCESSOR AGENCY PARCELS AND OTHER, UM, MARKET REASONS.

AND WE DON'T SEE THOSE, UH, SAME TYPES OF OPPORTUNITIES COMING, UH, TO FRUITION IN THE FUTURE HERE IN DOWNTOWN.

SO GIVEN THE NEED FOR ABOUT 10,000 HOUSING UNITS IN THE DOWNTOWN, UM, TO HELP US MEET OUR ARENA, UH, WE REALLY NEED TO THINK CREATIVELY ABOUT HOW WE HELP SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT FOR KIND OF SMALLER AND MORE IRREGULAR PARCELS THAN MAYBE WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE PAST.

AND THEN THE LAST ONE IS JUST HAVING A SET OF REGULATIONS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, SPECIFIC TO DOWNTOWN, BUT ALSO EASY TO ADMINISTER AND UNDERSTAND BY PLANNERS AND THE PUBLIC ALIKE.

WE CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE OUTREACH, UM, IN 2023, INCLUDING A LARGE COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE IN EARLY FALL, AND WE ANTICIPATE HAVING ANOTHER OPEN HOUSE LATER THIS SPRING WHERE WE'LL BRING FORWARD SOME PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC TO GIVE FEEDBACK ON BEFORE WE COME OUT WITH A DRAFT PLAN.

A LITTLE BIT LATER IN THE YEAR, WE ALSO LAUNCHED AN UPDATE TO THE DOWNTOWN SHORELINE PLAN, OUR PD 30, AND THAT'S FOR THE DOWNTOWN AREA SOUTH OF OCEAN BOULEVARD.

THOSE REGULATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE THE 1970S, AND THEY'RE QUITE OUT OF DATE.

UM, AND BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN UPDATED IN SO LONG, AND THERE ARE, UM, SO MANY THINGS TO CONSIDER IN TERMS OF OUR SHORELINE, UM, WHAT THE COUNCIL HAS ASKED US TO DO IS START WITH THE VISIONING PROCESS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GO FORWARD WITH DEVELOPING A PLAN.

SO, UM, IN THAT WAY WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, PLACE WORKS, UH, A CONSULTING FIRM THAT'S BEEN HELPING US DEVELOP A VISIONING PROCESS.

AGAIN, EXTENSIVE OUTREACH HAS BEEN CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT, UM, MUCH OF 2023, INCLUDING, UH, A CITYWIDE COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF, UM, AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE THAT'S BEEN MEETING AND, UM, A SET A VISION AND SET OF GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE FORTHCOMING LATER THIS SPRING FOR SORT OF PUBLIC REVIEW AND FEEDBACK, UH, TO HELP BE THE BASIS OF A DRAFT VISION PLAN.

UM, AND SO A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL IS SHARED HERE.

UH, WE'VE ALSO BEEN VERY BUSY IMPLEMENTING OUR LATEST SPECIFIC PLANS.

UM, THE SLIDE HERE HIGHLIGHTS TWO OF THEM.

THE FIRST ONE IS THE GLOBE MASTER COURT, EXCUSE ME, THE GLOBE MASTER CORRIDOR SPECIFIC PLAN, WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN 2021.

WE'VE HAD FOUR MAJOR PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE LARGE, UH, BOEING C 17 MANUFACTURING BUILDING AT 2,400 EAST WARD WARDLOW ROAD

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THAT'S NOW OCCUPIED BY RELATIVELY RELATIVITY SPACE, WHO CONTINUES TO BUILD OUT THEIR INTERIOR TENANT IMPROVEMENTS IN THE APPROXIMATELY 868,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY.

THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS PROPERTY AND MANUFACTURING FACILITY ARE ONGOING.

UH, THE DEVELOPER GOODMAN, WHO OWNS THE FORMER BOEING, BOEING C 17 MANUFACTURING SITE HAS RECEIVED APPROVAL FOR A MASTER PLAN, UH, AND FOR A NEW LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WARDLOW AT 24 0 1 EAST WARDLOW THAT WOULD BUILD OUT APPROXIMATELY 582,000 SQUARE FEET OF NEW INDUSTRIAL SPACE.

THE MAIN LIGHT INDUSTRIAL BUILDING IN THE MASTER PLAN IS NEARING BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE, A NEW METAL BUILDING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT HANGER TOTAL TOTALING ABOUT 31,000 SQUARE FEET, IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT THE CORNER OF, UM, WARDLOW AND AIR FLIGHT WAY AT 28 30 EAST WARDLOW AND A NEW METAL BUILDING SYSTEM AIRCRAFT HANGER COMPLEX OF ABOUT 74,000 SQUARE FEET ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF, UH, THE AIRPORT AT 36 0 5 EAST SPRING STREET.

AND THEN THE OTHER SPECIFIC PLAN ADOPTED IN 2021 WAS, OF COURSE, THE SOUTHEAST AREA SPECIFIC PLAN OR CIP P YOU ALL WILL RECALL THAT WE BROUGHT THREE MAJOR ENTITLEMENTS WITHIN CIP P TO THIS, UM, BODY EARLIER IN 2023, AS YOU'LL RECALL, THAT COMPRISED OVER 1300 NEW HOUSING UNITS IN THE AREA, WHICH WERE THE FIRST, UM, MULTI-FAMILY DEVELOPMENTS IN THAT AREA SINCE THE 1970S, AND INCLUDED THE FIRST, UH, COVENANTED AFFORDABLE UNITS EVER IN THAT PART OF THE CITY, WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT GIVEN OUR LACK OF COMPLIANCE WITH STATE FAIR HOUSING REGULATIONS RIGHT NOW TO CREATE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN HIGH RESOURCE AREAS.

ANOTHER MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS THE ADOPTION OF OUR VICTORY PARK SANTA CRUZ DESIGN GUIDELINES, AS YOU'LL RECALL FROM LAST YEAR.

AND WE'VE BEEN, UM, HA CONDUCTING A MAJOR EFFORT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY TO DEVELOP AN LG, UH, B LGBTQ PLUS CULTURAL DISTRICT ALONG THE BROADWAY CORRIDOR.

THIS WAS INITIATED IN JUNE, 2022 BY THEN MAYOR AND KAREN CONGRESSMAN ROBERT GARCIA AND CO-SPONSORED BY OUR VICE MAYOR, CINDY ALLEN, FOR CITY TO WORK WITH COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS TO CREATE A VISIONING PROCESS AND FEASIBILITY PLAN FOR A CULTURAL DISTRICT.

THE GOALS ARE TO EDUCATE VISITORS ABOUT CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMUNITY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, SUPPORT LGBTQ PLUS BUSINESSES AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE DISTRICT, AND INVEST, UH, IN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS TO ENSURE THE COMMUNITY CONTINUES TO THRIVE.

IN JUNE, 2023, A PRECI, A PRELIMINARY REPORT WAS RELEASED AND WE ANTICIPATE, UM, STEPS, UH, NEXT STEPS IN THE COMING MONTHS.

YOU'LL RECALL THAT IN DECEMBER, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, ADOPTED YOUR RECOMMENDATION FOR AN OVERHAUL OF THE CITY'S SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE OR TITLE 20.

THAT WAS THE FIRST OVERHAUL IN 40 YEARS SINCE 1983.

AND NOW THE THESE NEW REGULATIONS ARE APPLICABLE FOR ALL PROPERTIES OUTSIDE THE COASTAL ZONE.

AND THE AMENDMENTS INCLUDED REVISIONS TO COMPLY WITH THE LATEST SUBDIVISION MAP ACT, STREAMLINE MINOR MAP APPROVALS, INCLUDING FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS, IMPROVE PROCEDURAL CONSISTENCY AND ACCURACY IN PROCESSING SUBDIVISIONS TO INCLUDE MORE CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS LANGUAGE.

UPDATE THE DESIGN STANDARDS TO ALIGN WITH OUR UPDATED GENERAL PLAN, STREAMLINE THE DECISION MAKING PROCESS, ALLOWING FOR THE ZONING ADMINISTRATOR TO APPROVE MAPS WITH UP TO 50 RESIDENTIAL LOTS OR MAPS FOR PROJECTS THAT INCLUDE A HUNDRED PERCENT AFFORDABLE RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

UPDATE THE NOTICING REQUIREMENTS AND TO ADD A NEW SECTION RELATED TO URBAN LOT SPLITS TO HELP US, UH, COMPLY WITH SENATE AND BILL STATE, UH, SB NINE.

AND NOW I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO ALEJANDRO.

THANK YOU, ALLISON.

SO THE NEXT FEW SLIDES WE'LL TALK ABOUT OUR ZONE IN INITIATIVE, WHICH I BELIEVE YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH.

UM, AS A REMINDER FOR THE PUBLIC, THIS IS A SYSTEMATIC EFFORT TO UPDATE THE ZONING REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE CITY'S 2019 LAND USE ELEMENT.

CITY CURRENTLY HAS THREE MAJOR EFFORTS UNDERWAY.

YOU PLAN IN NORTH LONG BEACH CITY COURT, AND CENTRAL LONG BEACH, BOTH OF WHICH ARE, ARE APPROACHING THE FINISH LINE AND BIXBY K KNOWLES.

WE ALSO ADOPTED UPDATES, UH, UNDER ZONING IN WEST LB AND WEST LONG BEACH IN 2023.

ALL FOUR EFFORTS SEEK TO ACCOMMODATE HOUSING NEEDS AND IMPROVE ACCESS TO COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS.

AGAIN, AS A REMINDER ZONE IN WEST L OB, UH, BEGAN AFTER A ONE YEAR MORATORIUM WITH ESTABLISHED IN 2021 AT THE BEHEST COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN, TO ALLOW FOR NEW NEIGHBORHOOD ZONING REGULATIONS TO BE ADOPTED THAT REFLECTED THE GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER THE NEW LAND SETTLEMENT.

THE CITY HOSTED A SERIES OF WORKSHOPS WITH COMMITTEE MEMBERS, AND THEN FOLLOWING TWO YEARS OF ENGAGEMENTS IN TECHNICAL ANALYSIS, THE CITY COMPLETED EFFORTS TO RE OWN PROPERTIES, UH, WITH CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING THE NEW ZONING DISTRICTS IN MAY OF 2023.

AFTER MULTIPLE YEARS OF ENGAGEMENT, THE CITY FINALLY PUBLISHED THE FINAL DRAFT ZONING REGULATIONS EARLIER THIS MONTH AND ARE CURRENTLY UNDER A 45

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DAY REVIEW PERIOD, UM, CULMINATING ON APRIL 22ND OF THIS YEAR.

AFTER THAT, WE'LL BEGIN THE PROCESS FOR ADOPTION, COMING BACK FOR ADOPTION HEARINGS HERE AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND THEN AT CITY COUNCIL LATER IN THE SPRING AND SUMMER ZONE IN BIXBY KNOWS, BEGAN IN, UH, 2023 AS WELL, UH, AND HAD ITS FIRST OPEN HOUSE ON JULY 22ND OF LAST YEAR.

UH, THE PROJECT BUILDS UPON PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED ZONING IN EFFORTS, INCLUDING YOU PLAN AND CITY CORPS.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT BACK OVER TO ALLISON.

YEAH, SO FOR JUST A QUICK RECAP, UM, THE MOBILITY ELEMENT IS ANOTHER MAJOR ELEMENT OF OUR GENERAL PLAN.

SO OF COURSE, LAND USE AND MOBILITY WORK HAND IN HAND.

AND THOSE ARE THE TWO PRIMARY FACTORS RELATED TO, UM, OUR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

AND SO JUST, UM, A QUICK REMINDER THAT THE MOBILITY ELEMENT WAS LAST UPDATED IN 2013 AND HAS A VISION FOR A BALANCED MOBILITY SYSTEM TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF ALL USERS OF THE RIGHT OF WAY, INCLUDING PEDESTRIANS, UH, CYCLISTS AND MOTORISTS, UM, AND A, A MORE SUSTAINABLE MANNER AND GUIDES A RANGE OF CITY PLANNING DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, UH, TRANSPORTATION PLANS, ENTITLEMENT APPLICATIONS, AND LOCAL AND REGIONAL LONG RANGE PLANNING DOCUMENTS.

WE JUST GOT, UM, AND THEN HERE JUST PROVIDES A FRAMEWORK OF THE MOBILITY, UH, PLANS, WHICH WE GOT A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAILED ON AT OUR LAST PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.

SO, JUST AS A QUICK SUMMARY, THE MOBILITY ELEMENT ITSELF HAS THREE TECHNICAL APPENDICES, INCLUDING THE TOD PEDESTRIAN MASTER PLAN, THE BICYCLE MASTER PLAN, AND THE CX THREE PEDESTRIAN PLAN AND WORKS HAND IN HAND WITH OUR LAND USE URBAN DESIGN ELEMENTS, AS WELL AS THE SAFE STREETS ACTION PLAN.

UH, THAT HELPS TO TRY TO IMPLEMENT THE VISION ZERO, UM, INITIATIVE TO TRY TO HAVE ZERO TRAFFIC FATALITIES IN THE CITY, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY WE'RE VERY FAR FROM ACHIEVING AT THE MOMENT, UM, AS WELL AS THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN.

SO THE, THE DOCUMENT ITSELF HAS A MAJOR UPDATE ON OUR MOBILITY EFFORTS, BUT SINCE WE HEARD ALL ALL ABOUT THAT FROM PAUL LAST TIME, I WON'T GET INTO DETAIL.

I'LL JUST REFER YOU, UH, TO THE APPENDIX ON THE MOBILITY UPDATES IN THE DOCUMENT ITSELF.

AND WITH THAT, WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE THAT WAS OVERWHELMING ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE IN THE LAST, UH, ESPECIALLY THE LAST YEAR.

I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S A FEW YEARS, BUT ESPECIALLY IN THE LAST YEAR, IT'S CREDIBLE AMOUNT OF PRODUCTIVITY AND UPDATING A LOT OF NEEDED ELEMENTS TO THE PLAN.

COMMISSIONERS.

ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF? THE SPEAK PART? GO AHEAD.

UH, VICE CHAIR, I, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.

ARE THEY CONSIDERED RESIDENTS? I BELIEVE SO, UH, FOR BOTH, UM, CENSUS PURPOSES, UH, AND OTHER REPORTING PURPOSES, THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THE POINT IN TIME COUNT THAT THE CITY CONDUCTS EVERY YEAR.

IS THERE ANY REQUIREMENT OF A LENGTH OF TIME TO BECOME A RESIDENT? SO, NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE.

UM, WHEN, WHEN WE USE THE TERM RESIDENT, DO YOU MEAN FOR SOME SORT OF FORMAL, LIKE AS ALEJANDRO MENTIONED, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, FOR CENSUS PURPOSES, I DO BELIEVE THEY'RE COUNTED WHEN WE'RE, WHEN WE'RE, AND THERE'S NOT A POINT OF TIME WHEN WE'RE COUNTING, WHEN WE'RE DOING AND WHEN WE'RE OFFERING OFFERING SERVICES THAT WERE DOING IT FOR RESIDENTS AND NOT JUST TO A OPEN GROUP.

'CAUSE I KNOW PEOPLE THAT LIVE AROUND THE CORNER ON THE SIDEWALK, AND THEY DIDN'T LIKE LA ANYMORE.

SO THEY CAME DOWN HERE AND, UH, THEY WERE KNOCKING ON DOORS ASKING FOR FOOD AND MONEY.

I SAID, HOW LONG YOU BEEN HERE? THEY SAID, OH, WE GOT HERE TWO DAYS AGO, .

AND I WENT, HUH? SHE SAID, OH, THERE'S A LOT MORE COMING.

I WENT, OKAY, , GOOD TO KNOW.

SO I WAS JUST WONDERING, BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE, HOUSING, EVEN TEMPORARY WITH THE MOTELS AND ALL THAT OTHER STUFF, BUT THE NUMBER SEEMS TO BE GROWING AND I JUST WONDER IF WE KNOW WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM AND DOES THAT MAKE 'EM RESIDENCES IN OUR RESPONSIBILITY? SO I DON'T BELIEVE THERE IS RESIDENCY TENURE REQUIREMENTS WHEN IT COMES TO MOST PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT THE CITY WILL OFFER.

I WILL DEFER TO OUR COUNTERPARTS IN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN THE MULTI-SERVICE CENTER.

UM, I WILL ALSO SAY THAT THE POINT IN TIME COUNCIL FOUND THAT MOST UNHOUSED RESIDENTS WERE PREVIOUSLY LAST HOUSED IN LONG BEACH WHEN THEY DID HAVE STABLE HOUSING.

UM, AND THOSE THAT WEREN'T, WERE GENERALLY WITHIN LA COUNTY.

UM, SO THERE ARE FOLKS THAT COME FROM, UH, DIFFERENT PARTS, BUT THE MAJORITY OF FOLKS THAT BECOME UNHOUSED BECOME UNHOUSED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR CITY THAT THEY WERE LAST PERMANENTLY HOUSED IN.

UM, AND THAT A GROWING FACTOR.

AND THE REASON FOR BECOMING UNHOUSED IS, UM,

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THE COST OF RENT, UM, EXCEEDING WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO AFFORD.

UM, AND THEN THE LAST MAJOR FINDING THAT, UH, I'LL HIGHLIGHT FROM THE LATEST POINT IN TIME COUNT WAS, UM, THAT ONCE SOMEBODY DOES BECOME UNHOUSED, THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUFFERING ADDITIONAL TRAUMA IS MUCH, MUCH HIGHER AND THE LIFE EXPECTANCY GOES DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY.

SO I BELIEVE IT'S CLOSER TO 50 SOMETHING YEARS WHEN THE AVERAGE, UM, FOR THE CITY AND REGION IS AROUND 78 ISH YEARS.

SO IT'S A 20 PLUS YEAR GAP, UM, SIMPLY FROM BECOMING UNHOUSED.

UH, WHICH ISN'T TO SAY THAT THERE AREN'T ALSO FOLKS THAT ARE COMING OR BEING PUSHED FROM DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS.

THERE'S A LOT OF REPORTING ACROSS COUNTY LINES IN PARTICULAR.

UM, BUT BY AND LARGE, MOST FOLKS TEND TO FALL INTO UNHOUSED CONDITIONS AT OR NEAR WHERE THEY WERE LAST, UM, IN STABLE CONDITIONS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER CASTILLO.

UM, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

IT WAS VERY, UH, EYEOPENING.

UM, AND, AND OH, AND TO THE CHAIR'S POINT, VERY OVERWHELMING.

UM, I HAD A FOLLOW UP QUESTION ON THE, UM, ONE OF THE STATISTICS THAT CAME UP.

THE, IT APPEARED THAT THERE WERE 163 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS THAT HAD, UH, SUBMITTED, UM, APPLICATIONS AND, AND OR PLANS AND THEN BID ZERO WERE APPROVED.

COULD YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT WHAT KIND OF DROVE THAT, THAT CHALLENGE IN TERMS OF INPUT VERSUS OUTPUT IN THE BACK? IF WE COULD GET THE POWERPOINT BACK UP.

SO PART OF IT MIGHT BE A FUNCTION OF WHEN APPLICATIONS WERE SUBMITTED.

SO THIS INCLUDES CALENDAR YEAR.

SOMETIMES WE'LL SEE, IN THIS CASE IT MIGHT BE A SINGLE 163 UNIT AFFORDABLE PROJECT THAT WAS SUBMITTED MAYBE NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR.

AND SO IT'LL SHOW UP AS APPROVED LIKELY THIS YEAR IF THERE ARE DELAYS, POSSIBLY NEXT YEAR, BUT USUALLY WE'LL EXPECT IT TO BE THIS YEAR.

UM, THE OTHER PART IS THE NUMBER OF ENTITLEMENTS THAT WERE APPROVED, UM, FOR AFFORDABLE UNITS.

SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE BOTH DISMAYED IN HARDEN BECAUSE 600 PLUS ENTITLEMENT ENTITLED UNITS MEANS THAT THEY'LL START TO SUBMIT FOR BUILDING PERMITS AND WE'LL START TO SEE THAT ACTIVITY THROUGH THIS YEAR.

MM-HMM, , UM, IF WE LOOK AT THE ACTIVITY FOR 2022, I BELIEVE WE SAW A LOT OF BUILDING PERMITS FOR AFFORDABLE UNITS EITHER BEING SUBMITTED OR STARTING TO BE APPROVED, BUT NOT AS MUCH ENTITLEMENTS.

SO PART OF IT IS A FUNCTION OF THE DEVELOPMENT CYCLE.

MM-HMM.

, THERE'LL BE A LAG BETWEEN WHEN A PROJECT STARTS, WHEN IT GETS EVERYTHING LINED UP WITH REGARDS TO FINANCING, AND THEY CAN START TO PROCEED WITH BUILDING PERMIT ISSUANCE.

PROCESS IN A SINGLE CALENDAR YEAR.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I THINK THE CHART ON THE RIGHT ALSO SHOWS WHERE YOU SEE IN THE DARK BLUE THE SHARE OF TOTAL UNITS THAT WERE SOME LEVEL AFFORDABLE.

AND SO YOU'LL SEE YEARS WHERE THERE'S VERY LITTLE OR NONE, 2016 AND 2020, BOTH HAD NO UNITS APPROVED.

AND THEN YOU'LL SEE BIG JUMPS LIKE LAST YEAR THERE WAS A WHOLE BUNCH OF UNITS APPROVED.

2019, THERE WAS A BIG SHARE IN 2017.

SO IT KIND OF EBBS AND FLOWS.

PART OF WHAT WE ALSO FOCUSED ON AND WHAT THE, UH, EMERGENCY PROCESS HELPED WITH IS STREAMLINING THE APPROVAL PROCESS, PARTICULARLY ON THE ENTITLEMENT SIDE.

MM-HMM.

, UM, TO REMOVE THE OBSTACLES THAT ARE WITHIN THE CITY'S CONTROL.

UM, AND AGAIN, THE, THE REGULATORY APPROVAL PROCESS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE MUCH MORE CONTROL OVER COMPARED TO THE AMOUNT OF SUBSIDIES THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND IF I, IF I COULD JUST CLARIFY TOO, THE INPUT AND THE OUTPUTS ARE THAT'S ACTUALLY PRODUCTIVE.

WE HAVE APPROVED THOSE ENTITLEMENTS, THE 671, AND SO IT GOES BACK OUT TO THE, WHOEVER THE, THE APPLICANT WAS TO THEN COME BACK IN AND APPLY FOR A BUILDING PERMIT.

AND I WOULD THINK INTEREST RATES AND SOME OTHER MARKET CONDITIONS.

YEAH.

PEOPLE HAVE BEEN USING THE LAST YEAR TO GET THEIR ENTITLEMENTS IN PLACE AND ARE WAITING POSSIBLY FOR SOME MORE FAVORABLE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS TO PULL THE TRIGGER AND ACTUALLY GETTING THEIR BUILDING PERMITS.

BUT IT'S NOT A, IT'S NOT A LINEAR PROCESS.

ONCE YOU GO IN FOR ENTITLEMENTS, YOU DON'T JUST, IT'S NOT LIKE IT'S STOPPED IN THE CITY AND IT'S WAITING FOR THE BUILDING PERMIT.

THEY NEED TO COME BACK IN AT THAT POINT.

AND THEN ALSO ADDITIONALLY, UH, I BELIEVE THERE WERE, UH, 673 A DU PERMITS ISSUED, UM, IN, I'M CURIOUS IN TERMS OF WHAT THAT, WHAT THAT'S LOOKING LIKE RIGHT NOW IN TERMS OF THE FLOW THROUGH ON GETTING THEM COMPLETED AND, AND GETTING CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY, OBVIOUSLY GETTING THEM OUT IN THE MARKET.

HOW'S THAT, HOW'S THAT COMING ABOUT? YEAH, SO OUR A DU ACTIVITY HAS INCREASED EVERY SINGLE YEAR SINCE, UH, STATEWIDE REGULATIONS FIRST WERE UPDATED SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2018.

UM, SO LAST YEAR IT WAS CLOSER TO 580, SO SAW ANOTHER JUMP THIS YEAR.

UM, THE PACE OF APPROVAL IS ALSO INCREASING.

SO THE ONE PROJECT TYPE THAT WE CONSISTENTLY SEE BE ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE APPROVAL PROCESS IN THE SINGLE CALENDAR YEAR IS A DS.

MOST OTHER PROJECTS, THEY'LL GET ENTITLED, THEY'LL SUBMIT IT FOR AN ENTITLEMENT, THEY'LL PROBABLY GET ENTITLED THE FOLLOWING YEAR, AND THEN IT MIGHT GET APPROVED, UM, WITHIN A COUPLE YEARS.

AND CFOA YEAR AFTER THAT.

ADUS CAN GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE

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AND THEY'RE THE ONLY TYPE OF PROJECT WHERE THAT, I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT NUMBER IF I ME, BUT THAT MIGHT BE CLOSER TO THE MAJORITY OF ADUS.

UM, EVEN ADUS THAT REQUIRE, UH, UH, ADMINISTRATIVE ENTITLEMENT THROUGH THE SITE PLAN REVIEW PROCESS OR, UM, OR COASTAL, UM, WILL STILL GO THROUGH THE FULL PROCESS PRETTY QUICKLY.

AND SO WE SEE PARTICULARLY ON THE BUILDING, PERMANENT C OF O SIDE, ADUS MOVING A LOT MORE QUICKLY, UH, WHICH IS HEARTENING BECAUSE ULTIMATELY BUILDING PERMITS ARE WHAT WE ARE MEASURED FOR, BUT IT IS ACTUAL CFOS WHERE PEOPLE END UP LIVING.

SO JUST BECAUSE A PROJECT IS PERMITTED DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT IT'LL GET BUILT.

AND IF IT STARTS TO GET BUILT, IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT'LL BE COMPLETED.

BUT ADUS ARE MAKING IT TO THAT C OF O UM, FINISH LINE MM-HMM.

MUCH MORE QUICKLY.

UH, SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO BUILD UPON TO INCENTIVIZE AND FACILITATE A DU PRODUCTION.

AND, AND WITH THAT IN MIND, ARE WE TRACKING HOW, FOR LACK OF BETTER TERM, EFFICIENTLY THEY'RE BEING MOVED THROUGH, UM, THE PROCESS? AND OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE A LOT OF VARIABLES THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE CONTROL OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, BUT, UM, HOW QUICKLY THEY'RE, THEY'RE COMING FROM THE TIME THEY'RE SUBMITTED TO APPROVAL.

UM, AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY WHEN CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY ARE ISSUED, WE DID START TO DO THE ANALYSIS WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE HEALTHY ELEMENT ADOPTION PROCESS.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO UPDATE AS WELL, PARTICULARLY FOR OUR, UM, FORTHCOMING A DU ORDINANCE, UM, THAT WILL IMPLEMENT MORE PERMANENT MEASURES.

UM, SO NOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF PERMANENT DATA, WE CAN START TO GET A SENSE OF HOW LONG IT TOOK AN A DU TO GET PERMITTED ON AVERAGE IN 2020, FOR EXAMPLE, VERSUS NOW MM-HMM.

UM, SO WE'RE LOOKING TO COME BACK WITH, WITH THAT DATA LATER THIS YEAR.

IN THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION, YOU SPOKE ABOUT THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR HOMELESSNESS AND SOME OF THE STREAMLINED PROCESSES THAT WERE PUT IN PLACE.

WITH THAT, WERE THERE ANY LESSONS THAT WERE LEARNED AND HAVING THAT FLEXIBILITY THAT YOU GUYS ARE TRYING TO INCORPORATE AS WE MOVE FORWARD? SO ONE THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO BUILD UPON IS THAT 671, UM, NUMBER, THAT'S THE LARGEST NUMBER OF AFFORDABLE UNITS ENTITLED IN A SINGLE YEAR IN A WHILE.

AND WE BELIEVE A BIG PART OF THAT WAS THAT, UM, THEY WERE STREAMLINED THROUGH THE EMERGENCY DECORATION.

THEY COULD GO THROUGH A PURELY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESS FOR A HUNDRED PERCENT AFFORDABLE PROJECTS.

AND IT WAS A LOT MORE QUICK, UH, TO, FOR THEM TO MOVE THROUGH THAT PIPELINE.

WE ALSO REALIZED THAT AS WE WERE DOING THIS ADDITIONAL WORK ON THE STAFFING SIDE, THAT WE'RE STARTING TO HIT A POINT WHERE THE, THE LIMITING FACTOR WAS OUR STAFFING CAPACITY ON THE PLANNING TEAM.

UM, WHERE IF WE HAD MORE STAFF ON BOARD, WE COULD BE MORE, UM, EXPEDIENT WITH SOME OF THESE PROJECTS.

UM, SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALSO LOOKING TO, TO ADDRESS, UM, POSSIBLY SEEKING TO HAVE ADDITIONAL STAFF THAT FOCUSES PURELY ON, UM, HOUSING PRODUCTION, UM, WITH AN ADDITIONAL EMPHASIS ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.

DO YOU GUYS, ARE THERE CURRENTLY, UM, LEGAL CONSTRAINTS ON HOW QUICKLY THOSE ENTITLEMENTS HAVE TO BE APPROVED ON THE FULLY AFFORDABLE PROJECTS? I DON'T, I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S A CONSTRAINT THE SAME WAY THERE IS FOR ADU, FOR EXAMPLE, WHERE THERE'S A TIME PERIOD FOR REVIEW.

NOT YET, AT LEAST .

AND I'LL SAY, UM, WE DON'T HAVE A MAGICAL CHANGE FIGURED OUT YET, BUT ONE OF OUR BIGGEST LESSONS LEARNED WAS THAT, UM, WE CAN MOVE OUR PROCESSES FASTER, BUT CEQ STILL TAKES THE TIME THAT IT TAKES.

AND SO PROJECTS THAT WE ANTICIPATED REVIEWING IN WEEKS, UM, UNLESS WE HAD AN EXEMPTION, OR EVEN IF WE DID AND NEEDED TECHNICAL ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT IT, UM, IT WAS STILL GONNA TAKE A SIMILAR AMOUNT OF TIME, UH, FOR C EQUA PURPOSES.

YEAH.

WE STILL SAW THAT, UM, AFFORDABLE DEVELOPERS SAW MORE CERTAINTY THROUGH THE STREAMLINED PROCESS AND WERE MORE INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH US.

SO IN ADDITION TO MORE PROJECTS, WE HAD NEWER, UM, NEW DEVELOPERS WHO WE HADN'T WORKED WITH IN THE PAST COMING TO US, UH, IN PART FOR THIS REASON, THIS DIFFERENT LEVEL OF CERTAINTY.

SO TO ME, THAT WAS A LESSON LEARNED AS WELL.

THAT'S GREAT.

AND I'LL ADD ONE MORE THING, AND ALLISON MENTIONED THIS IN THE PRESENTATION, IS THAT THERE'S A LOT MORE INTEREST AND A LOT MORE, UM, SUPPORT AND INCENTIVES AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR SUBSIDIES FOR PROJECTS THAT ARE IN HIGH RESOURCED AREAS.

MM-HMM.

SO THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, WE ARE LOOKING TO, TO BUILD UPON AS WELL.

THAT'S WHERE THE RELIGIOUS FACILITY OVERLAY IS LOOKING TO TARGET UNDERUTILIZED, UM, RELIGIOUS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONAL SITES THAT ARE IN HIGH RESOURCE AREAS THAT DO HAVE LAND AVAILABLE TO POSSIBLY CITE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

UM, BECAUSE THAT LINES UP WITH, UM, THE LIGHT TECH SCORING SYSTEM THAT THE STATE HAS AND THAT WE ARE SEEING ACROSS THE STATE.

UM, MORE AND MORE PROJECTS AND DEVELOPERS ARE LOOKING FOR THOSE TYPES OF SITES.

AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE PD 30 UPDATE WHEN THAT COMES THROUGH TO US AS WELL.

UH, ALEJANDRO AND ALLISON, THANK YOU BOTH.

THAT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.

EXCITING TO SEE ALL THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE, AND IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE REALLY QUEUED UP FOR A PRODUCTIVE, UH, SEASON AHEAD OF US AS WELL.

SO WITH THAT, I'LL OPEN IT UP TO, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS IF ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON THIS ITEM.

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GOOD EVENING, SIR.

GOOD.

UH, GOOD EVENING, CHAIR LEWIS COMMISSIONERS STAFF, FELLOW RESIDENTS, FELLOW CITIZENS.

YEAH.

, UH, PETE MARSH, UH, SECOND DISTRICT.

AND, UH, YOU NORMALLY HEAR ME HEAR TALKING ABOUT CLIMATE ACTION AND, UH, OUR BUILDINGS ARE A HUGE SOURCE OF THE, OUR GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND OUR CLIMATE PROBLEM, BUT ALSO INTERWOVEN WITH OUR, UH, HOMELESSNESS CHALLENGE, UH, HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS OF THE FLIP SIDES.

SO, UM, FIRST AND ALL FOREMOST, UH, I WANT TO EXPRESS STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE RECENT AND FORTHCOMING UPDATES.

UH, YOUR, THE GOALS YOU'VE EXPRESSED IN THE, UH, UH, THE STAFF REPORT OF, UH, IMPROVED AIR QUALITY, EXPANDING TRANSIT, IMPROVING MOBILITY, MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE REDUCED GREENHOUSE GASES ARE, ARE ALL CRITICAL TO THIS CITY AND, AND ALL OF OUR PEERS.

UM, MANY OF OUR COMMUNITY GROUPS ARE STANDING READY TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR HOUSING, ESPECIALLY AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SO IT WAS AN EXAMPLE, UH, THIS COMING TUESDAY.

THERE'S AN INFORMATIONAL MEETING ABOUT THE, UH, A HUNDRED ISH UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT 1131 EAST WARDLOW.

SO EVERYBODY'S LONG BEACH WILL BE THERE.

UM, I AM COMMUNICATING WITH OUR CLIMATE GROUPS TO TRY TO TURN OUT FOLKS TO EXPRESS THERE'S, THERE'S A STRONG PRESENCE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT UNDERSTANDS THE NEED FOR HOUSING AND TO TRY TO BE THERE TO COUNTER THE VOCAL MINORITY THAT WE WILL ALSO HEAR.

SO, UM, THAT'S, THAT'S IMPORTANT.

UM, ONE PARTICULAR DETAIL I NOTICED, UH, YOU TALKED ABOUT, UH, STREAMLINED PERMITTING FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERS, AND THAT'S GREAT.

I'D LOVE TO EXPAND THAT TO THE OTHER FOUR MAIN HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES, HEATING, WATER, HEATING, COOKING, AND LAUNDRY.

AND LET'S, LET'S BECOME, UH, GUIDES TO THE COMMUNITY IN HOW TO REPLACE THESE POLLUTING HEALTH IMPACTING MACHINES IN OUR HOMES AND MAKE IT EASY FOR THEM.

SO, UH, AND I'M A MEMBER OF US GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL AND AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS AS WELL.

UH, BOTH OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS ARE WORKING TO INCREASE, UH, OUR ADVOCACY GAME THIS YEAR AND TO, TO HELP IN, UH, WE'VE CREATED A FLYER WITH A I A LAST YEAR TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF ELECTRIFICATION.

WE'D LOVE TO DO MORE, AND SO I CAN BRING BACK ANY, UH, SUGGESTIONS TO THOSE, UH, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO.

AT THIS POINT WE WILL OPEN UP, UH, FOR ANY NON AGENDIZED PUBLIC COMMENT, IS THERE ANYONE THAT WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON ANY ITEMS THAT WERE NOT ON THIS EVENING'S AGENDA? SEE NONE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

MR. MARSH, THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN AND FOR GIVING YOUR COMMENTS THIS EVENING.

DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL SPEAKERS THIS EVENING? YES, WE DO HAVE ONE PERSON ATTENDING VIRTUALLY EBO.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.

ONCE AGAIN, EBO, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION.

IT APPEARS THERE'S NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

WITH THAT, I'LL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT AND BRING IT BACK BEHIND THE RAIL COMMISSIONERS.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR DISCUSSION? NO.

IF NOT, MADAM CLERK, IF WE COULD HAVE THE VOTE.

COMMISSIONER LA FARGO? YES.

[PUBLIC COMMENT Opportunity to address the Planning Commission on non-agenda items. Each speaker is limited to three minutes to make their comments unless extended by the Chair.]

DO WE HAVE ANY VIRTUAL SPEAKERS? OKAY.

YES, WE DO.

UH, E BOSTON, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON ITEMS, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION AT THIS TIME.

UH, ONCE AGAIN, IF YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AG ITEMS, PLEASE USE THE RAISE HAND FUNCTION.

THERE APPEARS TO BE NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU, ALEX.

WITH THAT, I WILL CLOSE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THAT ITEM.

BRING IT BACK FOR

[ANNOUNCEMENTS]

THE COMMISSIONERS.

ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS? DID WE HAVE ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS ATTEND THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION TRAINING THAT HAPPENED? UH, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST WEEK I ATTENDED.

YOU ATTENDED? YES.

AND HOW WAS THAT? AND I, I

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DID, I, I THANK THE STAFF FOR EVEN BRINGING IT TO MY ATTENTION AND, UH, FOR ALEX FOR FACILITATING MY REGISTRATION.

IT WAS GREAT.

I, I WISH EVERY COMMISSIONER WHEN THEY START COULD GO THERE FIRST.

LIKE THE TIMING OF THAT.

BUT WHAT IT DID WAS HELP BRING EVERYTHING FULL CIRCLE.

AND WHILE THE PROGRAMMING WAS GREAT, THE TIME I SPENT WITH COMMISSIONERS FROM OTHER CITIES MM-HMM.

IN THOSE ROUND TABLE CONVERSATIONS, THOSE CONVERSATIONS OVER, UM, COFFEE, I THINK I LEARNED A LOT MORE 'CAUSE I WAS ABLE TO ASK QUESTIONS, MAYBE THINGS I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND AND GET A BETTER VIEW OF, UM, THE PLANNING PROCESS IN, IN MULTIPLE CITIES.

BUT, YOU KNOW, SOME COMMON AREAS AND ISSUES THAT, UM, WE ALL HAVE.

SO IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE.

UM, WOULD DEFINITELY GO AGAIN.

IT WAS WORTH, UM, THE TIME SPENT THERE.

GREAT.

SO THANK YOU AGAIN, ALLISON.

GREAT.

AND IT WAS NICE THAT WE HOSTED IT THIS YEAR AS WELL, RIGHT? FOR OTHER COMMISSIONERS TO COME IN HERE.

YEAH, I'D HAVE TO STAY THE NIGHT.

YEAH, I WENT HOME EVERY NIGHT.

ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? SEEING NONE, I WILL

[ADJOURNMENT]

ADJOURN OUR MEETING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.