TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Ryan J. Alsop, County Executive Officer
REPORT BY: Jennifer Palmer, Director of Housing & Homeless Services
SUBJECT: Presentation of the State of Housing in Napa Valley report.
RECOMMENDATION
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Receive a presentation of the “State of Housing in Napa Valley” report. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
Generation Housing (Gen H) is a non-profit organization focused on providing public education for decision-makers and policymakers about housing policy solutions to improve the housing system. Gen H conducts research, develops reports, and acts as a regional convener aligning diverse local interests around effective housing solutions to meet local and regional housing goals.
On September 12, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement No 240143B with Generation Housing to develop two reports:
1. State of Housing in Napa County Report: A comprehensive report covering housing stock and cost, density, land use, homebuilding, population shifts and demographic breakdowns of housing cost burden and overcrowding. The report aims to educate the public, community leaders, and policymakers so that the community can collectively and collaboratively make informed, evidence-based decisions on policy, projects, and funding addressing the existing housing shortage.
2. Napa County Housing Needs and Production Report: A second report providing an independent and objective evaluation of current and projected housing needs aligned to the regional housing inventory. The report will consider how current housing availability is addressed by the 6th Cycle Housing Element sites inventory and will utilize insights into existing transit and job centers, and projected demographic and job sector growth to match future needs to supply. The regional approach to the data and analysis will allow the County, and the individual jurisdictional entities within the County, to understand housing as a coordinated effort across jurisdictions, helping to assign housing typologies to geographical areas best served by those projects in alignment with principles of equity, sustainability, and regional commitments to climate action.
Today’s action receives a presentation on the content of the State of Housing Report. The second report will be completed in May, at which time a second presentation will be scheduled for the future.
Procedural Requirements:
No Action Required
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
There is no mandate to receive a presentation on the report. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
NA |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.