TO: Napa County Housing Commission
FROM: Jennifer Palmer, Executive Director
REPORT BY: Alex Carrasco, Project Manager
SUBJECT: Presentation by Generation Housing on Napa Valley Housing Needs Assessment Report
RECOMMENDATION
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Presentation by Generation Housing on the Napa Valley Housing Needs Assessment. No action required.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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. Today, Gen H will present the contents of the Napa Valley Housing Needs Assessment, a report that provides an evaluation of current and projected housing needs to the regional housing inventory. No action required.
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS:
1. Staff Report
2. Public Comment
3. Discussion
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.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
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 Valley Report: A comprehensive report covering housing stock and cost, density, land use, homebuilding, populations 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 Valley Housing Needs Assessment: A second report providing an independent and objective evaluation of current and projected housing needs aligned to the regional housing inventory. The report considers how current housing availability is addressed by 6th Cycle Housing Element sites inventories in each of Napa Valley’s jurisdictions and utilizes 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 allows 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.