TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Brian Bordona, Director of Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Trevor Hawkes, Supervising Planner
SUBJECT: Authorize the Planning, Building & Environmental Services Department to apply to and participate in the State of California's Prohousing Designation Program & Prohousing Incentive Pilot Program
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Planning, Building and Environmental Services requests the Board take the following actions:
1. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Director of the Planning, Building & Environmental Services Department to submit a Prohousing Designation Program (PDP) Application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), and execute all documents deemed necessary or appropriate to participate in the program if the application is approved; and
2. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Director of the Planning, Building & Environmental Services Department to submit a Prohousing Incentive Pilot (PIP) Program Application to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD).
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The County of Napa has an opportunity to become a Prohousing Designated jurisdiction in the State, which provides a competitive advantage for grant funding opportunities and further demonstrates the County's commitment to the development of affordable housing in our community.
In 2019, AB 101 established the Prohousing Designation Program (PDP) administered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). The PDP creates incentives for jurisdictions that are compliant with housing laws, housing element requirements, and have enacted Prohousing local policies that go beyond existing law.
On June 7, 2021, HCD released the PDP Emergency Regulations and Jurisdictions were able to begin applying for the Prohousing Designation starting July 1, 2021. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
On December 15, 2022, HCD released the Notice of Funding...
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