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Adopt a resolution approving the formation of and participation in a subregion as part of the Association of Bay Area Governments' Regional Housing Needs Allocation process
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution approving the formation of and participation in a subregion as part of the Association of Bay Area Governments' (ABAG) Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process.
SUMMARY:
RHNA is the process utilized by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) to allocate housing need, by income group, to each of the cities and counties in the Bay Area. It is associated with housing requirements applicable to local jurisdictions under State Housing Element law. Work on the RHNA process has commenced, and Solano County and each of its cities have informally agreed at the City County Coordination Council meeting on August 8, 2019 to form a subregion which will allow the County and the cities to allocate the county's housing allocation to each of its local agencies using a locally developed methodology. For an agency to be included in a subregion, it is required that each legislative body in the subregion that wants to participate to approve a resolution and submit it to ABAG by February 1, 2020.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The costs associated with preparing the agenda item and with submission of the resolution are nominal and absorbed by the department's FY2019/20 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION:
Background
Under State Housing Element law, the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process is the procedure for allocating a "fair share" of housing units, in all income categories, to each city and county in California, including the Bay Area. Under State law, the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) is responsible for formulating the methodology and alloc...
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