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Resolution No. 2021-027 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA ACCEPTING THE
ANNUAL HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE 2020 CALENDAR YEAR AND
AUTHORIZING STAFF TO SUBMIT THE REPORT TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF
PLANNING AND RESEARCH
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65400 requires each governing body to prepare an
annual report on the status and progress of implementation of its General Plan, including its progress on
implementation of the Housing Element; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Element annual progress report (Report) must include information on the
jurisdiction’s progress in addressing its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), including the number of
development applications submitted and deemed complete involving housing units, building permit activity by
income level, the status of programs in the Housing Element and efforts to remove governmental constraints on
housing production; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65400(a)(2) requires that the Report on the status of the City’s
General Plan and progress made towards its implementation be provided to the legislative body and submitted to
the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the California Department of Housing and
Community Development (HCD) by April 1 of each year, covering the previous calendar year; and
WHEREAS, City staff have prepared the Report as required for the 2020 calendar year concerning
progress toward implementation of the City’s Housing Element and addressing the City’s RHNA, which Report
is made a part of this resolution by this reference; and
WHEREAS, the City Council held a hearing on March 1, 2020 for the purpose of reviewing the Report
and considered all written and verbal communication, including the staff report accompanying the Report; and
WHEREAS, at the March 1, 2020 hearing, staff presented the Report and members of the public had the
opportunity to address the City Council concerning the Report; and
WHEREAS, accepting and submitting the Report is exempt from the requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, in that the Report does
not meet CEQA's definition of a “project,” because the Report does not have the potential for resulting either a
direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment,
and because the Report preparation and submission as required by law constitutes organizational or administrative
activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment; and
WHEREAS, even if preparation and submission of the Report is deemed a “project” under CEQA, the
Report would be categorically exempt from environmental review per CEQA Guidelines section 15306, which
provides that information collection activities that do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an
environmental resource are exempt from the provisions of CEQA.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Petaluma hereby:
1. Declares the above recitals to be true and correct and are incorporated into this resolution as findings of the
City Council.
2. Accepts and submits the Report is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, in that the Report does not meet CEQA's
definition of a “project,” because the Report does not have the potential for resulting either a direct physical
change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, and
because the Report preparation and submission as required by law constitutes organizational or administrative
activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
3. Declares that even if preparation and submission of the Report is deemed a “project” under CEQA, the Report
would be categorically exempt from environmental review per CEQA Guidelines section 15306, which
provides that information collection activities that do not result in a serious or major disturbance to an
environmental resource are exempt from the provisions of CEQA.
4. Finds the Housing Element Annual Progress Report for the 2020 calendar year to be consistent with the
requirements of California Government Code Section 65400 and accepts the Report.
5. Authorizes and directs staff to submit the Report to the state Department of Housing and Community
Development and to the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research in accordance with the requirements of
Government Code Section 65400 and other applicable law.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 1st day of March
2021, by the following vote:
Approved as to
form:
__________________________
City Attorney
AYES: Mayor Barrett; Vice Mayor Barnacle; Fischer; King; McDonnell; Pocekay
NOES: Healy
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: ______________________________________________
City Clerk
______________________________________________
Mayor
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