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Staff Report.GPAPR PREPARED BY: Jennifer Armer, AICP Planning Manager Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, Community Development Director, and Finance Director 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832 www.losgatosca.gov TOWN OF LOS GATOS COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT MEETING DATE: 03/15/2021 ITEM NO: 7 DATE: March 7, 2022 TO: Mayor and Town Council FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager SUBJECT: Accept the Annual Progress Report for General Plan and Housing Element Implementation. RECOMMENDATION: Accept the Annual Progress Report for General Plan and Housing Element implementation. BACKGROUND: Government Code Section 65400 mandates that cities and counties submit an annual report on the status of their General Plan and any progress in its implementation to their legislative bodies. Annual Progress Reports (APRs) must be presented to the local legislative body for its review and acceptance, usually as a consent or discussion item on a regular meeting agenda. After review and acceptance, a copy of the APR is required to be filed with the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) and the Housing and Community Development Department (HCD). There is no standardized form or format for the preparation of the General Plan APR. The attached APR meets the statutory requirements of State law and highlights key aspects of the Town’s General Plan and Housing Element implementation during the calendar year of 2021 (Attachment 1). Given the State requirements, Exhibit A of Attachment 1 contains a significant amount of data. For enhanced readability, Exhibit A might be best reviewed electronically to adjust to the individual reader’s needs. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact from accepting the APR. PAGE 2 OF 2 SUBJECT: Annual Progress Report for General Plan and Housing Element Implementation DATE: March 7, 2022 CEQA: The General Plan Annual Report is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). It is a type of activity that is Categorically Exempt, Class 6 (Information Collection) based on Section 15306 of the CEQA Guidelines. Attachment: 1. 2021 General Plan Annual Progress Report, with Exhibit A