Staff Report
PREPARED BY: JOEL PAULSON
Community Development Director
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, 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: 03/20/2018
ITEM NO: 3
DATE: MARCH 13, 2018
TO: MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL
FROM: LAUREL PREVETTI, TOWN MANAGER
SUBJECT: 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 non-charter cities and all 58 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 du ring the calendar year of 2017
(Attachment 1).
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact from accepting the APR.
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SUBJECT: ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING ELEMENT
IMPLEMENTATION
MARCH 13, 2018
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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. 2017 General Plan Annual Progress Report (includes Exhibit A)