CC RES 2019-067 RESOLUTION NO. 2019-67
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS'
APPROVED DRAFT REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT
ALLOCATION METHODOLOGY.
WHEREAS, the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) serves as a
representation of future housing needs for all income levels in a jurisdiction during a
specified planning period, and is a requirement of California housing law; and,
WHEREAS, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is the
regional planning organization tasked with developing a RHNA allocation plan for the
Southern California region, representing six counties and 191 cities, including the City of
Rancho Palos Verdes; and,
WHEREAS, SCAG is in the process of preparing a sixth cycle RHNA allocation plan
to cover the planning period of 2012-2029, which requires the development and approval of
a RHNA methodology to distribute existing and projected housing needs to each jurisdiction
in the SCAG region; and,
WHEREAS, on August 20, September 9, and October 29, 2019, the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes submitted comment letters to SCAG expressing concerns with draft RHNA
methodologies being considered at the time and requesting more local input in the RHNA
methodology preparation process; and,
WHEREAS, on November 7, 2019, the SCAG Regional Council approved an
"alternative" draft RHNA methodology under which the City of Rancho Palos Verdes would
be required to provide for a total of 619 housing units during the next planning period; and,
WHEREAS, the "alternative" draft RHNA methodology on which the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes' allocation was based was approved without adequate notice to the City and
other affected jurisdictions that the SCAG Regional Council was going to consider using an
"alternative" methodology or what that methodology would be and how it would impact
member jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, as reported by the City of Huntington Beach, at the November 7, 2019
meeting of the SCAG Regional Council, member jurisdictions were not allowed to provide
meaningful input on, or make objections on the record to, the "alternative" methodology; and
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2019, SCAG submitted the approved RHNA
methodology to the State of California Department of Housing and Community Development
(HCD) for a 60-day review and comment period.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The facts set forth in the recitals of this Resolution are true and correct
and are incorporated herein by references as though set forth in full.
Section 2: The City of Rancho Palos Verdes opposes the SCAG-approved RHNA
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methodology as it was approved without adequate notice to, and opportunity to comment
by, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes and other member jurisdictions, and it fails to consider
the City's unique challenges and physical constraints, which include geologic hazards,
wildlife/habitat preservation, and over 90% of its territory being designated as a Very High
Fire Hazard Severity Zone.
Section 3: The City of Rancho Palos Verdes also opposes the SCAG-approved
RHNA methodology as a "top down" housing mandate that, combined with a lack of available
housing sites and the State legislature's willingness to punish cities that do not achieve their
RHNA allocations, is setting up the City of Rancho Palos Verdes for an unachievable sixth
cycle RHNA allocation.
Section 4: The City of Rancho Palos Verdes urges SCAG and HCD to work
collaboratively with all jurisdictions to ensure that a sixth cycle RHNA allocation methodology
is developed that incorporates local input and meets the objectives of RHNA.
Section 5: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage, approval, and adoption of
this Resolution, and shall cause this Resolution and her certification to be entered in the
Book of Resolutions of the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 17th day of December 2019.
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STATE OF ALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES )
I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2019-67, was duly and regularly pa - -d and adopted by the said City
Council at a regular meeting thereof held on December 1 N.19.
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