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document.write("<P><FONT class=bodytext_norml face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">The City is in the process of updating the Housing Element of the General Plan. The Housing Element provides goals, polices, and implementation programs for the planning and development of housing throughout the City.<BR><BR></FONT></P></B></td>\n");
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document.write("<p><font class=\"bodytext_norml\" face=\"Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\">The proposed Housing Element update will require review and approval by the Housing Commission, Planning Commission and the City Council. In addition, the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) will review the Housing Element for compliance with State law.</font>\n");
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document.write("<p>Housing elements are required to be updated within time periods identified by HCD, generally called \"planning periods.\" Within each planning period, regional housing needs are identified for each jurisdiction. The regional housing need as well as other requirements must be met in order for HCD to consider certification of a jurisdiction's housing element. \n");
document.write("  <p>For the 1990 through 1995 planning period, Menlo Park's regional housing need was 1,618 dwelling units. In attempting to meet this number, the City Council adopted a housing element in 1992 that provided for 1,403 units. At the time, the Council felt that a good faith effort had been made to plan for the 1,618-unit goal. Since this number was under the 1,618-unit allocation, the 1992 Housing Element was not certified by HCD. \n");
document.write("    <p>For the subsequent planning period of 1999 through 2006, Menlo Park was required to provide for 982 units. Staff began work on the update to the 1992 Housing Element and associated Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in 2001. The work included extensive public review of possible housing sites and policies for increased densities in order to meet the identified regional housing need, as well as detailed analysis of impacts necessary for the EIR. As a part of the Council's action on the fiscal year 2005-06 project priorities, the work was put on hold pending the release of a new regional housing needs allocation. As a result, the City did not adopt an update and the 1992 Housing Element has continued to serve as the City's adopted but uncertified Housing Element. </span>\n");
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document.write("\t\t\t<td valign=\"top\"> <span class=\"bodytext_norml\">Work has begun on the 2008-2014 Housing Element to incorporate the latest allocation from the regional housing need determination. For the current planning period, development sites for 993 housing units must be identified to conform to state law. The revised Housing Element is due to be submitted to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) by June 30, 2009. </span>\n");
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document.write("\t\t\t<td valign=\"top\"><span class=\"header_sub\">Current Status</span><p></p> <span class=\"bodytext_norml\">The demographic background analysis for the City of Menlo Park is under development, with completion expected by the end of September 2008. A study session for the City Council will be held on September 16, 2008. A countywide coordination effort for the 21 jurisdictions in the county that are required to update their Housing Elements has been underway since April. The purpose of the effort is to assist those jurisdictions with the planning effort and increase the chances of successful submissions to HCD.\n");
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document.write("<p class=\"bodytext_norml\">To be announced.&nbsp; \n");
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document.write("<p class=\"bodytext_norml\">If you would like to be notified of upcoming meetings or would like to follow the progress of the work on the Housing Element Update, please \"subscribe\" to the Housing Element Update page. Click on the envelope icon below. \n");
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document.write("<p><span class=\"bodytext_norml\">Project Planner: Douglas Frederick, Ph.D., Housing Manager \n");
document.write("  <br />e-mail: <a href=\"mailto:dwfrederick@menlopark.org\" target=\"\">dwfrederick@menlopark.org</a> \n");
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