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Meeting Overview 6:30 Welcome and Introductions 6:40 Meeting Overview 6:45 About the Program 7:10 Our Community -- A discussion about our values 7:25 Our Future – Factors influencing future housing 7:50 Our Response – Review and highlights 8:00 Adjourn

Jean Hasser, NCTPA

What is “RHNA”? A state-mandated process to determine how many housing units of ALL types each community must plan and zone for in its General Plan Housing Elements.

The RHNA Process Jurisdictions Receive Allocation Regions then must develop an equitable method that meets specific state requirements - -and allocate the housing need to each jurisdiction within the region. Household Growth, Moves and Size Need is based primarily on natural increase (births-deaths, migration and household formation rates) Future Housing Determined The State, with input from regional agencies, determines the amount of future housing needed for all income groups in the entire region

RHNA and the Napa Subregion Current law allows 2 or more cities and a county to form a subregion Napa County and its 5 cities and town have formed a subregion The subregion provides for local voices through the Napa County Transportation and Planning Agency

RHNA and the Napa Subregion The Napa Subregion will get a countywide total number from the region and will have more flexibility in allocating that need among its jurisdictions.

RHNA Steps & Timeline | 2011 Napa Subregion formed March Public outreach June- July Bay Area region receives overall number from State October Napa Subregion receives its total # from ABAG Subregion proposes draft distribution method November 60-day public comment period/revisions November-January

RHNA Steps & Timeline | 2012 Local requests for changes January-March Subregion responds to requests April Local jurisdiction may appeal, hearings May-June Subregion sends final allocation to ABAG for review of compliance with State objectives August 1 ABAG issues Final Housing Need Allocation August 16 ABAG adopts final RHNA September 20

RHNA Steps & Timeline | Through 2014 County and cities may still agree to do housing need transfers until next Housing Elements are due September 2012 to October 2014

What are RHNA State Requirements? Allocation Process must meet Four Objectives: Increase the housing supply and mix of housing types, tenure and affordability in all cities and counties, resulting in each jurisdiction receiving an allocation of units for low and very low income households. Increase Supply & Mix Promote infill development, socioeconomic equity, protection of environmental and agricultural resources, efficient development patterns. Infill/Equity/Environment Promote an improved intraregional jobs/ housing relationship. Improve Jobs/ Housing Relationship Improve income distribution across the region. Improve Income Distribution

What is a Mix of Types? Housing types include single family homes, small accessory second units, subsidized and market rate apartments, mixed use developments and others Accessory Unit behind garage Subsidized family apartments

Mix of Housing Types Senior apartments, 45 units/acre Subsidized apartments, 21 units/acre Market rate apartments 20 units/acre Mixed Use, 37 units/acre over commercial

Factors The RHNA process must also consider various factors.

What are the Factors? Opportunities and constraints to housing Federal and State – protected open space Policies to protect prime agricultural land Market demand for housing High cost housing burdens for service workers and others Housing needs of farmworkers Jobs growthHousehold growth Agreements to direct growth to cities Infill locations near services, jobs, transit Loss of assisted housing Schools as a measure of quality Community character Past performance in constructing housing to meet needs You will give feedback on the importance of these various factors later tonight

Exercise Our Community: A discussion about our values

Neighbor Exercise - Responses

New Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS) Federal transportation investments are also to support the SCS land use pattern Regional housing needs must be consistent with the SCS land use pattern. The SCS combines land use and transportation policy for more energy efficiency and conservation. Recent law (SB 375) requires the region to develop a Sustainable Communities Strategy.

Sustainable Communities Strategy Almost all (70% ) future housing growth is in locally- identified “Priority Development Areas” (PDAs) PDA’s are higher density, mixed use areas located near transit stations or transit corridors American Canyon’s Highway 29 mixed use corridor is the only PDA in Napa County

Impact of the SCS Approach on Housing Needs Allocation 30% of future growth is outside of PDA’s, reflecting other projected growth in the Bay Area. In developing the SCS, some communities are also designated “Priority Conservation Areas” – Napa County has many of these. The SCS tends to locate growth away from agricultural and dedicated open space areas. The SCS is expected to substantially reduce housing allocations to the Napa subregion.

SCS Overview Map

Napa County Housing Needs Allocation Very LowLowModerateAbove Moderate Total American Canyon Calistoga Napa ,024 St. Helena Yountville Unincorp Total ,5393,705 Source: ABAG, June 2008

SCS & Possible RHNA Households 2035Possible RHNA range American Canyon7, Calistoga2, Napa32, St. Helena2, Yountville1, County Unincorporated 10, Total56, ,821 Source: ABAG HMC Meetings April, May & June 2011

Your view of priority factors

Visit all the Stations… Station 1 Opportunities and constraints to housing such as water/sewer capacity, available land, traffic congestion/other infrastructure… Protected Open Space Policies to protect prime agricultural land Station 2 Market demand for housing High cost housing burdens for service workers Housing needs of farm workers Station 3 Job growth Household growth Agreements to direct growth to cities (such as voter approved urban limit lines) Infill locations near services, jobs, transit Station 4 Schools as a measure of qualityCommunity character Past performance in constructing housing to meet needs Loss of assisted housing Impact of state and private universities

Post-Exercise Discussion. Thank you for your participation!