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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 2013 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT & MCAS TUSTIN MMRPMEETING DATE: MARCH 4, 2014 TO: JEFFREY C. PARKER, CITY MANAGER FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: 2013 GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL REPORT AND ANNUAL MITIGATION MONITORING STATUS REPORT FOR FEIS/EIR FOR MCAS TUSTIN SPECIFIC PLAN The California Govemment Code requires that the Planning Commission provide an annual progress report to the City Council on the status of the City's General Plan and the progress in Its implementation, including the progress in meeting our share of regional housing needs and efforts to remove govemmental constraints to housing development, maintenance, and improvement. In addition, the City Council certified the Program Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (FEIS /EIR) for the Disposal and Reuse of MCAS Tustin along with its Supplemental and Addendums. The FEIS /EIR evaluated the environmental impacts of the reuse and disposal of MCAS - Tustin, which included the adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15097. The MMRP requires annual review to ensure compliance with required mitigations. On February 25, 2014, the Planning Commission reviewed the General Plan Annual Report and Annual Mitigation Monitoring Status Report and authorized staff to forward the reports to the City Council. With Council authorization, staff will forward the General Plan Annual Report to the State Office of Planning and Research and the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) in fulfillment of the State's requirement, and receive and file the Annual Mitigation Monitoring Status Report. RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: Authorize staff to forward the General Plan Annual Report to the State Office of Planning and Research and the State Department of Housing and Community Development; and Receive and file the Annual Mitigation Monitoring Status Report and authorize staff to submit a subsequent report when considerable and significant activities occur. 2013 General Plan Annual Report and MMRP March 4, 2014 Page 2 FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with the General Plan Annual Report CORRELATION TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN: The General Plan Annual Report and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program falls under Goal D of the Strategic Plan pertaining to working collaboratively with agencies within and outside the City on issues of mutual interest and concern in that it provides a comprehensive description of what new services, programs, opportunities, etc. the City of Tustin (the City) has accomplished during the reporting period. BACKGROUND: California State Law requires each city to adopt a comprehensive, long -term general plan for its physical development and any land outside its boundaries which bears a relationship to its planning activities. In essence, the City's general plan serves as the blueprint for future growth and development. As a blueprint for the future, the plan contains policies and programs designed to provide decision makers with a basis for all land use related decisions. The City adopted its first General Plan in 1966. The General Plan was prepared as a joint effort between the City of Tustin Planning Department and the County of Orange Advance Planning Division. Major changes to State law led to the preparation of, and revisions to, the City's General Plan during the 1970s and 1980s. During this period of time, General Plan elements were developed and /or amended incrementally. The City's current General Plan was comprehensively amended and adopted in January 2001 and subsequently amended in 2005 (El Camino Real reclassification) and 2007 (Pacific Center East Specific Plan boundary adjustment). In 2008, the General Plan was updated with minor text amendments (clean up items reflecting current status) and in 2009 and 2013 the City updated its Housing Element in compliance with State's law. In 2012, the Conservation /Open Space /Recreation Element was updated regarding existing and proposed parks and facilities inventory and other minor text amendments. The General Plan incorporates all required elements as follows: Land Use, Housing, Conservation /Open Space /Recreation, Noise, Circulation, Public Safety and a locally mandated element, Growth Management. The City's current Housing Element was adopted by the City Council in October 2013 in compliance with the State Law. Following the adoption of the Housing Element, HCD provided the City with certification on November 6, 2013. Section 65400 (b) of the Government Code requires that the City's planning agency provide 1) An annual report to the City Council on the status of the General Plan and progress in its implementation; 2) Its progress in meeting its share of regional housing needs; local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing; and 3) The degree to which its approved general plan complies with the guidelines developed and adopted pursuant to Section 65040.2 and the date of the last revision to the general plan. The General Plan Annual Report is required to be provided to the City Council. Following the City Council's action, the General Plan Annual Report will be forwarded to the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the State Office of Planning and Research. 2013 General Plan Annual Report and MMRP March 4, 2014 Page 3 REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS As previously noted, the City's current Housing Element was adopted by the City Council in October 2013 in response to the State Law. Following the adoption of the Housing Element, HCD provided the City with certification on November 6, 2013. Part of the current Housing Element is the City's share of housing needs for the planning period of January 1, 2006 to June 30, 2014 as determined by HCD. This is the last report for the fourth cycle Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA). The new RHNA cycle began January 1, 2014, and will end October 1, 2021. Table 1 identifies the City's assigned share of regional housing needs. Table 1 City of Tustin Regional Housing Need 2006 -2014 Income Level Number of Units Percentage Very Low <50 %of MFI 512 21% Low Income 50 -80% of MFI 410 17% Moderate Income 80 -120% of MFI 468 20% U er Income >120% of MFI 991 42% Total 2,381 100% MFI: Median Family Income Source: SCAG Regional Housing Need Assessment Table 2 consists of a list of new dwelling units for which permits have been issued and other income restricted units that have received entitlements and are currently either under construction or in plan check from January 1, 2006, through December 31, 2013. To determine the income level of each unit, HCD developed criteria for the City to follow. These criteria are based on occupant annual income, rent payment, or purchase price. Table 2 City of Tustin Housing Unit Constructed and Housing Units Entitled Between January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2013 Number of Number of Approved Percentage to Income Level Units Units w/ Units Total RHNA RHNA Constructed Permits Issued Very Low 363 88 0 451 512 88% (0 -50% MFI) Low Income (51- 127 73 0 200 410 49% 80% MFI) Moderate Income 187 101 0 288 468 62% (81- 120 %MFI) Upper Income 1424 496 375 2295 991 232% Total 2101 758 375 3234 2381 MFI: Median Family Income Source: City of Tustin Redevelopment Agency, City of Tustin Building Division, City of Tustin Planning Division, Southern California Gas Company Utility Releases 2013 General Plan Annual Report and MMRP March 4, 2014 Page 4 Beginning with 2010 Annual Report, HCD requires that each city prepare an annual report using forms and definitions adopted by HCD. Appendix A to the General Plan Annual Report includes Table A (Annual Building Activity Summary — New Construction), Table A2 (Annual Building Activity Report — Units Rehabilitated, Preserved, and Acquired), Table B (Regional Housing Need Allocation Progress), and Table C (Program Implementation Status). PROGRESS REPORT The City's General Plan implementation progress report has individual sections organized by element (Table 3). Each section includes a brief description of the scope of the element and a discussion of program accomplishments relevant to each goal. Program accomplishments include: ordinances, programs, guidelines, specific plans, general plan amendments, and discretionary actions adopted or implemented during the reporting period. Often these program accomplishments meet several goals that are interrelated to various elements of the General Plan. To avoid redundancy, the implementation programs are described under the primary goal they implement and are listed by name only under secondary goals. EFFORTS TO REMOVE GOVERNMENTAL CONSTRAINTS TO THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, AND DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING The City has taken the following steps to remove governmental constraints that hinder the development of affordable housing: 1. Continued implementation of the City's General Plan; 2. Continued to update General Plan as needed to ensure internal consistency and consistency with State and Federal law; 3. Continued processing of development plans to include affordable housing components through entitlements and Development Agreements; 4. Continued to grant density bonuses by providing developer incentives for the production of affordable housing as provided by State Law and City Ordinance No. 1372; 5. Complied with the affordable housing provisions under Community Redevelopment Law as may be updated with recent passage and ruling of AB1X 26 and 27 and consistent with the goals and objectives of the Housing Element; 6. Allocated Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for improvements within the low- to moderate - income neighborhoods to encourage rehabilitation and revitalization; and Provided various grants, loans, and down - payment assistance to assist the low- to moderate - income households in purchasing and rehabilitating their homes. This General Plan Annual Report enables the City to assess the effectiveness of its General Plan and provides guidance to the City in focusing on its future goals and policies. As evidenced by this General Plan Annual Report, the City has implemented numerous ordinances, programs, guidelines, specific plans, general plan amendments, and discretionary actions in accordance with its General Plan goals. Many of these implementation tools executed goals within several General Plan elements, demonstrating the interrelationship among the elements and the comprehensive approach the City has taken in implementing the General Plan. The City will continue its efforts in carrying out the identified goals and policies of the General Plan. 2013 General Plan Annual Report and MMRP March 4, 2014 Page 5 ANNUAL MITIGATION MONITORING STATUS REPORT FOR JOINT FEIS /EIR FOR MCAS TUSTIN SPECIFIC PLAN The City Council certified the Program Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (FEIS /EIR) for the Disposal and Reuse of MCAS Tustin along with its Supplemental and Addendum. The FEIS /EIR evaluated the environmental impacts of the reuse and disposal of MCAS- Tustin, which included the adoption of a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15097. The MMRP is a review of actions performed by the City or other responsible agencies in implementing mitigation measures identified in the FEIS /EIR. The MMRP includes the monitoring and reporting components as follows: The monitoring component ensures that project compliance is checked on a regular basis during and, if necessary, after implementation. The reporting component ensures that the City and /or responsible agencies are informed of compliance with mitigation measures required by the FEIS /EIR. The disposal and reuse of MCAS Tustin is a long -term program where mitigation measures may be applicable at the individual development project level, overall program level, construction level, or operational level. To coordinate implementation and reporting the completion of the MMRP, an annual review of the progress of the program is necessary. This annual review and progress memorandum provides the following: 1. A general description of the project's status, including actual or projected completion dates, if known. 2. The current status for each mitigation measure. Residential /Commercial /Institutional Activities: • Columbus Square /Columbus Grove: All 1,540 units have been constructed, the project is complete. The District at Tustin Legacy (Barranca Parkway and Jamboree Road): Construction of the 1 million square -foot Class A retail center is complete with the exception of certain adjacent infrastructure improvements. On October 21, 2010, the City and Vestar entered into a Fifth Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) amendment and Fifth Amendment to the Infrastructure and Payment Agreement deferring the construction of certain storm drain related infrastructure improvements within Barranca Parkway and Warner Avenue. Warner Avenue storm drain extension to Peters Canyon Channel was completed in 2013. Remaining construction of the Barranca Parkway storm drain is expected to commence in 2014/2015. Disposition Strategy: The City completed an updated development plan: the "Tustin Legacy Disposition Strategy for the Former Master Developer Footprint" as confirmed by the City Council on April 25, 2011. The Disposition Strategy provides a framework for moving forward with completing the Tustin Legacy project pursuant to the Specific Plan with the City assuming a more limited Master Developer role by marketing smaller segment "Disposition Packages" or parcel groupings based on market and infrastructure needs. Ten (10) Disposition Packages (1A, 1B, 1C and 2 through 8) were originally created with the City reserving the ability to consolidate or otherwise refine over time as market needs evolved. 2013 General Plan Annual Report and MMRP March 4, 2014 Page 6 New Apartments: In 2012 the City executed Disposition and Development Agreements for the first two Disposition Parcels 1A -North and 2A with St. Anton Partners and The Irvine Company, respectively. Grading activities for St. Anton and The Irvine Company began in August 2013 and November 2013, respectively, for the construction of 225 apartments on 1A -North and 533 apartments on 2A. The Irvine Company will also be responsible for constructing certain backbone infrastructure improvements, including the balance of Barranca Parkway from Tustin Ranch Road to west of Aston Street, and portions of Warner Avenue and Park Avenue west of Tustin Ranch Road. New For -Sale Homes: The City Council also has entered into an Exclusive Agreement to Negotiate with Standard Pacific on Disposition Parcels 1 B and 6A for the development of approximately 375 homes. On December 10, 2013, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the project to the City Council. On February 18, 2014, the City Council approved the project. • New Commercial Center: The City Council approved an Exclusive Agreement to Negotiate with the Regency for a commercial development at site 1C located at the southeast corner of Kensington and Edinger Avenue. Staff continues to work with Regency Centers and is anticipating the commencement of their development in 2014. • Tustin Legacy New Vision Concept: The City embarked on a New Vision Concept process to reassess the master planning efforts for the Tustin Legacy. The City Council held two (2) workshops during the reporting period to review, discuss, and provide direction for this effort. Infrastructure Activities Barranca Parkway — Red Hill Ave. to Jamboree Road: Vestar completed the Barranca Parkway Segment from Tustin Ranch Road to Jamboree Road. The City of Irvine completed the Barranca Parkway segment from Red Hill Avenue to approximately 1,000 feet west of Aston Street in 2012. The segment from 1,000 feet west of Aston Street to Tustin Ranch Road is under construction and is expected to be completed in Spring 2014. The remaining Barranca Channel improvements are anticipated to be completed in 2016. • Park Avenue — Tustin Ranch Road to Jamboree Road Southbound Off -ramp: This project has been completed. The Irvine Company is commencing with construction of Park Avenue, which has been renamed to Legacy Road, from Tustin Ranch Road west to Legacy Road (local road to be completed by The Irvine Company) in conjunction with completion of the Disposition Parcel 2A project and anticipated to be completed by Spring 2014. • Warner Avenue — Tustin Ranch Road to east of Park Avenue: This project has been completed. The City is commencing with construction of Warner Avenue from Tustin Ranch Road to Red Hill Avenue and anticipated to be completed by Summer 2015. • Tustin Ranch Road extension: o Wamer Avenue to Walnut Avenue — The City commenced with the project in 2011; construction was completed in 2013, including the Edinger Avenue bridge, Valencia Avenue (Kensington Park Drive to Tustin Ranch Road), Legacy Road (Tustin Ranch Road to Park Avenue), and Park Avenue (Warner Avenue to Legacy Road). 2013 General Plan Annual Report and MMRP March 4, 2014 Page 7 o Barranca Parkway to Warner Avenue —This project has been completed. 'LA�Y,A& Edmelynn V. Hutter Senior Planner Elizabeth A. Binsack Director of Community Development Attachment: 2013 Annual Report on the Status of the City of Tustin General Plan 2013 Annual Mitigation Monitoring and Status Report