Date: Tuesday, January 19, 2020 at 11am

Location: Teleconference (Zoom)

Register in advance for this webinar:

https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_thiZrscRShKWylLQfPQvKg

The City of West Hollywood’s Rent Stabilization & Housing Division and Long Range Planning Division staff will host an introductory webinar on the Housing Element Update. The Housing Element is a policy guide that provides an indication of the need for housing in the community, particularly the availability, affordability, and adequacy of housing. It serves as a strategy to address housing needs across the economic and social spectrum. The Housing Element is a state mandated component of the City's General Plan which must be updated every eight years. The Update identifies the City's housing needs and establishes a plan to address them.

The Housing Element Update is a community-based process that will include a variety of public engagement opportunities. This will include:

• Online community surveys
• Community-wide workshops
• Public hearings before Planning Commission and City Council

During this first presentation, City staff and Rincon Consultants will explain why the update is necessary, report on the state of housing in the City, and articulate what the Housing Element Update will do.

Through the Housing Element Update process, the City will determine what housing needs are and how to work to address them.  Through the community outreach process in 2021, the City will define the housing landscape, identify existing constraints and resources, and create an action plan to achieve the community’s collective vision for housing.

For more general information on the Housing Element visit www.weho.org/housingelement or contact City of West Hollywood Project Development Administrator Alicen Bartle at  abartle@weho.org or (323) 438-1949