Community Conversation About the City’s Housing Element Update Set For Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 9 a.m.

West Hollywood, California - The City of West Hollywood will hold a Community Conversation about the City’s Housing Element on Saturday, April 6, 2013 from 9 a.m. until noon at the West Hollywood Park Auditorium, 647 N. San Vicente Boulevard. The discussion will be an opportunity for residents, tenants, landlords and social service providers to learn about the Housing Element Update Process and discuss the goals and policies for the Draft Housing Element Update 2013-2021.

The Housing Element Update is a policy guide that provides an indication of the need for housing in the community, particularly the availability, affordability, and adequacy of housing, and serves as a strategy to address housing needs across the economic and social spectrum.

            Cities and counties are required by law to update their housing elements every eight years.  The City of West Hollywood adopted its 2008-2014 Housing Element in September 2011, as part of General Plan 2035.  It must now adopt an updated housing element for the next housing element cycle. The next cycle covers the period of October 15, 2013 through October 15, 2021.

            The Community Conversation will include a presentation of data relating to local demographics, household and housing characteristics, housing trends, and constraints and opportunities for the improvement and development of housing in the City of West Hollywood.  Attendees will also discuss the City’s housing goals and polices. The public input from this meeting will be gathered and delivered to the City Council and Planning Commission for a Joint Study Session to be determined.

            Please RSVP to Laura Schoonover, lschoonover@weho.org or call (323) 848-6323. For those not able to attend the Community Conversation event, written comments may be sent to Roderick Burnley at rburnley@weho.org Comments should pertain to the need for housing in the community, particularly the availability, affordability, and adequacy of housing, and housing needs across the economic and social spectrum. For the deaf and hard of hearing, please call (323) 848-6496.