8. GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT (GPA) 2021-0002, 562021-2029 (SIXTH CYCLE) HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE The Housing Element of the Tustin General Plan sets forth the City's strategy to preserve and enhance the community's character, expand housing opportunities for the City's various economic segments, and provide policy guidance for local decision making related to housing data. State Planning Law mandates that jurisdictions within the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region update their Housing Elements by October 15, 2021. On June 30, 2021, an electronic copy of the draft 2021-2029 Housing Element was transmitted to State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for a 60-day review. On August 12, 2021, City staff received preliminary verbal comments from HCD. On August 12, 2021, the City received a written letter from HCD describing changes necessary to the draft document to bring it into compliance with State law. On September 14, 2021, the Planning Commission held a public hearing and adopted Resolution No. 4439, recommending that the City Council adopt the Negative Declaration for GPA 2021-0002, and Resolution No. 4440, recommending that the City Council approve GPA 2021-0002 for the adoption of the 2021-2029 Housing Element update.