Laguna Beach Housing and Human Services Committee - February 20, 2024

February 20, 2024

Executive Summary

- The Housing and Human Services Committee posted a public notice for a special presentation meeting on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 4:30 PM at Neighborhood Congregational Church. - The presentation focused on Senate Bill 4, the Affordable Housing on Faith Lands Law, which was signed into California state law on October 11, 2023. - Jill Shook, co-founding director of Making Housing and Community Happen (MHCH), presented on how faith communities can advocate for affordable housing and provide affordable housing on their underutilized land. - Senate Bill 4 rezones religious and college land for affordable housing statewide, opening 170,000 acres for affordable housing development. - MHCH played an essential role in the bill's initiation and passage and has been advising faith communities through its Congregational Land Committee for several years. - The presentation aimed to educate Laguna Beach faith community members on opportunities to address the housing crisis through affordable housing development on underutilized religious properties. - This was an informational meeting with no deliberation or formal action taken by the Housing and Human Services Committee.

Key Decisions

- No formal decisions or votes were taken at this informational meeting.