MONITORING Affordable Housing	GLENN COUNTY GENERAL PLAN 2007 - 2027
	PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (6) 65583 (C)(6)(B). The program shall include an identification of the agencies and officials responsible for the implementation of the various actions and the means by which consistency will be achieved with other general plan elements and community goals. The local government shall make a diligent effort to achieve public participation of all economic segments of the community in the development of the housing element, and the program shall describe this effort.
	6.1 Public Participation – Glenn County (California Government Code Section 65583(C)(6)(B)).
	The Planning Commission was appointed by the Board of Supervisors to review and make recommendations regarding the General Plan, including the housing element. In addition to Commission input, public hearings will be held on the draft Housing Element 2003 before the County Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors.
	Prior to adoption, County Planning Division staff shall review the housing goals, policies, objectives and programs with local housing interest groups throughout the county representing different social and economic interests, including low-income and moderate-income households and special needs groups. Copies of the draft Housing Element 2003 were submitted to the following for review:
	6.2 Organizations representing low-income housing clients in Glenn County:
	Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) 1001 Willow Street Chico, CA 95928	Glenn County Human Resource Agency Community Action Division 420 East Laurel Street PO Box 611 Willows, CA 95988
	6.3 Incorporated Cities located in Glenn County:
	City of Orland 815 4^th Street Orland, CA 95963	City of Willows 201 North Lassen Street Willows, CA 95988
	6.4 Libraries located in Glenn County:
	Bayliss Library 7830 County Road 39 Glenn, CA 95943	Orland City Library 333 Mill Street Orland, CA 95963
	Elk Creek Library 120 Church Street Elk Creek, CA 95939	Willows Public Library 201 North Lassen Street Willows, CA 95988
	6.5 Community Services Districts located in the unincorporated area of Glenn County:
	There are six Community Services Districts (CSDs) in Glenn County which provide urban services to the unincorporated communities of Artois, Butte City, Elk Creek, Hamilton City, Ord and Northeast Willows. Although CSDs may provide a variety of services, most of the CSDs in Glenn County are single-purpose districts at this time. Information on the existing CSDs is provided below.
	6.5.1 Artois Community Services District PO Box 130 Artois, CA 95913 The Artois Community Services District provides water service only.		6.5.2 Butte City Community Services District PO Box 124 Butte City, CA 95920 The Butte City Community Services District provides water service only.
	6.5.3 Elk Creek Community Services District PO Box 117 Elk Creek, CA 95939 The Elk Creek Community Services District provides water service only.		6.5.4 Hamilton City Community Services District PO Box 116 Hamilton City, CA 95951 The Hamilton City Community Services District provides sewer, recreation, streets, curb, gutter, lighting, and fire hydrants. Water service comes from California Water Service.
	6.5.5 Northeast Willows Community Services District 134 West Sycamore Street, Willows, CA 95988 The Northeast Willows Community Services District provides sewer only.		6.5.6 Ord Community Services District 3241 Highway 45 Glenn, CA 95943 The Ord Community Services District has a community hall and provides recreation services.
	6.6 Engineers and Surveyors representing the developers in Glenn County:
	Landon Engineering and Surveying, Inc. PO Box 1325 Willows, CA 95988			Charles Harris, Senior 6370 County Road 18 Orland, CA 95963
	Charles Harris, Junior 908 6^th Street Orland, CA 95963			Precision Surveying 717 5^th Street Orland, CA 95963
	Hamilton Engineering 710 4^th Street Orland, CA 95963
	6.7 Glenn County Housing Element Review Period:
	The review period was from February 1, 2003 through February 21, 2003. Glenn County received no written comments.
	6.8 Glenn County Public Participation Process:
	The final Housing Element 2003 shall be provided for placement in Glenn County libraries and both city offices.
	Glenn County encourages public participation from low income residents and their representatives or advocates. A copy of the draft Housing Element 2003 was sent to the Community Housing Improvement Program’s (CHIP) Chico office for review and comment.
	The representatives and advocates for low income residents are employed by the County. For example, programs such as Adult Protective Services and Child Protection Services are administered and managed by the Social Services Division of the Human Resource Agency.
	As a continuing part of the public participation requirement, the Human Resource Agency, Community Action Division, held a local Continuum of Care planning group meeting on April 22, 2003, at 9:00 a.m., at the Willows Human Resource Agency office so that strategies for senior, disabled and youth populations can be explored in more detail with provider participation of appropriate groups.
	The Human Resource Agency, Community Action Division, held two additional community meetings, one in the unincorporated area of Hamilton City, at the Hamilton City Family Resource Center, on April 23, 2003, at 6:00 p.m., and one at the Orland Family Resource Center on April 24, 2003, at 6:00 p.m.
	The purpose of these meetings is to provide a community forum in which the residents of the County can express their perceptions of needs in the community and gaps in service to assist in establishing a priority plan to address the issues through a Community Action Plan (CAP) for 2004-05.
	Appendix D is a copy of the 2002-03 Community Action Plan (CAP) that addresses in detail the issues identified through the last CAP development process and the community input associated with that development.
	23. COORDINATION WITH OTHER GENERAL PLAN ELEMENTS.
	Internal consistency will be achieved and maintained between the Housing Element and all other Elements of the Glenn County General Plan. The Housing Element 2003 has been evaluated and Glenn County will maintain internal consistency as part of the Annual General Plan Progress Report, pursuant to Government Code Section 65400.
	8. HOW THE GLENN COUNTY HOUSING ELEMENT 2003 INCORPORATES WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED.
	8.1 How the Housing Element 2003 for Glenn County Incorporates What Has Been Learned from the Previous Element (California Government Code Section 65588): 65588. Periodic review and revision (a) Each local government shall review its housing element as frequently as appropriate to evaluate all of the following: (1) The appropriateness of the housing goals, objectives, and policies in contributing to the attainment of the state housing goal. (2) The effectiveness of the housing element in attainment of the community’s housing goals and objectives. (3) The progress of the city, county or city and county in implementation of the housing element. (b) The housing element shall be revised as appropriate, but not less than every five years, to reflect the results of this periodic review. (c) The review and revision of housing elements required by this section shall take into account any low- or moderate-income housing provided or required pursuant to Section 65590.
	Several observations and conclusions can be drawn based on experience gained by the County in implementing the previous Housing Element. First, it is reasonable to conclude that the County has accomplished more in the quest for decent, affordable housing than if there had not been an adopted Housing Element during the planning period, simply by focusing attention on this issue.
	The evaluation of previous Housing Element programs above indicates that the County has demonstrated a reasonable success rate in implementing these programs, given the County's limited resources, and that no corrective actions are necessary. Secondly, it is fair to say that outside forces, both governmental and nongovernmental, play a large role in the County's relative success or failure at Housing Element implementation.
	This conclusion is particularly valid with regard to interest rates, availability of financing, the private real estate market, and the commitment of State and Federal funds to housing programs. Finally, it can also be concluded that, at the end of this planning period, the Glenn County region remains one of the most affordable areas in the State for housing.
	The reliance on individual on-site sewage treatment systems is a barrier to the construction of low-income housing in the unincorporated area of the County. The only sewage treatment system available in the unincorporated area is the Hamilton City Community Services District system. The Northeast Willows Community Services District uses the City of Willows sewage treatment plant but is limited to a small number of new homes. The following entities have water systems in the unincorporated area of Glenn County:
	8.2 Water Systems in the Unincorporated Area of Glenn County:
	8.2.1 Community Services Districts: -Artois Community Services District -Butte City Community Services District -Elk Creek Community Services District
	8.2.2 Private Water Companies: -Country Club Estates Municipal Water Company -Black Butte Water Company -California Water Service provides water to the unincorporated areas of Hamilton City and Northeast Willows
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