CA HCD HOA & ADU Guidance

California Department of Housing and Community Development 2024-2026 Strategic Plan 2024-2026 Strategic Plan | California Department of Housing and Community Development | 1 January 2024

ABOUT US Welcome to HCD The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) awards loans and grants to public and private housing developers, nonprofit agencies, cities, counties, state and federal partners. This money supports the construction, acquisition, rehabilitation, and preservation of affordable rental and ownership homes, provides permanent supportive housing options as well as stable, safe shelter for those experiencing homelessness. HCD also develops housing policy, building codes, regulates factory-built and manufactured homes as well as mobilehome parks. > HCD Director Gustavo Velasquez and Brittney, a community leader who teaches yoga to residents, hold a “Welcome Home” sign at the ribbon cutting for Mirasol Village, a mixed-use development in Sacramento. 2024-2026 Strategic Plan | California Department of Housing and Community Development | 1

ABOUT US Our Mission Promote safe, affordable homes and vibrant, inclusive, sustainable communities for all Californians. Our Vision Every California resident can live, work, and play in healthy communities of opportunity. 2024-2026 Strategic Plan | California Department of Housing and Community Development | 2

CORE VALUES Guiding Principles INNOVATION MISSION-DRIVEN Empowered to Determined and apply creative focused on solutions achieving HCD’s purpose PROFESSIONALISM INTEGRITY Demonstrate a Direct, honest, willing attitude, transparent, and open-mindedness, ethical in every competence, and action respect at all levels DIVERSITY ACCOUNTABILITY Support, strengthen, Responsible, and foster diverse thoughtful ownership and inclusive teams, and acknowledgment programs, and of actions and partnerships performance 2024-2026 Strategic Plan | California Department of Housing and Community Development | 3

STRATEGIC GOALSSTRATEGIC GOALS There are 4 goals by which we measure our success: GOAL #1 Lead the Policy Agenda HCD is a statewide leader in the formation and implementation of data-driven policies and programs to address California’s diverse >A smiling resident welcomes visitors into her home at the Davis housing and community challenges. Migrant Center, known as “Ciudad Del Sol”. OBJECTIVES Increase and preserve housing supply attainable across all income levels. Increase resources in disinvested communities and improve access to high-opportunity areas. Collaborate and innovate to execute on state’s climate goals. Lead efforts to end, rather than manage, homelessness. 2024-2026 Strategic Plan | California Department of Housing and Community Development | 4

STRATEGIC GOALS GOAL #2 Improve Collaboration and Service with Our Stakeholders HCD effectively serves the State of California and our stakeholders through a wide range of services. Our stakeholder groups are shown on page 8 of this brochure. >Barbara lost her home at the Journey’s End Mobile Home Park to the 2017 Tubbs Fire, but she’s grateful for a new start in Santa Rosa’s Laurel OBJECTIVES at Perennial Park affordable housing complex. Expand our awareness of our stakeholders’ diverse needs, goals, and priorities. Facilitate, create, and promote collaboration with stakeholders to accomplish shared goals. Communicate our successes and responsibly inform stakeholder expectations. 2024-2026 Strategic Plan | California Department of Housing and Community Development | 5

STRATEGIC GOALS GOAL #3 Cultivate a Diverse Learning Organization and Commitment to Excellence HCD values the diverse talents of our team members with a commitment to excellence through continuous process improvement and learning at all levels. OBJECTIVES Intentionally educate our workforce and embed > diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) into all aspects Victoria and her son are of employee development, service delivery, and new residents of Archway contracting activities. Commons, an affordable rental community that Recognize employees for their contributions. just opened its doors in Implement workforce plan and succession management Modesto. plan initiatives to strengthen career development opportunities, fill workforce and diversity gaps. Promote a professional growth mindset of learning and knowledge sharing through cross-divisional communications and trainings. 2024-2026 Strategic Plan | California Department of Housing and Community Development | 6

STRATEGIC GOALS GOAL #4 Strategically Invest Our Internal Resources HCD strategically allocates resources in alignment with our priorities to deliver the optimum level of performance, transparency, and accountability. Our internal resources include people, time, money, tools, data, and facilities. OBJECTIVES >Alice and Alfredo, who were formerly unhoused, Strengthen governance systems and tools to have found a new home prioritize, deploy, and track resources. at the Town Center Studio Enhance the use of technology to optimize in Stockton. The former productivity. motel was renovated under Governor Newsom’s Effectively recruit, onboard, and retain an Homekey program. expanded and dynamic workforce. Create and implement a sustainable facilities plan. 2024-2026 Strategic Plan | California Department of Housing and Community Development | 7

OUR STAKEHOLDERS Partners and Participants All the talented and passionate individuals who work at HCD. They leverage their Team HCD diverse strengths as a team to achieve our mission. Members include employees and contractors who collaborate to achieve HCD’s mission. All of the businesses and organizations who contribute to the development, Housing Industry building, funding, and maintenance of housing. Members include developers, contractors, licensees, mobilehome park owners, lenders, investors, nonprofit financial intermediaries, real estate agents, escrow and title companies, and property managers. Everyone who resides in California who can benefit from HCD programs and Residents services. Government All government entities that work with HCD directly or indirectly. Members include tribal, local, federal and state governments, and other public agencies. Partners Those individuals and entities whose purpose is to speak out and represent any Advocates of the other stakeholders mentioned. Their role in influencing housing policy at

various levels warrants them being recognized as a distinct stakeholder category. Members include representatives from nonprofits, associations, trade groups, government, and thought leaders. 2024-2026 Strategic Plan | California Department of Housing and Community Development | 8

Cultivating an Allocating Creating policy Working organization with resources based on data-driven collaboratively with a commitment to that maximize decisions. stakeholders. excellence. results. 2024-2026 Strategic Plan California Department of Housing and Community Development www.hcd.ca.gov @California_HCD CaliforniaHCD CaliforniaHCD