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~Urban ~Habltat . result of new development. all of the markct.rate rental housing that houses low-, very low-, and extremelY'low-lncome households will likely become unafTordable as an indirect result of the TOO Plan (unless the replacement provision covers these units). Ofthc 3,737 total housing units in the TOD Plan area, only 89 units or 2.5 percent have affordability l'CItrictions. And, theR are no policies in place which prevent rent hikes or condo conversions in the remainder of the rental units. Th: :: = should analvz.e the ""tentiaJ for indirect residential diso1ac:ement as a I'8suh of '-Didlv &iI' t assoclamd with !he TOO Plan and policies. This analvsls should ai~ oonsldertbe im;;i~n I~I elDDlo'lmCDt stability and tCsident'. health (see below for fuller discussion on health). COID_.t 3: DEIR DoeI Not Aulyzt tit. Slplfieut Socialaad HUlDa. Health Impacts Relultlag from a Lack of Affordable Houaiag ..d RaldMt Dlapl.ce....t 3.L As discussed in Comments 1 and 2, the TOO Plan is unlikely to meet affordable housing needs of San Leandro's famllles and workforce and could even exacerbate alfordablc housina needs1hrough a loss of ex.isting affordable housing and the creation of low-wage Jobs within the TOO Plan area. Current residents and future local employees, facln, unaffordablc housing costs, will either be forced to move outJide of the City in search of low-cost housiR, markets on the cdp of the Bay Area or cv"" the Central Valley, or accept inadequate housina. or become homeless. All ofthesc choices have severe consequences for their health. These are succinctly documonted by Rajiv Bhatia, MD, MPH, Director of Occupational & Environmental Health for the Cil)' of San francisco. He SlateS, in his 2003 letter to the SF Planning Dcpartmenl rcaardlnl the 1169 Market Strc:ct and 1177 Market Street projectS: "SpendinC more of their household income on I'8Dl often mean. doing without necessities such as food and clo1hlnJ. Acceptina substandard or Oyertrowded housh\, conditions affects health condidons such as asthma, personal sense of control, level of stress and children's school pcrfonnance. People unable to afford housing also work extra boon or at multiple jobs at the expense of personal welJ..being and family relationships. Displacement results in the loss of supportive family and community relationships. Cbanpa jobs comes at the expense of career choice, job seniority, or job related health benefits. Frequent family relocation loads to children's pade repetitions, schoollUlpensions, and emotlonal and behavioral problems. Homelessness is I:be most severe consequence of unatrordable housina and results in exposure to the elements, dlsoase susceptibility, a decreue in self..estaem, a loss ofa sense of control 8Rd an ability to care for oneself. and social st....... " Quite a bit of evidence suaesu that many of SIIll Leandro's residents are already homeless or close to homeless. As discussed above, the City is already out of compliance on its RHNA tarpts for 1999- 1he PMMIIaD priot of. slnP-r.mi1y home wltbin . milo of1he FnaitYalc IItIIlicn dKn 1hID doublte! In ..... doIIIIft, tiom $140 10 1364 per squa-e fool. This oolncided wilh lilt ~.... of.... Tl'IIIsh VIII... (Phase I bIu'1d out was complete In 2001.) _If. SIqet.. SDite 1201, 0akba4, CA N612 (510) "",10 .'ax: (110) Dt-9610 www.\UbaDbabitat.oI !:it/Bt ~d .L~ .LIB\IH IM~ lat966€BlatS 6!:i:~t Lelat/tt/8la