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~Urban ~Habltat 2006 and there are currently between 300 and 600 homeless individuals and families livin, in the City.'~ Also. the use of Section 8 vouchers end other Housing Authority of Alameda County nmtalassistance increased by 8% between 200S and 2006 (1,288 vouchers were used dutin, the 2005/06 FY), which sugestS the demand for more affordable housina.14 Such demand is more likely to increase I'IIhcr than deerease as housing rents and horne prices rise. FinaUy, the median rent for a 2 bedroom apartment in the 1'00 downtown today is SJ.1 II which is already unaffordable to families of three making less than 63% of the An:a Median lncome or approximat"ly $47.000 I year." The DEIR sbo~ld analvze the DOteDtial adverse imMCt.!1 on human beal1h from a loss ofatfordable housinll. overcrowdinR or substanct.rd housing. or dilDlacement Il'.aused bv the TOO Plan. It should also .s-~ the _ree to which the TOO Plan exacerbates.. ra&:bet than reduces. dortt.hle housiPQ needs within the CirtJiven its potent'" 10 reduce ~Ic hoo.in. Itock (duoulh market foroes) and increase demand (through low-waR io~ creation). Co.meat 4: DEIR Does Not Explu... tile Potlatilll Beadb of Affordable Do.iDI in the TOD Plan and 8eJaieoriDc a JobllHo.....1 Balaace darouCIa tile TOD Plaa OD Economic Developm..t, Air Quality, Climate ChaD.' aDd Tramel? 4.a. The TOO Plan ~nts a unique opportunity to create housing that meeu the needs of aU of San tcandro's families and workers given the potential for approximately 3,400 new housing units. There are numerous environmental. socia! and economic benefit5 of creating housinJ that is affordable to people of aU incomes, especially lower incomes. in TOO settinas.'1 These include air quality, climate change and traffic-related benefits because low income individuals are Jess likely to own vehicles and more likely to use transit, than upper income individuals. For example. 26% of low.income households and 36% of poor single parent families livin. in the Bay Area did not have access to a car, compared to 14% 0(81188)' Area households (including low-income families).19 And a Bay Area family earnina less 13 Accordll1J to the 2003 HOuIinc Elemem. I 1997aurvGy by ~ Alameda CountywiGe Homeless Continuum ofe.. Plan onimatai tIuIt &here w..e approximIIely 300 homoIess people liv~ in San Leandro. Howw.. duri"llbe 2005106 FY. San L.eandru homeless servioos auiIMd ,.8 IICIfJW1Ue homeIeu individuals and Its IhaItar for women md chlJcINn ...... J 9P ...,.... firmMlt-headed howIcboldl. . I' Cit)t of hi' Leudro, F1twJI CmuDlJdtMd AIfIfIIQ/ Pu:fontu:utc. UIIIJ f;WlllMlliOll R#porl: FY100J-2006, PIp ,. IS Based on aaurvcy done by Stnde8Ic Economlol of liII8d ""tal priceI in Ihe dowmown dllf'iDl May 2007. 16 The 1"00 PlIIII may ICtualI)' increase 1M need for ~ IIouIbII whbin SIll LeIM\dro I'IItbcr u.. .... it. U is very likely thM Iht devtlopmln wtdIJn the TOD Plan ..... wlJJ I'IIiIc die ptOpClI'I)' valua of ~IDI proptnltl.1hIreby reducint eM amount of cxiJdPl afFoJdabJe ~ houIiaa the In the TOD.... Purtbermorc.lhe TOD PIIm will po.... a..... number of' jobIlbM pay below 'die mecu.n WIp, parfloullrly minimum ~ jobs, 1hertby bulldita JNIdBr demand for aftbrdIbIe bwsIna. " Whit. CEQ" doIIlIOl require dIat .. ElR IftIIIyD the CftvironmentaJ bcncl1ls ota project. we btJlew thIt 1M TOD "11ft coldct. In 6ct, 8daicve mudllower lit quality. oIimIte chInp, ~ and ..... ......... impM:Is if it included poIioks to j~ Itrordlbl. bousIaa and pnvc:nt ftlIident dilpla:alned. II The Natioaal Envinlnmln1ll Polioy Act requiras .. environmental impIct ....... to iDoIude all ~ oa 1be h~ environmea1 whenev8' IICOIlOIIIic or IOCi.I and IIIIUraJ or pbrIiOll CftV~ .... we bnemlllod. (ParIIpInIc; of NEPA ~ reauJMI4ms by ~;~ ...... In Prot<<II". thI Public from EmlTolttrwnllllllCIITdI AmaioIn JoumIJ of Public Hahb, MM:h 2007, Vol. 97. No.3.) 19 Scholl Lynn. r"fIJII(HH1tiIIlfIII ~/1y for 1.,()IIIIIfCOIIN PopuIaIJon.s. Oc:tobor 2002. Public Polioy JnedtuIII Workiaa p.... 4361... SIIeet. S1die 1205. Oalduacl, CA 91612 (510) 839-9510 . 'ax: (510) 839-9610 www.~ StItt ~d .l\1lIS\1H I-MRn et966EBBtS 6S:~t LBB~/~~/eB