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use residential buildings that are allowed to be developed under the TOD Strategy will provide a benefit to San Leandro citizens by placing them in proximity to public transit, giving them an increased opportunity to utilize alternative modes of travel besides the automobile. The TOD Strategy provides a unique opportunity to facilitate increased benefits from the interaction of public transit (AC Transit) service along the E. 14th Street corridor, BART service at the Downtown San Leandro BART Station, and retail and other commercial activity found in Downtown San Leandro. The City of San Leandro is required to provide for its fair share of housing growth as part of the periodic update of the Housing Element which is required by the California Department of Housing and Community Development and coordinated through the Association of Bay Area Governments. In the past, the City of San Leandro has relied on a combination of increased density in-fill locations and the rezoning of marginalized vacant or underutilized industrial or commercial lands to residential uses. The rezoning of industrial and commercial areas to residential use has often resulted in the somewhat sprawling development of large homes on small lots that cater to families with school age children. The TaD Strategy focuses on increasing allowable density within a l;i mile radius of Davis and East 14th Streets. This could result in 1,029 residential units by 20 15 (compared to 590 residential units in this area anticipated in the General Plan) and 3,088 residential units by 2030. While 3 and 4 bedroom units may be built, denser in-fill development is very likely going to result in a predominance of 1 and 2 bedroom units that will typically appeal to young professionals, singles, empty nesters and seniors. The City believes this will result in far fewer impacts to the San Leandro Unified School District with a reduced student generation rate with these types of households. The previous practice of rezoning and decreasing available industrial lands, which supports the City's very diverse industrial and employment base, has resulted in a decrease in lands available for these purposes. In focusing residential development in the transit and retail rich environment of the Downtown TaD Strategy Area, industrial areas can be saved from residential encroachment. Nevertheless, Mitigation Measures have been included that provide a methodology to address impacts if and when they arise. Specifically, Mitigation Measure PUB-l requires project applicants proposing development to work closely with the SLUSD to: 1) establish programs and procedures to monitor the number of school age children that will be generated from new development within the TOD Strategy area; and 2) involve all parties to establish a plan that provides adequate resources to construct the necessary classrooms to house new students from the TaD area. In addition, the City will work with the District to develop a mitigation policy that ensures all development provide adequate school facilities. The City proposes to work with the San Leandro Unified School District to assess actual student generation rates from new TOD Strategy development. In Summary, increasing housing opportunities in this transit-rich downtown environment will result in 1) increased health benefits with people walking to transit, jobs and retail opportunities, 2) relative decreased traffic impacts with people using pedestrian amenities to walk to work, transit and retail opportunities, 3) relative decreased air quality impacts with people using pedestrian amenities to walk to work, transit and retail opportunities, 4) responsibility for potential global warming impacts with people using pedestrian amenities to walk to work, transit and retail opportunities, 5) responsible solution to fair share housing supply by rezoning for in-fill residential opportunities, 6) enhanced retail opportunities that 39