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'~ Vesting Tentative Map-8010 8 March 2, 2009 facilities, for purchase of lease land for school facilities, for construction modernization and reconstruction of school facilities, and for design, permit fees and school furniture. California State Assembly Bill 2926-School Facilities Act of 19~AB 2926) - In 1986, AB 2926 was enacted by the State of California, authorizing entities to levy statutory fees on new residential and commercial development in order to pay for school facilities. AB 2926, entitled the "School Facilities Act of 1986," was expanded and revised in 1987 through passage of AB 1600, which added Section 66000 et seq. of the Government Code. Under this statute, payment of statutory fees by developers would serve as total CEQA mitigation to satisfy the impact of development on school facilities. California Senate Bill 50 (SB 50~ -The passage of SB 50 in 1998 defined the Needs Analysis process in Government Code Sections 65995.5 to 65998, thus providing the requirements that a school district must articulate when identifying expansion programs. Under the provisions of SB 50, school districts may collect fees to offset the casts associated with increasing school capacity as a result of development. The fees--referred to as Level One fees--are assessed based upon the proposed square footage of residential, commerciaUindustrial, and/or parking structure uses. Level Two fees require the developer to provide one-half of the costs of accommodating students in new schools, while the State would provide the other half. Level Three fees require the development to pay the full cost of accommodating the students in new schools and would be implemented at the time the funds available from Proposition lA (approved by the voters in 1998) are expended. School districts must demonstrate to the State their long-term facilities needs and costs based on long-term population growth in order to qualify for this source of funding. However, voter approval of Proposition SS on March 2, 2004, precludes the imposition of the Level Three fees for the foreseeable future. Therefore, once qualified, districts may impost only Level Two fees as calculated according to SB 50. The applicant will pay approximately $338,000.00 to the San Leandro School District pursuant to the developer fee schedule developed by the District for The Alameda. This will serve as the complete mitigation of all school impacts associated with this development. Regional Housing Needs Allocation In terms of the housing allocation for all cities, the Department of Housing and Community Development-based on population growth estimates and income estimates-determines how many housing units and what types are needed per each metropolitan region. The local association of governments, which is the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) in the City of San Leandro case, then determines what each local jurisdiction must produce. According to the ABAG's website, the Bay Area will grow from its current 7 million to about 9 million people from 2007-2014. As a result San Leandro's housing unit allocation for the period 2007-1014 is to add 1,630 new homes, including nearly 600 affordable homes for low and very low income households. This allocation has nearly doubled from the 870 total units assigned for the last planning period from 1999-2007. Each city's Housing Element must address the affordable housing issue and lay the groundwork for meeting it. The proposed project helps the City of San Leandro meet its mandated housing requirements.