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However, voter approval of Proposition 55 on March 2, 2004, precludes the imposition of the Level Three fees for the foreseeable future. Therefore, once qualified, districts may impose only Level Two fees as calculated according to SB 50. The applicant will pay approximately $552,000.00 to the San Leandro School District pursuant to the developer fee schedule developed by the District for The Cornerstone. This will serve as the complete mitigation of all school impact 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. AB 32 California Global Warming Solutions Act and SB375 California's major initiatives for reducing climate change or greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are outlined in Assembly Bill 32 (signed into law 2006). The bill aims to reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 - a reduction of approximately 30 percent, and then an 80 percent reduction below 1990 levels by 2050. The main strategies for making these reductions are outlined in the Scoping Plan being prepared by the California Air Resources Board. These strategies -soon to be requirements -focus on lowering vehicle miles traveled (VMT). San Leandro's TOD Strategy reduces overall VMT in the area which helps bring the city into compliance with existing and current laws related to AB 32. SB375 addresses and clarifies the role of planning and land use as they relate to AB32. SB375, which was signed into law in 2008, has as its core provision a requirement for regions with high air pollution to develop a "Sustainable Communities Strategy" (SCS) in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars. The law says; "The strategy (SCS) is a realistic development pattern that meets a state target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while taking into account the region's housing needs, transportation demands, and protection of resource and farm lands. The state will allocate $6 billion a year to transportation projects that implement the SCS. The SCS will be updated every 4-5 years as part of the region's transportation plan." Planning Commission July 9, 2009 Cornerstone at San Leandro Crossings Public Hearing Page 11 of 14