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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO STAFF REPORT DATE: Apri15, 2010 TO: Stephen L. Hollister, City Manager FROM: Luke Sims, Community Development Director BY: Phil Millenbah, Senior Planner Barry Miller, Consultant SUBJECT PROJECT/PROJECT DESCRIPTION: APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL Stephen L. He City Manager MATTER OF AMENDING THE SAN LEANDRO GENERAL PLAN TO INCORPORATE AN UPDATED HOUSING ELEMENT IN RESPONSE TO STATE MANDATES AND 2010-2014 HOUSING OBJECTIVES SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION The Housing Element is one of the seven required elements of the San Leandro General Plan. The proposed project would replace the existing Housing Element (adopted in January 2003) with an updated Element that incorporates new data, new housing targets, and new state requirements. Bay Area cities and counties were required to complete Housing Element updates by June 30, 2009. San Leandro submitted its Administrative Draft Housing Element to the State Department of Housing and Community Development on June 30, 2009 and received comments on the Draft on August 31, 2009. Between September 2009 and January 2010, the City worked with State reviewers and other interested parties to address the changes necessary to receive a compliance determination by the State. The Planning Commission considered this item at a public hearing on March 25, 2010. The Commission unanimously recommended adoption of the revised Element by the City Council. Staff recommends that the City Council review and adopt the updated Housing Element, inclusive of a number of minor edits which are appended to this staff report as "Exhibit A." BACKGROUND Although the 2003 Housing Element was only five years old when this Update was initiated and its policies were largely viewed as still current, the City elected to extensively engage the community in this update. Public outreach began even before the Update was officially launched, as the City Council conducted work sessions in late 2007 and early 2008 to discuss housing issues and programs. The City Council identified community outreach as a top priority for the Housing Element Update and sought to make the process as inclusive as possible. In April 2008, the City established a website for the Housing Element and issued a series of press releases for the update. The San Leandro Times carried several articles, raising public awareness