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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2010- A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE UPDATED HOUSING ELEMENT AS PART OF THE SAN LEANDRO GENERAL PLAN RECITALS 1. Section 65300, et seq. of the State Planning and Zoning Law (Division 1 of Title 7 of the California Government Code) requires every city to adopt a comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of the city. 2. Section 65580 (c) of the State of California Government Code requires Housing Elements as a mandatory element of the General Plan. 3. All jurisdictions in the Bay Area were required by State law to prepare Housing Elements by June 30, 2009 covering the period 2007-2014. 4. The City initiated a Housing Element update in Apri12008, with the intent of submitting a Draft to the State HCD by the June 30, 2009 deadline. 5. The City collected and analyzed data on housing needs, available housing sites, and housing constraints, and developed updated goals, quantified objectives, policies, and actions consistent with State requirements. 6. The City conducted three community workshops in 2008 and 2009, provided regular briefings to City Commissions and interest groups, held focus groups meetings, and conducted interviews with key stakeholders. 7. The City maintained a project website, provided on-line materials for public comment, maintained an email notification list with several hundred names, prepared periodic press releases, and created printed brochures about the Housing Element in English, Spanish, and Chinese. 8. The City utilized community input in revising the Housing Element, and developing revised objectives, policies, and actions. 9. The City's Housing Element demonstrates the City's ability to accommodate its fair share of the region's housing needs through 2014, to respond to the needs of the local population, and to remove constraints associated with the production of affordable housing. 10. In connection with the aforementioned requirements, the City submitted an Administrative Draft of its Housing Element to the State HCD on June 30, 2009, and has since revised the Element to incorporate HCD comments. 11. The City has now proposed a Final version of the Housing Element for adoption, on file with City Clerk's Office and incorporated as Exhibit A by this reference.