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Housing Element Adoption 2010 DISCUSSION Analysis April 5, 2010 The project is an update of the San Leandro Housing Element. The purpose of the Housing Element is to ensure that a decent, safe affordable supply of housing is provided for current and future San Leandro residents. The Element strives to conserve the city's existing housing stock while providing opportunities for new housing for a variety of income groups. It consists of narrative text, tables, and maps, and a series of goals, objectives, policies, and action programs. The planning period for the proposed Housing Element Update is January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2014, although the focus is on 2010-2014. The other elements of the General Plan were adopted by the City Council in 2002. An Environmental Impact Report was prepared to assess the impacts of these elements, including the Housing Element. Subsequently, the City prepared aTransit-Oriented Development (TOD) Strategy for land around the San Leandro BART station and extending to Downtown San Leandro. The TOD Strategy resulted in new land use designations and the rezoning of property around BART and in the Downtown area. An Environmental Impact Report for the TOD Strategy was prepared in 2006 and certified in 2007. The 2010 Housing Element would not result in any increases in density or changes to the General Plan Map or Zoning Map that were not previously analyzed in the General Plan EIR or the TOD EIR. The Housing Element process began in April 2008. It included a robust community outreach program that featured community workshops, press releases, a project brochure, a dedicated webpage, focus group and stakeholder workshops, outreach to non-English speaking communities, one-on-one interviews, and work sessions with the City Council, Planning Commission, School Board, Human Services Commission, and Rent Review Board. Content and Organization of Document The Housing Element is organized into seven chapters as follows: ^ The first chapter (Introduction) describes the requirements for the Housing Element, the Regional Housing Needs Allocation Process, and the process used to develop the Housing Element, and includes a user's guide to the document. ^ The second chapter (Review of the 2003 Housing Element) corresponds to astate-mandated requirement to evaluate the effectiveness of the previous Housing Element and identify the steps .needed to address any deficiencies. This chapter includes a series of tables that describe the progress that has been made in carrying out the 2003 Element. ^ The third chapter (Needs Assessment) includes astate-mandated analysis of demographics, income, affordability, employment, special housing needs, housing stock characteristics, energy conservation, at-risk housing units, and redevelopment agency funding forecasts. This information is used to assess current and anticipated housing needs in the City. 3