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Housing Element Adoption 2010 April 5, 2010 February 2010 Draft also incorporates several changes in response to comments on the June 2009 Draft from the general public. Previous City Council Action The City Council adopted the current Housing Element in January 2003. City Council Committee Review and Action The Council held a number of study sessions on the Element in 2008 and 2009, including a joint study session with the San Leandro Unified School District Board. The Council was last briefed on the Element in Spring 2009. No action was requested at these study sessions and briefings. Applicable General Plan Policy The proposed Housing Element will replace Chapter 9 of the San Leandro General Plan (Housing) in its entirety. Environmental Review A Negative Declaration has been prepared for this update. A "Notice of Public Review and Intent to Adopt a Proposed Negative Declaration" was filed on February 23, 2010. The public review period on the Negative Declaration period extended from February 23, 2010 through March 24, 2010. No comments were received. Board/Commission Findings The Planning Commission reviewed the Element at its March 25, 2010 meeting. Public testimony was received from Congregations Organizing for Renewal (COR) and Urban Habitat. Both organizations spoke in support of the Draft Element, although several modifications were requested. In addition, Planning Commissioner Tom Fitzsimmons requested a number of changes to the Draft Element. These are characterized below: ^ Correction of minor typographical errors. These are noted in Appendix A and will be corrected in the Final printed document. ^ Recognition of the Rent Review Program and Mission Bay Mobile Home Stabilization Agreement as potential housing constraints. Staff has added text to Chapter 5 of the Draft Element indicating that these programs were evaluated and determined to not be constraints (see Exhibit "A"). ^ Use of terms other than "Overpayment" and "Arbitary" on Pages 3-11/3-12 and 6-36, respectively. These are terms of art, used by State HCD and HUD. Staff does not believe it would be appropriate to replace them. ^ Inclusion of a zoning map in the Element. Due to the size and scale of the map, it is not feasible to include an 8.5 x 11 version in the Element. However, the on-line version of the Housing Element may include a hyperlink to the Zoning Map. ^ Clarification of why the revision to the Condo Conversion Ordinance would require a marketing plan for converted units or set a minimum cost per unit for upgrades. The 8