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WORKING DRAFT FOR HCD REVIEW EVALUATION OF 2010 ELEMENT 2-12 SAN LEANDRO HOUSING ELEMENT There are 16 action programs in Goal 53. Table 2-1 indicates the progress that was made between 2007 and 2014 in carrying them out. Table 2-1: Progress on Implementing Actions for Goal 53 (Affordable Housing Development) Action Summary Progress 53.01-A Continue to promote the San Leandro BART Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Area as a major regional opportunity for mixed use development. Market development opportunities in this area, work with property owners to facilitate development, and continue to improve the pedestrian environment, streetscape, and circulation system. ADVANCE. A Downtown TOD strategy was adopted in 2007. The City has marketed sites in the vicinity for housing, mixed use, and commercial development. Several projects are in the pipeline, including a 200- unit affordable housing development by BRIDGE Housing and the OSI-soft Technology Campus. The City is working closely with property owners and developers to facilitate development proposals. Streetscape improvements and other infrastructure improvements in the station area are underway. 53.01-B Work with BART to further develop and refine plans for the area around the Bayfair Station, including the BART parking lots and adjoining underutilized properties. As funding allows, prepare more detailed plans, development regulations, design guidelines, capital improvement programs, and implementing strategies for this area. One outcome should be rezoning of the 11-acre Bayfair BART Station parking lot from its current designation (Public/ Semi-Public) to a zoning district which encourages and promotes high-density mixed use development. ADVANCE/REVISE. In 2014, the City applied for and received a Station Area Planning Grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission for the Bayfair BART station area. The funds will enable the City to prepare a specific plan or area plan to facilitate the area’s transformation into a walkable transit- oriented development. This program should be revised to reflect the current status of this action. The rezoning of the 11-acre parking lot has not yet occurred but would be an expected outcome of the new Plan. 53.01-C Consistent with the General Plan, rezone the following “CC” areas for Mixed Use development: (a) Washington between Castro and San Leandro Blvd (excluding properties zoned RD and RM); (b) MacArthur Blvd between Durant and Foothill. The mixed use zoning would allow multi-family housing and mixed use by right, establish minimum densities, improve the pedestrian scale and street environment, and expedite the reuse of vacant and under-developed properties. ADVANCE/REVISE. Neither of these re-zonings has occurred, in part due to the economic slowdown and decline in real estate values between 2007 and 2011. A recent proposal to replace an office building at 2450 Washington with 66 multi-family units indicates there is still interest and potential for housing on the Washington corridor. Similar projects have occurred on MacArthur (Cherry Park Square). The pending update of the San Leandro General Plan could result in further changes to these two corridors on the City’s General Plan Map, Thus, it is likely that any rezoning would occur after the new Land Use Map is prepared rather than in the next two years. 53.01-D Update the General Plan Future Land Use Map so that it reflects the land uses and densities depicted on the already-adopted Downtown TOD Strategy. ACHIEVED. The Council approved General Plan Consistency Amendments on March 21, 2011 so the General Plan and the TOD Strategy are now fully consistent. 53.03-A Continue to pursue all available funding sources for affordable housing construction, including annual applications for federal CDBG and HOME funds. ADVANCE. This is a regular function of the Housing Division and continues to be relevant. Additional funding sources will be explored to offset the loss of Redevelopment set-aside funds.