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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: January 20, 2015 <br />aAt� Staff Report <br />File Number: 15-001 Agenda Section: PUBLIC HEARINGS <br />Agenda Number: 4.A. <br />TO: City Council <br />FROM: Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY: Cynthia Battenberg <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW: Not Applicable <br />TITLE: Staff Report for Adoption of the 2015-2023 City of San Leandro General Plan <br />Housing Element <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />All cities and counties in the Bay Area are required by State law to adopt new Housing <br />Elements by January 31, 2015. The City submitted a "Working Draft" of the Housing Element <br />to the State on October 9, 2014 and has made minor administrative edits in response to State <br />comments. The City received written confirmation from the State that if it adopts the Element <br />as currently drafted, it will receive State certification. Because the City Council received a <br />presentation on the Element itself in October 2014, the January presentation will focus on the <br />differences between the "Adoption (or Final) Draft" document and the "Working Draft" <br />reviewed in October. <br />On December 18, 2014, the Planning Commission recommended approval of both the Initial <br />Study/Negative Declaration and final draft 2015-2023 Housing Element, for which the City <br />Council is reviewing and opening a public hearing tonight. <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt an Initial Study/ Negative Declaration for the <br />2015-2023 Housing Element and adopt the 2015-2023 Housing Element itself. <br />BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS <br />The Housing Element is one of the seven mandated elements of the San Leandro General <br />Plan. It contains the City's policies for new housing development, affordable housing, housing <br />for people with special needs, housing conservation, and other housing -related issues. The <br />content and organization of the Element are defined by the California Government Code, and <br />the Element itself must be certified by the State Department of Housing and Community <br />Development (HCD). San Leandro last adopted a Housing Element in April 2010, covering <br />the period 2007-2014. The State certified the Housing Element in 2011. <br />City of San Leandro Page 1 Printed on 1113/2015 <br />