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File Number: 17-333 <br />1. New housing opportunities <br />2. Affordable housing development <br />3. Administration of housing programs <br />4. Home ownership <br />5. Affordable housing conservation <br />6. Green and sustainable neighborhoods <br />7. Special needs populations <br />8. Elimination of housing constraints <br />9. Fair housing <br />The State also uses the Annual Progress Report to monitor progress by cities and counties on <br />achieving their Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) goals. State law requires that <br />each city and county ensure that its “fair share” of regional housing accommodate community <br />needs at all income levels. The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) allocated to <br />San Leandro its RHNA assignment of 2,287 total housing units for the 2015-2023 period. <br />The actual production of units in the “very low” and “low” income category is the result of <br />Marea Alta Phase 1, BRIDGE Housing’s 115-unit multi-family rental housing development <br />(includes two manager’s units) that was recently completed. <br /> 2015-23 RHNA HOUSING <br />UNIT INCOME LEVELS ALLOCATION UNITS <br />Very Low-Income 504 82 <br />Low-Income 270 31 <br />Moderate-Income 352 0 <br />Above Moderate-Income 1,161 5 <br />TOTALS 2,287 118 <br />The unit income levels are as follows: <br />·Very Low-Income are households earning less than 50% of Area Median Income <br />·Low-Income are households earning between 50% and 80% of Area Median Income <br />·Moderate-Income are households earning between 80% and 120% Area Median Income <br />·Above Moderate-Income are households earning more than 120% of Area Median Income <br />In 2016, the City only issued building permits for three new market rate residential projects (2 <br />single family homes and 1 duplex). However, the City Planning and Building Services <br />Divisions are continuing to receive a large volume of new residential development applications <br />and anticipate seeing more residential building permits issued in 2017 such as Marea Alta <br />Phase 2 (85 units of affordable senior rental housing) and the 60 unit Galvan Apartments <br />proposal at Washington and Thornton. Some of the City’s key accomplishments in 2016 <br />include: <br />GOAL 53: AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT <br />·BRIDGE Housing Corporation's Marea Alta Phase 1, a 115-unlt affordable housing <br />development, is nearing completion and occupancy in 2017. Marea Alta Phase 2 <br />(which will have 85 units of affordable senior rental housing) received approval for <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/13/2017 <br />190