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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: July 19, 2021 <br />Resolution - Council <br />Agenda Section:File Number:21-446 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number: <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />City Manager <br />BY:Tom Liao <br />Community Development Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Susan Hsieh <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:RESOLUTION of the City of San Leandro City Council to Approve and Authorize <br />the City Manager to Execute a Consulting Services Agreement with Rincon <br />Consultants, Inc. to Prepare the 2023-2031 (Sixth Cycle) Housing Element <br />Update, Related General Plan and Zoning Code Amendments, and Associated <br />Environmental Impact Report; and to Appropriate $300,000 in LEAP, $47,400 in <br />REAP, and $152,600 in Planning Fee Funding for Said Agreement <br />WHEREAS, State law requires local agencies to adopt a Housing Element as part of the <br />General Plan; and <br />WHEREAS, State law also requires a local agency to revise and update its Housing <br />Element on a periodic basis and send those updates to the State Housing and Community <br />Development Department (HCD) for review and certification; and <br />WHEREAS, the next update to San Leandro’s Housing Element is due to HCD by <br />January 2023; and <br />WHEREAS, complying with State law also requires preparation of amendments to the <br />Zoning Code and General Plan, including a new Environmental Justice Element and updated <br />Safety Element; and <br />WHEREAS, it is anticipated that California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) <br />documentation for the above amendments will consist of the production of an Environmental <br />Impact Report (EIR); and <br />WHEREAS, in order to carry out this process and produce the updated Housing Element <br />in a timely fashion, the City requires the assistance of professional consulting services; and <br />WHEREAS, on April 22, 2021 the City issued a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/15/2021 <br />823