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ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW DRAFT Updating the Housing Element The 1989 Housing Element contained the following goal on future updates: Goal 11: Keep housing goals and objectives appropriate to housing needs. This goal was accompanied by a single objective and no policies. The Objective was to update the Housing Element by January 1, 1996 and not less than every five years thereafter. Because of the shift in the Regional Housing Needs Determination process, jurisdictions in the Bay Area were given several extensions to update their housing elements. Consequently, the City did not pursue the January 1996 target. An Administrative Draft Housing Element was prepared in February 1995, but the intent of that document was to obtain certification for the 1989-1998 period. While the general intent of Goal 11 remains valid, it has not been included in this Update because the State requires Housing Element revisions at least every five years. State law requires housing goals and objectives to be appropriate to housing needs and further, includes a certification process to ensure that this mandate is met. toSummary While the 1989 Housing Element proved to be extremely effective in some areas, it is now outdated. Most of the goals have been edited and reorganized to reflect the work that has been done on the other elements of the General Plan. A more consistent hierarchy of goals, policies, and action programs has also been developed —both for consistency with the other Plan elements, and also to meet State requirements. New quantified objectives have been developed. The policies generally are still relevant, but have been expanded and clarified in this Update to address the full range of topics required by the Government Code. Several topic areas now receive greater focus, including the future of the City's mobile home parks, the growing needs of lower income seniors and frail elderly residents, provisions for "at risk" rental units, the needs of persons with disabilities, and homelessness. The new Element includes more comprehensive policies addressing potential housing sites, regulatory constraints, and opportunities for multi -family housing, second units, mixed use projects, and other types of potentially affordable housing. The programs in the 1989 Element were relatively broad; a more detailed approach is now recommended, identifying responsible agencies, timelines, and funding sources for each major action. The updated policies and actions reflect the challenges and opportunities that now exist in the City. Although some of the issues are the same, the resources and strategies available to the City have changed. HOUSING ELEMENT 2-17 SAN LEANDRO GENERAL PLAN kt l