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Introduction <br /> <br />Draft Housing Element 1-13 <br />1.8.1 Housing Element Update Website <br />A website devoted to the Housing Element update (www.SLHousingElement.com) provided detailed background <br />information on the Housing Element, frequently asked questions, and related housing resources. Project materials <br />associated with the Housing Element update were regularly posted on the project website, including flyers for upcoming <br />workshops, virtual workshop PowerPoint presentations, and video recordings. A link on the website enabled people to <br />sign up for project email updates and provide comment at any time throughout the project process. Website content was <br />available in Chinese, English, and Spanish. <br />1.8.2 Housing Needs and Priorities Survey <br />The City released an online public survey, available in English, Spanish, and Chinese, from October 25, 2021 to December <br />15, 2021 to receive input on the housing needs of the community and input on housing priorities, including where new <br />housing development should be located. The survey was completed by 109 participants: 4 in Spanish, 11 in Chinese, and <br />94 in English. A summary of the survey responses is provided in Appendix A. <br />1.8.3 Community Workshops <br />The City held a series of community workshops prior to the draft Housing Element. Workshops were held virtually via <br />Zoom due to safety requirements for COVID-19 and well-attended with approximately 25participants at each workshop. <br />Participants reflected the diversity of San Leandro residents with a broad range of characteristics including race and <br />ethnicity, age, length of residency in the city, neighborhood, and income level. Translation services for Spanish, Chinese, <br />and American Sign Language were made available for each workshop upon request. Each workshop consisted of a <br />presentation and opportunities for discussion and input in the form of a question-and-answer period. The Introduction to <br />the Housing Element workshop featured live polling and the Housing Policies workshop featured a breakout room <br />discussion. <br />A summary of the public input from each workshop is provided in Appendix A. Recordings of all workshops, a copy of the <br />PowerPoint presentation, and public input summaries were made available on the project website. The following <br />workshops were held: <br /> Introduction to the Housing Element (October 27, 2021 and November 6, 2021) <br /> Housing Policies (December 9, 2021) <br /> Housing Opportunity Sites (January 19, 2022) <br />The City also held a virtual workshop with the Kiwanis of San Leandro on January 11, 2022 with 12 members in attendance. <br />A summary of input is provided in Appendix A. <br />1.8.4 Balancing Act Tool and Housing Opportunity Sites List <br />The City encouraged public input via an online tool called Balancing Act, where community members could formulate their <br />own plan for housing opportunity sites based on geography and provide comments. The Balancing Act was linked from <br />the project website and made available from January 7 to February 10, 2022. The Housing Opportunity Sites Workshop <br />on January 19, 2022 presented a tutorial on the Balancing Act. A total of 26 participants submitted housing plans and <br />comments via the Balancing Act. A summary of the responses and the comments is provided in Appendix A. <br />The Housing Opportunity Sites List, which contained a full list of potential housing opportunity sites, was available on the <br />project website for public review and comment from January 19 to February 10, 2022.