Reso 2022-184 State Housing Law Compliance Findings to Maintain Eligibility for Regional Funding

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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2022-184 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL TO COMPLY WITH STATE HOUSING LAWS WHEREAS, the San Francisco region has the highest housing costs in the United States; and WHEREAS, the Bay Area produced less than 30% of the need for low- and moderate -income housing units from 2007-2014, and is on track to similarly underproduce low-income units during the 2015-2023 time period; and WHEREAS, there are limited funding sources available to secure land for the construction of low- and moderate -income housing; and WHEREAS, public lands can play a critical role in increasing the supply of land for affordable housing; WHEREAS, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and junior accessory dwelling units (JADUs) provide an important option to increase the availability and affordability of housing, especially in existing, lower density neighborhoods; and WHEREAS, density bonuses are an effective tool to increase the financial feasibility of housing and incentivize the creation of affordable housing; and WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission adopted Resolution No. 4505, outlining the programming policy and project selection criteria for the One Bay Area Grant Program (OBAG 3), including certain requirements to access these funds. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of San Leandro City Council does RESOLVES as follows: 1. That the City of San Leandro agrees to comply with the terms of the Surplus Land Act (California Government Code § 54220 et seq.), as exists now or may be amended in the future, including, but not limited to, AB 1255 (Rivas, 2019), which requires jurisdictions to compile and report annually an inventory of surplus lands to the California Department of Housing and Community Development; and 2. That the City of San Leandro agrees to comply with state laws related to ADUs and JADUs, as it exists now or may be amended in the future, including, but not limited to California Government Code §§ 65852.150, 65852.2, 65852.22, et seq. and California Health & Safety Code § § 17980.12; and 3. That the City of San Leandro agrees to comply with state Density Bonus Law (California Government Code § 65915 et seq.), as exists now or may be amended in the future; and