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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND REPORT <br />FY 2014-2015 through FY 2021-2022 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />In December 2004, the City of San Leandro amended the Zoning Code by adopting Article 30, the <br />Inclusionary Housing Ordinance (“Ordinance”). The purpose of the Ordinance is to encourage the <br />development and availability of housing affordable to a broad range of households with varying <br />income levels within the City, to increase the supply of affordable ownership and rental housing <br />in San Leandro, and to require that residential developers construct affordable housing units within <br />their projects. <br /> <br />The City of San Leandro’s Ordinance required construction of units, or in limited cases, payment <br />of an in-lieu fee for both ownership and rental residential developments. In 2009, the California <br />Court of Appeals decision in the case of Palmer/Sixth Street Properties LP v. City of Los Angeles, <br />175 Cal.App.4th 1396 (2009) prohibited cities from being able to enforce these ordinances in the <br />case of rental housing developments. In 2017, AB 1505 restored the ability of cities to enforce <br />inclusionary housing policies—this law went into effect January 1, 2018. San Leandro’s Ordinance <br />allows ownership developments with two to six total units the option of paying an in-lieu fee to <br />the City’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund (“Fund”). The Fund is an account established to collect <br />and expend such In-Lieu Fees to further affordable housing as described in the Ordinance. The <br />Fund also includes revenue from condominium conversion fees and repayment of Fund loans. <br /> <br />Monies deposited into the Fund target the increase and improvement of the supply of housing <br />affordable to moderate-, low-, and very low-income households in the City. Monies may also be <br />used to cover reasonable administrative or related expenses associated with the administration of <br />the Ordinance. <br /> <br />Between FY 2014-2015 and FY 2021-2022, the following revenue was collected: <br /> <br />Revenue Accounts <br />167-3322 Housing In-Lieu Fees $ 113,080.48 <br />167-3323 Condominium Conversion Fee $ 43,890.00 <br />167-3501 Interest Income – General $ 21,102.99 <br />167-3510 Unrealized Gain/Loss on Investment $ ($4,125.29) <br />167-3819 Loan Repayment - Principal $ 4,576.32 $ 178,524.50 <br /> <br />As of the end of FY 2021-2022 (June 30, 2022), the Fund’s balance was $258,991.26 (representing <br />the balance as of the end of FY 13-14, $80,466.76 + Revenue collected from FY 14-15 to FY 21- <br />22, $178,524.50). <br /> <br />In FY 2021-2022 the City of San Leandro committed $184,500 of this balance for pre-development <br />costs associated with the Lewelling Drop-in/Navigation Center and Shelter project (aka “Nimitz <br />Motel). In May 2022 the City submitted a Homekey Round 2 application to the California <br />Department of Housing and Community Development. In July 2022 the City was notified that it <br />was not awarded funds. The City has been notified that the Homekey Round 3 NOFA will be