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City of San Leandro City Council Meeting Date: November 7, 2022 Agenda Number: 10.i. Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR File Number: 22-610 File Type: Staff Report Adopt a Motion to Accept the City of San Leandro Housing Element Annual Progress Report for the 2021 Calendar Year COUNCIL PRIORITY ·Housing and Homelessness ·Community Engagement and Outreach ·Community & Business Development SUMMARY Pursuant to Govt. Code §65400(a)(2)(B) the City of San Leandro is obligated to present the Annual Progress Report (APR) in a public meeting and allow the public to provide oral testimony and written comments. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council review, accept, and authorize the City Manager to submit the 2021 Annual Progress Report to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research. BACKGROUND The Housing Element is one of the seven required elements of the San Leandro General Plan. The City’s current Housing Element covers 2015-2023 and was adopted in January 2015. The California Department of Housing and Community Development certified the City’s 2015-2023 Housing Element Update in February 2015. Pursuant to Government Code §65400(a)(2), the City must submit an Annual Progress Report by April 1 of every year. Staff has already submitted the 2021 APR online to meet the April 1 statutory deadline and is presenting the APR to Council and the public tonight to comply with State law. Additionally, there are funding programs offered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development among other State programs that incentivize submittal of the APR. The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and some transportation funding programs now require submittal of the APR as a threshold for funding eligibility. As required by the State, all Housing Element APRs are posted on the City’s website for public review. Analysis The purpose of the Housing Element APR is to track and monitor the City’s progress in addressing the City’s housing needs and goals under its current Housing Element for 2015-2023. To that end, there were a number of amendments to California law that became effective in 2021 that affected the City’s ability to meet its housing needs and goals. Effective January 1, 2018, the attached report is in compliance with AB 879 that amended Government Code §65400(a)(2) to augment the reporting requirements on how cities are achieving their Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/2/2022