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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />RESOLUTION NO.2022-214 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL ADOPTING <br />THE 2023-2031 HOUSING ELEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE <br />ELEMENT OF THE 2035 GENERAL PLAN, AND ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO <br />THE LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE 2035 GENERAL PLAN <br />WHEREAS, the California legislature has found that California has a housing supply and <br />affordability crisis of historic proportions and lack of supply and rising costs are compounding <br />inequality and limiting advancement opportunities for many Californians (Gov. Code § <br />65589.5.); and <br />WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65300 et seq. requires every city and <br />county in California to adopt a General Plan for its long-range development, and further, to <br />periodically update that plan to reflect current conditions and issues; and <br />WHEREAS; in 2016, the City Council adopted the 2035 San Leandro General Plan <br />("General Plan") covering the 20 year period from 2015 through 2035; and <br />WHEREAS, the General Plan includes goals and policies related to land use, <br />transportation/traffic, infrastructure, and design and establishes uses and development standards <br />within the City; and <br />WHEREAS, the General Plan includes text and diagrams specifying the distribution, <br />location, and extent of the uses of land and other essential facilities within the City; and <br />WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65302(c) mandates that each City <br />shall include a Housing Element in its General Plan, and that the Housing Element be updated <br />regularly on a schedule set forth in the law to reflect current conditions and legal <br />requirements; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Fifth Cycle 2015-2023 Housing Element <br />Update of the San Leandro General Plan on January 20, 2015; and <br />WHEREAS, the Housing Element must comply with the statutory provisions of <br />California Government Code Section 65580 et seq. and is required to identify and analyze <br />existing and projected housing needs, and include statements of the City of San Leandro's goals, <br />policies, quantified objectives, and programs for the preservation, improvement, and <br />development of the City's share of the regional housing needs; and <br />