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File Number: 23-116 the region’s current long-range land use and transportation plan. In 2014, the City received a highly competitive $440,000 PDA planning grant from MTC to prepare the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan and related Environmental Impact Report (EIR). The City also contributed local funds and in-kind contributions along with contributions from BART, Madison Marquette (prior owner of the Bayfair Center) and Alameda County. The Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan area covers 154 acres surrounding Bay Fair BART station. The Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan was adopted in 2018 and amended in 2020. Together, the Specific Plan and implementing B-TOD Zoning (2021) promote the long-term sustainability and vibrancy of the Bay Fair area by: ·Addressing long-term changes in market trends affecting retail generally and regional malls specifically; ·Addressing barriers to development and streamlining the development review process to attract private investment; ·Providing greater access to public funding targeted to TOD areas, including One Bay Area Grant (OBAG) funds; and ·Addressing displacement pressures and providing protections for existing naturally occurring affordable housing at mobile home parks in the plan area. Since the Specific Plan and B-TOD Zoning were adopted, the State, regional, and local policy framework has evolved significantly, including: ·Plan Bay Area 2050 regional long-range plan and related implementation; ·State housing legislation related to 6th Cycle Housing Elements, objective development standards, streamlined review of housing projects, and parking reforms; ·AB2923 and BART’s 10-Year Transit-Oriented Development Work Plan; ·San Leandro’s 2021 Climate Action Plan and 2023 General Plan Environmental Justice Element; and ·San Leandro’s Certified 2023-2031 Housing Element, and related EIR that evaluated up to 5,000 housing units and 375,000 sq. ft. of office in the Bay Fair TOD Area. In October 2022, MTC adopted a Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy that incentivizes local governments to plan for areas within a half-mile of existing and planned transit stops and stations in alignment with Plan Bay Area 2050. The TOC Policy establishes: ·Minimum residential and commercial office densities for new development that can be averaged to respond to local context and community input; ·Affordable housing production, preservation and protection, and stabilizing businesses to prevent displacement; ·Parking management; and ·Transit station access. ANALYSIS In December 2022, MTC released a Call for Projects for PDA Planning Grants open to local governments with one or more PDA. Staff submitted two applications for the Bay Fair TOD PDA by the February 23, 2023 deadline. A Council Resolution authorizing the grant proposals is due to MTC by April 15, 2023. Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/30/2023