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JurisdictionSan LeandroReporting Year2022 (Jan. 1 - Dec. 31)123 4Name of Program Objective Timeframe in H.E Status of Program ImplementationANNUAL ELEMENT PROGRESS REPORTHousing Element ImplementationTable DProgram Implementation Status pursuant to GC Section 65583Housing Programs Progress Report Describe progress of all programs including local efforts to remove governmental constraints to the maintenance, improvement, and development of housing as identified in the housing element.Action 53.04 BRevisions to Inclusionary Housing Ordinance2018In the Fall of 2017, the California State legislature passed AB1505 (Bloom) that provided a fix to the state supreme court decision Palmer/Sixth Street Properties L.P. v. City of Los Angeles (2009). The Palmer decision invalidated the City of San Leandro's ability to enforce an Inclusionary Zoning ordinance for new rental housing development that had been in place since 2006.The IZ ordinance amendments are on hold indefinitely.Action 53.05 AMarketing of Housing Development OpportunitiesOngoingThe City Economic Development Staff continue to promote upcoming development and available development sites. A Development Breakfast was held in the fall of 2022, at which over 40 real estate and development professionals learned about commercial and residential development and business opportunities in San Leandro. Development opportunities and market strengths were also highlighted in an insert in the San Francisco Business Times. (150 Years of Making Things – San Leandro Featured in San Francisco Business Times | San Leandro Next) Action 53.05 B Downtown Housing Sites OngoingIn 2022 City Economic Development staff continued to work with private owners to develop two downtown sites: approximately 180 units at 1199 E 14th St (Town Hall Square) and 196 units at 1188 E 14th St (Centro Callan). Permits were issued and construction began on the Centro Callan project. The Purchase and Sale Agreement was amended and sale was completed of 6 City- and Redevelopment Agency owned properties at the Town Hall Square site. Entitlements for this project, which will include 15% affordable units, are anticipated in 2023. Entitlement approvals were extended for two years for a number of housing developments in and around Downtown, to allow for such projects to continue following COVID-related construction challenges and delays. City staff continue to support the site assembly of both City-owned and private parcels to gain an economy of scale for a mixed-use development and to activate these important downtown locations. Action 53.06 A The Cornerstone Apartments 2015-2018In 2020 the residential development at the former BART suface parking lot, "La Vereda," received its Certificate of Occupancy and was fully leased-up by the Fall 2021.Action 53.06 B Encouraging Market-Rate Rentals OngoingCity Planning staff continue to meet with for-profit housing developers to encourage new housing in the City.