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City of San Leandro <br />City Council <br />Meeting Date: June 16, 2025 <br />Agenda Number: 5.k. <br />Agenda Section: CONSENT CALENDAR <br />File Number: 25-219 <br />File Type: Staff Report <br />Motion to Accept the 2024 Housing Element Annual Progress Report (APR) <br />COUNCIL PRIORITY <br />·Housing and Homelessness <br />SUMMARY <br />Pursuant to Government Code Section 65400, local governments must provide, each year, an <br />Annual Progress Report (APR) on the status and progress in implementing its Housing Element <br />to the legislative body, the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR), and the State <br />Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). HCD prepares the form template <br />that cities must submit to comply with these statutory requirements. The City submitted the 2024 <br />APR to OPR and HCD in advance of the April 1, 2025 deadline. <br />STATUS OF KEY HOUSING ELEMENT PROGRAMS <br />As discussed in more detail in Table D of the APR, work was completed on several notable <br />Housing Element programs in 2024: <br />·Received Prohousing Designation from State HCD. <br />·Utilized $9.3 million from the State Project Homekey Program to acquire, renovate, and <br />operate the Nimitz Motel as interim housing and a navigation center. <br />·Adopted a Soft Story Ordinance to incentivize property owners to upgrade potential <br />seismic hazards in a timely manner. <br />·Completed an online Housing Development Toolkit that serves as a one-stop resource for <br />the public to access information and resources regarding developing new housing in San <br />Leandro. <br />·Developed a Below Market Rate (BMR) Manual to guide administrative and operational <br />needs of the City’s BMR Program. <br />The status of several notable in-progress or pending Housing Element programs is provided <br />below, including reasons for delay in meeting the initial Housing Element deadlines. <br />·Impact Fee Update. Potential modifications to the City’s development impact fees, <br />including analysis of market feasibility, were presented to the Finance Committee in May. <br />Recommended amendments will be presented to the City Council in July 2025 (APR <br />target: January 2025). <br />·Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Update. A scope of work has been prepared for an <br />update to the City’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. Work will build off of the completion of <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/4/2025