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Recommendation to Conduct the Affordable Housing Ordinance Annual Review Consistent with Section 27-1 of the Alameda Municipal Code and California Government Code Section 66001 and Accept the Annual Report. (Housing 266)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Interim City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Conduct the Affordable Housing Ordinance Annual Review Consistent with Section 27-1 of the Alameda Municipal Code and California Government Code Section 66001 and Accept the Annual Report
BACKGROUND
On December 19, 1989, the City Council adopted the Affordable Housing Ordinance, which was created to mitigate the housing impacts caused by new or expanded non-residential construction. The fees apply to office/research and development, retail, warehouse/industrial, manufacturing, and hotel/motel construction. The Ordinance established the City's Affordable Housing Unit/Fee (AHUF) requirements as Section 27-1 of the Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) and stated that these requirements can be satisfied either by the provision of housing units affordable to low- and moderate-income households or by the payment of an in-lieu fee.
The AMC mandates that the City Council review the AHUF requirements on an annual basis to determine whether they are reasonably related to the impacts of development and whether the affordable housing units, programs, and activities are still needed. In addition to the requirements of the AMC, the AHUF is also required to meet the provisions of Section 66001 of the State of California Government Code. The Annual Report includes a brief description of the type of fee in the fund, a statement of total fees collected and interest earned, the beginning and ending fund balance, and how the fees were expended during the fiscal year.
This staff report and the attached Annual Report (Exhibit 1) have been prepared to satisfy the annual review requirements pursuant to Section 27-1 of th...
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