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Presentation on the CASA Compact; and Recommendation to Direct the Interim City Manager to Incorporate State Legislation Introduced to Implement the CASA Compact into the City's Legislative Agenda. (City Manager 2110)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: David L. Rudat, Interim City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The CASA Compact (Exhibit 1) is a 15-year emergency policy package published in December 2018, to address the Bay Area's housing crisis by "identifying and unifying behind bold, game-changing ideas." The Compact was prepared by a blue-ribbon task force of elected and civic leaders convened by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). The Compact has 10 elements (policy initiatives). State legislation is required to implement a number of the 10 elements. Staff will make a presentation on the CASA Compact and it is recommended that the City Council direct the Interim City Manager to incorporate any State legislation introduced to implement the CASA Compact into the City of Alameda's (City) Legislative Agenda to facilitate City support of such legislation.
BACKGROUND
The CASA Compact Preamble states that, "since 2010, the Bay Area has added 722,000 jobs but constructed only 106,000 housing units." The Compact states, "with housing supply and demand that far out of whack, prices have shot through the roof and long-time residents as well as newcomers are suffering the consequences." The CASA Compact is a 15-year emergency policy package to confront the region's housing crisis. The Compact was prepared over the past 18 months and was published in December 2018.
The CASA Compact has been approved by both the ABAG and MTC governing boards (with certain conditions) and MTC staff is currently doing outreach to educate the community on the Compact. Councilmember Jim Oddie received this information and transmitted the CASA Compact to the City Council at its January ...
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