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Recommendation to Review and Comment on Association of Bay Area Government's (ABAG) Housing Methodology Committee's Proposed Methodology for Distributing the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) among Bay Area Cities and Counties, and Staff's Proposed Process/Meeting Schedule to Update the City's General Plan Housing Element for 2023 to 2031. (Planning, Building and Transportation 481005)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On November 4, 2020, the City Council requested an opportunity to review and comment on the Association of Bay Area Government's (ABAG) Housing Methodology Committee's proposed methodology for distributing the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) among Bay Area cities and counties.
On November 17, 2020, the City Council considered a referral from Vice Mayor Knox White requesting that staff schedule a City Council discussion of how the City of Alameda (City) should plan to address Alameda's allocation and update its Housing Element for the period 2023-2031.
This report provides an overview of the Housing Element update process and background information to inform the City Council's consideration of ABAG's proposed methodology for distributing the region's housing need among the Bay Area's cities and counties.
This report also recommends a series of meetings and public process to support the City Council's efforts to direct City actions to comply with statutory requirements to update its General Plan Housing Element for the period 2023-2031.
BACKGROUND
The State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) have determined that the Bay Area's housing need for the period 2023-2031 is 441,176 housing units. In accordance with State Law, ABAG has developed a proposed methodology for distributing the RHNA among Bay Area cities and counties.
On November 4, 2020, in response to a referral from Councilmember Daysog, the City Council directed staff to send a letter stat...
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