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Staff Report for the City of San Leandro Housing Element Annual Progress Report for the 2020 Calendar Year
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council review and accept the 2020 Annual Progress Report (APR), which was submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the Governor's Office of Planning and Research. Pursuant to Govt. Code ?65400(a)(2)(B) the City of San Leandro is obligated to present the APR in a public meeting and allow the public to provide oral testimony and written comments.
BACKGROUND
The Housing Element is one of the seven required elements of the San Leandro General Plan. The City's current Housing Element covers 2015-2023 and was adopted in January 2015. The California Department of Housing and Community Development certified the City's 2015-2023 Housing Element Update in February 2015.
Pursuant to Government Code ?65400(a)(2), the City must submit an Annual Progress Report by April 1 of every year. Staff has already submitted the 2020 APR online to meet the April 1 statutory deadline, and is presenting the APR to Council and the public tonight as allowed by the State because this is an administrative report. Additionally, there are funding programs offered by the California Department of Housing and Community Development among other State programs that incentivize submittal of the APR. The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and some transportation funding programs now require submittal of the APR as a threshold for funding eligibility. As required by the State, all Housing Element APRs are posted on the City's website for the public to read.
Analysis
The purpose of the Housing Element APR is to track and monitor the City's progress in addressing the City's housing needs and goals.
To that end, there were a number of amendments to California law that became effective in 2020 that affected the City's ability to meet its housing needs and goals. As of January 1, 202...
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