PREPARED BY: JENNIFER KAUFFMAN DATE OF MEETING: 01/18/22
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CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION/CONSIDERATION: AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGY AND TENANT PROTECTION POLICY
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve by Minute Order direction to staff in implementing goals and strategies from the City's Affordable Housing Strategy, adopted by Resolution 2020-148 on November 16, 2020.
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Major Policy Goal: Expand Housing Options is a top Council Priority under the FY 2021-23 City Council Priority Workplan, effective March 15, 2021
CEQA Compliance Statement
This discussion of policy strategies is not a project under CEQA pursuant to Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5): Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. It is possible that some strategies could require additional environmental review which will be undertaken before final action is taken (e.g. the goal of producing more housing and specifically a certain project could have environmental impacts that would need to be addressed).
BACKGROUND
On December 20, 2021, City Councilmembers directed staff to include an agenda item for the next City Council meeting to discuss policy options for affordable housing strategies and tenant protections in San Pablo. Subsequently, the Alliance for Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) sent an email to the City Council with a proposed ordinance, which is attached to this staff report but not recommended by City staff.
Rather, there are two City documents that currently outline recommended affordable housing and tenant protections policy options for the City.
2015 Housing Element
The first document is the 2015 Housing Element (www.sanpabloca.gov/1383/Housing-Element). The Housing Element is a state-mandated component of the City's General Plan, that, among other purposes, identifies how a jurisdiction will address the housing need...
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