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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05251993 - 1.75 1 Contra 0. �., Costa TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS o County rA. codN� FROM: Harvey E. Bragdon Director of Community Development DATE: May 25, 1993 SUBJECT: HCD Review of County Housing Element SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATIONS ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT of letter from the State Department of Housing and Community Development, finding that the County's adopted Housing Element complies with State Housing Element Law. FISCAL IMPACT None. BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS Article 10. 6 of the California Government Code requires cities and counties to adopt a Housing Element of the General Plan. On December 15, 1992, the County adopted an Amendment to its General Plan Housing Element. The State Department of Housing and Community Development has found that the December 15, 1992 Housing Element complies with the statutory requirements. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: /OWLI-o 4�1 J RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECNDATIO OF BOARD C ITTEE APPROVE OTHER 7 SIGNATURE(S) : ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDEDOTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AYES: NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE ABSENT: ABSTAIN: MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON. THE DATE SHOWN. Jim Kennedy 646-4076 cc: Community Development County Administrator ATTESTE o�5 r r .3 County Counsel PHIL ATCHELOR, CLERK OF County Housing Authority THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Contra Costa Transportation Authority AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR sra9/hs elemt.bos BY , DEPUTY S , Mr. Phil Batchelor Page 3 cc: James Kennedy, Contra Costa County Dennis Barry, Contra Costa County Matt . Tomas, Contra Costa County Laura Blair, Sedway and Associates Miye Goishe, Contra Costa Legal Services Foundation Nancy Strohl, Contra Costa Legal Services Foundation Gen Fujioka, Asian Law Caucus Charles Klinge, Attorney at Law David Booher, .California Housing Council Sue Hestor, Attorney at Law Gary Hambly, Building Industry Association Rolf Pendall, Bay Area Council Revan A.F. Tranter, Association of Bay Area Governments Kathleen Mikkelson, Deputy Attorney General Bob Cervantes, Governor' s Office of Planning and Research Dwight Hanson, California Building Industry .Association Kerry Harrington Morrison, California Association of Realtors Marc Brown, California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation Rob Wiener, California Coalition for Rural Housing Susan DeSantis, The Planning Center STATE OF CALIFORNIA-BUSINESS,TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AGENCY PETE WILSON,GovernoTOFr DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIVISION OF HOUSING POLICY DEVELOPMENT e 1800 TEURD SIMM T,Room 430 f'' P.O BOX 952053 :`�: = SACRAMENTO,CA 94252-2053- (916) 4252-2053(916) 323-3176 FAX(916) 323-6625 April 30, 1993 Mr. Phil Batchelor County Administrator Contra Costa County County Administration Building 651 Pine Street Martinez, California 94553 Dear Mr. Batchelor: RE: Review of the County of Contra Costa' s Adopted Housing Element Thank you for submitting the County of Contra Costa' s housing element, adopted on December 15, 1992, and received for . our review on December 31, 1992 . As you know, we are required to review adopted housing elements and report our findings to the locality (Government Code Section 65585 (h) ) . We congratulate the County for establishing an ambitious schedule. of program actions to facilitate the development of housing in Contra Costa County. As you know, our December 14, 1992 review letter found the County' s draft element adequately addressed the statutory requirements of housing element law, provided certain revisions .necessary to accommodate the County' s new construction need for lower-income households were included in the element. The adopted element includes the necessary chances . We are therefore pleased to find that the County' s adopted housing element also complies with State housing element law (Article 10 . 6 of the Government Code) , including requirements regarding the preservation of assisted multifamily -housing at risk of converting to non-low-income uses pursuant to Chapter 1451, Statutes of 1989 . Our finding of compliance is based. on the County' s continued commitment to accommodate its share of the regional housing need for lower-income households . The County is planning to achieve this objective by the following methods : by permitting multifamily construction at densities sufficient to Mr. Phil Batchelor Page 2 facilitate the development of lower-income housing need, by the County' s continued facilitation of the development of some 11, 000 total units, including some 2, 308 high density multifamily units in the Dougherty Valley, and by application of the County' s inclusionary ordinance to the Dougherty Valley so that 2, 750 units will be affordable in at least the following ratio: 10 percent very .low 25 percent low- and 65 percent moderate- income. We strongly encourage the County to promote the early development of lower-income units in the Dougherty Valley. Failure by the County to facilitate the availability of the. Dougherty Valley high density sites would leave the County with a lack of sites for lower-income households . If these sites do not become available as planned, the County should amend , the element to include additional sites for lower-income housing sufficient to meet Contra Costa County' s regional share need. We look forward to following the County' s progress in implementing the housing program when progress reports are filed with the Department pursuant to Government Code Section 65400 . As you may know, Chapter 889, Statutes of 1991, now recruires an annual submittal of these reports to this Department . We wish you continued success in implementing your housing program. If we can assist the County in this effort, please contact Robert Maus of our staff at (916) 327-2640 . In accordance with their requests pursuant to the Public Records Act, we are forwarding a copy of this letter to the individuals listed below. Sincerely, Thomas B. Cook Deputy Director