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THE CITY OF tfl/' ams 7 AGENDA REPORT CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES l I L£DS4NTONo JOINT MEETING FLFASENTON UNIFIED SCHOOL Di51RIR April 23, 2018 TITLE: STATE HOUSING LEGISLATION UPDATE RECOMMENDATION Receive the presentation on the 2017 Housing Package and pending California Housing Legislation. SUMMARY On September 29, 2017, Governor Brown signed into law 15 bills related to housing. Those 15 bills have collectively come to be known as the "housing package." The majority of these new laws will have little to no impact on the City's processes and procedures for reviewing housing development. However, there are three laws in particular that may impact the City more significantly. This report provides a detailed summary of those laws that could have the most impact on Pleasanton (Senate Bill (SB) 35, SB 166, and Assembly Bill AB 1397) and outlines some of the key housing legislation that is currently under review by the State, including Senate Bill 827. The Governor's approval of the 2017 housing package was a response to the ongoing challenge of housing availability and affordability in the State. Findings of a recently published report titled, California's Housing Future: Opportunities and Challenges (Executive Summary included as Exhibit A1), found that the production of housing annually continues to be far below the projected population needs, the lack of supply and rising costs are compounding growing inequality for younger Californians, while continued sprawl continues to decrease affordability and quality of life while contributing to increased transportation costs. The State has consistently recognized the important role that local governments play in the production of housing. The State has deployed a range of strategies over recent years in an effort to address housing needs: these include the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) allocated to each local jurisdiction as their "fair share" of the Statewide housing need and the Housing Element ; in legislation that requires local jurisdictions to accommodate housing through appropriate zoning and reducing barriers to the production of housing; in incentives such as density bonuses for affordable housing; and in streamlining provisions intended to remove regulatory constraints, 1 Complete report available at: http://www.hcd.ca.gov/policv-research/plans-reports/docs/California%27s- Housino-Future-Full-Public-Draft.pdf