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• Infrastructure and Services — Develop solutions that address impacts associated with any new requirements. • Funding and Resources —Avoid unduly impacting or diverting local revenue sources, and creation of unfunded mandates. The Housing Policy and Framework will be presented to the Tri-Valley Mayors and Councilmembers meeting on February 27. Due to the timing of publication of this report, comments from the Tri-Valley City Mayors and City Councilmembers will be reported as part of the staff presentation for this item on March 5. The City Council is requested to consider the Housing and Policy Framework, and adoption of the Resolution included as Attachment 1, acknowledging the City Council's support of the Housing Policy & Framework. Similar requests will be made of each of the Tri-Valley City and Town Councils over coming weeks. A Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document has also been prepared (Attachment 3), which outlines some of the basic elements of State housing law and a local jurisdiction's obligations; CASA and the CASA compact; and the current Tri-Valley legislative efforts. CASA AND THE CASA COMPACT Much of the forthcoming State legislation is expected to dovetail with and be influenced by the CASA Compact, which was released in December 2018. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) formed CASA, or the Committee to House the Bay Area, to address the affordable housing crisis. CASA is a 21-member steering committee comprised of major employers, for-profit and nonprofit housing developers, affordable housing advocates, transportation professionals, charitable foundations and elected officials from large cities. While some jurisdictions are likely to support the philosophical principles of the CASA Compact, many have expressed concerns that revolve around three main issues: 1. It's one size fits all approach, where many of the solutions proposed are better suited for dense urban downtowns than suburban and rural contexts; 2. Focus on housing-only solutions, at the expense of balanced approaches, such as creating job centers near existing housing; and 3. The lack of overall public engagement in the CASA process. CASA's work product is referred to as the CASA Compact (Compact), a 10-point plan to remedy the Bay Area's housing issues. CASA Compact Summary The CASA Compact sets out to achieve three goals for the Bay Area: Page 4 of 9