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THE CITY OF 13C <br /> pL�EASANTON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> March 2, 2021 <br /> City Manager <br /> TITLE: REVIEW INFORMATION REGARDING THE CALIFORNIA STATE <br /> GOVERNOR'S BUDGET MEASURE TO ADD A HOUSING <br /> ACCOUNTABILITY UNIT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND <br /> COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (HCD) AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO <br /> SEND A LETTER OF RESPONSE TO THIS MEASURE <br /> SUMMARY <br /> The State of California Governor Gavin Newsom submitted his $227.2 billion budget to <br /> the California legislature on January 8, 2021. A line item in the Governor's budget <br /> includes resources to create a Housing Accountability Unit at the Department of <br /> Housing and Community Development (HCD) to further facilitate affordable housing <br /> production through monitoring, technical assistance, and enforcement of existing <br /> housing production laws such as the Density Bonus Law and Housing Accountability <br /> Act. <br /> The City Council requested a letter of response be prepared forward for consideration. <br /> RECOMMENDATION <br /> The City Council Legislative Subcommittee (Testa/Narum) recommends that the City <br /> Council review information regarding the California State Governor's budget measure to <br /> add a Housing Accountability Unit to the Department of Housing and Community <br /> Development (HCD) and decide whether to authorize the Mayor to send a letter on <br /> behalf of Pleasanton in response to this measure. <br /> FINANCIAL STATEMENT <br /> There is no fiscal impact. <br />