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Megan Campbell December 5, 2022 Page 3 SEIP-58196\2713340.1 integrated into a broader community.This community would also include thoughtfully laid out single-family homes reflecting appropriate levels of diversity in housing type, while considering the need to be compatible with existing residential communities and neighborhood character. By clarifying and amplifying the HEU DEIR Project Description through the delineation of specific and discrete (i.e., non-overlapping) General Plan land use designations for each rezone site (or portions thereof), this would help to ensure the DEIR reflects an accurate, stable, and consistent project description —as required by CEQA. In so doing, it would also facilitate the City’s ability to satisfy requirements under State Housing Element Law for a compliant Housing Element.5 2.The Kiewit Site is Crucial for the City to Meet HEU Project Objectives. Unlike many of the other rezone sites, development of the Kiewit Site in the manner contemplated by Seefried is not anticipated to trigger a significant amount of controversy due to its long consideration as a potential residential development and relative lack of sensitive uses surrounding it. The Kiewit Project reflects a location and development proposal that can realistically be implemented and thus result in several hundred new units (both market-rate and affordable) in the very near term. The Kiewit Site is therefore crucially important for the City to meet the HEU’s primary project objectives, which include: x Meet the City’s fair share of regional housing need to accommodate projected population growth and meet existing housing needs within the City. x Ensure capacity for development of new housing to meet the RHNA at all income levels. x Encourage housing development where supported by existing or planned infrastructure while maintaining existing neighborhood character. x Encourage, develop, and maintain programs and policies to meet existing projected affordable housing needs…. x Provide new housing communities with substantial amenities to provide a high quality of life for residents. x Adopt a housing element that complies with California Housing Element Law and can be certified by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (“HCD”). 5 See, e.g., HCD’s November 14, 2022 letter to the City wherein it requested more detail regarding characteristics of anticipated development (including methods to facilitate appropriately sized sites that encourage affordable housing) on larger sites. 6(()5,(' 3DJHRI &217