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San Francisco Bay s~lrea Draft Regional Housing Needs .allocation, 4~" Revision between jobs and housing. (4) Allocate a lower proportion of housing need to an income category when a jurisdiction already has a disproportionately high share of households in that income category, as compared to the countywide distribution of households in that category from the most recent decennial United States census. • Promote economic and fiscal health • Conserve resources, promote sustainability, and improve environmental quality • Protect public health and safety III. Statutory Factors & Survey of Factors 1. Statutory Factors The RHNA statutes delineate specific factors that had to be considered for inclusion in the allocation methodology, including: • Water and sewer capacity • Land suitable for urban development or conversion to residential use • Protected open space -lands protected by state and federal government • County policies to protect prime agricultural land • Distribution of household growth • Market demand for housing • City-centered growth policies • Loss of affordable units contained in assisted housing • High housing cost burdens • Housing needs of farm workers • Impact of universities and colleges on housing needs in a community With the advice of the HMC, ABAG staff considered how to incorporate the statutory factors into the allocation methodology, how to allocate units by income, and how to address issues such as spheres of influence, the relationship to subregions, and voluntary transfers of housing units between jurisdictions. Their goal has been to develop an allocation methodology that is consistent with the RHNA objectives and statutory requirements while also reflecting local conditions and the regional goals for growth. See Section IV. 1. Weighted Factors for a detailed description of how the factors are included in the recommended methodology. 2. Survey of Factors On September 15, 2006, ABAG sent a memorandum and survey form to each planning director of every local jurisdiction in the region. The memorandum explained the use of factors in the RHNA allocation methodology, described the status of the HMC's deliberations, set forth the criteria for using a factor in the methodology, and solicited local input on the statutory factors and suggestions for additional factors. ABAG received responses from 42 local jurisdictions (A detailed summary of survey responses is available at http:!i~~ti~-w.abag_ca.~-Ulanning;`housinaneeds or by contacting ABAG staff.) august 2007, Page 3