Resolution 12228CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 12228
OBJECTING TO THE HOUSING NEEDS DETERMINATION BY THE
ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS (ABAG) AND REQUESTING
ABAG AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (HCD) TO REVIEW AND MODIFY THE
METHODOLOGY USED TO DETERMINE REGIONAL HOUSING
ALLOCATIONS
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda has shown social responsibility
by providing permanent lower income housing units and homeless
shelters; and
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda has a certified Housing Element
which includes the ABAG 1988 Housing Needs Determination figures
(HND); and
WHEREAS, California Government Code section 65584(a) requires
"...The distribution (of regional housing needs) shall seek to
reduce the concentration of lower income households in cities or
counties which already have disproportionately high proportions of
lower income households.11 and
WHEREAS, the City of Alameda provides 3,155 permanent,
assisted residential units out of a total housing stock of 30,833
permanent units, thereby providing more than 10% of its housing
stock to lower income households; and
WHEREAS, the past and projected average household income for
the City of Alameda is below the average household income for the
County of Alameda and considerably below the average household
income for the Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, the current methodology used by ABAG for determining
regional housing needs disregards the mandate of section 65584(a)
of the California Government Code against impaction; and
WHEREAS, ABAG and HCD will generate new HND figures beginning
in 1993 which will be released in 1994; and
WHEREAS, the specific methodology for making the HND is not
set forth in the Government Code but is determined by each Council
of Governments and HCD;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council that the
City of Alameda objects to the methodology which has been used by
ABAG in assigning HND quotas to the City of Alameda.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council requests ABAG and
HCD to review the methodology used to arrive at the HND in view of
the mandate against further impaction under section 65584(a) of the
Government Code. In particular, ABAG and HCD should exempt all
cities and counties which provide more than 5% of their dwelling
units for lower income households from further quotas for lower
income housing.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that City staff shall carefully review
the process used to determine future housing needs quotas, and, if
necessary, shall pursue all appropriate avenues to revise future
HND's.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk shall transmit a
copy of the resolution to ABAG, HCD, League of California Cities
and the Governor's Office.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the
City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 7th day of
April , 1992, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Arnerich, Camicia, Lucas, Roth
and President Withrow - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 8th day of April , 1992.
4a
Diane . Felsch, City Clerk
City of Alameda