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RESOLUTION 09-23 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS ADOPTING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT TO UPDATE THE HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN FOR THE PERIOD OF 2023-2031 AND AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHER -FAIR HOUSING, AND COMPLY WITH STATE HOUSING ELEMENT LAW WHEREAS, the California legislature has found that "California has a housing supply and affordability crisis of historic proportions. The consequences of failing to effectively and aggressively confront this crisis are hurting millions of Californians, robbing future generations of the chance to call California home, stifling economic opportunities .for workers and businesses, worsening poverty and homelessness, and undermining the state's environmental and climate objectives." (Gov. Code Section 65589.5.); and WHEREAS, the legislature has further found that "Among the consequences of those actions are discrimination against low-income and minority households, lack of housing to support employment growth, imbalance in jobs and housing, reduced mobility, urban sprawl, excessive commuting, and air quality deterioration." (Gov. Code Section 65589.5.); and WHEREAS, the legislature recently adopted the Housing .Crisis Act of 2019 (SB 3 3 0) which states that "In 2018, California ranked 49th out of the 50 states in housing units per capita... California needs an estimated 180,000 additional homes annually to keep up with population growth, and the Governor has called for 3.5 million new homes to be built over 7 years"; and WHEREAS, State Housing Element Law (Government Code Sections 65580 et seq.) requires that the City Council adopt a Housing Element for the eight-year period 2023-2031 to accommodate the Town of Los Altos Dills ("Town") regional housing need allocation (RHNA) of 489 housing units, comprised of 62 extremely -low income units, 63 very -low income units, 72 low-income units, 82 moderate -income units, and 210 above moderate -income units; and WHEREAS, to comply with State Housing Element Law, the Town has prepared Housing Element Update 2023-2031 (the Housing Element or Housing Element Update); and WHEREAS, as provided in Government Code Section 65350 et. seq., the Housing Element constitutes a General Plan Amendment and the adoption of which, among other things, requires a Planning Commission recommendation on approval or denial before City Council consideration; and WHEREAS, as provided in Government Code Sections 65352 — 65352.5, the Town referred the Housing Element to all California Native American tribes on the contact list provided by the Native American Heritage Commission and to other entities listed and no California Native American tribe requested consultation; and WHEREAS, the Town prepared the draft 2023-2031 Housing Element in accordance with California Housing Element Law (Government Code section 65580 et seq.); Resolution 09-23 Page 1