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RESOLUTION 35-23 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS APPROVING AN UPDATE TO THE HOUSING ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN FOR THE PERIOD OF 2023-2031 AND AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING, AND COMPLYING 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 fori 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 Hills ("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, the Housing Element must be adopted to comply with State law, accommodate the RHNA, affirmatively further fair housing, and facilitate and encourage a variety of housing types,, for all income levels, including multifamily housing (Gov. Code Sections 6,5 5 8 3.2 and 65583(c)); and WHEREAS; under California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment, and where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA; and WHEREAS, under CEQA Guidelines Section 15283, CEQA also does not apply to regional housing need determinations made by municipalities pursuant to Government Code section 65584; and Resolution 35-23 Page 1