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HCD's findings, the Town's response to HCD's findings, the staff report and all attachments, and oral and written public comments, and adopted Resolution No. 09-23, to (1) find and determine that the 2023-2031 Los Altos Hills Housing Element Update is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) and 15283 of the CEQA Guidelines and Section 65584 of the California Government Code; (2) adopt the 2023- 2031 Los Altos Hills Housing Element Update; (3) find that the 2023-2031 Los Altos Hills Housing Element Update substantially complies with State Housing Element Law; (4) direct the Planning Director or designee to file all necessary material with HCD for the Department to find that the Housing Element is in conformance with State Housing Element Law; and (5) direct and authorize the Planning Director or designee to make all non -substantive changes to the Housing Element to make it internally consistent or to address any non -substantive changes or amendments requested by the Department to achieve certification; and WHEREAS, on March 17, 2023, HCD provided a comment letter to the Town outlining certain areas where the adopted Housing Element could be enhanced to achieve certification as a part of HCD's determination process to make findings of substantial compliance on the Housing Element. These areas include: (1) enhancing analysis and descriptions of base conditions, housing factors and development projections in the Town; (2) responding to questions relating to site-specific owner interest in development in the Site Inventory; and (3) enhancing programs to affirmatively further fair housing (AFFH) through programs to address fair housing factors and housing mobility; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the revision authority provided under Resolution No. 09-23, the Town prepared updates to the 2023-2031 Housing Element to address the changes requested by HCD, as shown in Attachment 2 to the accompanying April 20, 2023 staff report to the City Council and accessible at https:Hlos-altos-hills-ca.civilspace.io/en/proiects/housing-element-update-2023- 2031 (the "Update"); this Update contains additional clarifications and programs to serve the policies and goals previously adopted in the 2023-2031 Housing Element, without impacting or deleting previously adopted policies and goals. The additional clarifications and programs are also responsive to changes requested by HCD pursuant to the March 17, 2023 comment letter; as such, preparation of this Update is within the revision authority provided under Resolution No. 09-23; and WHEREAS, the Town has provided a seven-day public review period for the Update which commenced April 11, 2023; notice was sent to all interested parties who requested notice in writing as required by state law, and such notice and the draft Update were posted on the Town's website on April 11, 2023 for public review. In addition, the City Council considered the Update pursuant to a public meeting held on April 20, 2023, at which time it considered the entirety of the reports and record before it, provided an opportunity for members of the public and all interested parties to be heard, considered all public comments received and directed additional clarifications be incorporated in to the Update. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Town of Los Altos Hills hereby finds that, based on substantial evidence in the record: 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated by reference into this action. Resolution 35-23 Page 3