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2. Based on the entirety of the record before it, the City Council hereby continues to find and determine that the Update to the 2023-2031 Los Altos Hills Housing Element, as shown in Attachment 2 to the accompanying April 20, 2023 staff report to the City Council and accessible at htlps:Hlos-altos-hills-ca.civilspace.io/en/projects/housing_ element -update -2023-2031, and incorporated herein by this reference ("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. The Housing Element is a policy document which does not provide entitlements to any specific land use project and does not contain policies that have potential to result in any direct or indirect physical changes to the environment. Any individual development projects would further undergo additional environmental analysis at the time of future entitlements. Thus, it is covered by the common sense exemption that 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. In addition, CEQA does not apply to regional housing needs determinations made by the City pursuant to Government Code section 65584. Thus, the proposed Update is exempt from CEQA both under Sections 15601(b)(3) and 15283 of the CEQA Guidelines. 3. The Update contains additional clarifications and enhanced programs to serve the policies and goals previously adopted in the 2023-2031 Housing Element. These clarifications and enhancements include: clarifications regarding suitability and development potentials of parcels included in the Site Inventory; modifications and clarifications regarding multi -family zoning and site development capacity; enhanced programs to affirmatively furthering fair housing such as addressing housing mobility and increasing housing choices throughout Los Altos Hills, removing barriers to accessible and affordable housing, increasing housing opportunities and public outreach, and further removing governmental constraints; and inclusion of additional mid-cycle review process to evaluate the Town's progress in achieving its Housing Element goals. The clarifications and enhancements contained in the Update are consistent with and responsive to the requirements of State Housing Element Law as provided in Government Code section 65580 et seq., including but not limited to Government Code section 65583 ("Housing Element Law"). The 2023-2031 Housing Element and its Update provide clear goals, quantified objectives and schedules of action to, among other things, affirmatively furthering fair housing, removing governmental and nongovernmental constraints, implementing actions regarding special needs and assisted housing, and meeting the Town's Regional Housing Needs Allocation ("RHNA") goals at specific income and affordability levels. 4. Pursuant to Government Code sections 65585 (e) and (f) and Resolution No. 09-23, the City Council previously made specific findings under Exhibits A and B to Resolution No. 09-23 to determine the 2023-2031 Housing Element is in substantial compliance with State Housing Element Law. The City Council also determined that, based on substantial evidence in the record, including but not limited to: documentation of planned and realized densities of recent and proposed developments, potential of Resolution 35-23 Page 4