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•--5 TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS January 8, 2004 Staff Report to the Planning Commission ' RE: AMENDMENT TO THE TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT FROM: Debbie Pedro, Associate Plannera>R Approved B y: Carl Cahill,Planning Director C,G, RECOMMENDATION That the Planning Commission: Review the revised 2002 Housing Element and adopt the attached resolution recommending approval of the General Plan Amendment to the City Council. BACKGROUND As required by State law, the Los Altos Hills Housing Element was submitted to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review on May 2, 2002. Their comments received on July 12, 2002 indicated that the element was not adequate to satisfy the Town's affordable housing obligations. In response, the Council appointed a Housing Element Subcommittee to discuss the issues and options on affordable housing policies that might be included in the Housing Element in order to obtain State certification. The Housing Element Subcommittee, comprising of Mayor Cheng, Councilmember Fenwick, former Councilmember Elayne Dauber and former Planning Commissioner Dot Schreiner, met on March 20, 2003 and recommended modifications to address the HCD Letter of Comments. On May 15, 2003, the Council unanimously adopted the recommendations of the Housing Element Subcommittee and the revisions were submitted to HCD on May 20, 2003. On July 22, 2003, the Town received a letter from HCD requesting additional information on the revisions. In response, staff prepared land surveys of the San Antonio Hills and Spalding/Magdalena areas and provided further clarifications on various planning processes and policies as requested by HCD. The response letter was reviewed by the Housing Element Subcommittee on September 22, 2003 and forwarded to HCD on September 26, 2003. (Attachment 4) On November 26, 2003, the Town received a letter from HCD indicating that the draft revisions were adequate and once the 2002 Housing Element incorporating the revisions is adopted and submitted for their final review, it will be in full compliance with the State's housing element law. (Attachment 2)