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Town of Los Altos Hills
RESOLUTION NO. 50-92
WHEREAS, the California Legislature and the Cities of California agree that
improved availability of affordable housing within the State of California is
necessary to the State's economic prosperity, quality of life and global
competitiveness; and
WHEREAS, the California Legislature and the Cities of California are
attempting to accomplish the goal of increased availability of affordable housing
statewide through various means acceptable to the State Department of Housing
and Community Development, under legislative guidelines which have led to
requiring each separate city to provide a "fair share” of a regional need, whether or
not that need exists within each jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Association of Bay Area
Governments, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission, Counties, Cities, and local Councils of Government
agree that the most appropriate location for high density, affordable housing is
along existing or planned mass transit corridors; and
WHEREAS, all Cities in the San Francisco Bay Area are required to share the
burden of creation of affordable housing, but not all cities contain transit
accessibility, jobs or services which meet the needs of those who would occupy
affordable housing units; and
WHEREAS, all Cities in the San Francisco BayArea wish to cooperate in
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accomplishing regional goals for the provision of affordable housing where that
housing is most cost-effective and appropriate to the needs of the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the Town of
Los Altos Hills requests the California State Legislature amend existing Planning
and Zoning Law Government Code Sections 65580 - 65589.8 to state that
"Cooperative agreements between jurisdictions that best accomplish regional
mandates for the provision of affordable housing shall be considered by the
Department of Housing and Community Development in assessing cities'
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compliance with affordable housing requirements. These cooperative agreements
may include joint project development, revenue sharing, developer incentives
which cross jurisdictional boundaries, and other creative means to best accomplish
the goal of providing the greatest number of affordable housing units in the most
appropriate locations to serve the regional housing needs of California."
DATED: December 2, 1992
or Barbara Tryon
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