ABAG/State law related Emergency... survey due today friday. Takes 5 minutes

[Jon Schwark]

Takes 5 minutes, but is read at the state level by a body making changes to the RHNA calculations. Some of this is very specific and jargonny. Just say you want housing. Ill put a post of some of what i wrote. 

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From: Coy, Melinda@HCD <Melin...@hcd.ca.gov>
Date: Fri, Mar 27, 2015 at 4:05 PM
Subject: State Housing Law Planning Requirements and Practices Survey
To: "Coy, Melinda@HCD" <Melin...@hcd.ca.gov>

 

Hello-

 

HCD desires your assistance in identifying concerns/issues/recommendations regarding State housing law, specifically planning requirements and HCD practices related to the Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) and Housing Element Update processes.  Attached you will find a survey of topics relating to areas of potential reform which will be used in setting the agenda for the 2015 Housing Working Group.  Your input is important to improve housing planning efforts and address a variety of housing needs. Please complete the survey by April 17, 2015.  If you have any questions, Please contact me at Melin...@hcd.ca.gov.

 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/63MX9H3

 

 

Thank you,

 

 

Melinda Coy

Housing Policy Specialist

State Department of Community Development

Division of Housing Policy Development

2020 W. El Camino, Suite 500

Sacramento, CA 95833

Phone (916) 263-7425

FAX (916) 263-7453

mc...@hcd.ca.gov

 

[Sonja Trauss]

Thank you - 

Yeah do this before the end of the calendar day. Even if you don't feel like you k is what you're talking about just guess. Anything is better than nothing. Sorry for forgetting about this until now. 

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What's your next opportunity to say, "Yes!" to more units? 117 units at 2675 Folsom; Pre-application meeting April 23rd 7pm at 825 Shotwell St.

[Jon Schwark]

some key points i noticed. This survey is really confusing, but heres what I put. Come up with your own variations on this based on what we learned recently. The survey is read by the people who enforce the housing element rules and RHNA process.:

[Jon Schwark]

The RHNA system has not worked to maintain jobs housing balance in the Bay Area. It grossly underestimates housing need in areas near expanding high tech jobs.

The COG and the state need the ability to change zoning and entitlement law in cities that fail to build on adequate sites. This should take the form of an emergency mechanism that kicks in when appropriate housing goals aren't met.

Mid-cycle is very important, but also for unforseen economic expansion that causes massive shortages and displacement. We aren't really able to address <7-year market cycles in current dinosaur-brain mode.

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It is ABAG/MTCs job to ensure we provide adequate housing for the reasonably expected jobs each city creates. The natural inertia is that no city wants to build housing, whether due to property tax versus sales tax policies, or too much control of land use by groups uncomfortable with increased density that State law seems to reasonably require.

I suggest emergency housing and zoning conditions that kick in when a city fails to reach certain reasonable housing affordability goals, such as median housing costs at 35% of median income. This will encourage municipalities to get serious and stop using COGs like ABAG as a shell game to hide real housing need and harms that would not be politically easy to address at the neighborhood group level.

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yes i want to be informed and discuss :)

On Friday, April 17, 2015 at 3:26:30 PM UTC-7, Jon Schwark wrote:

[Jon Schwark]

please distribute to any local organizations

On Friday, April 17, 2015 at 3:26:30 PM UTC-7, Jon Schwark wrote: