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Did you know that your city is required by the State of California to create a plan for how it will accommodate future growth and provide housing for all income levels? This plan, the “housing element,” can determine everything from the future location of homeless shelters and apartment buildings (or their exclusion) to protections for tenants. Right now, cities are beginning to update their housing elements and to show how they will meet regional goals requiring them to produce affordable housing. This public process – which this year may be streamlined or under the radar in many communities – is a key tool for advocates to ensure equal distribution of affordable housing, homes close to jobs and transit, and policies to prevent displacement. Come hear our panel of experts give you the 101 on the Housing Element process, why you should care, and how you can get involved now. Panelists: Laura Thomas, Renewed Hope Housing Advocates Lilli Lew-Hailer, MidPen Housing Sam Tepperman-Gelfant, Public Advocates Moderator: Evvy Stivers, Urban Habitat This event is co-sponsored by EBHO (East Bay Housing Organizations)
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”Ensuring Homes for All: An Equity Primer on Housing Elements”
December 18, 2013
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Our Approach • Policy Advocacy • Mobilizing and Educating Community Coalitions around Policy
• Training Advocates to become Decision-‐Makers
The BCLI Model
Train
Place
Connect
Recruit
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The Fellowship
Deep and integrated equity knowledge Political skills Power structures and influences Commission procedures and best
practices
SKILLS KNOWLEDGE
NETWORK
Current Issues Series
• Network • Critically question and engage
• Share your perspective with our speakers • Inform your communities and your work
• Affordable Housing Advocacy Coalition founded in 1984
• Based in Oakland, work throughout Alameda and Contra Costa Counties –also on regional and state issues
• Preserve, Promote and Expand Affordable Housing Opportunities through Education, Advocacy, Coalition Building and Organizing
• Membership-‐based: 300+ individual and organizational members
www.EBHO.org
East Bay Housing Organizations
Evvy Stivers
Sam Tepperman-‐Gelfant
Laura Thomas
Lilli Lew-‐Hailer
Ensuring Homes for
All: An Equity Primer on Housing Elements
Bay Area Housing Elements: What’s Happening Now
Sam Tepperman-‐Gelfant,
Public Advocates Inc.
• Plan Bay Area Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS)
• Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) numbers finalized July 18, 2013
• Housing Element Updates by January 31, 2015 • Some Positive aspects of regional framing
– Displacement risk front and center – Zoning near transit and amenities
• 2014-‐2022 RHNA Cycle will be SMALLER and FASTER
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Local Housing Elements: Regional Context
• Sites for Affordable Housing • Local Funding for Affordable Housing – Impact and Linkage Fees – Boomerang Funds
• Policies and Programs – Tenant Protections – Incentive/Overlay zoning – Site consolidation
• See Results: Pleasanton, Alameda, Menlo Park, Concord, Marin County, etc.
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Playing to Win
• Reduced Regional Housing Need Number – 2007-‐2014 = 214,500 – 2014-‐2022 = 187,990
• 70% of RHNA distributed to Priority Development Areas (PDAs) – PDAs are disproportionately in low-‐income communities of color
– Most wealthy suburbs got reduced numbers
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Smaller Numbers
• Streamlined Review by HCD – Certified Housing Element for 2007-‐14 cycle – Rezoning Completed – Density Bonus Ordinance – Zoning for Emergency Shelters, Transitional and Supportive
Housing – Reasonable Accommodation
• Statutory Incentives for Timely Adoption – Revise every 4 years if Housing Element not adopted within 120
days of deadline • The OneBayArea Grant Program
– HCD Certified Housing Element required to access some transportation dollars
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Faster Process
• Menlo Park – No Housing Element for decades – Virtually no affordable housing production – Virtually no appropriately zoned sites
• FACEBOOK – Needed discretionary approval to expand – CEQA review
• Peninsula Interfaith Action, et al v. City of Menlo Park – Settlement Agreement
• May 21, 2013: Housing Element Adopted, Sites Rezoned – Affordable Housing Overlay
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Getting Creative: Menlo Park
Things are moving fast: Do you know where your city council and planning
staff are?
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ACT NOW!
• Sam Tepperman-‐Gelfant Senior Staff Attorney, Public Advocates – stepperman-‐[email protected] – www.publicadvocates.org – Facebook: publicadvocates – Twitter: @publicadvocates
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More Information
Lillian Lew-‐Hailer MidPen Housing Corporation December 18, 2013
URBAN HABITAT BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
Real Estate Development: • 7,000 affordable homes;
1,600 units in pipeline; 640 units under construction.
Property Management: • 87 properties, 14,000
residents
Resident Services: • $5 million annually; 300
service partners.
MidPen Housing
• Site near neighborhood
amenities • Great design matters
• Mixed-‐income works • Quality property and
asset management • Services enriched
housing
MidPen Model
§ Finding Good Sites § Predicting in the Process
§ Zoning and entitlement § NIMBYism
§ High Costs § City fees § Special requirements
§ Lack of Funding
Challenges
§ Create Good Sites § Predictability in the Process
§ Design and parking standards § YIMBYism
§ Lower Costs § Reduced fees for affordable housing § Expedite processes § Don’t pile on!
§ Generate Funding § Inclusionary policies § Housing Impact Fees & Jobs/Housing Linkage Fees § “Boomerang” funds
Housing Element Solutions
§ Participate! § Sign up for emails, fill out surveys, write letters
§ Represent! § Show up at hearings § Be the face of affordable housing
§ Be a YIMBY! § Be the face of affordable housing’s neighbors § Make low and moderate income housing a priority
Advocate Engagement
”Ensuring Homes for All: An Equity Primer on Housing Elements”
December 18, 2013
