Resolution 2018-45RESOLUTION NO.2018-45
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY
EXPRESSING INTENT TO SUPPORT FORMATION OF A HOUSING
SUBREGION OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY LOCAL AND COUNTY
GOVERNMENTS TO FACILITATE AND IMPLEMENT COUNTYWIDE
HOUSING PRODUCTION CONSISTENT WITH THE REGIONAL
HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION (RHNA) FORMULA ASSIGNED BY
THE ASSOCIATION OF BAY AREA GOVERNMENTS (ABAG)
WHEREAS, Housing Element Law (Gov. Code Sections 65580 — 65589.8) provides for
a Regional Housing Need Allocation process (RHNA); and
WHEREAS, to implement such RHNA process in the San Francisco Bay Area, the State
of California has delegated to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) responsibility
to adopt an allocation methodology, then use the adopted methodology to assign to each
jurisdiction in the Bay Area the obligation to zone enough housing development capacity to
accommodate production of a specific number of housing units during the period from 2023
through 2031; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65584.03 provides that certain combinations of
local governments may form a sub -region in order to allocate among themselves the total number
of housing units assigned to them collectively by ABAG; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy is interested in exploring the formation of a Regional
Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) sub -region consistent with the California Government Code
Section 65584 et seq. and acceptable to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and
the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to facilitate
collaboration with the county and all cities in the County of Santa Clara, to efficiently and
effectively plan to meet existing and projected housing needs; and
WHEREAS, the Board of the Cities Association of Santa Clara County has directed the
review of the benefits of such a sub -region and subsequently representatives of the Cities
Association of Santa Clara County (CASCC) have formed a committee to evaluate and make
recommendations regarding the importance of and opportunities for success through shared
housing strategies which could be facilitated by a sub -regional effort; and
WHEREAS, housing is a countywide challenge, and housing production types, numbers,
density, appropriateness and affordability levels can vary in different communities, and the Cities
recognize all production types are important to the housing supply of the County and its related
economic and social health; and
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WHEREAS, Cities are individually accountable for, and retain full local authority for,
identifying sites for housing development and for adopting and implementing housing policies
intended to facilitate production of housing to meet local, regional and state policy objectives; as
established by the ABAG Sustainable Community Strategy that will be adopted by ABAG and
the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) in 2021; and
WHEREAS, through mutual cooperation and planning, the production of these housing
units may be enhanced through collective efforts and resources, therefore creating a forum for
developing countywide policy consensus on matters related to the Sustainable Community
Strategy;
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY OF GILROY DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
1. That it is in the best interest of the City to join with other cities in Santa Clara County to
explore creation of the RHNA sub -region in the expectation that by working together to
plan for housing growth, more housing will ultimately be built to meet the needs of the
entire County and its residents.
2. That the City Administrator is hereby authorized and directed to enter into discussions
regarding the formation of a RHNA sub -region and the development of a work plan and
budget, and schedule of actions leading to the countywide, self -administration of the
housing needs allocation process, allocating the countywide total housing needs
allocation among all the Cities and unincorporated County by consensus; and to bring
back a recommendation and resolution for action to join a RHNA sub -region, or in the
alternative, an explanation of reasons not to participate in the RHNA sub -region.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY
this 3rd day of December, 2018 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BLANKLEY, BRACCO, HARNEY,
LEROE-MUNOZ, TOVAR, TUCKER and VELASCO
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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Rdfa,&'�elasco, Mayor
RESOLUTION NO.2018-45
I, SHAWNA FREELS, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2018-45 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city
Resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said
Council held on the P day of December, 2018, at which meeting a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
ity of Gilroy this 01 day/)Df December, 2018.
Shawna Freels,
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
(Seal)