CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO.___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE “BRAND-HUANG-MENDOZA TRIPARTISAN LAND USE INITIATIVE” TO AMEND ARTICLE XI OF THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO MAKE ZONING AND
LAND USE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, AND NOT OF STATE INTEREST
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of California in recent years has proposed, passed, and signed into law a number of bills addressing a range of land use planning and housing issues; and
WHEREAS, the majority of these bills usurp the authority of local jurisdictions to determine for themselves the land use policies and practices that best suit each city and its residents and instead impose “one-size-fits-all” mandates that do not take into account the unique needs and differences of local jurisdictions throughout the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the majority of these bills do not provide any incentives or requirements for low-income affordable or moderate income workforce housing, but instead impose new policies that will incentivize speculation and result in the addition of market-rate or luxury housing, thereby eliminating the opportunity for local jurisdictions to implement effective policies that will create more affordable housing and affirmatively further fair housing practices; and
WHEREAS, the ability of local jurisdictions to determine for themselves which projects require review beyond ministerial approval; what parking requirements are appropriate for various neighborhoods; what housing plans and programs are suitable and practical for each community; and what zoning should be allowed for residential properties, rather than having these decisions imposed upon cities without regard for the unique circumstances and needs of each individual community, is a matter of critical importance to the City of Alameda and many other municipalities focused on local zoning and housing issues; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of hereby determines that local government entities are best able to assess and respond to the unique needs of their respective communities and hereby objects to the proliferation of State legislation (including SB 9 and SB 10) that would deprive us of that ability.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Alameda is opposed to the legislature of the State of California continually proposing and adopting legislation that overrides the zoning and land use authority of local SUPPORT FOR BRAND-HUANG- MENDOZA TRIPARTISAN LAND USE INITIATVE PAGE 2 government and inhibits the ability of local government to effectively plan for and implement policies to stimulate the efficient production of affordable housing in the City of Alameda.
SECTION 2. That the City Council of the City of supports the Brand-Huang- Mendoza Tripartisan Land Use Initiative (Attached to the Resolution as Exhibit A) to ensure that zoning and land use authority rests with the local government entities that represent the communities in which the residents reside, and to allow local government to participate in solving our affordable housing crisis through solutions that effectively address the unique needs and conditions of each local community.
SECTION 3. That the City Council of the City of Alameda incorporates each recital set forth herein above
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the City Council of the City of Alameda in a regular meeting assembled on the 15
th day of February 2022, by the following
vote to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City this 16
th day of February 2022.
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Lara Weisiger, City Clerk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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Yibin Shen, City Attorney