Alameda County Housing Needs
Information & Input Session
City of Alameda City Council
April 2, 2024
1 County‐wide Housing Needs
Assessment
https://housingneedsac.org
2 Alameda County Expenditure Plan – Community Input Process • Engagement with the
community from the
beginning
• Community input
informs program and
investment plans
• Building a Framework
for Equitable
Investment
3 www.housingneedsac.org
Over 6,000 views
Over 4,000 unique visitors
Over 550 survey responses
Key Findings
Over 20 years:
• County grew by 230,000 people
• Cities grew between 9‐15%
• Growth of higher‐income households (more
than 120% AMI) and extremely low‐income
households
• Drop in households between 80‐120% AMI
(Loss of middle class)
• New housing construction has fallen
short of needs
• Housing prices have exceeded
increases in income
• Renter households at risk
4 Community Engagement –4 Months
Seeking community
feedback on housing
needs and solutions
County Supervisors
held meetings in their
districts to hear from
constituents
City housing staff
discussions
Community‐based
stakeholder meetings
held with staff to hear
from partners in the
community
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Financed through a tax on real property
(primarily real estate)
Annual cost to taxpayers is $10‐20
(depending on bond size) per $100,000 of
assessed value for up to 30 years
The owner of a home assessed at $1
million would pay about $100 a year
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$10‐20 billion to invest in
affordable housing
Requires voter approval
Funds disbursed over 10+
years
Eligible uses set forth in
statute and state constitution
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Potential Bond Funding and Allocations
Potential to bring
$1.366 Billion for
Alameda County for
housing
Allocation is divided
between Oakland and
the rest of the County
10 TOTALOaklandCounty
$710 m$199 m$511 mProduction (52%)
$382 m$107 m$275 mCity/County Discretionary (28%)
$205 m$57 m$147 mPreservation (15%)
$68 m$19 m$49 mProtection (5%)
$1.366 B$382.7 m$984.1 mTotal
Possible City
Distribution
Models for
Production $$
11 Poverty ShareRHNA Lower Income Return to SourceCity
7.0%8.0%6.0%Alameda
2.0%1.8%1.2%Albany
21.0%14.3%8.9%Berkeley
3.0%6.3%7.1%Dublin
3.0%2.6%2.4%Emeryville
12.0%21.3%22.4%Fremont
12.0%6.3%9.4%Hayward
4.0%7.7%8.1%Livermore
2.0%2.7%4.4%Newark
0%1.0%1.8%Piedmont
4.0%10.2%9.8%Pleasanton
11.0%5.0%5.9%San Leandro
4.0%5.0%4.4%Union City
14.0%7.3%8.2%Unincorp.
2023/24 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS
October 16, 5:00pm, Hayward Library ‐ District 2
October 19, 6:00pm, San Leandro Library – District 3
October 19, 6:00pm, Cherryland Community Center – District 4 October 26, 5:00pm, Ed Roberts Campus, Berkeley – District 5 November 9, 6:00pm, Pleasanton Public Library – District 1 January 8, 6:00pm, Fremont Public Library – District 1 & 2 March 20, 6:00pm, Alameda Free Library – District 3
2024 AFFORDABLE HOUSING SUMMITS
January 18, 2024, 1:00pm
Vote on community priorities
April 18, 2024, 1:00pm
Vote on framework for equitable investment
September 19, 2024, 1:00pm
October 17, 2024, 1:00pm
The Affordable Housing Summits will take place at the Castro Valley Library, 3600 Norbridge Avenue. The event brings together the community to learn about the upcoming regional housing bond measure sought by The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) Community Involvement – Meeting Schedules
Meetings are informational/educational on identifying housing needs in Alameda County. 12 Themes
Key takeaways HCD learned from the community
1. Address homelessness
2. Create and preserve affordable housing
3. Facilitate more low‐cost market housing
4. Stabilize families in crisis
5. House seniors and other high needs populations
6. Promote equity and prevent displacement
7. Create wealth for disadvantaged households
8. Stimulate ADU production
9. Expand developer pool and create new opportunities
10. Investigate sustainable funding modes
13 Community Feedback
• Can we use excess County or other public land for housing like school district land, County Fair property or others? • Seniors who may be on a fixed income should be protected with an exemption from paying for the bond. • Are there alternatives to new construction?
• People who are not property owners voting to tax those that are seems unfair . • We are concerned churches would be able to discriminate if housing was built on their property. • We don’t want developers and landlords to profit from public funding to build affordable housing. • We should be asking entrepreneurs and philanthropists to consider funding affordable housing. • Airbnb should be restricted so it doesn’t make the housing crisis worse. • Are there other sources of funding to help with the programs the Bond supports? • Are there guidelines in the possible future housing bond as to where the housing will be located? • How can this bond money support a reoccurring source of funding for affordable housing so that it can better address the housing crisis?
14 Housing Needs Survey
• Will remain open as a feedback platform
• Whole County is well‐represented, with
strong representation in Oakland,
Berkeley, and Emeryville zip codes
• Respondents were asked to rank their
priorities for housing investment and
services
• Concern about the housing crisis is
widespread, with many respondents
experiencing negative impacts personally
• Responses include qualitative short
answers which will inform program design
15 Top 5 Priorities
• Respondents prioritized
housing unsheltered persons
by a wide margin
• Similar prioritization rated for
creating low‐income
affordable housing in both
high and low‐resource areas
indicate enthusiasm for both
approaches
• Homelessness prevention
though stabilization was also a
top priority
Q: What goals should housing policymakers prioritize in your city, with the first being the most important (out of 10)
16 1st) Housing unsheltered persons
2nd) Creating low‐income housing in high
resource communities
3rd) Creating low‐income housing in
communities at risk of displacement
4th) Stabilizing low‐income housing
before eviction or displacement
5th) Producing more housing of all
types (including market rate)
Respondent Housing Cost Impact
• Respondents were asked to select
which impacts they had personally
experienced
• Concern around housing costs and
affordability were nearly universal
(4/5)
• Impacts of rising rents are felt
personally, with ½ of respondents
experiencing specific adverse
impact, and;
• ½ of respondents considering
relocating outside Alameda County
due to housing costs
17 50%
Questions?
City of Alameda City Council
April 2, 2024
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