Attachment E
2023 – 2031 Housing Element Update: Community Outreach – Summary
ATTACHMENT E
Community Outreach – Summary
2023 – 2031 Housing Element Update
The 2023-2031 Housing Element was shaped by over a year of community and stakeholder input and engagement. In preparing the 2023- 2031 Housing Element, Staff strived to facilitate meaningful public participation from all segments of the community, particula rly those with special housing needs. This document summarizes Staff’s visit to City’s Boards, Commission, Committees, and Council to present information about the Housing Element update and to solicit input and recommendations. In addition, this document also includes other outreach efforts, including but not limited to, engaging in listening sessions, hosting panels and workshops, and providing office hours.
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2023 – 2031 Housing Element Update: Community Outreach – Summary
1. Presentation to City Boards, Commissions, Committee, and Council
Board/Commission/Committee/Council Date
Joint City Council/Fremont Unified School District Board Meeting 2022-02-07 Human Relations Commission 2022-02-28
Citizens Advisory Committee (CDBG Program) 2022-03-16
Planning Commission 2022-03-24
Senior Citizens Commission 2022-03-25
Youth Advisory Commission 2022-04-04
City Council 2022-04-05
Recreation Commission 2022-05-03
City Council 2022-07-12
Planning Commission 2022-07-28
Planning Commission 2022-12-22
City Council 2023-01-10
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2023 – 2031 Housing Element Update: Community Outreach – Summary
2. Outreach to Lower-Income Residents
Recognizing that lower-income residents may have limited accessibility to the City’s Board, Commission, Committee, and Council meetings due to schedules, language barriers, and technology issues, Staff brought community outreach directly to residents. Specifically, Staff held separate listening session events at homeless shelters and affordable housing developments as follows:
May 18, 2022: Listening Session at Sunrise Village Shelter Sunrise Village is a homeless shelter for families with children and individuals in South Fremont. Staff visited Sunrise Village on May 18, 2022, to provide residents with an introduction to the Housing Element Update and hear their feedback on affordable housing and homelessness priorities. The session was conducted concurrent with evening childcare activities at the shelter so that parents could attend.
May 2, 2022 & May 23, 2022: Listening Session at Pauline Weaver Senior Apartments Pauline Weaver Apartments is an affordable housing development for seniors in South Fremont.
Staff visited the complex on May 2, 2022, to provide residents with an introduction to the Housing Element Update process. Staff returned on May 23, 2022, to conduct a listening session to hear residents’ feedback and input regarding affordable housing development in the city.
May 4, 2022 & May 25, 2022: Listening Session at Cottonwood Place Cottonwood Place is an affordable housing development for seniors in Centerville. Staff visited Cottonwood Place on May 4, 2022, to provide residents with an introduction to the Housing Element Update process. Staff returned on May 25, 2022, to conduct a listening session to hear residents’ feedback and input regarding affordable housing development in the city.
June 21, 2022 & July 20, 2022: Listening Session at Oak Gardens Oak Gardens is an affordable housing development for seniors, with services intended for seniors who are Deaf and/or hard of hearing. On June 21, 2022, staff visited Oak Gardens to provide residents with an introduction to the Housing Element Update process. Staff returned on July 20, 2022, to conduct a listening session to hear residents’ feedback and input regarding affordable housing development in the city. The listening session was conducted in English, Mandarin, and ASL.
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2023 – 2031 Housing Element Update: Community Outreach – Summary
3. Other Outreach Efforts
November 29, 2021: Developer Panel
On November 29, 2021, City staff, in partnership with the Alameda County Housing Collaborative, held a developer panel featuring both market-rate and affordable housing developers. Developers spoke about policies and programs that they felt were most effective at stimulating housing production.
April 25, 2022: Community-Based Organizations Panel
On April 25, 2022, City Staff, in partnership with the Alameda County Housing Element Collaborative, held a panel with representatives from seven local-community-based organizations (CBOs) with a focus on fair housing issues.
April 27, 2022: Housing Element Workshop Event
The City partnered with Fremont For Everyone (FFE), Abode Services, and California YIMBY to host an educational event about the Housing Element update on April 27, 2022.
May 13, 2022: Fremont Street Eats Table
Fremont Street Eats is a popular weekly food truck event held by the Fremont Chamber of Commerce every Friday from May through October. On May 13, 2022, Staff had a booth at Street Eats to engage residents in the Housing Element update process. Staff shared a poster about the Housing Element update and spoke with interested residents.
May 25, 2022: Alameda County Assessor’s Office Homeowner Resource Fair.
On May 25, 2022, the City provided a venue for a tri-city Homeowner Resource Fair, which was focused on how homeowners could add an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) to their property. In addition to co-presenting ADU information, Staff shared a poster about the Housing Element update while tabling and spoke with interested residents.
August 3, 2022: Housing Element Open House
On August 3, 2022, the City hosted an open house and invited members of the community to discuss the public review draft of the Housing Element with Staff.
Project Team Office Hours
Throughout the Housing Element update process, Staff offered residents the opportunity to sign up for 30-minute one-on-one conversations to discuss the project.