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agenda-report APPROPRIATION OF REGIONAL EARLY ACTION PLANNING (REAP) GRANT - To Consider Acceptance and Appropriation of $111,677 in Grant Funds to Support the City's Housing Element Update and Implementation Activities, and to Consider a Finding that the Acceptance of Grant Funding to Support the Housing Element is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per, Without Exception, Each as a Separate and Independent Basis, Guideline Section 15183, in that the Proposed Housing Element Update is Consistent with the Density Established by the General Plan, for which an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH#2010082060) was Previously Prepared and Certified, and CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), in that it Can be Seen with Certainty that There is No Possibility that the Proposed Housing Element Update would have the Potential for Causing a Significant Effect on the Environment. Additionally, Many Programs in the Housing Element Qualify as Being Statutorily or Categorically Exempt from CEQA Review Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378 (Definition of a Project), 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies), 15267 (Financial Assistance to Low or Moderate Income Housing), 15305 (Minor Alterations in Land), 15301 (Existing Facilities), and 15311 (Accessory Structures).

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November 21, 2023

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agenda-report APPROPRIATION OF REGIONAL EARLY ACTION PLANNING (REAP) GRANT - To Consider Acceptance and Appropriation of $111,677 in Grant Funds to Support the City's Housing Element Update and Implementation Activities, and to Consider a Finding that the Acceptance of Grant Funding to Support the Housing Element is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per, Without Exception, Each as a Separate and Independent Basis, Guideline Section 15183, in that the Proposed Housing Element Update is Consistent with the Density Established by the General Plan, for which an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH#2010082060) was Previously Prepared and Certified, and CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), in that it Can be Seen with Certainty that There is No Possibility that the Proposed Housing Element Update would have the Potential for Causing a Significant Effect on the Environment. Additionally, Many Programs in the Housing Element Qualify as Being Statutorily or Categorically Exempt from CEQA Review Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378 (Definition of a Project), 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies), 15267 (Financial Assistance to Low or Moderate Income Housing), 15305 (Minor Alterations in Land), 15301 (Existing Facilities), and 15311 (Accessory Structures).
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Fremont City Council Meeting: 11/21/23 07:00 PM
3300 Capitol Avenue Div/Dept: Planning
Fremont, CA 94538 Category: Grants

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COUNCIL STAFF REPORT (ID # 5052) DOC ID: 5052
Updated: 11/16/2023 1:50 PM by Susan Gauthier Page 1
APPROPRIATION OF REGIONAL EARLY ACTION PLANNING (REAP) GRANT - To Consider Acceptance and Appropriation of $111,677 in Grant Funds to Support the City's Housing Element Update and Implementation Activities, and to Consider a Finding that the Acceptance of Grant Funding to Support the Housing Element is Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), per, Without Exception, Each as a Separate and Independent Basis, Guideline Section 15183, in that the Proposed Housing Element Update is Consistent with the Density Established by the General Plan, for which an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH#2010082060) was Previously Prepared and Certified, and CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), in that it Can be Seen with Certainty that There is No Possibility that the Proposed Housing Element Update would have the Potential for Causing a Significant Effect on the Environment. Additionally, Many Programs in the Housing Element Qualify as Being Statutorily or Categorically Exempt from CEQA Review Pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378 (Definition of a Project), 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies), 15267 (Financial Assistance to Low or Moderate Income Housing), 15305 (Minor Alterations in Land), 15301 (Existing Facilities), and 15311 (Accessory Structures).

Contact Persons:

Name: Joel Pullen Dan Schoenholz
Title: Planning Manager Community Development Director
Div/Dept: Planning Community Development
Phone: 510-494-4436 510-494-4438
E-Mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Executive Summary: The Planning Division within the Community Development Department is responsible for updating the General Plan’s Housing Element Chapter every eight years. The City’s Housing Element covering the years 2023-2031 was timely adopted on January 10, 2023 and certified by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) on March 22, 2023. The Division is presently managing implementation of program commitments within the Housing Element. Several grant funding sources are available to support the City’s efforts to update and implement the Housing Element, including Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) Grants proposed to be accepted and appropriated herein.

BACKGROUND: The Regional Early Action Planning (REAP) Grant is provided by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) using grant funds awarded to ABAG by the California Department of Housing and Community Development. A portion of these funds are provided directly to Bay Area jurisdictions in order to support the Housing Element. The awards are formulaic, with a base award to the City of Fremont of $20,000 based on population, and an additional $91,677 based on the 12,897 dwelling units required to be planned for in the sixth-cycle (2023-2031) Housing Element, for a total of $111,677. Cities are eligible for this grant automatically based on the above factors set by ABAG.

Council Staff Report (ID # 5052) Meeting of November 21, 2023 Updated: 11/16/2023 1:50 PM by Susan Gauthier Page 2

DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: Acceptance and appropriation of grant funds for which the City of Fremont is eligible will be used to reimburse City costs incurred for updating and implementing the sixth-cycle Housing Element.

FISCAL IMPACT: The $111,677 in grant funding will support the City’s Housing Element activities, reducing the need to provide other funding sources.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW: This project is exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines Section 15183, in that the proposed Housing Element Update is consistent with the density established by the General Plan, for which an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) (SCH#2010082060) was previously prepared and certified, and CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), in that it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed Housing Element Update would have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Additionally, many programs in the Housing Element qualify as being statutorily or categorically exempt from CEQA review pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378 (Definition of a Project), 15262 (Feasibility and Planning Studies), 15267 (Financial Assistance to Low or Moderate Income Housing), 15305 (Minor Alterations in Land), 15301 (Existing Facilities), and 15311 (Accessory Structures).

ATTACHMENTS: None.

RECOMMENDATION: Accept the REAP grant funding from the Association of Bay Area Governments, and appropriate $111,677 to the Miscellaneous Operating Grants Fund (Fund 190) for the purpose of supporting Housing Element Update and Implementation activities.

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