Sacramento City Council
April 5, 2022

CITY COUNCIL
Darrell Steinberg, Mayor
Angelique Ashby, Vice Mayor, District 1
Sean Loloee, District 2
Jeff Harris, District 3
Katie Valenzuela, District 4
Jay Schenirer, District 5
Eric Guerra, Mayor Pro Tem, District 6
Rick Jennings, II, District 7
Mai Vang, District 8

CHARTER OFFICERS
Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk
Susana Alcala Wood, City Attorney
Jorge Oseguera, City Auditor
Howard Chan, City Manager
John Colville, City Treasurer

City Council
Financing Authority
Housing Authority
Public Financing Authority
Redevelopment Agency
Successor Agency
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915 I Street, 1st Floor
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FINAL CORRESPONDENCE

Description of Attached: Final Correspondence received after publishing the Agenda.

For the Meeting of: Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.

Agenda Item: Public Comments – Matters Not on the Agenda From: Michael Budahn
To: Public Comment
Cc: Rafa Sonnenfeld
Subject: 440 Arden Way Sacramento Armory Project
Date: Tuesday, April 5, 2022 2:26:41 PM
Attachments: 440 Arden Way Sacramento Armory - Sacramento - YIMBY Law City Council Letter.pdf Good Afternoon,
Please find our organization's attached support letter for the 440 Arden Way Sacramento Armory Project. Sacramento is legally obligated to approve this project; please follow the staff recommendation for its approval.

In addition, please let us know if there are any other entities within the city that would be best for us to communicate with on this matter.

Thank you,
Michael Budahn
YIMBY
YIMBY Law
57 Post St, Suite 908San Francisco, CA [email protected] 4/5/2022
Sacramento Sacramento City Council915 I StreetSacramento, CA 95814 [email protected] Email
Re: 440 Arden Way Sacramento Armory
Dear Sacramento Sacramento City Council,
YIMBYLawisa501(c)3non-profit corporation, whosemissionistoincreasetheaccessibilityand aordability of housing in California. YIMBY Lawsues municipalities when they fail tocomplywithstatehousinglaws,includingtheHousingAccountabilityAct(HAA).Asyouknow,theSacramentoCityCouncil hasanobligationtoabidebyallrelevantstatehousinglawswhenevaluatingtheabovecaptionedproposal, includingtheHAA. ShouldtheCityfail tofollowthelaw, YIMBY Law will not hesitate to file suit to ensure that the law is enforced.

The Sacramento Arden Armory Project received a Notice of Exemption on 01/18/2022 as itfulfillsE.O.N-06-19.TheprojectwillbeconstructedbyBRIDGEhousingon440and490Ardenwayandwillhave124newunitsofaordablehousing.AccordingtothesummaryoftheNoticeof Exemption:

The project includes compliance requirements withall applicableenvironmental lawsand rules pertaining to site work, proper handling of demolition and constructiondebris, incorporation of design guidelines and General Plan noise requirements inproject plans, pre-construction surveys for nestingbirds, andinadvertent discoveriesof cultural resources.

California Government Code § 65589.5, the Housing Accountability Act, prohibits localitiesfrom denying housing development projects that are compliant with the locality’s zoningordinance or general plan at the time the application was deemed complete, unless the localitycan make findings that the proposed housing development would be a threat to public healthand safety.

Theabovecaptionedproposal iszoningcompliantandgeneralplancompliant,therefore,yourlocal agency must approve the application, or else make findings to the eect that theproposed project would have an adverse impact on public health and safety, as describedabove. Should the City fail to comply with the law, YIMBYLawwill not hesitatetotakelegal 1 action to ensure that the law is enforced.

I amsigning thisletter bothinmycapacityastheExecutiveDirector of YIMBYLaw, andasaresident of California who is aected by the shortage of housing in our state.

Sincerely,
Sonja TraussExecutive DirectorYIMBY Law
YIMBY Law, 57 Post Street, Suite 908, San Francisco, CA 941042