San Jose City Council
November 15, 2022

Housing Crisis Work Plan
City Council Meeting
November 15, 2022
Item 8.2
Jerad Ferguson, Housing Catalyst, Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs Rachel VanderVeen, Deputy Director, Housing Department
Michael Brilliot, Deputy Director, Department of Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement Housing Crisis Work Plan
2 • 23 work items completed since 2018 to facilitate new housing
• Increase Residential Capacity: Update to Downtown
Strategy, Housing in Business Corridors, North San José • Facilitate Affordable Housing: Commercial Linkage Fee, Updates to Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, Parks Credit for Moderate Income Housing, Removed Commercial Space
Requirements
3 Overall Progress
25,000 Housing Units by 2023
Entitled, Under Construction, or Completed
15,000 Market Rate Units
10,000 Affordable Units
22,324
5,467
8,052
8,805
18,136
4,725
6,466
6,945
4,087
641
1,586
1,860
0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000
Total
Completed
Under
Construction
Planning
Approval
Affordable Market Rate Combined
2018 2022 Q3
• 25,000 housing unit goal
• Biannual reporting
• Inter-departmental team focused
primarily on housing production
• Unified location for tracking
policies and programs
Housing Crisis
Work Plan
2018-2023
• Aligned with Housing Element
• Regional Housing Needs
Allocation as Unit Goal
• Annual Reporting
• Inter-departmental team focused
on housing production, protection,
and preservation
• Unified location for near-term
policies and programs
Housing Catalyst Team
Work Plan
2023+
Transition to Housing Catalyst Team Work Plan
4 Increase to City Subsidy for Affordable Housing
5 • Increased Cost of Development
• Depleted Measure A Funds
Per-Unit Amounts
City Contribution $125,000
Average Measure A Contribution $200,000
Recommended Amount $325,000
• Maximize number of homes
• Deprioritize for City funding
Implementation Tool
• Underwriting Guidelines
Proposed Policy
Item 8.3 Maximizing Affordable Housing with Projects
Receiving City Financing
6 Ohlone Chynoweth – Affordable housing development
located on a Light Rail Station
Upcoming Housing Catalyst Team Work Items
 Housing Element update for 2023-2031 cycle
 Temporary Suspension of Construction Taxes for Affordable Housing  Allow for 100% Affordable Housing through Site Development Permit 7 Next Steps
o Council approval of Housing Element update – June 2023 o Housing Catalyst Team Work Plan status report to Community and Economic Development Committee – June 2023
Housing Crisis Work Plan
City Council Meeting
November 15, 2022
Item 8.2
Jerad Ferguson, Housing Catalyst, Office of Economic Development and Cultural Affairs Rachel VanderVeen, Deputy Director, Housing Department
Michael Brilliot, Deputy Director, Department of Planning, Building, and Code Enforcement