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RECOMMENDED ,-.~TION:
Assembly Bill 1597-1599 OPPOSE
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That Council oppose AB 159 7 and 1599 which would allow the state
to overrule local government in establishing each city's al-
location of bousing units.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
SANDAG Boarc recommends that cities oppose state legistation
which gives the Department of Housinq and Community Develop-
ment the right to determine how housing units are allocated
within the region. Under current law SANDAG has this authority.
EXHIBITS:
l. SANDAG Report on the legislation dated May 27, 1983.
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San Diego Association of Govemm, ,($
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
May Z7, 1983
STATE LEGISLATION PROPOSING TO AMEND
HOUSING ELEMENT REQUIREMENTS (AB 1597 & 1599)
Introduction
AGENDA REPORT No.: i
EXHIBIT 1
The State Legislature has been considering two bills (AB 1597 and AB 1599, both
by Assemblyman Costa) which deal with local housing elements, One of the bills,
AB 1599, appear$ to be dead, This bill would have mandated that local govern-
ments lose their eligibility to receive apportionments from the Highway Users Tax
Account in the Transportation Tax Fund (gas tax revenues) if it were determined
that the local governments' revisions of their housing elements were not con-
sistent with the regional housing needs, However, a provision of AB 1599 has now
been inserted into AB 1597, As amended, AB 1597 would allow the State Housing
and Community Development Department (HCD) to overrule the decisions of
cities and councils of governments (e.g., SANDAG) in determining each city's
allocation of housing units in order to meet the regiou's housing needs, Under
e~isting law, regional councils of governments determine the fair share of the
region's housing needs for each city and county, The local governments may
accept the needs assessment as part of their housing elements or they may revise
the assessment based upon "available data and accepted planning n::ethodology,
and supported by adequate documentation•. This bill takes the control of the
needs determination from the local governments and provides HCD with an arbi-
trary means to change the needs assessment if the Department determines that
such a change is necessary, The bill contains no criteria to guide such a deter-
mination by HCD and allows HCD "to arbitrarily substitute its judgment for that
of the local elected officials in determining basic local policy• (League of Cities
Bulletin, May 6, 1983; the League is opposed to this bill). Based upon staff review,
it is my
RECOMMENDATION
that the Board of Directors approve Resolution 83-109 opposing AB 1597 and
directing staff to take the necessary actions to inform local and state govern-
ments of its opposition,
Discussion
SANDAG has provided local jurisdictions with regional housing needs assessments
and "fair share" responsibilities which allow local governments to address their
housing element responsibilities, The primar;• planning documents that have
provided this assistan,~e have been the Regional Housing Needs Statement and the
more detailed Areawide Housing Opportunity Plan (AHOP). Both of these docu-
ments have bP.en unanimously adopted by the Board of Directors and have been
used by the local governments when they develop their housing elements, Further,
HCD has recognized these documents as satisfying the regional housing needs
determination portion of the local housing elements. The changes that would be
required by AB 1597 could remove the local involvement that characterizes the
existing successful process and substitute a single purpose state agency (HCD) into
the needs determination process.
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RIC ARDZ:C F
Executive Dir tor
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• San Diego
ASSOCIATION OF
GOVERNMENTS
RESOLUDON
Suite 524, Security Pacific Plaza
1200 Thhd Avonuo
Son OlaQo, Callfornla 92101
714/236-5300
No.
OPPOSnm AB 1597 (COST A)
AMENDING HOUSING ELEMENT REQUIREMENTS
83-109
WHEREAS• the Sa:i. Diego Association of Governments has developed a
regional housing needs determination and a •fair share• formula that responds to
state housing element requirements; and
WHEREAS, these processes have been successfully adopted and included
in local housing elements; and
WHEREAS, these processes have been recognized by the federal and
state governments as responding to )>_g_\~ federal and state housing planning
requirements; and
WHEREAS, AB 1597 would permit the State Department of Housing and
Community Developme:nt to ovel'l'Ule local agencies in the determination of local
housing needs; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED that the San Diego Association of Governments Board
of Directors opposes the adoption of AB 1597 and directs staff to take the nec-
essary action to inform local and state goternments of its opposition.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 27th day c,f May, 1983.
CHAI~WOMAN ATTEST: ______________ _
SECRETARY
MEMBER AGENCIES. Cttfes of Carlsbad.Chula V,su,. Coronado, Del Mar, El Ca1on, Escondido, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, 'f
Oceanside, Poway.San D,ego,San Marcos, Santee and Vista ADVISORY MEMBERS California Dspartmcnt of Transportdt1on and T11ua.~a/BaiaCalifornia Norte