Desk Item with Attachment
PREPARED BY: JENNIFER ARMER, AICP
Senior Planner
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
MEETING DATE: 06/20/2019
ITEM: 5
DESK ITEM
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
GENERAL PLAN UPDATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REPORT
REPORT
DATE: JUNE 20, 2019
TO: GENERAL PLAN UPDATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
FROM: JOEL PAULSON, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: PROVIDE DIRECTION FOR DRAFT LAND USE ALTERNATIVES.
REMARKS:
Attached is a Summary of Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA) Objectives and Factors
(Attachment 3), provided in response to questions from a committee member.
Though the GPAC’s initial discussion of possible land use alternatives is a high level discussion,
the context of additional housing that will be required by the State will help frame the
discussion of what we are planning for.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachments previously received with June 20, 2019 Staff Report:
1. Issues and Opportunities Report (38 pages)
2. Maps of Potential General Plan Focus Areas (11 pages)
Attachment received with this Desk Item Report:
3. RHNA Objectives and Factors (one page)
Agenda Item 7
Attachment A
RHNA Objectives and Factors
Summary of RHNA Objectives (from Government Code §65584(d) and (e))
The regional housing needs allocation plan shall further all of the following objectives:
(1)Increase housing supply and mix of housing types, tenure, and affordability all cities and
counties within the region in an equitable manner
(2)Promote infill development and socioeconomic equity, protect environmental and agricultural
resources, encourage efficient development patterns, and achieve GHG reduction targets
(3)Promote improved intraregional jobs-housing relationship, including balance between low-
wage jobs and housing units affordable to low-wage workers in each jurisdiction
(4)Balance disproportionate household income distributions (more high-income RHNA to lower-
income areas and vice-versa)
(5)Affirmatively further fair housing
Summary of RHNA Factors (from Government Code §65584.04(d))
(1)Existing and projected jobs and housing relationship, particularly low-wage jobs and affordable
housing
(2)Lack of capacity for sewer or water service due to decisions outside the jurisdiction’s control.
(3)The availability of land suitable for urban development.
(4)Lands protected from urban development under existing federal or state programs
(5)County policies to preserve prime agricultural land.
(6)The distribution of household growth assumed for regional transportation plans and
opportunities to maximize use of public transportation and existing transportation
infrastructure.
(7)Agreements between a county and cities in a county to direct growth toward incorporated
areas of the county
(8)The loss of units in assisted housing developments as a result of expiring affordability contracts.
(9)The percentage of existing households paying more than 30 percent and more than 50 percent
of their income in rent.
(10)The rate of overcrowding.
(11)The housing needs of farmworkers.
(12)The housing needs generated by the presence of a university within the jurisdiction.
(13)The loss of units during a state of emergency that have yet to be rebuilt or replaced at the time
of the analysis.
(14)The region’s greenhouse gas emissions targets provided by the State Air Resources Board.
ATTACHMENT 3