1982-060-Requesting Revision Of Housing Needs Determination For The Town Of Los GatosRESOLUTION NO. 1982 -60
RESOLUTION REQUESTING REVISION
OF HOUSING NEEDS DETERMINATION
FOR THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
WHEREAS, the Association of Bay Area Governments is the council of governments
(hereinafter "ABAG") under the Joint Exercise of Powers Act for the San
Francisco Bay Area; and
WHEREAS, each council of governments is required by Section 65584 of the Government
Code, as added by Chapter 1143, Statutes of 1980 (hereinafter "Section
65584 "), to determine the existing and projected housing needs for its
region; and
WHEREAS, each council of governments is further required to determine each city's
and county's share of the regional housing needs; and
WHEREAS, ABAG's staff has prepared and circulated, for public review and comment, a
draft Housing Needs Report meeting the requirements of Section 65584; and
WHEREAS, after a duly noticed public hearing held on December 17, 1981, the ABAG
Executive Board considered the proposed Housing Needs Report and comments
thereon; and
WHEREAS, the ABAG Executive Board found such report includes consideration of all
factors listed in Section 65584 in proposing the initial determination of
regional housing needs; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Needs Report was approved by the ABAG Executive Board for the
purpose of beginning the official review and revision of the
determinations contained therein; and
WHEREAS, ABAG's staff has worked with the staff of the Town of Los Gatos to ensure
that the most complete and reliable information has been used in the
determination of housing needs for this jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos desires to revise its share of the regional housing
need based on available data and accepted planning methodology in
accordance with the requirements of Section 65584;
RESOLVED, that, pursuant to Section 65584, the Town of Los Gatos revises its share
of the regional housing need, as contained in the December 1981 Housing
Needs Report published by ABAG; and be it further
RESOLVED, that this revision is made effective March 31, 1982; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the revision, and the data and methodology used to support such
revision, is described in the attached report; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the ABAG Executive Board is requested to act on such revision in
accordance with the requirements of Section 65584; and be it further
RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution and the attached report be transmitted to
the Executive Director of the Association of Bay Area Governments.
PASSED AND ADOPTED AT A
N
MEETING OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN
LOS GATOS THIS 15th day of March 1982, by the following
votes:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Ruth Cannon, Thomas J. Ferrito, MarLyn J.
ATTEST:
Rasmussen, Brent N. Ventura, Peter W. Siemens
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTENTION: COUNCILMEMBERS: Norte
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
SIGNED:
YOR OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS
C ERK OF THE TOWN OF L GATOS
March 10, 1982
TOWN COUNCIL
RESOLUTION RE:
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ABAG HOUSING NEEDS REPORT
These numbers must appear in our housing element and the element should have
programs designed to meet the needs indicated by the numbers.
The ABAG report attempts to meet the State requirements while at the same time
recognizing the housing potentials of the local community and the continuation
of the present income mix of the population of the community. In essence, the
numbers in this study indicate the proportion of units to be added to the Town's
housing stock by income or ownership category which would preserve the present
income mix of Los Gatos.
The report summarizes the data in several tables; excerpts for Los Gatos are:
(1) EXISTING HOUSING NEED, 1980
Need
1980 as % of
Existing 1980 Housing
Housing Stock
Need Available
59 0.55%
(2) PRO
1985
Projected
Households
11,351
JECTED HOUSING NEED, 1985
1980 -85
Total Available Projected
Housing Needed Increase in
in 1985 Housing Needed
11,745 969
(3) NEEDED RENTAL STOCK INCREASE IN 1985
TO MAINTAIN ESTIMATED 1980 RENIAL PERCENTAGE
Needed Rental Units
Increase in in Available
1980 1980 Available Stock Increase
Percentage Percentage Stock for to Maintain
Owner Renter 1985 1980:Rental
67.0 33.0 969 320
(4) 1985 PROJECTED NEED, 1985, BY INCOME CATEGORY
.
Projected Above Very
Housing Moderate Moderate Low Low
Need Income Income Income Income
* 969 677 70% 136 14% 78 8% 78 8%
** 969 503 52% 137 14% 116 12% 213 22%
* Based on income information for households filing joint returns
** Based on income information for all households (from revised table received
March 8, 1982)
MARCH 10, 1982
TOWN COUNCIL
RESOLUTION RE:
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(5)
ABAG HOUSING NEEDS REPORT
Population in
Households
1980 POPULATION AND HOUSING
Total Estimated
Housing Available
Households Units Housing*
25,727 10,434 10,863 10,776
* Estimated by AGAB based on 1970 Census available stock proportions applied
to 1980 Census information
(6)
(7)
*
**
* **
ESTIMATED PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF 1980 HOUSING BY TYPE
Single - Family Multi - Family Mobile Homes
Detached Attached
71.0 28.0 1.1
1985 REPLACEMENT NEED
HAP RHP Modified
Older Replacement Replacement State
Stock* Estimates ** Estimates * ** Method * * **
4.1 76
86 214
Fraction of county housing stock estimated as 30
on 1970 Census data.
Calculated by ABAG based on information obtained
Assistance Plans of Bay Area cities and counties.
Calculated by ABAG based on replacement estimates
Regional Housing Plan.
or more years old, based
from the 1976 -1977 Housing
used in the 1978 ABAG
* * ** Calculated by ABAG based on 1977 Statewide Housing Plan removal rate of 0.4%
annually.
The Town's basic problem with the numbers is seen in numbers 2 and 4 above. The
projection of 969 new units between 1980 and 1985 is impossible (not necessarily due
to market forces) because under current Town zoning the total buildout for the
Town (excluding the West Valley Transportation Corridor right -of -way) is 935 units
(including 133 in the hillsides). This number is based on maximum potential which
is rarely approved by the Town.
The other problem with the numbers in 4 is that the Town does not have the necessary
statistics or ability to verify either methodology, not withstanding the problem of
whether it's even feasible for the Town to consider building 136 (137) moderate
income, 78 (116) low income, or 78 (213) very low income units by 1985 or even 1990.