Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Steve Monowitz, Director of Planning and Building
Subject: Multi-Jurisdictional Inclusionary Housing and Non-Residential Linkage Fee Study
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
A) Adopt a resolution approving a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Belmont, City of Brisbane, City of Daly City, City of East Palo Alto, City of Half Moon Bay, City of Menlo Park, City of Pacifica, City of Redwood City, City of San Bruno, City of San Mateo, and Community Planning Collaborative for the Multi-Jurisdictional Inclusionary Housing and Non-Residential Linkage Fee Study; and
B) Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Strategic Economics to complete a Multi-Jurisdictional Inclusionary Housing and Non-Residential Linkage Fee Study, with a term commencing on December 15, 2025 through June 30, 2027, for a total amount not to exceed $619,135.
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BACKGROUND:
Under California law, local jurisdictions can levy fees on new development to help mitigate specific impacts created by that development, provided there is a rational link between the fee and the impact the fee addresses, and the amount of the fee is roughly proportional to the impact of the project. The rationality and proportionality of the type and amount of impact fee levied on development are typically established by a "Nexus Study," which determines the link between new development and the impact it creates, and the fee that may be justifiably levied on a given development to defray its share of the impact.
Recognizing the severity of the ongoing and increasing housing shortfall in the County and throughout the State, the growing imbalance between employment and housing, and the acute shortage of affordable housing for County residents, in 2015 and 2016 the County partnered with a number of County jurisdictions to complete a Nexus Study ("2016 Nexus Study") to establ...
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