Score: +4 (4/3/0)

Santa Clara County Grand Jury • 2023-2024 • Agency Response

Response to: City of Mountain View

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Published: March 16, 2022 6 pages

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Findings and Recommendations 4 findings

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a clear, concise update on progress toward Housing Element goals. The City of Mountain View is commended for the clarity and conciseness of its Annual Housing Element Progress Update to the Mountain View City Council. However, the Annual Housing Element Progress Updates with cover City Response Agree. City staff provided a clear and concise update on the progress toward Housing Element goals, and the City can also improve the accessibility of its Annual Housing Element Progress Updates and associated Council reports.

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City Response Have already implemented. page, found here: https://www.mountainview.gov/generalplan. The City will add future Annual Housing Element Updates to that page.

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-profit and nonprofit) find it very useful to work with a designated individual who is responsible for the affordable housing target and coordinates all activities across developers, funding sources, city council, planning departments, and other stakeholders to enable City Response Agree. Services Division, and in particular the Senior Housing Officer role, serves as a point of contact for affordable housing developers, helping them navigate City funding, planning, and building approval processes.

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responsible for the affordable housing target and ensure coordination among stakeholders by June 30, 2022. This role should be the primary focus of this individual and should have the support

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untain View has created substantial affordable housing funding derived both from City revenues (fees, charges to developers, etc.) and from external funding. City Response Agree. While the City currently has unreserved housing funds available for the next set of upcoming projects, its total project pipeline is extensive and significantly exceeds current and projected resources. Additionally, the total pipeline is expected to grow further in as part of the next Housing Element cycle.

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needs for the next five years by Ju

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e City Response Agree. As with other land uses, commercial development does increase the need for affordable housing. Effective commercial linkage-fee programs and planning for acilitate more balanced communities and address the housing needs that commercial development may generate.

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Housing Impact Study in the approval process for new commercial development that informs decision-makers about how the proposed project affects the job-to-

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City of Mountain View

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City of Mountain View

March 16, 2022 • 6 pages • 8 responses • Score: +4 (+4, 3, 0) View Details ▾

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8 responses to findings and recommendations

Response: Agree Score: +1

City Response Have already implemented. page, found here: https://www.mountainview.gov/generalplan. The City will add future Annual Housing Element Updates to that page.

Response: Implemented

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City Response Have already implemented. page, found here: https://www.mountainview.gov/generalplan. The City will add future Annual Housing Element Updates to that page.

F10

Response: Agree Score: +1

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responsible for the affordable housing target and ensure coordination among stakeholders by June 30, 2022. This role should be the primary focus of this individual and should have the support

Response: Implemented

Score: 0

responsible for the affordable housing target and ensure coordination among stakeholders by June 30, 2022. This role should be the primary focus of this individual and should have the support City Response Have already implemented. Planning and Building Divisions. The Assistant Community Development Director and the Housing and Neighborhood Services Manager oversee the Housing Division and progress towards already includes a Senior Housing Officer (a management-level position) who is the day-toaffordable housing projects specifically. This includes helping affordable housing developers their ...

F11

Response: Agree Score: +1

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needs for the next five years by Ju

Response: Unknown

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areas, instead of more narrowly focusing just on individual projects, allows plans to be made to account for effects on the jobs-housing imbalance. This process allows infrastructure needs that are required to support housing to be accounted for in advance framework that establishes housing goals and requirements proportionate to, and in parallel with, commercial development. As noted in the Grand Jury report, this advanced planning also facilitates community understanding and support for affordable housing development. where significant commercial development is expected, including: The East...

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Response: Agree Score: +1

R14

Housing Impact Study in the approval process for new commercial development that informs decision-makers about how the proposed project affects the job-to-

Response: Implemented

Score: 0

Housing Impact Study in the approval process for new commercial development that informs decision-makers about how the proposed project affects the job-to- City Response Have already implemented. Rather than require reports, the City has several policies intended to materially address the jobs-to-housing ratio when considering commercial development, including: All commercial development applications must submit information regarding square footage developed, which is used to determine a commercial linkage fee for affordable housing. In certain Precise Plan areas, commercial developers must al...