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Findings and Recommendations 1 findings
F11
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is a valuable model for effectively generating below market rate (BMR) housing on publicly-owned property. Agencies to respond are the Housing Authority of Santa Clara County (County) and the District. District Response According to VTA's Administrative Code, Section 1-1.1. Purpose and Overview, VTA is an independent special district responsible for bus, light rail and paratransit operations and for serving as the county's congestion management agency. As such, VTA is responsible for countywide transportation planning, including congestion management issues, specific highway improvement projects, pedestrian and bicycle improvement projects, and provides these services throughout Santa Clara County. Public Utility Code 100130.5(b)(1) "provides that a joint development project is a commercial, residential or mixed-use development that is undertaken in connection with existing, planned, or proposed transit facilities and is located ¼ mile or less from the external boundaries of that facility." This is VTA's specific grant of authority to engage in housing. Aligned with this authority, the VTA created a Joint Development Program (JDP). The VTA adopted the Joint Development Affordable Housing policy in late 2016. The policy ensures that VTA's Joint Development Portfolio housing offerings will be built out with an Our mission is to provide Silicon Valley safe, clean water for a healthy life, environment, and economy. The Honorable Patricia Lucas October 9, 2018 average of a 35% affordable housing portfolio and not less than 20% at an individual site. To accomplish this, VTA partners with developers to create high-density projects on its land adjacent to transit. The VTA transit-oriented developments include BMR housing. with the aim to improve VTA ridership. The District agrees with the finding that VTA is a valuable model for effectively generating BMR housing on publicly owned property; however, the District does not have any similar grant of authority to engage in housing.
Related Recommendations (2)
R11a
The County should identify or create an agency, modeled after the VTA's JDP, to coordinate partnerships between developers and both the District and the County, for the development of BMR housing, by June 30, 2019. District Response The recommendation will not be implemented by the District because it is not warranted as the District cannot implement a recommendation on behalf of the County, and is not reasonable considering the District does not have any similar grant of authority to engage in these individual types of endeavors.
R11b
Parcels suitable for BMR housing should be offered for development by the District and the County, District Response The recommendation, as written, will not be implemented because it is not reasonable to recommend that the District offer parcels suitable for BMR housing without specific qualifying language regarding what makes a parcel suitable for BMR housing, and considering the District does not have any similar grant of authority to engage in housing. The District thanks the Civil Grand Jury for taking on such an important, challenging and complicated issue. If you have any questions or comments regarding the District's response, please contact me at (408) 265-2600. Sincerely, Whal Refant Richard P. Santos Chair/Board of Directors Delivered—Placed in Court Services Drop Box cc: Board of Directors (7) ic:fd 0925b-l Santa Clara Valley Santa Clara Valley Water District Water District , CONFORMED COPY File No.: 18-0827 Agenda Date: 10/9/2018 Item No.: 4.2. BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Response to Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury's Final Report Entitled Affordable Housing Crisis: Density is our Destiny Findings and Recommendations. RECOMMENDATION: Α. Review Response to Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury Final Report Entitled Affordable Housing Crisis: Density is our Destiny (Finding 11 and Recommendations 11a and 11b); and В. Approve Response or Provide Additional Direction and Feedback as Necessary. SUMMARY:
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