HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 010-2017RESOLUTION NO. 10-2017
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME COMMITTING TO
CONTINUE WORKING WITH OTHER JURISDICTIONS IN THE COUNTY TO ADDRESS THE
HOUSING CRISIS ON A REGIONAL BASIS, INCLUDING THROUGH ONGOING SUPPORT
OF THE HOME FOR ALL SAN MATEO COUNTY INITIATIVE
WHEREAS, San Mateo County is facing an historic housing crisis that has resulted in
some of the highest housing costs in the Country; and
WHEREAS, as of March 2016, the average price to purchase a single family home in
San Mateo County is over one and a half million dollars, and the average monthly rent for a two-
bedroom apartment is nearly two thousand nine hundred dollars; and
WHEREAS, between 2010 and 2014, San Mateo County added over 54,000 new jobs,
while only 2,148 new housing units were built in the County; and
WHEREAS, local government jurisdictions within the County have long collaborated to
address housing challenges on a regional basis through, for example, the 2003 creation of a
housing endowment and regional trust, known as HEART of San Mateo County, and the 2006
development of a sub -regional process for regional housing needs allocations for all 20 cities
and towns, and the unincorporated County; and
WHEREAS, building upon this regional approach to addressing housing issues, in
September 2015, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors convened a task force of
community leaders to identify housing issues, evaluate innovative tools and best practices, and
create a menu of solutions to preserve and increase housing at all income levels; and
WHEREAS, the Jobs/Housing Gap Task Force, of which the City of Burlingame is a
member, includes representatives from cities and towns, business organizations, large
employers, educators, housing developers, community-based organizations providing housing
services, and labor and community advocates; and
WHEREAS, the efforts of the Closing the Jobs -Housing Gap Task Force have resulted
in the creation of the Home for All San Mateo County Initiative that was launched in September
2016 with a housing policy resource center, a community engagement campaign, and a regional
action plan to implement a variety of strategies to produce and preserve housing at all income
levels; and
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame is committed to continue working on housing issues
by collaborating with jurisdictions and community members to promote the strategies put forth in
the Home for All San Mateo County Initiative and support the initiative.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME RESOLVES AS
FOLLOWS:
The City of Burlingame commits to continue working with other jurisdictions in the County to
address the housing crisis on a regional basis, including through ongoing support of the Home
for All San Mateo County Initiative.
Ricardo Ortiz,
I, Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 17`" day of
January, 2017, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ
NOES: Councilmembers: NONE
ABSENT: Councilmembers: NONE