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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