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                                 THIRD READING


          Bill No:  AB 2161
          Author:   Klehs (D)
          Amended:  8/28/06 in Senate
          Vote:     27 - Urgency

           
          PRIOR VOTES NOT RELEVANT


           SUBJECT  :    Redevelopment:  Alameda County:  City of  
          Hayward

           SOURCE  :     Author


           DIGEST  :    This bill, until January 1, 2012, authorizes the  
          Redevelopment Agency of the County of Alameda to count the  
          new construction of units outside the project area, but  
          within the City of Hayward towards satisfaction of these  
          housing obligations if certain conditions are met. This  
          authorization would apply only to the Mt. Eden Sub-Area of  
          the Eden Area Redevelopment Project Area.  

           ANALYSIS  :    The Community Redevelopment Law requires a  
          redevelopment agency to replace dwelling units housing  
          persons and families of low or moderate income that are  
          destroyed or removed from the low- and moderate-income  
          housing market as part of a redevelopment project that is  
          subject to a written agreement with the agency or where  
          financial assistance is provided by the agency. Existing  
          law also requires that specified percentages of new and  
          substantially rehabilitated dwelling units within a project  
          area that are developed by public or private entities or by  
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          persons other than the redevelopment agency be affordable  
          to and occupied by persons of low and moderate income.  
          These replacement, new, or rehabilitated dwelling units are  
          required to remain available at affordable housing cost to,  
          and occupied by, persons and families of low-income,  
          moderate-income, and very low income households for at  
          least 55 years for rental units and 45 years for  
          homeownership units.  

          This bill, until January 1, 2012, authorizes the  
          Redevelopment Agency of the County of Alameda to count the  
          new construction of units outside the project area, but  
          within the City of Hayward towards satisfaction of these  
          housing obligations if certain conditions are met. This  
          authorization would apply only to the Mt. Eden Sub-Area of  
          the Eden Area Redevelopment Project Area.  

          This bill declares that because of the unique circumstances  
          applicable to the Redevelopment Agency of Alameda County  
          with respect to local housing requirements, a statute of  
          general applicability could not be enacted within the  
          meaning of subdivision (b) of Section 16 of Article IV of  
          the California Constitution, thus necessitating the  
          enactment of a special statute. 

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  No    
          Local:  No


          CTW:nl  8/30/06   Senate Floor Analyses 

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