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6.3.A. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager January 9, 2017 SUBJECT Home for All San Mateo County Initiative RECOMMENDATION Adopt by resolution a commitment of the City of Redwood City to continue working with other jurisdictions in San Mateo County to address housing issues on a regional basis, including through ongoing support of the Home for All San Mateo County Initiative BACKGROUND In September 2015, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors convened the Jobs/Housing Gap Task Force to bring community leaders together to identify regional housing issues, explore potential solutions and develop an action plan to preserve and increase housing at all income levels. The City participated in the Task Force that included approximately 50 community leaders including representatives from cities and towns, business organizations and large employers, educators, housing developers, community-based organizations providing housing services and labor and community advocates. The Task Force met eight times between September 2015 and June 2016 and heard presentations and participated in study sessions exploring the range of housing options that could help bridge the jobs and housing gap. The final meetings were working sessions where the Task Force developed an action plan and identified potential resources to support the action plan activities and events. The Task Force agendas, presentations and materials are available online at: www.iobshousinQtaskforce.com. The Task Force members generated many ideas for closing the jobs/housing gap and those ideas were compiled and organized around four key recommendations: • Create a regional action plan; • Establish an on-line housing resource center; • Develop and conduct a housing gap education and public relations campaign; and, • Develop partnerships and engage the broader community in both discussing housing options and developing solutions to the gap.