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2 <br /> <br />production, and partnerships. <br /> <br />Working with the State and regional partners is vital to achieve measurable success. In that spirit, <br />Redwood City outlines the following guiding policy principles for housing and homelessness: <br /> <br />1. Support legislation that will enable the City to meet its Regional Housing Needs Assessment <br />Allocation (RHNA) goals including legislation that increases funding for housing and legislation <br />that increases flexibility in housing types that count toward RHNA goals including RHNA credit <br />for each bedroom constructed within a multi-unit development. <br />2. Support legislation that preserves existing affordable housing stock while protecting housing <br />options for extremely low, very low, low- and middle-income residents. <br />3. Support statewide anti-displacement legislation that promotes and protects the ability of our <br />City’s most vulnerable residents, including seniors and those who are physically and/or <br />developmentally disabled to remain in the community. Policies include tenant protection and <br />anti-price gouging policies. <br />4. Support legislation that would incentivize increased production of market rate, middle, low, <br />very low and extremely low-income housing production while retaining local land-use <br />authority. <br />5. Review and evaluate legislation that would ministerially increase housing production without <br />the ability for community engagement and City Ccouncil oversight. <br />6. Support legislative or funding mechanisms that promote affordable and regional housing <br />projects to meet the unique populations of city residents—including workforce housing and <br />those with special needs. <br />7. Support legislation that allows for affordable housing ownership opportunities to help create an <br />avenue for economic mobility. <br />8. Support funding opportunities provided to local jurisdictions through statewide state and/or <br />regional bond efforts. <br />9. Oppose measures that attempt to tie funding dedicated to transportation with housing <br />production requirements. <br />10. In lieu of the loss of revenues generated by redevelopment agencies, support legislation and <br />state funding that would enable the City to enter into or extend local affordability covenants. <br />11. Review and evaluate legislation that would directly tie production mandates to the regional <br />housing needs allocation (RHNA)assessment process. <br />12. Review and evaluate legislation that would place additional time constraints on the housing <br />element process. <br />13. Support legislative and/ or funding mechanisms for safe parking programs—including removing <br />all sunset provisions set to expire. <br />14. Support efforts to increase Federal and State funding to prevent and reduce homelessness in <br />Redwood City and throughout San Mateo County. <br />15. Support legislation and/or funding mechanisms that promote regional programs to address <br />homelessness and support formerly homeless individuals—including funding for temporary <br />emergency shelters, rapid rehousing, and other supportive services for vulnerable populations. <br />16. Support measures that provide resources to address the moderate and severe mental health <br />needs of persons experiencing homelessness. <br />17. Support legislation that makes first time homeownership easier. <br />18. Support a constitutional amendment to repeal Article 34 of the California Constitution <br />6.D. - Page 6 of 11 <br />90