Meeting_Body
PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE
JULY 16, 2025
Subject
SUBJECT: JOINT DEVELOPMENT 10K COMMITMENT AND POLICY UPDATE
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
CONSIDER:
A. RECEIVING AND FILING an update on the Board of Directors' goal of producing 10,000 housing units through Metro's Joint Development program and progress to date; and
B. ADOPTING the amended Joint Development Policy (Attachment A).
Issue
ISSUE
Joint Development (JD) staff have made notable progress on the Board of Directors' (Board) ten-year goal of completing 10,000 housing units by 2031, of which at least 5,000 will be income-restricted (10K Commitment). Key process improvements have and will continue to facilitate accelerated housing production on Metro-owned sites for those who need it most. The purpose of this report is to provide an update on those efforts. Staff also recommend adopting the amended Joint Development Policy, which includes minor revisions and added language to align with certain State and Federal laws and regulations, allowing JD projects to move forward expeditiously under a programmatic exemption to the Surplus Land Act (SLA).
Background
BACKGROUND
Housing supply, affordability, and homelessness continue to remain prevalent issues in Los Angeles County. According to the California Housing Partnership (CHP), the County has a shortfall of 485,667 homes affordable to lower income renters. The CHP analysis also suggests that County renters need to earn 2.9 times the minimum wage to afford an average asking rent of $2,578.* Though the total number of individuals experiencing homelessness has decreased modestly, there are still 75,312 individuals who remain unhoused in LA County. In the meantime, rising construction costs, restrictive land use controls, and neighborhood resistance also continue to present challenges to housing production in LA County.
In June 2021, in response to Los Angeles County's housing affordab...
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