HAC Minutes-2015-09-16MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE
REGULAR MEETING
A. ORGANIZATION
1. CALL TO ORDER: 1:00 p.m. — City Council Chamber
2. ROLL CALL: Committee Members: Laura Freese, Chair
Nancy Campman-Crofts, Vice Chair
Joanne Marquez
Secretary: Laura Stokes, Housing Coordinator /
Assistant Planner
Staff Present: Jeff Ballinger, City Attorney
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Committee Member Marquez led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Agenda items are presented in the originally agendized format for the benefit of
the minutes' reader, but were not necessarily heard in that order.
B. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:
Robert Coldren addressed the Commission and provided a letter from Steven
Walker, San Juan Capistrano regarding concerns with Brown Act violations at the
September 14, 2015, Committee Meeting. Mr. Coldren and the Letter from Mr.
Walker specifically identified the item which adopted the Bylaws and a Staff
Discussion of the City's Mobile Home Rent Control Municipal Code procedures and
protocol as inappropriately noticed. Jeff Ballinger, City Attorney related that the two
items identified could be added to the agenda with a two-thirds vote because the
need for action came to the attention of the Committee after the agenda was posted.
The Committee determined that the finding of a need for immediate action and the
finding of a need for action came to the attention of the local agency after the
agenda was posted can be made. Vice -Chair Campman-Crofts made a motion,
seconded by Committee Member Marquez to add the items Introduction of the
Housing Advisory Committee Bylaws and Mobile Home Rent Control Hearing
Protocol to the agenda
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C. SUBSEQUENT NEED ITEMS:
1. Introduction of the Housing Advisory Committee By -Laws (Laura Stokes,
Secretary).
Laura Stokes, Committee Secretary, made the staff presentation and responded
to questions. Jeff Ballinger, City Attorney, also responded to Committee
questions, and recommended "pursuant to Title 9, Land Use Code, Section 9-
2.302, Public Meeting Procedures" be stricken from the fourth section of the
resolution, and the date September 16, 2015 be added.
Committee Member Marquez made a motion, seconded by Vice -Chair
Campman-Crofts to adopt a resolution, with the City Attorney's recommended
changes, approving the Housing Advisory Committee Bylaws. The motion
passed by a 3-0 vote.
2. Mobile Home Rent Control Hearing Protocol (Jeff Ballinger, City Attorney).
Jeff Ballinger, City Attorney, made the staff presentation and responded to
questions regarding the City's Mobile Home Rent Control Hearing and the
general process and protocol of any rent control hearing.
D. CONSENT CALENDAR:
None.
E. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
None.
F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
None,
G. NEW BUSINESS:
1. Consideration of Rent Control (RC) 15-001, EI Nido Mobile Home Estates, $641
rent increase proposed for each unit of EI Nido Mobile Home Estates, located at
27703 Ortega Highway. (Assessor Parcel Number: 650-621-01)(Petition Filed
By: EI Nido Mobile Home Estates Steering Committee)(Project Manager: Laura
Stokes, Secretary).
Laura Stokes, Committee Secretary, made the staff presentation and responded
to questions. Jeff Ballinger, City Attorney, also responded to Committee
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questions.
Robert Coldren, Bruce Stanton, Matt Gaffney, Nicholas Basakis, Mathew
McClelland, and Bob Boyer spoke on the item.
Committee Member Marquez made a motion, seconded by Vice -Chair
Campman-Crofts to recommend support of all findings, conclusions, and
recommendations made by the Hearing Officer to the City Council. The motion
passed by a 3-0 vote
AYES: Chair Freese, Vice -Chair Campman-Crofts, and Marquez
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
H. COMMISSIONISTAFF COMMENTS:
None.
I. ADJOURNMENT: The Committee adjourned to the first meeting in April, 2016, in
the City Council Chambers.
Approved on April 27, 2016.
ira Stoles, Housing Coordinator/ Assistant Planner
using Advisory Committee Secretary