HAC Minutes-2001-08-15-
MEMORANDUM August 22,200l
TO: George Scarborough, City Manager
FROM: Willram Ramsey, Acting Planning Director T ’ K-
SUBJECT: Housrng Advisory Committee Actions of August 15, 2001
Thus report summarizes actions taken by the Housing Advisory Committee on August 15,
2001 No action IS required unless Council wishes to hold special review of an item.
Commission Attendance
Present. Mane Buckner, David Nahas, Michelle Knorre, Ethel Tregarthen, and
Bill Sonka
Absent: Joann de Guevara (excused)
Staff Present. Lynnette Adolphson, Management Analyst II
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CALL TO ORDFR - Charrperson Tregarthen called the meeting to order at
7:04 p.m.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS - None.
MINUTES OF JUNF 19.2002 - The minutes of June 19,200l were unanimously
approved, subject to the following changes: Page 1, Item C: Add sentence
Indicating that a college student had attended the meeting rn order to write a class
paper. Page 1, Commission Attendance, Present Add David Nahas and delete Ed
Johnson
NEW BUSINESS
1 Consideration of Amendment to Housina Element of the General Plan: Ms.
Adolphson indicated that Thomas Tomlinson prepared the report and was
unavailable to present the item due to his vacation schedule. Ms. Adolphson
presented the item to the Committee stating that in order to obtain
certrfication of the Housing Element, the State of California Department of
Housing and Communrty Development had asked that the City Include
addrtronal clarifying language In its Housing Element regarding the following:
a. Could enclosed garage parking standards in the multiple family district
be considered a constraint to the development of affordable housing
opportunitres?
b How will the City’s conditional use permit process facilitate and
encourage the development of emergency shelters and transitional
houslng in the Public Institutional District
C. Identify the amount of vacant land designated as Public Instrtutional.
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Housing Advisory Committee Minutes
August 15, 2001
Page Two
To clear up questions regarding whether the use of the 25 units per acre
would apply to all affordable housing projects or only those designated as
Affordable Family/Senior Housing, staff recommended inclusion of language
incorporating a new district designation of affordable housing projects to be
consistent with the parcels designated Affordable Family/Senior Housing.
Committee discussion ensued Chairperson Tregarthen raised concerns
with the recommended language for item b and c above regarding shelters,
transitional housing, and the availability of vacant land. The issues
drscussed by the Committee included: (1) whether the proposed language
would satisfy the state; (2) questions on where the 90 acres of vacant land
are located, (3) the language does not state how much of the Public
Institutional vacant land would be unsuitable for transitional housing (i.e.
adjacent to schools, etc.); and (4) the language does not state how the City’s
conditronal use permit process will facrlitate and encourage the development
of emergency shelters and transitional housing.
Chairperson Tregarthen asked when this item was scheduled to be
considered by the City Councrl and whether there was a need to expedite the
item. Staff indicated that the only ramification of delaying the item until
Thomas Tomlinson’s return from vacation would be that delaying the
certification of the Housing Element by the State may affect the City’s ability
to apply for grant funding.
Based upon the above, the Committee unanimously voted to recommend
adoption of the draft resolution to forward a recommendation of approval to
the Plannrng Commission and City Council for text amendments to the
Housing Element of the General Plan, subject to the Committee’s
recommended revisions regarding shelters and transitional housing. The
Committee asked that they receive a copy of the new language prior to City
Council consideration of the item.
The Committee also unanimously concurred that a recommendation be
forwarded to the City Council to request a study to determine the locations
on the Public Institutional vacant land where emergency shelters and
transrtronal housing uses would be compatible with surrounding uses.
The Committee members were not certain whether they had ever received
the most current copy of the Housing Element Staff agreed to provide each
of them with a copy of the Housing Element.
Housing Advisory Committee Minutes
August 15, 2001
Page Three
2. Housina Proarams Status Report - Ms. Adolphson provided a status report
on each of the housing programs. The Committee noted that the Rental
Subsidy Program quarterly report had not been included and requested that
the report be mailed to them.
The Committee raised concerns that the proposed affordable housing multi-
family rental project site had some very difficult issues to resolve before the
project could move forward (i.e. access, bridge construction, possible grant
applrcation submittal for funding, etc.) The Committee Inquired whether the
City had considered alternate locations for the project in order to expedite
construction of the rental units. Staff recommended, with Committee
concurrence, that the item be agendized for their next meeting so that the
Planning Drrector could provide more details on the status of the multi-family
rental project.
The report was informatlonal only and did not require action by the
Committee.
E. COMMITTEE/STAFF - The Committee requested that staff provide
them with advance notice of items to be agendrzed for their consideration at their
meetings. Staff agreed to provide written notification to the Committee members
of any upcomlng agenda items to be scheduled
F. ADJOURNMENT- There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at
8.29 p.m
Lyndette Adolphs etary, Housing Advisory Committee
DATE APPROVED 9/l 7/01
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