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Minutes
MEETING OF: HOUSING COMMISSION (Regular Meeting)
OCTOBER 8, 2020 DA TE OF MEETING:
TIME OF MEETING: 3:00 P.M.
PLACE OF MEETING: VIA ZOOM
CALL TO ORDER Chairperson John Nguyen-Cleary called the Meeting to order at
3:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL was taken by the Chairperson as follows:
Present:
Absent:
Shirley Cole
Joy Evans
Allen Manzano
John Nguyen-Cleary
Marissa Cortes-Torres
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
On a motion by Commissioner Cole and seconded by Commissioner Evans the minutes
of the following meeting was approved, 3-0-1-1 (Nguyen-Cleary abstain, Cortes-Torres
absent):
Minutes of the Regular Meeting held August 13, 2020.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
NEW BUSINESS
1. HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE 2021-2029-Informational report.
Scott Donnell, Senior Planner, gave a presentation on the Housing Element update,
2021-2029. The Housing Element will provide the city with a coordinated and
comprehensive strategy for promoting the production of safe, decent and affordable
housing for varying income levels within the community for the next eight years, from
April 2021 through April 2029.
There was discussion on:
• ADU's (accessory dwelling units) and their place in the inclusionary housing
requirement;
• Information sharing regarding housing;
• Review of the community engagement;
• The timeline for the policy and program incentives;
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• The Housing Element progress report (Mr. de Cordova will send the
Commissioners a progress report on this).
No members of the public spoke on the item.
After the discussion regarding the Housing Element update, the Housing
Commission thanked Mr. Donnell for his presentation.
2. HOMELESS RESPONSE ACTIVITES AND UPDATES
The item will be continued on the calendar for another Housing Commission
meeting.
HOUSING COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
None.
HOUSING SERVICES MANAGER COMMENTS
David de Cordova, Housing Services Manager, made the following announcements:
• The homeless response activities report from Homeless Outreach Coordinator
Holly Nelson will be rescheduled for a future meeting.
• Staff is planning to hold a fair housing training with the Housing Commission at a
future meeting, possibly in November. The training would be delivered by the
city's fair housing provider, Legal Aid Society of San Diego.
• The Windsor Pointe affordable housing project has secured all of its funding and
is moving forward with construction. Demolition and grading are scheduled to
begin this month and construction is expected to begin by January 2021.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:36 p.m.
David de Cordova
Housing Services Manager
PATTI CRESCENTI, Minutes Clerk
MINUTES ARE ALSO RECORDED AND KEPT ON FILE UNTIL THE WRITTEN MINUTES ARE APPROVED.