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Minutes
MEETING OF:
DATE OF MEETING:
HOUSING COMMISSION (Special Meeting)
DECEMBER 3, 2020
TIME OF MEETING: 6:00 P.M.
PLACE OF MEETING: ZOOM
CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson John Nguyen-Cleary called the Meeting to order at
6:06 p.m.
ROLL CALL was taken as follows:
Present:
Absent:
Shirley Cole
Marissa Cortes-Torres
Joy Evans
Allen Manzano
John Nguyen-Cleary
None
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
The Pledge of Allegiance was forgone due to not having an American flag.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
On a motion by Commissioner Cole and seconded by Commissioner Manzano the
minutes of the following meeting were approved , 4-0-1-0 (Cortes-Torres abstained):
Minutes of the Regular Meeting held October 8, 2020.
On a motion by Commissioner Cole and seconded by Commissioner Manzano the
minutes of the following meeting were approved, 4-0-1-0 (Evans abstained):
Minutes of the Joint Special Meeting of the Housing Commission & Housing
Element Advisory Committee held on November 19, 2020.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
None.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
None.
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PUBLIC HEARINGS:
1. DRAFT 2021-2029 HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE -
As required under state law, city staff and consultants along with guidance from the
Housing Element Advisory Committee (HEAC) and City Council have worked
together to create a comprehensive update to the City's Housing Element. 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.
Scott Donnell, City Planner, introduced Mr. Rick Rust.who gave a presentation on
the draft Housing Element 2021-2029. ·
Mr. Rust gave an indepth presentation of:
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Housing Needs Assessment
10.3 Resources
10.4 Constraints & Mitigating Opportunities
10.5 Review of Housing Program
10.6 Housing Plan Overview
The Housing Commission asked questions and had discussions regarding:
• Timeline for the draft to be sent to HCD;
• Low income housing;
• In lieu fees and how they are structured;
• The lnclusionary Housing Ordinance;
• The Housing Services website and the Rental Assistance Program and the
Homeless Outreach Emergency Rental Assistance;
• Marketing of the Housing Element; .
o Mr. Jeff Murphy, Director of Community Development, stated that he
can add a policy to increase transparency in the outreach concepts
opportunities to promote affordability to all income limits;
• It was suggested to limit abbreviations the public would not be familiar with;
• There was a discussion on prefab homes, mobile homes and tiny homes.
An email from Michele Staples, Attorney, from Jackson Tidus was read into the
record.
The draft Housing Element update 2021-2029 was approved by the Housing
Commission to be moved forward. 5-0
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COMMITTEE/DIRECTOR REPORTS:
David de Cordova, Housing Services Manager, made the following announcements:
• There is a regular Housing Commission next week on Thursday, December 10,
2020, at 4 p.m. via Zoom;
• At this meeting there will be a Fair Housing training;
• We will also have the proposed 2021 Meeting Schedule for the Housing
Commission.
ADJOURNMENT:
By proper motion, the Special Meeting of the Housing Commission was adjourned at
8:44 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.