Housing and Human Services Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Housing and Human Services Commission Wednesday, April 23, 2014 7:00 PM West Conference Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 CALL TO ORDER Chair Chiu called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Present: 6 - Chair Dennis Chiu Commissioner Patti Evans Vice Chair Diana Gilbert Commissioner Chrichelle McCloud Commissioner Barbara Schmidt Commissioner Navpreet (Ruby) Sidhu Absent: 1 - Commissioner Younil Jeong Council Liaison Gustav Larsson absent. Commissioner Jeong (absence excused) PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS None. CONSENT CALENDAR Chair Chiu asked if anyone wanted to pull an item from the consent calendar for discussion. No one did. He then asked for a motion to approve the consent calendar. 1.A 14-0322 Draft Minutes of the Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting of March 26, 2014. Vice Chair Gilbert moved and Commissioner Schmidt seconded the motion to approve the consent calendar, which consisted of the draft minutes for the meeting of March 26, 2014. The motion carried unanimously by the following vote: City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Housing and Human Services Meeting Minutes - Final April 23, 2014 Commission Yes: 6 - Chair Chiu Commissioner Evans Vice Chair Gilbert Commissioner McCloud Commissioner Schmidt Commissioner Sidhu No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Jeong PUBLIC COMMENTS None. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2 14-0259 Consider Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Action Plan for FY 2014-15. After a brief staff report by Housing Officer Suzanne Isé, Chair Chiu opened the public hearing at 7:14 p.m. Several representatives of human services grantees spoke, thanking the City for its ongoing support of their programs through the human services funding recommended in the Action Plan: Teresa Johnson, The Health Trust / Meals on Wheels Program Manager. Summer-Lee Rodriguez, West Valley Community Services Case Manager. Wanda Hale, Catholic Charities Long Term Ombudsman Program Manager. Georgia Bacil, Senior Adults Legal Assistance Directing Attorney. Jo Bailard, Abilities United Corporate and Foundation Giving Officer. Chair Chiu closed the public hearing at 7:32 p.m. After several questions of staff and a brief discussion, Chair Chiu asked for a motion. Commissioner Evans moved and Vice Chair Gilbert seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Recommend that Council approve the 2014 Action Plan as presented in Attachment 1. The motion carried unanimously by the following vote: City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Housing and Human Services Meeting Minutes - Final April 23, 2014 Commission Yes: 6 - Chair Chiu Commissioner Evans Vice Chair Gilbert Commissioner McCloud Commissioner Schmidt Commissioner Sidhu No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Jeong 3 14-0440 Housing Mitigation Fund Affordable Housing Project Funding Recommendations Ms. Isé gave a brief overview of the proposals received, staff's evaluations and funding recommendations. She explained that one of the proposals was not ready for evaluation and the applicant had requested it be deferred for consideration at a later date after negotiations had concluded. Commissioners asked questions of staff. Staff noted that details of the current status of negotiations could be best answered by the applicant, who was present, during the hearing. Chair Chiu opened the public hearing at 7:41 p.m. Peter Villareal, MidPen Housing Senior Portfolio Manager, briefly described his proposal to rehabilitate Morse Court, and asked commissioners to support the staff recommendation, and answered a question from a Commissioner regarding the project administration cost rate included in the proposal. Iman Novin, MidPen Housing Director of Acquisitions, provided an update on the status of negotiations with the owner of the property proposed for acquisition/rehabilitation. He noted that if the negotiations are successful, he would like to update the proposal and resubmit at a later date, if the Commission approves Alternative 2. Chair Chiu closed the public hearing at 7:49 p.m. Vice Chair Gilbert moved and Commissioner Evans seconded the motion to approve the staff recommendation: Alternatives 1 and 2: 1. Recommend that Council Approve a conditional award of $1 million for the Morse Court rehabilitation project as part of the FY 2014-15 budget for the Housing Mitigation Fund; and 2. Recommend accepting proposals for Housing Mitigation funding on a continuing basis until funds made available under the current RFP have been allocated. The motion carried by the following vote: City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Housing and Human Services Meeting Minutes - Final April 23, 2014 Commission Yes: 6 - Chair Chiu Commissioner Evans Vice Chair Gilbert Commissioner McCloud Commissioner Schmidt Commissioner Sidhu No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Jeong NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments -Staff Comments Ms. Isé advised the commissioners that the May 28th meeting will be held at the Community Center, not at City Hall, and that they will be invited to a joint meeting with the Planning Commission May 12th for a study session on the Housing Element Update. She added that staff will send a detailed email with the times and locations of both meetings. ADJOURNMENT Chair Chiu adjourned the meeting at 8:07 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4