Housing and Human Services Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Housing and Human Services Commission Wednesday, May 28, 2014 7:00 PM Community Room, Sunnyvale Community Center, 550 East Remington Dr., Sunnyvale, CA 94087 CALL TO ORDER Chair Chiu called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. SALUTE TO THE FLAG ROLL CALL Present: 7 - Chair Dennis Chiu Vice Chair Diana Gilbert Commissioner Patti Evans Commissioner Younil Jeong Commissioner Chrichelle McCloud Commissioner Barbara Schmidt Commissioner Navpreet (Ruby) Sidhu Council Liaison Gustav Larsson - present PRESENTATION 14-0452 Recognition of Service Mayor Jim Griffith expressed gratitude on behalf of the entire City Council for the service of incumbent and returning Chair Dennis Chiu, and for the continuing service of all the other commissioners. Chair Chiu received a certificate of appreciation and light refreshments were provided. 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. City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Housing and Human Services Meeting Minutes - Final May 28, 2014 Commission 1.A 14-0487 Draft Minutes of the Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting of April 23, 2014 Commissioner Evans moved and Vice Chair Gilbert seconded the motion to approve the consent calendar which consisted of the draft minutes for the meeting of April 23, 2014. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 6 - Chair Chiu Vice Chair Gilbert Commissioner Evans Commissioner McCloud Commissioner Schmidt Commissioner Sidhu No: 0 Abstain: 1 - Commissioner Jeong PUBLIC COMMENTS None - Chair Chiu opened and closed the public comments period at 7:15 p.m. PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2 14-0262 Make Recommendation to Council on the Draft 2015-2023 Housing Element Housing Officer Suzanne Isé gave a short presentation that included a review of the Housing Element Update process, its requirements, and the progress made since the process started in early 2012. She also noted that the Draft Housing Element summarizes the initial public input received, and that there will be additional opportunities for the public and other interested parties to provide input in the next few months before a final draft is submitted to the Department of Housing and Comunity Development for approval in late August 2014. She encouraged the more than 20 members of the public present to take this opportunity to share their ideas or concerns. Chair Chiu opened the public hearing at 7:40 p.m. Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California Regional Policy Manager Pilar F. Lorenzana-Campo asked if density was the only metric being used to identify sites, or are there any other land use or zoning mechanisms that are included in the Housing Element, such as affordable housing overlay zones. She also asked what financing mechanisms is the City considering, e.g. the use of City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Housing and Human Services Meeting Minutes - Final May 28, 2014 Commission boomerang funds or housing/commercial impact fees. Lastly she spoke in favor of mobile home park preservation efforts. Pat Sausedo, representative of the Building Industry Association, provided a letter addressed to all Bay Area jurisdictions that includes a number of comments and issues that should be addressed in the Housing Elements. Mark Sabin, a Sunnyvale resident, spoke about the burden that high rents are creating for many working people in Sunnyvale. If Sunnyvale is to remain a sustainable community, he suggested creating a mechanism where those who choose to buy and develop housing above the median affordable price pay a fee to offset the cost and provide incentives and subsidize funding for those who buy properties to develop housing below the median price to provide affordable housing, not low-income housing. Director of Community Development Hanson Hom noted that a similar proposal, a rental housing impact fee, is scheduled to be considered by Council later this year. Sandra Murillo of the Housing Trust Silicon Valley thanked the City of Sunnyvale for its continued partnership and funding to provide services to the residents of Sunnyvale. Chair Chiu closed the public hearing at 7:55 p.m. After a short discussion and some questions of staff, Chair Chiu asked for a motion. Vice Chair Gilbert moved and Commissioner Schmidt seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Recommend that Council approve the draft Housing Element as presented in Attachment 2 for submittal to HCD for review. The motion carried unanimously by the following vote: Yes: 7 - Chair Chiu Vice Chair Gilbert Commissioner Evans Commissioner Jeong Commissioner McCloud Commissioner Schmidt Commissioner Sidhu No: 0 3 14-0556 Review of Fiscal Year 2014/15 Recommended Budget City of Sunnyvale Page 3 Housing and Human Services Meeting Minutes - Final May 28, 2014 Commission Ms. Isé briefly explained the portions of the budget that were provided to the Commissioners for input. Chair Chiu opened the public hearing at 8:06 p.m. and closed it at 8:07 p.m. After a short discussion and some questions, the commissioners agreed that they had no additional input and opted not to make a formal motion on this item. NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments -Staff Comments Housing Officer Suzanne Isé reminded the commissioners that there will not be a meeting in June. The next meeting is on July 23, 2014. ADJOURNMENT Chair Chiu adjourned the meeting at 8:13 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 4