Housing and Human Services Commission

City of Sunnyvale Meeting Minutes - Final Housing and Human Services Commission Wednesday, November 18, 2015 7:00 PM West Conference Room, City Hall, 456 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Special Meeting CALL TO ORDER Chair Evans called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. SALUTE TO THE FLAG Chair Evans led the salute to the flag. ROLL CALL Present: 4 - Chair Patti Evans Vice Chair Barbara Schmidt Commissioner Diana Gilbert Commissioner Younil Jeong Absent: 1 - Commissioner Dennis Chiu Council Liaison Meyering (absent) Commissioner Chiu (excused absence) ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Kim Torres of MidPen Housing gave an update on Onizuka Crossing, MidPen's newest affordable housing community in Sunnyvale, and noted that applications for the lottery that will take place in December are now available online. She also brought some paper copies to share. CONSENT CALENDAR 1A. 15-1015 Draft Minutes of the Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting of October 28, 2015. Commissioner Gilbert moved and Commissioner Jeong seconded the motion to approve the Consent Calendar which is comprised of the Draft Minutes of the Housing and Human Services Commission Meeting of October 28, 2015. The motion passed by the following vote: City of Sunnyvale Page 1 Housing and Human Services Meeting Minutes - Final November 18, 2015 Commission Yes: 4 - Chair Evans Vice Chair Schmidt Commissioner Gilbert Commissioner Jeong No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Chiu PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS 2 15-1014 Review and Rank Study Issues Housing Officer Suzanne Isé provided a brief overview of each of the study issues and answered commissioners' questions before the ranking process began. Chair Evans opened the public hearing at 7:27 p.m. Linda Davis noted that she was not clear on the intent of Study Issue CDD 16-11: Consider Methods to Encourage Alternative, Non-traditional Housing in High-density Residential Areas, and asked for some explanation of "live-work" units. Staff provided some brief background and described what live-work units are. Chair Evans closed the public hearing at 7:32 p.m. Chair Evans initiated the study issues ranking using the procedures provided by the City Manager's office. First she asked if there were any study issues that the commission would recommend to be dropped or deferred. Commissioner Schmidt moved and Chair Evans seconded to recommend deferring Study Issue CDD 16-01: Feasibility of A Plan to Seek Voter Approval for A New Bond Financing Measure to Generate Additional Funds for Affordable Housing Development in Sunnyvale. The motion carried unanimously 4-0-1, with Commissioner Chiu absent. One additional study issue, CDD-16-11, remained to be ranked. Commissioner Gilbert moved and Commissioner Jeong seconded to accept Study Issue CDD 16-11: Consider Methods to Encourage Alternative, Non-traditional Housing in High-density Residential Areas as ranked #1, and to encourage Council to also rank it highly, since affordable housing is a dominant and important issue for the community and for the housing commission, and conventional solutions are not meeting the existing need. Motion carried unanimously 4-0-1, with Commissioner City of Sunnyvale Page 2 Housing and Human Services Meeting Minutes - Final November 18, 2015 Commission Chiu absent. 3 15-1044 Nominate a Housing and Human Services Commissioner to the El Camino Real Specific Plan Advisory Committee Ms. Isé explained that, due to the resignation of Commissioner McCloud, the commission needed to nominate a new representative to the El Camino Real Corridor Plan Advisory Committee. Chair Evans asked if any of the commissioners was interested in serving on the Committee. Chair Evans added that she was interested, but wanted others to have an opportunity to participate if they wished to do so. Commissioner Gilbert moved and Vice Chair Schmidt seconded the motion to nominate Chair Evans to participate in the El Camino Real Corridor Plan Advisory Committee. The motion carried by the following vote: Yes: 4 - Chair Evans Vice Chair Schmidt Commissioner Gilbert Commissioner Jeong No: 0 Absent: 1 - Commissioner Chiu STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS -Commissioner Comments None. -Staff Comments Staff mentioned that, either on the 13th or on another date when a quorum can be present, there will be a special meeting in January. After some discussion and potentially not having a quorum on the 13th, staff agreed to look at the 27th as an option, as long as it did not delay certain actions needed to meet HUD deadlines. She noted that staff would follow up by email to confirm the date. ADJOURNMENT Chair Evans adjourned the meeting at 8 p.m. City of Sunnyvale Page 3