Housing and Human Services Commission
Regular MeetingSunnyvale, CA · November 1, 2017
Minutes
City of Sunnyvale
Meeting Minutes - Final
Housing and Human Services
Commission
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 7:00 PM Council Chambers, City Hall, 456 W. Olive
Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Grossman called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
Chair Grossman led the salute to the flag.
ROLL CALL
Present: 6 - Chair Joshua Grossman
Commissioner Patti Evans
Commissioner Diana Gilbert
Commissioner Ken Hiremath
Commissioner Minjung Kwok
Commissioner Elinor Stetson
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Avaninder Singh
Vice Chair Avaninder Singh (excused)
Council Liaison Gustav Larsson (absent)
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.A 17-0970 Approve the Housing and Human Services Commission
Special Meeting Minutes of September 20, 2017
Chair Grossman asked for a motion on the consent calendar if there were no
questions or comments.
MOTION: Commissioner Evans moved and Commissioner Hiremath seconded the
motion to Approve the Housing and Human Services Commission Minutes of
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September 20, 2017 as submitted.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 - Chair Grossman
Commissioner Evans
Commissioner Gilbert
Commissioner Hiremath
Commissioner Kwok
Commissioner Stetson
No: 0
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Singh
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
2 17-0806 Consider New First Mortgage Refinance Loan of $3.3 Million in
Housing Funds to MidPen Housing Corp. and Modification of
Outstanding Loans to Finance Phase Two of Eight Trees
Apartments Rehabilitation at 183 Acalanes Drive, Sunnyvale
Housing Officer Suzanne Ise gave some historical background on the Eight Trees
Apartments property and noted that MidPen staff was also present to answer
questions.
MidPen Project Manager, Helen Tong-Ishikawa, provided an overview of requested
City financing and loan restructure, and the proposed rehabilitation project.
Commissioners asked questions of staff and MidPen representatives regarding
details of the project, funding details, and the tax credit scoring and application
process.
Chair Grossman opened and closed the public hearing at 7:44 p.m. noting that there
were no requests to speak.
After some discussion, Chair Grossman asked for a motion.
MOTION: Commissioner Gilbert moved and Commissioner Evans seconded the
motion to recommend to Council Alternative 1: Approve a new first mortgage
refinance loan of $3.3 million in Housing Mitigation Funds for the Eight Trees Phase
Two Project and authorize the City Manager to execute the new first mortgage
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refinance loan and amendments to the existing City loans to forgive accrued interest
and adjust interest rates to 0%, as further described in Attachments 2 and 5 of the
report.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 6 - Chair Grossman
Commissioner Evans
Commissioner Gilbert
Commissioner Hiremath
Commissioner Kwok
Commissioner Stetson
No: 0
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Singh
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
After a short discussion and questions of staff, the commissioners agreed that there
were no new suggestions at this time.
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
None.
-Staff Comments
Staff reminded the commissioners of the next meeting on November 15.
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
3 17-0986 Multi-family Residential Transportation Demand Management
Program
Staff noted that this information was provided in response to the inquiry by the
Commissioners at the September 20 meeting regarding transportation demand
programs.
ADJOURNMENT
MOTION: Chair Grossman moved and Commissioner Evans seconded the motion
to adjourn the meeting.
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The motion carried by the following vote at 7:57 p.m.
Yes: 6 - Chair Grossman
Commissioner Evans
Commissioner Gilbert
Commissioner Hiremath
Commissioner Kwok
Commissioner Stetson
No: 0
Absent: 1 - Vice Chair Singh
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Agenda
City of Sunnyvale
Notice and Agenda
Housing and Human Services
Commission
Wednesday, November 1, 2017 7:00 PM Council Chambers, City Hall, 456 W. Olive
Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
ROLL CALL
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
This category provides an opportunity for members of the public to address the
commission on items not listed on the agenda and is limited to 15 minutes (may
be extended or continued after the public hearings/general business section of the
agenda at the discretion of the Chair) with a maximum of up to three minutes per
speaker. Please note the Brown Act (Open Meeting Law) does not allow
commissioners to take action on an item not listed on the agenda. If you wish to
address the commission, please complete a speaker card and give it to the
Recording Secretary. Individuals are limited to one appearance during this
section.
CONSENT CALENDAR
1.A 17-0970 Approve the Housing and Human Services Commission
Special Meeting Minutes of September 20, 2017
Recommendation: Approve the Housing and Human Services Commission
Minutes of September 20, 2017 as submitted.
PUBLIC HEARINGS/GENERAL BUSINESS
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2 17-0806 Consider New First Mortgage Refinance Loan of $3.3 Million
in Housing Funds to MidPen Housing Corp. and Modification
of Outstanding Loans to Finance Phase Two of Eight Trees
Apartments Rehabilitation at 183 Acalanes Drive, Sunnyvale
Recommendation: Recommend to Council Alternative 1: Approve a new first
mortgage refinance loan of $3.3 million in Housing Mitigation
Funds for the Eight Trees Phase Two Project and authorize
the City Manager to execute the new first mortgage refinance
loan and amendments to the existing City loans to forgive
accrued interest and adjust interest rates to 0%, as further
described in Attachments 2 and 5 of the report.
STANDING ITEM: CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL STUDY ISSUES
NON-AGENDA ITEMS & COMMENTS
-Commissioner Comments
-Staff Comments
INFORMATION ONLY REPORTS/ITEMS
3 17-0986 Multi-family Residential Transportation Demand Management
Program
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ADJOURNMENT
Notice to the Public:
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body regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public
inspection in the originating department or can be accessed through the Office of
the City Clerk located at 603 All America Way, Sunnyvale, CA. during normal
business hours and at the meeting location on the evening of the board or
commission meeting, pursuant to Government Code §54957.5.
Agenda information is available by contacting Edith Alanis at (408) 730-7254.
Agendas and associated reports are also available on the City’s website at
sunnyvale.ca.gov or at the Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Ave.,
Sunnyvale, 72 hours before the meeting.
Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance in
this meeting, please contact Edith Alanis at (408) 730-7254. Notification of 48
hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements
to ensure accessibility to this meeting. (28 CFR 35.160 (b) (1))
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