CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
City of Campbell, 70 N. First St., Campbell, California
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CAMPBELL CITY COUNCIL
Tuesday, November 29, 2022 – 6:00 PM
City Hall Council Chamber
70 N. First St., Campbell, California
T his City Council meeting wa s duly noticed pu rsuant to open meeting requirements of the Ralph M. Brown Act (G.C. Section 54956).
CALL TO ORDER
The City Council of the City of Campbell con vened this day in the special meeting place, the City Hall Council C hamber, 70 N. First St., Ca mpbell, California .
ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status
Paul Resnikoff Mayor Present
Anne Bybee Vice Mayor Present
Elizabeth 'Liz' Gibbons Councilmember Present
Susan M. Landry Councilmember Present
Sergio Lopez Councilmember Present
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment was taken prior to Council discussion.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. Campbell ’s Plan for Housing (2023-2031 Housing Element) to Facilitate Further Refinement of the Housing Opportunity Map and Goals, Policies, and Programs Which Will Guide Housi ng Development a nd Services Throughout the Eight-Year Planning Period. (File No. PLN-2021-12) Recommended Action: Direct Staff to submit a revised HCD Draft of Campbell ’s Plan for Housing (2023-2031 Housing Element) to Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review, incorporating public feedback and proposed modifications.
Community Development Director Rob Eastwood provided introductions of Senior Planner Stephen Rose and M-Group con sulting team Jeff Br a d ley, Karen W a rner and Asher Kohn and an over view of the meeting st ructure.
Senior P lanner Rose presented the methodology stating that the City needs to plan for at least 2 ,977 units to meet is Regional H o using N eeds A llocation Minutes of November 29, 2022 City Council Meeting Page 2 (RHNA) with a 30% b uffer recommended by the California Depar tment of Housing Community Development Depart ment . (HCD) Based on Council direction staff identified eight re finement criteria as fac tors to define the hou sing pr operty site inventory. The key advan tages and disadvantage s of the large r housing opportunity site inventory was d iscussed. Information on four options to the housing opportunity site mapping re finement was pro vided with staff recomm end ing option 1 , the remo val of eight sites and the gr eatest buffer . Option 1: Staff Recomm ended, 4,899 Unit Coun t, Greatest Buffer Option 2: Remove Tech nolo gy Park, 4,446 Unit Coun t, Low Scor e; Corp Yard Option 3: Reduced Inventory 3,889 Unit Coun t, Smalle st Bu ffer Option 4: Reduced Den sities 4,676 Unit Count, Sens itive to Re sidential Community Development Director Eastwood identified fi ve add itional area s for Council direc tion per the response letter from HCD, consisting of homel essness, preservation of a t- risk u nits, Affirmatory Furthering Fair Housing , (AFFH) Housing Ordinance updates and stronger commitment to milestones and action s .
Council mem bers asked questions related to the staff prese ntati on.
Mayor Resnikoff aske d if anyone from the public wish ed to speak.
Jim Sull ivan, C ampbell residen t, stated support for option 1 . H e stated that p roviding the greatest number of sites will create the greatest number of units.
He also spoke as a represe ntative of Uplift Family Services in regard to the Llew ellyn Avenue site and was glad to know the site will remain on the list . Last, he spoke a s a representative for the property owners on Virginia Ave nue, which is considered a large site and he has a plan to bring the property to a middle de nsity.
Sarah Chaffin , Campbell res ident , was supportive of option 1 , and having a higher number of opportunity site s in the beginning versus adding them later which could present challen ges when trying to add affordable or missing middle housing.
Adam Buchbinder, Campbell resident, stated concern s that if option 1 is not used that it would be unlikely the City would meet its below market rate housing goal .
He encouraged the City to set up an active Tra nsportation Plan as part of the Housing Element.
Councilwoman Landry was supportive of option 1 and option 4 . She d id not think there should be over 4,000 units , support ed a reduced density ; expressed concerns with the 75-foot h eights in the single-family neighborhood adjacent areas ; w ould like to pursu e Motel 6 as shelter housing ; did not support the Corp Yard being included ; and thinks the Virgin ia Avenue site is well suited for housing . She stated support for Single Room Occupancy , (SRO) Below Ma rket Rate , (BMR) Accessory Dw elli ng Unit (ADU) and a ffordab le housing units.
Minutes of November 29, 2022 City Council Meeting Page 3 Council mem ber Lopez stat ed support for option 1. H e suggested adding back the J ack in the Bo x site . He would also be agreeable to taking off som e of the sites in option 4, specifically the Bascom Avenue and Winchester Blvd sites . He stated concerns with reducing the unit count and impacts to the 30% buffe r. He n oted additional studies need to be done to see if the Corp Yard or Technology park would be f easible and was supportive of keeping those in.
Councilmember Gibbons st ated concerns with the 125 E. Campbell Avenue site and was not suppo rtive of chang ing the zoning . She d id no t support taking out the Jack in the Box site at the corner of Bascom and Ha milton . At San Tomas Expressway and Hamilton Avenue she suggested a higher density a t the perimeter of the site and lower density on the interior. Councilmember Gi bbons was supportive of a lower density , the m inimum RHNA requirement and a lower bu ffer op tion. She was not supportive of moving the C o rp Y ard or the site at Budd a nd Winchester, but was in favor building housing at the Technology Park sit e and leaving Parcel 49 as open spa ce.
Vice May o r Bybee stated support for option 1 and option 4 . She stressed the importan ce of be ing sensitive to e xisting residential. Vice May or Bybee stated concer ns with housing at the Technology P ark si te as it does not have good ingress/egress an d is not walkable to services such as gro cery stores; and d id not support mo v ing the Corp Yard . She stated support for housing at 320 Virginia Ave.
Mayor Resnikoff was su pportive of option 1 and open to option 4. He state d more sites w ould allo w for more fl exibility . He was willing to continue to look at sites such as the Corp Yard and Technology Park . He was supportive of leaving the Virginia Avenue site for housing.
Councilmember Gi bbons asked if th e Council was agreeable to removing the site at 12 5 E. Campbell Avenue. There was not Coun cil consensus.
Community Development Director Eastwood summarized the Councill direction stating there was consensus for option 1 and 4; keeping the Virgi nia Ave ., Technol o gy Park and Corp Yard si tes .
M/S : Lopez/Landry – Th at the City Council d irect s taff to submit a revis ed HCD Draft of Campbell ’s Plan for Housing (2023-2031 Housing Element) to Housing and Community Development (HCD) for review, incorporating public feedback and proposed modifications ; with the recommended sta ff option of Option 1. The mot ion was adopted by the following roll call vote :
RESULT: ADOPTED [3 TO 2]
MOVER: Lopez
SECONDER: Bybee
AYES: Resnikoff, Bybee, Lopez
NAYS: Gibbons, Landry
Minutes of November 29, 2022 City Council Meeting Page 4 May or Resnikoff called for a ten minute recess and reconvened at 8:27 p.m.
Community D evelopment Dire cto r E astwood spoke to p otential policies and programs and asked for direction on the five topic areas identified by HCD for discussion :
A . H omel essness
B. P reservation of A t- R isk U nits
C. Affirmatory Furthering Fair Housing , (AFFH)
D. Housing Ordinance Upd ate
E . S tronger C ommitment to M ilestones and A ction s
Councilmember Lopez was supportive of al l fi ve topics. He reque sted more outreach with the faith based communities to address homelessness. He noted concerns with the lack of special housing needs and encouraged staff to look at other avenues to assist the el derly and dis abled . He ex pressed intere st in exploring a State of Shelter Emergency un der Senate Bill (SB) 50. He asked staff to look into a Green Space strategy and T ransportation P la n to address pedestrian access and bike lanes .
Councilmember Gi b bons was suppo rtive of all five topics. She spoke of how the home less count was performed differently this year and that the data is not reflective of accurate counts . She requested policies addressing a shor t-term rental ordinance excludin g room rentals that codifies a max imum of six months cumulative rental days. She was in support of increasing the inclusionary ordinance to 20%. Councilmember Gibbons asked about including information regarding the RY DE transportation pro gram. She noted the valuable programs , assistance and grants available through Silicon Valley Clean Energy.
Vice Mayor Bybee su pported all five recommendations. She cautioned on b udgetary increase s such as adding a Housing Coordinator /Commission ; would lik e a stronger partnership with the Coun ty to provide homeless services. She suggested expanding the scope of the C ivic Improvement Commission (CIC) to address housing ; and a Pro ject Room Key partnership with Motel 6.
Mayor Resn ikoff was supportive of all fi ve topics. He cautioned on restricting some of the uses for ADUs . He suggested doing more with the Safe Park programs to help address the homelessness issue. He also expressed concerns wi th funding these programs and suggested looking at grants and potentially working with the CIC to add a housing commis sion component. In regards to topic E , he noted how crit ical that was and requir es a more specific ac ti on to provi de to HCD.
Coun cil woman Landry was supportive of all fi ve topics. She was supportive of a Housing Commission but did not think the CIC would b e the best option and suggested a Council Subcommittee. S h e was not supportive of short-term rentals .
Councilmember G ibbons spoke of the previous year ’s Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Housing in part nership with the Office of Supportive Housing where there was Minutes of November 29, 2022 City Council Meeting Page 5 discussion on P roject Room Key and multiple attempts to buy the Motel 6 . She expressed s upport o f a Housing Committee, thought it could start with the CIC but may be better suited for the Rental Increase Fact Finding C ommittee . (RIFFC) She suggested lo oking at in frastructure grant s and revisiting the Downtown Street Tea ms for rehabilitating the homeless . She state d there needs to be more coordination with the Plan 2050 transportation program as there is funding available.
Council member Lo pez was su ppo rtive of a Housing Commission an d recommended getting the input of underrepresented communities . 2 . Authorize the City Manager to Approve and Execute an Amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with Metropolitan Planning Group to Finalize Campbell ’s Plan for Housing (2023-2 031 Housing E lement) and Initiate a Corresponding Budget Adjustment. (Resolution/Roll Call Vote) Recommended Action: Adopt a Resolution, authorizing the City Manager to approve and execute an amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with Metropolita n Planning Gr oup (M-Group) to finalize Campbell ’s Plan for Housing (2023-2031 Housing Element); and initiate a budget adjustment to appropriate $150,000 for additional contract costs.
Councilmember s expressed their appre ciation to staff and the consultants on all their efforts to complete the Housing Element.
M /S: Gibbons/Landry – That the City Council adopt Resolutio n 12925 authorizing the City Manager to approve and execute an amendment to the Consultant Services Agreement with Metropolita n Planning Gr oup (M- Group) to finalize Campbell ’s Plan for Housing (2023-2031 Housing Element); and initiate a corresp onding budget adjustment . The motion was adopted by the following roll call vote:
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Gibbons
SECONDER: L andry
AYES: Resnikoff, Bybee, Gibbons, Landry, Lopez
ADJOURN
Mayor Resnikoff adjou rned the meeting at 9:00 p.m.
APPROVED :
ATTEST:
Pa ul Resnikoff, Mayor
Andrea Sanders, City Clerk