CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
City of Campbell, 70 N. First St., Campbell, California
STUDY SESSION OF THE CAMPBELL CITY COUNCIL
T uesday, February 20, 2024 – 6:00 PM
City Hall Council Chamber
70 N. First St., Campbell, California
This City Council meeting was duly noticed pursuant 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 Chamber, 70 N. First St., Campbe ll, California .
ROLL CALL
Attendee Name Title Status
Susan M. Landry Mayor Present
Sergio Lopez Vice Mayor Present
Elliot Scozzola Councilmember Present
Dan Furtado Councilmember Present
Anne Bybee Councilmember Present
PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment was taken following the staff report presentation and City Council questio ns.
NEW BUSINESS
1. Study Session to Review the Current Financial Status of the Housing Program and Provide Feedback on Funding Strategies for the Housing Program.
Recommended Act ion: That the City Council receive the report and provide feedback on the identified funding strategies for the City ’s Housing Program.
Community D evelopment Director Eastwoo d introduced the item and Housing Program Manager Murrilo-Garcia. H e noted Senior Planner Rose and F inance Dire c tor Fuentes were a vailable to answ er any questions.
Housing Manager Murrilo-Garcia presented a staff report dated February 20, 2024. Ms. Murrillo- Garcia provided information to the City Council on fu nding Minutes of February 20, 2024 City Council Meeting Page 2 strategies for the development of a comprehensive Housing Program. It was noted that the current Housing Program only ha s sufficient funding available to support the management of ongoing programs. Due to the Housing Program ’s limited resources , there are insufficient funds to support the development of new affordable housing projects or enhanced programs such as homelessness prevention and assistance programs. Various funding opportunities were presented for consideration such as a Commercial Linkage or in lieu fee s , pursuit of grants and funding from State and Federal programs such as BAFHA , or a local ho usi ng bond.
The City Counc il asked general questions related to the staff pr esentation.
Councilmember Fu rtad o discussed a County T rust Progra m and asked if the Santa Clar a County Housing Trust could be a funding source or used in lieu of our own Trust .
Staff replied that they would look into the County Housing Trus t Program but noted that an another option would be the City setting up it ’s own Trus t and then it would rece ive matching funds.
In reference to cr eating a Commercial Linkage Fee , Mayor Landry cautioned on creating overly burd ensome permits.
Mayor Landry asked if anyone wished from the public wished to speak.
Gene H unt, member of the public, noted that his grandparents had their house where the City Hall building was. He stated as a realtor he was very supportive of new housing and looks forward to fu ture housing discussion s.
In relation to a bond measure, Vice Mayor Lopez suggested staff consider the po tential for an increment financing district possi bly along Hamilton Ave nue or the P runeyard .
Vice Ma yor Lopez spoke of Los Gatos having a successful Inclement C old W eather P rogram that partners with hotels to provide assistance to the unh oused and requested the City consider the po tential for a similar progr am.
The City Council discussed the var ious funding opportunities and programs and provided feedback t o staff.
ADJOURN
Mayor Landry adjou rned the meeting at 7:12 PM .
APPROVED :
ATTEST:
Minutes of February 20, 2024 City Council Meeting Page 3 Susan M. Landry, Mayor
Andrea Sanders, City Clerk