120 E COTATI AVENUE
COTATI, CA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
DECEMBER 10, 2024
• Introductions
• Process to Date
• Recap Community Meetings
• Concept Plans
• Feedback and Next Steps
• Questions
AGENDA
Carmen Alcantara
Housing Specialist,
North Bay Regional
Center
Paul McElwee
Principal,
HKIT Architects
Sam McGeehan
Senior Project Manager,
HKIT Architects
DEVELOPMENT TEAM
Robin Zimbler
Founder,
Freebird Development
Company
Adan Rios
Designer
HKIT Architects
• City Purchase Property Late 2023
• City Issued Request for Proposals March 21, 2024
• City Council Approval Developer Selection June 25, 2024 • Exclusive Negotiating Agreement Signed July 20, 2024
• Community Engagement Meeting #1 September 18, 2024
• Community Engagement Meeting #2 November 20, 2024
PROCESS TO DATE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEETINGS
• Held meetings on 9/18 and 11/20 at
City Hall
• 12 people attended each, of which
about 10 people attended both
• Primarily residents either adjacent to
or across from the site
• Meeting #1
• Introduction to Development Team
• Discussion of Development Goals and
Design Goals
• Two Break-Out Groups with Architectural
Style Preference Survey
• Meeting #2
• Recap of Meeting #1
• Design Survey Results
• Early Design Concepts
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GOALS
• Leverage location and size of site to help City meet RHNA numbers while integrating into existing downtown fabric
ü Approximately 50 units in 3-story building
• Serve broad range of household sizes and incomes at three separate income tiers up to either 60% AMI or 80% AMI
ü Studios, one-, two-, and three-bedroom units
• Provide inclusive housing for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities ü 25% of the units set-aside as permanent supportive housing • Be a good neighbor!
ü Through both community engagement and design
DESIGN GOALS
• Maximize number of units while limiting
height to 3 stories
• Articulate buildings to relate and transition to
surrounding context
• Activate public streets with lobby and
commercial space
• Ensure security through single point of entry
• Incorporate indoor and outdoor community
spaces
• Provide adequate amount of parking
• Design project to be environmentally
conscious
MEETING #1 SURVEY RESULTS
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: LIKE
ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: DISLIKE
MEETING #2 RENDERINGS
MISSION STYLE
Charles Street and East Cotati Avenue, Corner View
MISSION STYLE
La Plaza and East Cotati Avenue, Corner View
CRAFTSMAN STYLE A
Charles Street and East Cotati Avenue, Corner View
CRAFTSMAN STYLE A
La Plaza and East Cotati Avenue, Corner View
CRAFTSMAN STYLE B
Charles Street and East Cotati Avenue, Corner View
CRAFTSMAN STYLE B
La Plaza and East Cotati Avenue, Corner View
CONCEPT PLANS
• Residential units on 2nd floor
with community room, laundry
room, and podium courtyard
with separate seating area and
play area
• Residential units on 3rd floor
• Building steps down to two
stories on La Plaza and Charles
• Project could gain 4 additional
units without step downs for a
total of 48 units
FEEDBACK
• 9 people (of 13) expressed preference for
Mission style although others strongly
preferred Craftsman style
• Concerns about parking garage access from
E Cotati Avenue and loss of on-street
parking
• Streetscape improvements and traffic
calming measures for pedestrian safety
• Questions about types of retail/commercial
uses
FEEDBACK AND NEXT STEPS
NEXT STEPS
• Traffic Study to determine garage access
and streetscape improvements
• Submit formal entitlement application in
January
• State HCD SuperNOFA anticipated to be
released February 2025 with applications
due April 2025; need entitlement approval
and Development and Disposition
Agreement prior to then
QUESTIONS?
FINANCING
INCOME SCHEDULE
Number of People
1 2 3 4
30% AMI $ 29,070 $ 33,210 $ 37,350 $ 41,490
50% AMI $ 48,450 $ 55,350 $ 62,250 $ 69,150
60% AMI $ 58,140 $ 66,420 $ 74,700 $ 82,980
80% AMI $ 77,520 $ 88,560 $ 99,600 $ 110,640
FINANCING
RENT SCHEDULE
Number of Bedrooms
Studio One Two Three
30% AMI $726 $778 $933 $1,078
50% AMI $1,211 $1,297 $1,556 $1,798
60% AMI $1,453 $1,557 $1,867 $2,157
80% AMI $1,938 $2,076 $2,490 $2,877