MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
CUPERTINO HOUSING COMMISSION
Thursday, December19, 2024
At 5:35 p.m. Chair Connie Cunningham called the SpecialHousing Commission meeting to order at 10185North Stelling Road, Quinlan ConferenceRoom.
ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Connie Cunningham, Vice Chair RyanGolzeand CommissionersAngan Das, Yuyi He, and Govind Tatachari.
1. APPROVALOFMINUTES
Subject: Approve the minutes of the October 24, 2024Housing Commission meeting.
RecommendedAction: Approve the minutes of the October 24, 2024Housing Commission meeting.
Senior Housing Coordinator Nicky Vu introduced the item.
Chair Cunningham asked if anyone had questions about the minutes.
CommissionerTatachariaskedwhy future agendaitemswerenot includedin the minutes.
Senior Housing Coordinator Nicky Vu explained the missing items and introduced Administrative Assistant Lindsay Nelson.
Commissionersaskedquestionsanddiscussedwhetherthefuture agendaitemsneeded to beaddedto theminutes
MOTION: Golze moved and both Tatachari and He secondedto approve the minutes of the October 24, 2024meeting.
Themotion carriedwith thefollowing vote: Ayes: Cunningham, Golze, HeandTatachari.
Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: Das.
POSTPONEMENTS - None
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – None
WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS- None
OLD BUSINESS– None
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NEW BUSINESS –
2. Subject: 2025Housing Commission Meeting Schedule
Recommended Action: Establish the Housing Commission Meeting Schedulefor 2025.
SeniorHousingCoordinatorNicky Vu deliveredthestaffreport.
Commissioners askedquestions and made comments.
Commissionersdeterminedthat theywould not like to changeanyof thedateson the scheduleat this time.
Senior Housing Coordinator Nicky Vu requested a vote.
Commissioner Das arrived at the meeting.
MOTION: GolzemovedandHe secondedto establishtheCommissionMeetingSchedule for 2025. Themotioncarriedwith thefollowing vote: Ayes: Cunningham, Das, Golze, Heand Tatachari. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
3. Subject: 2025-2030Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Consolidated Plan OutreachPresentationRecommendedAction: ConductPublicHearing; and Receiveapresentationon developmentof the2025-2030CDBGConsolidatedPlan.
Chair Cunningham noted that the action was to receive the presentation, and that they would have further action in the spring to review and approve the items at that time.
SeniorHousingCoordinatorNicky Vu introducedthepresenter, consultantHeidi Aggler.
Heidi Aggler presentedon the2025-2029ConsolidatedPlan.
Commissioners asked questions and made comments.
SeniorHousingCoordinatorNicky Vu andconsultantHeidi Aggler answeredquestions.
ChairCunninghamopenedthefloor for public commentandthefollowing peoplespoke:
A representative with Northern California Carpenter Union.
Sujatha Venkatraman from West Valley Community Services Andy Leif from Charities Housing
ChairCunninghamclosedthepublic commentperiod.
ChairCunninghambroughttheconversationbackto thecommissionandrequesteda motion, then asked the commission if they had comments.
MOTION: Golze moved and Das secondedto acknowledge receipt of the presentation.
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Commissioners asked more questions and made comments.
Commissioner Das asked Andy Leif, a member of the public, about how they were utilizing their funding.
Andy Leif spoke.
Senior Housing Coordinator Nicky Vu clarified that the plan would be covered in March when it is complete.
ChairCunninghamaskedfor a voteon themotion.
MOTION: Golze moved and Das secondedto acknowledge receipt of the presentation.
The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Cunningham, Das, Golze, He, and Tatachari. Noes:
None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
4. Subject: Studysessionto amendtheCity’sPolicyandProceduresManualfor Administering Deed Restricted Affordable Housing Units (BMR Admin Manual) and/or draft new City ordinance to include a new anti-displacement policy. RecommendedAction: Receive presentation and recommend approval of an anti-displacement policy for tenants residing in expiringBelowMarketRateunits to City Councilfor adoption.
SeniorHousingCoordinatorNicky Vu introducedtheitem andrequestedtheCommissionersstate either: which of the policies they were in favor of, if they wanted to usealternatives, or if they wanted to make modifications to the policies aspresented. He numbered the policies 1,2,3 and alternatives as (1B, 2B).
Commissionersdiscussedtheir optionsandaskedclarifying questions.
Sujatha Venkatraman spoke with the Commissioners.
Commissioners further discusseditems related to housing.
SeniorHousingCoordinatorNicky Vu respondedto questions.
Commissioners asked for clarification on the study sessionprocess.
Commissioners and Housing Manager Nicky Vu agreed to go around the table for votes.
ChairCunninghamvotedfor 1A or 1B.
Then changed her vote to option 3.
Commissioner Golze choseoption 3.
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Commissioner He choseoption 3.
CommissionerTatacharichoseoption 3.
Commissioner Das choseoption 1Band option 2B.
Senior Housing Coordinator Nicky Vu noted that a decision had beenmade, with the decision being in favor of both, with one in favor of 1Bin terms of the anti-displacement policy.
SeniorHousingCoordinatorNicky Vu suggestedtheytakeavoteon option 3.
MOTION: Golze moved and He secondedto recommend approval of Option 3, both of the displacement priority policies.
The motion carried with the following vote: Ayes: Cunningham, Das, Golze, He and Tatachari. Noes: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.
STAFFAND COMMISSION REPORTS
Commissioner He mentioned her friend left his apartment in Mountain View and he got a lot of things deducted from his security deposit and it said “non-negotiable”. Shequestioned the legality of this process, andsuggestedthat tenantsshouldhavearight to negotiateandestablish clarity with propertymanagersregardingvariousaspectsof securitydeposits.
FUTURE AGENDA SETTING
Commissioner He proposed continuing the discussion on security deposits.
ADJOURNMENT
At 7:35p.m., ChairConnieCunninghamadjournedtheSpecialHousingCommissionMeeting.
Minutes prepared by:
Lindsay Nelson, Administrative Assistant