MINUTES OF THE HOUSING POLICY AND RESOURCE COMMITTEE MEETING Thursday, September 19, 2024, 6:00 p.m.
Conference Room 2A
777 B Street, Hayward, Ca 94541
HYBRID PARTICIPATION
CALL TO ORDER
The Housing Policy and Resource Committee meeting was called to order by Mayor Salinas at 6:01 p.m. The meeting was conducted consistent with Assembly Bill 2449. The Task Force meeting was held in Conference Room 2A and virtually via Zoom.
ROLL CALL
Present:
Mayor Salinas
Council Member Goldstein
Council Member Syrop
Absent: None
OTHER PARTICIPANTS
Dustin Claussen; Interim City Manager, Christina Morales; Deputy Director of Development Services, Jeremy Lochirco; Planning Manager, Steve Osborne; Supervising Plan Checker & Expeditor, Carol Lee; Management Analyst II, Doris Tang; Management Analyst II, Jane Kim; Housing Development Specialist, Ayush Patel; Management Analyst I, Nallely Campos; Community Program Specialist, Natasha Gonzalez; Senior Secretary.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Ro Aguilar, Hayward Resident
Glenn Kirby, Hayward Resident
Theresa Rezentes, Hayward Resident
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Not Applicable
WORK SESSION
Universal Residential Design Ordinance: To Review and Discuss Various Policies Tied to the Adoption of a Universal Residential Design Ordinance for the City of Hayward.
Planning Manager Lochirco presented a PowerPoint presentation for the analysis of the potential Universal Design Ordinance. The Universal Residential Design Ordinance is a project on the Strategic Roadmap. Planning Manager Lochirco has worked with the Building and Housing Divisions to evaluate Universal Residential Design Ordinance options and to develop a proposal to submit to council. The Universal Design Ordinance is recommended for ensuring housing is more accessible to all by utilizing an ordinance to have certain criteria the developers must use when building homes in Hayward. The main benefits of the ordinance are, eliminating expensive retrofits, allowing residents to age in place, and inviting a more inclusive living environment. Planning Manager Lochirco requested feedback from the committee members regarding specific elements of a potential Universal Residential Design Ordinance The following individual spoke during public comments:
Glen Kirby, Hayward Resident
Theresa Rezentes, Haward Resident
Mayor Salinas, Council Member Goldstein and Council Member Syrop provided comments and were in support of a Universal Design Ordinance.
WORK SESSION
Discussion on the Simplification of the Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance (TRAO).
Ayush Patel, Management Analyst I, presented a proposal to simplify the Tenant Relocation Assistance Program (TRAO). The presentation outlined the layers of complexities that have made the TRAO difficult for stakeholders and staff to administer. The proposed modifications include simplification of the relocation assistance payment structure, cross referencing applicable state law, cross referencing defined terms shared by the Residential Rent Stabilization Ordinance, implementation of a fee for appeal hearings along with a corresponding hardship policy and changing assessment and appeal hearing process to be consistent with other departments.
The following individual spoke during public comments:
Theresa Rezentes, Hayward Resident
Mayor Salinas, Council Member Goldstein and Council Member Syrop provided comments and supported the proposed recommendations.
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
December 19, 2024
Implementation Update on the Residential Rent Stabilization and Tenant Protection Ordinance Analysis of the City of Hayward’s Competitiveness for State Funding for Affordable Housing Development
TASK FORCE MEMBERS/STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS AND REFERRALS
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Salinas adjourned the meeting at 7:38 p.m.
MINUTES OF THE HOUSING POLICY AND RESOURCE COMMITTEE MEETING Thursday, September 19, 2024 6:00 p.m.
Conference Room 2A
777 B Street, Hayward, Ca 94541