MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
OF THE LA MIRADA CITY COUNCIL
AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION
MAY 23, 2023 - 5 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Otero called the meeting to order at 5 p.m. in Conference Room 1, La Mirada City Hall, 13700 La Mirada Boulevard, La Mirada, California.
ROLL CALL
The City Council was present with Councilmember Eng, Councilmember Lewis, Chaman in egoing a al at Plan Commit mer fan mane.
Chairman Massey were absent.
The following staff members were present: City Manager Jeff Boynton, Community Development Director Manuel Muñoz, City Clerk Anne Haraksin and City Attorney Craig Fox.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Sheryl Scialla commented on the status of the Sixth Planning Cycle Housing Element Update.
4. REVIEW AND DISCUSSION
4.1 STATUS OF THE SIXTH PLANNING CYCLE HOUSING ELEMENT
UPDATE
City Manager Jeff Boynton introduced the item.
City Manager Boynton introduced consultant Veronica Tam with Veronica Tam & Associates (VTA). Ms. Tam participated in the meeting via teleconference.
Ms. Tam presented information on the additional sites proposed for the Housing Sites Inventory Analysis. She said the City is required to plan for an additional 1,962 residential units. She said the additional sites would require rezoning or upzoning. She said the zoning tool used to implement the City's General Plan includes the Housing Element.
Ms. Tam said that rezoning is a change in the zone district for a new purpose or use through the change in the applicable zoning regulations.
She said upzoning is a change in the existing zone to allow new capacity for development and a higher density. Ms. Tam provided detailed information on the new potential sites that have been analyzed to create a balance within La Mirada. Additionally, she proposed the various areas for Minutes of the Special Meeting
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rezoning and upzoning which includes the commercial, industrial, faith- based and residential areas.
Members of the City Council and Planning Commissioners asked questions on the various proposed sites for rezoning and upzoning and expressed support for moving forward on the proposed sites to meet the Sixth Planning Cycle Housing Element Update.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, the City Council and Planning Commission adjourned the meeting at 6:03 p.m.
Leticia Revilla, Assistant City Clerk
ATTEST:
Anthony A. Otero, Mayor
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