From: Haley Croffoot
To: Haley Croffoot
Subject: FW: Public Comment - CC 2/23 AND PC 2/24
Date: Monday, February 23, 2026 10:01:00 AM
Attachments: RHNA Histogram 2026 w1o 85.xlsx
From: Lyone Conner <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2026 9:21 AM
To: Troy Fujimoto <[email protected]>
Cc: Haley Croffoot <[email protected]>
Subject: FW: Public Comment - CC 2/23 AND PC 2/24
From: Jack Prosek <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2026 3:11 PM
To: City Clerk <[email protected]>
Cc: Belle La <[email protected]>
Subject: Public Comment - CC 2/23 AND PC 2/24
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Lyone -
Please include the content of this email & the attached Histogram as Public Comment for BOTH the City Council 2/23 meeting Agenda Item # 7 and the Planning Commission 2/24 meeting Agenda Item # 4. THANKS !
Mayor, Council Members & Commissioners -
Please review the Histogram for RHNA Housing Requirements - 6th Cycle revised 2/20/2026 that is attached to this email. This document has been updated to reflect the actual numbers being used for Permits (19) & Occupancy Certificates (205) for Year 3 of 8 of the current RHNA Cycle. As you will see in graphic form on the left side of the spreadsheet, the City is just below 50% compliance with meeting a proportional Goal for new dwelling units (du).
And we are there only because the large apartment building at 85 Cleaveland (189 du) fell into this Cycle; the City Approval process started over seven years ago. On the right side of this spreadsheet you can see where we would be without that project - you need several more projects of similar total scope in the next few years to even make 50% of the 1803 du Goal.
I have previously submitted a number of recommendations regarding the much needed revisions to the General Plan (GP) & the corresponding Zoning Maps. They should all be recorded in the Public Comment section for the various GP meetings.
In addition, the City also needs to relax its overly restrictive Ordinances for new buildings. These are my personal Top Three:
1- Height Limits - need to go up another 10' to allow 4 stories of housing at most locations.
2- Mixed Use Ratios - 25% of the gross building area is too much; consider the two exit stairs, an elevator shaft & lobby & the mailbox area needed for the housing above. 3- Major Street Facing - no longer needed in the age of web searches & on-line maps.
Other Residents, Homeowners, Developers, Architects & Builders may have other concerns with the Ordinances as well.
In order to make some new housing truly Affordable, we should also seek changes to the State Building Regulations. Here are a few thoughts along those lines:
1- eliminate the ADA elevator requirements for buildings of less than four stories. 2- allow balconies to be used in lieu of a second fire stair for buildings under four stories if they are fully sprinklered.
The focus here is on Affordability rather than Access for All Everywhere.
It is my belief that the Council did NOT intend to reopen discussions regarding the nine developed Sites & the two vacant properties that were rezoned over two years ago as part of the Housing Element Approval for the development of Affordable Housing.
Others feel that everything including MT & PN are on the table. An immediate clarification would be helpful . . . . .
In my November 21st email to Mayor Shess, I recommended that the City Staff hold a series of meetings for Discussions WITH the Public regarding the Zoning Maps & related City Ordinances - one focused on each Election District ! I am herewith repeating that request.
Jack Prosek
PH District ONE
Resident / Homeowner
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2023-2031 HISTOGRAM for RHNA Housing Requirements - 6th Cycle revised: 2/20/2026 w/o 85 Cleaveland - City PLN # 18-0359 Column Year: 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 TOTALS Year: 2023 2024 2025 2026 Months: 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 1 96 8 years Months: 11 12 12 12 January
2 RHNA 1803 206 226 225 226 225 226 225 226 18 1803 BTC 206 226 225 226 RHNA-Cumulative 206 432 657 883 1108 1334 1559 1785 1803 206 432 657 883
11.4% 24.0% 36.4% 49.0% 61.5% 74.0% 86.5% 99.0% 100.0% 11.4% 24.0% 36.4% 49.0% 3 Units Added 269 19 19 307 1496 80 19 19
Units Added-Cum 269 288 307 80 99 118
14.9% 16.0% 17.0% 4.4% 5.5% 6.5%
7 DU Completed 37 39 205 281 1522 37 39 16
DU Completed-Cum 37 76 281 37 76 92
2.1% 4.2% 15.6% 2.1% 4.2% 5.1%
# of Rows 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2023 2024 2025 2026 39 38
37 36
35 34
33 32
31 30
29 28
27 26 Red shows the shortfall in meeting
25 a proportional RHNA GOAL !!!
24 23 19.4% 29.9%
22 21
20 19
18 17 8.0% 18.5%
16 15
14 17.0%
13 The Total number of du Permitted to date
12 but not completed before 2-01-2023 !!
11 10
9 8 Includes the 189 du in the 85 Cleaveland project
7 that received their CO in 2025 ! 7.0%
6 14.9% 16.0% 15.6%
5 6.5%
4 5.5%
3 4.4% 5.1%
2 4.2% NOT SHOWN to scale 4.2%
1 2.1% 2.1%
GOAL 11.4% 24.0% 36.4% 49.0% 61.5% 74.0% 86.5% 99.0% 100.0% GOAL 11.4% 24.0% 36.4% 49.0% Data from the Staff Reports: 3/18/2024 3/17/2025 2/24/2026 3/18/2024 3/17/2025 2/24/2026