From: Adrian Covert
To: City Council Public Comments
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Support for the Affordable Housing Capital Facilities Fee Pilot Program Date: Monday, November 11, 2024 7:33:05 AM
Attachments: 11.11_CFFProgram.pdf
Greetings Mayor Rogers and Councilmembers,
Please see the attached letter from Santa Rosa YIMBY in support of the proposed Affordable Housing Capital Facilities Fee Pilot Program.
Sincerely,
Adrian Covert
Local Lead
Santa Rosa, CA
November 11, 2024
TheHonorableMayor NatalieRogersCouncil Chambers, CityHall100SantaRosaAvenueSantaRosa, CA Re: AffordableHousingCapital FacilitiesFeePilot Program- SUPPORT Dear Mayor RogersandCouncilmembers,
Thehighcost of housingisthesinglebiggest challengingfacingSantaRosaandmanyothercitiesthroughout California. Highhousingcostsleadtoashrinkingworkforce, longer commutes,andhigher ratesof povertyandhomelessness. Toaddresstheseandother challenges, SantaRosamust domoretoreducethecost of buildingnewhousing, includingbyreducingtheimpactfeesonnewhousingdevelopments. Tothat endwerespectfullyencourageyoutoadopt theAffordableHousingCapital FacilitiesFeePilot Program.
TheAffordableHousingCapital FacilitiesFeePilot Programproposedbystaff wouldreducetheCapital FacilitiesFeeto$0onall newdeedrestrictedhousingaffordabletoincomesupto120%of areamedianincomefor aperiodof uptothreeyearsor until anewnexusstudyonimpactfeescanbecompleted, whichever comesfirst. Thismeasurecouldhelpmanynewhousingdevelopmentsat thefiscal marginspencil out, andhelpSantaRosacompetefor theregion’slimitedconstructioncapacity.
Staff anticipatethispilot couldcost thecityapproximately$3.1millioninlost revenue. Asthecityfacesprojectedbudget deficitsover thenext fewyears, wemust remember that housingisaninvestment, not aburden, andthat thecitymust remainfocusedonwaystogrowout of itsfiscalchallenges. Whilenexusstudieswill alwaysfindanexusbetweennewhousingandnewinfrastructurecosts, theynearlyalwaysfail toevaluatethecostsof inaction, for examplethecostsrelatedtoincreasedhomelessness, longer commutes, andashrinkingworkforce.
Onbehalf of SantaRosaYIMBY, avolunteer associationof residentsdedicatedtobuildingSantaRosaintoanaffordable, vibrant, low-carboncityfor all, wethankcitystaff for developingthisproposal andrespectfullyurgetheCityCouncil toadopt.
Sincerely,
AdrianCovertLocal LeadSantaRosaYIMBY
From: George DuPre
To: City Council Public Comments
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Support for Affordable Housing Capital Facilities Fee Pilot Program Date: Monday, November 11, 2024 9:05:28 AM
Good Morning Mayor Rogers and Councilmembers,
I wish to respectfully encourage the Santa Rosa City council to adopt the Affordable Housing Capital Facilities Fee Pilot Program. I am a 4-year resident, and homeower, in Santa Rosa, and believe that we need more affordable housing for our workforce, residents, and the unhoused. I realize there will be a cost associated with the reduced fees associated with this program, but I, for one, feel that those of us who are doing well should push for such changes, and also support offsetting rises in other city income, especially taxes, to make up the deficit, to pay for this and other projects for our city.
Sincerely,
George DuPre
Santa Rosa CA
From: Jmullineaux7
To: CityCouncilListPublic
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Right Size Impact Fee program
Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024 2:05:31 PM
Board of Supervisors,
I urge you to adopt Generation Housing’s Right Size Impact Fee program to streamline resource utilization, reduce staff burden and target developers who are ready to proceed with projects. Passage of the Right Sized program will catalyze the affordable housing, workforce housing, and market rate housing production needed to meet the County’s RHNA allocation and generate direct and positive impacts for unincorporated communities and households.
We cannot wait for change while thousands of families sit on waitlists for affordable homes, and the enrollments in our local schools continue to diminish. We must incentivize affordability NOW.
J Mullineaux
Santa Rosa, CA 95404