CALL TO ORDER 6:30 PM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and MOMENT OF SILENCE
ROLL CALL
MINUTES
Joint Special Meeting of the
Scotts Valley City Council
and Planning Commission
Date: June 28, 2023
Time: 6:30 PM
CONTACT
INFORMATION
MEETING LOCATION POSTING
City of Scotts Valley City Council Chambers The agenda was posted 1 Civic Center Drive 1 Civic Center Drive on 06-23-2023 at City Scotts Valley, CA Scotts Valley, CA 95066 Hall, SV Senior Center, 95066 OR SV Public Works
(831) 440-5600 Zoom Video Conference Building, and on the https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86813284631 Internet
at www.scottsvalley.gov.
The Joint Special Meeting of the City Council and the Planning Commission was called to order at 6:37 PM.
Elected Officials Present:
Jack Dilles, Mayor
Randy Johnson, Vice Mayor
Donna Lind, Council Member
Derek Timm, Council Member
Allan Timms, Council Member
Appointed Officials Present (Planning Commissioners):
Lori Gentile, Chair
Chuck Maffia, Vice Chair
Dave Hodgins, Commissioner
Shawn Mosley, Commissioner
Steve Simonovich, Commissioner
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REGULAR AGENDA
Staff Present:
Mali LaGoe, City Manager
Kirsten Powell, City Attorney
Taylor Bateman, Community Development Director
Sarah Wikle, Senior Planner
Cathie Simonovich, City Clerk
1. 6th Cycle Housing Element Update Review for HCD Submittal Community Development Director Bateman introduced this item. Ines Galmiche from Kimley-Horn gave the presentation and Bill Wiseman from Kimley-Horn attended inperson. Also in attendance was Senior Planner Wikle. The City staff and presenters responded to questions from the Council and the Planning Commissioners.
Public Comment:
John Saggu indicated that his father's property located between Grace Way and Nashua Drive is not currently part of the Housing Element and he is requesting that it be considered.
Todd Creamer with C2G Civil Consultants Group noted that Table F2 reflected updated numbers for the mixed-use category, however the totals were not updated since the previous draft. This results in the total percentages being higher than shown in the presentation. Also, the letter he submitted during the comment period is included in the draft housing element document, but it is a truncated/summarized version of his letter. In the letter he explained that a 70/30 split (residential/commercial) does not work out mathematically. He feels that this would need to be a 90/10 split, but it really should be 100% residential.
Evan Siroky, a private citizen and a member of Santa Cruz YIMBY, spoke about the Santa Cruz Chapter of YIMBY which is part of the nationwide YIMBY Action Organization. He provided the letter to the Council Members and to the Planning Commissioners which was left out of the original packet. He spoke about the Huntington Beach lawsuit regarding the housing element and noted that their lawsuit has been denied by the federal court. He also noted the findings on the Grand Jury report (Findings 9, 10, & 11) and the fact that the City must respond by August 31st.
Mr. Siroky expressed concern over the inclusionary requirements and stated that he feels that the City is doing as little as possible regarding affordable housing.
Dave Duquette spoke about the mixed-use element of the affordable housing element.
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ADJOURNMENT
work. He recommends reducing this to less than 30%, and he also recommends a 'first floor active frontage commercial space'. In his opinion, if the City adopts something like this, some of these projects could get built.
Dominic Boitano began by thanking staff for their hard work on this element. He has been working with John Saggu to help him with the family property located between Grace Way and Nashua Drive, and he feels strongly that this two-acre property will support below-market units.
The meeting adjourned at 8:08 PM.
Attest:
Cathie Simonovich, City Clerk
Approved:
Jack Dilles, Mayor
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