CALL TO ORDER 5:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Nagales, Councilmember Addiego, Planning Commission Chair Shihadeh, and Planning Commissioner
Faria.
Absent: Planning Commissioner Evans. Joined at 5:38 p.m.
AGENDA REVIEW
None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
1. Motion to approve the Minutes for the meetings of August 16, 2021, November 15, 2021 and January 24, 2022.
Motion – Planning Commission Chair Shihadeh / Second – Planning Commissioner Faria to approve the Minutes for the meetings of August 16, 2021, November 15, 2021 and January 24, 2022. YES:
Mayor Nagales, Chair Shihadeh, Commissioner Faria, Councilmember Addiego; NAYS: None; ABSENT: Planning Commissioner Evans; ABSTAIN: None.
2. Study session regarding a proposed ballot measure authorizing the City of South San Francisco to develop, construct, or acquire affordable, low-rent housing units pursuant to Article XXXIV of the California Constitution and to provide direction to staff.
MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
OF THE
HOUSING STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL AND
PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, California 94083
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2022
5:00 p.m.
Teleconference via Zoom
Housing Standing Committee may meet by teleconference, consistent with the Brown Act as amended by AB 361 (2021. Under the amended rules, the City will not provide a physical location for members of the public to participate in the teleconference meeting.
SPECIAL JOINT HOUSING STANDING COMMITTEE MEETING JANUARY 24, 2022 MINUTES PAGE 2
City Attorney Woodruff provided some context for the discussion regarding a proposed ballot measure authorizing the City of South San Francisco to develop, construct, or acquire affordable, low-rent housing units pursuant to Article XXXIV of the California Constitution and to provide direction to staff.
Councilmember Addiego inquired whether anything could be built after the proposed ballot measure ended in 30 years. City Attorney Woodruff clarified that the city would retain that authority that it had acquired after 30 years, and the number of units would not continue to grow.
Planning Commission Chair Shihadeh queried how the developments would be subsidized financially and whether there would be another ballot measure to raise funds. City Attorney Woodruff advised that the city would effectively compete for the same tax credit sources and other financings that other developers were competing for.
Planning Commission Chair Shihadeh inquired whether the city was able to allocate a certain percentage of units for first responders, teachers, and city employees. City Attorney Woodruff advised that the Federal Fair Housing Act created a complicated situation for the city to restrict housing under its control to its employees, teachers, or other public sector groups. He stated that it could be done, but it required a moderately detailed study to justify it. The target population would probably have to be broader than just, for example, city employees.
Planning Commission Chair Shihadeh stated that it would be a massive accomplishment if the city could build 225 units a year with the current funding and projected resources.
Mayor Nagales advised he was not comfortable with 30 years. Chief Planner Rozzi suggested an eight-year RENA cycle or the 20-year General Plan. The current RENA was about 4,000 units. Of those units, about 1,300 were 80% AMI or below.
Housing Standing Committee members proposed a 1% of the total number of existing housing units in the City for eight years or essentially a RENA cycle for the term and providing information about potential impacts on property tax revenue, use of commercial linkage fees, or other city financing to develop or acquire units.
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:46 p.m.
Submitted by: Approved by:
_______________________________ ______________________________ Gabriel Rodriguez, Deputy City Clerk Mark Nagales, Mayor City of South San Francisco City of South San Francisco Approved by the Housing Standing Committee: / /