City of Sunnyvale
Excerpt Meeting Minutes - Draft
Housing and Human Services
Commission
7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web StreamWednesday, May 25, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Stetson called the meeting to order at 7.p.m.
ROLL CALL
Chair Elinor Stetson
Vice Chair Linda Sell
Commissioner Jim Davis
Commissioner Scott Duncan
Commissioner Leesa Riviere
Present: 5 -
Commissioner Ken HiremathAbsent: 1 -
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Forward Recommendation to City Council Related to Approval of the Draft 2023-2031 Housing Element and Submittal of the Draft to California Department of Housing and Community Development for Review
Housing Officer Jenny Carloni gave a quick overview of the process and introduced staff and consultant working on the Housing Element update.
Chelsey Payne, Director of Urban Design and Planning at Ascent Environmental, gave the staff report with a slide presentation
Chair Stetson opened the public hearing at 8:23 p.m.
Dee Fitzpatrick expressed concern about the proximity of Moffett Park to the highway and the health issues posed by the traffic fumes. She also had additional questions of staff regarding income limits, the availability of the report for review, and parking requirements.
Chuck Fraleigh suggested that the Housing Element have an analysis that shows how Moffett Park will turn into a high resource area to address fair housing concerns about the volume of low-income units in north Sunnyvale.
Attachment 5
May 25, 2022Housing and Human Services
Commission
Meeting Minutes - Draft
Agnes Veith, co-chair of Housing Element Committee and 25-year Sunnyvale resident, advocated for the unhoused population in Sunnyvale. She suggested a re-evaluation of current programs designed to provide supportive services in light of the recent increase, rather than decrease in number of unhoused people.
Chair Stetson closed the public hearing at 8:30 p.m.
After staff answered some questions, Chair Stetson asked for any additional discussion or a motion from the commissioners.
After a short discussion, commissioners made the following suggestions to be included in the final modifications as feasible:
• Include an analysis of how proposed policies and programs will reduce homelessness given that preliminary results from the 2022 Point-In-Time Homeless Census data show a slight increase in homelessness in Santa Clara County. • Include more specific details on how Moffett Park will become a high resource area once the Moffett Park Specific Plan is released.
• Identify school-aged children data to assess needs of future school facilities. • Analyze air quality impacts.
Chair Stetson asked for a Motion.
MOTION: Commissioner Davis moved and Commissioner Duncan seconded to approve Alternative 1: Recommend that the City Council Approve the Draft Housing Element as shown in Attachment 2, Authorize staff to make final modifications based on Commissioner feedback and current and future public comment, and Authorize staff to submit the Draft Housing Element to HCD for review The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Stetson
Vice Chair Sell
Commissioner Davis
Commissioner Duncan
Commissioner Riviere
5 -
No: 0
Absent: Commissioner Hiremath1 -
Attachment 5