City of Sunnyvale
Excerpt Meeting Minutes - Final
Housing and Human Services
Commission
7:00 PM Teleconference Meeting: City Web
Stream
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Stetson called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Chair Elinor Stetson
Commissioner Linda Sell
Commissioner Jim Davis
Commissioner Scott Duncan
Commissioner Sue Harrison
Vice Chair Leesa Riviere
Present: 6 -
Commissioner Ken HiremathAbsent: 1 -
Commissioner Ken Hiremath (excused absence)
Council Liaison Russ Melton (present)
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Consider Draft Assessment of Fair Housing
Housing Programs Analyst Leif Christiansen gave the staff report. He also briefly introduced Thomas Silverstein, Associate Director of the Fair Housing & Community Development Project at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, who assisted in preparing the Assessment of Fair Housing report and was available to answer questions during the commissioners discussion. Mr. Silverstein gave a short overview of the project's progress from 2019 to today, also noting the delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
After some questions from the commissioners, Chair Stetson opened the public hearing at 8:05 p.m.
Coleen Hausler expressed appreciation for the questions asked by the commissioners regarding how the City will meet its goals and having specific measurements in the future to show how the City is meeting those goals. She also encouraged to do more outreach to obtain input from less served groups, e.g. latinx,
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Commission
Meeting Minutes - Final
to help set goals.
Chair Stetson closed the public hearing at 8:09 p.m.
After a lengthy discussion and questions of staff, Chair Stetson asked for a motion.
Commissioner Davis indicated that he would be voting no because the document doesn't identify any solutions or goals.
Vice Chair Sell indicated that because she is Councilmember-elect, she would be abstaining from voting on this item to avoid having to recuse herself if this item went to Council in 2023.
MOTION: Commissioner Harrison moved and Commissioner Duncan seconded the motion to approve Alternative 1: Recommend that the City Council Approve the draft Assessment of Fair Housing as presented in Attachment 2 of the staff report.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Stetson
Commissioner Duncan
Commissioner Harrison
Vice Chair Riviere
4 -
No: Commissioner Davis1 -
Absent: Commissioner Hiremath1 -
Abstain: Commissioner Sell1 -
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