City of Sunnyvale
Excerpt Meeting Minutes - Draft
Housing and Human Services
Commission
7:00 PM Telepresence Meeting: City Web StreamWednesday, December 14, 2022 Special Meeting
CALL TO ORDER
Chair Stetson called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Chair Elinor Stetson
Vice Chair Leesa Riviere
Commissioner Jim Davis
Commissioner Scott Duncan
Commissioner Sue Harrison
Commissioner Ken Hiremath
Commissioner Helen Lei
Present: 7 -
2 22-0711
Forward Recommendation to City Council to Approve the
Non-Residential Housing Mitigation Fee Nexus Study and
Adopt a Resolution Amending the Housing Impact Fee for
Non-Residential Development (Study Issue) and Find the
Actions are Exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378 (b)(4)
Housing Specialist Ryan Dyson introduced the item and Stephanie Hagar, Principal at BAE Urban Economics gave a slide presentation.
Staff and consultants answered a few clarifying questions. Staff noted that this item will be considered by the Planning Commission on Jan. 9 and by Council on Jan.
24. Chair Stetson opened and closed the public hearing at 7:33 p.m. upon confirming that no members of the public wished to speak.
After a lengthy discussion and additional questions from the Commissioners, Chair Stetson asked for a motion.
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Meeting Minutes - Draft
The consensus among the commissioners was that Sunnyvale should not be afraid to lead and recommended a higher fee.
MOTION: Commissioner Hiremath moved and Commissioner Duncan seconded the motion to Alternatives 1 and 4: Recommend that the City Council Approve the Non-Residential Housing Mitigation Fee Nexus Study and Adopt a Modified Fee Schedule Amending the Housing Impact Fee for Non-Residential Development for Office/R&D Development to Increase the Fee to $15 per Square Foot for the First 10,000 Square Feet and $30 per Square Foot for All Remaining Square Feet, Adjusted Annually for Inflation, with No Changes to the Fee Schedule for Retail, Lodging, and Industrial.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: Chair Stetson
Vice Chair Riviere
Commissioner Davis
Commissioner Duncan
Commissioner Harrison
Commissioner Hiremath
Commissioner Lei
7 -
No: 0
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