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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 1982-02-24Mayor Gus Nicolopulos Vice Mayor Roberta Cerri Teglia Council: Ronald G. Acosta Mark N. Addiego Emanuele N. Damonte MINUTES CITY COUNCIL City Council Conference Room February 24, 1982 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 54956 of the Government Code of the State of California, that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco will hold a Special Meeting on Wednesday, the 24th day of February, 1982, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Conference Room, City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California. Purpose of the meeting is a Study Session to discuss the following: Fair Share Housing Allocation as presented by a representative of ABAG. - Gus'Nicolopulos, May~ City of South San Francisco Dated: February 19, 1982 AGENDA SPECIAL MEETING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CALL TO ORDER: Fair Share Housing Allocation as presented by a representative of ABAG. ACTION TAKEN SPECIAL MEETING Reci ted. 7:06 p.m. Mayor Nicolopulos presiding. Council present: Acosta, Addiego and Nicolopulos. Council absent: Damonte and Teglia. Senior Planner Philip Gorny introduced Mr. Dan Lopez, Chief of Housing ABAG and said that Mr. Lopez would review the ABAG report. He said that ABAG had taken on the responsibility to prepare the housing report for the jurisdiction and that that report had been completed in December of 1981. He continued, the report is currently under a 90 day review which began 12/31/81 and will end 3/31/82. He 2/24/82 Page 1 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN Fair Share Housing Allocation - Continued. said that local jurisdictions are to review the report and either accept the figures or as an alternative to challenge the figures or come up with a more reasonable figure or statistic. He said that the only jurisdictions unaffected by the report are those with certified Housing Elements. He said this City's Housing Element was adopted but not yet certified by the State and therefore the status was unclear at present. He said that the report determined that this City has a projected housing need increase of 1327 units from 1980 to 1985 which was broken down into four income levels: above moderate - 398, moderate - 411, low - 279 and very low - 239. He stated that Mr. Lopez was available to answer any questions. Mr. Lopez said that there were nine counties and lO1 jurisdictions involved in the 90 day review period in response to State law AB 2853 mandating councils of governments such as ABAG to deter- mine regional housing need shares. He described in detail the method used to calculate the needs and said that ABAG wanted to work closely with the cities rather than have to testify against the cities in a lawsuit. He continued~ that for that reason ABAG is interested in making sure that the housing numbers reflect local conditions and opportunities. He said that the law dealt with all housing and all income levels, not a fair share housing allocation. Councilman Addiego said that the Agenda read fair share housing and thanked Mr. Lopez for the clarification. He made reference to ~e different cities' projected needs, i.e., Daly City and Belmont whose population differed greatly and asked for further explanation. Mr. Lopez stated that the law requires consideration of the following: job growth, type of housing and tenure of housing, special needs of farm workers, availability of land and public services. 2/24/82 Page 2 AGENDA ACTION TAKEN Fair Share Housing Allocation - Continued. He further explained the factors and the increase of household growth, regional population growth in a five year increment which was used for waste water treatment facilities, grants for transportation. Councilman Acosta said that Belmont had a yearly growth restriction and asked Mr. Lepez to address that fact in relation to the report. Mr. Lopez stated that the law speaks to the fact that communities must have enough land zoned to meet the requirements, however the law says that if an initiative is the result of the voters then it is an exemption. Discussion followed on the Belmont restriction of 56 units to be built a year, the fact that if the voters vote for growth management then the City is exempt, that the housing needs must reflect local policies that are voter initiated. Mr. Lopez said that all a city had to do to comply with the law is to show that the City is doing all that can be done for the private and public sector. He discussed Newport Beach and other cities presently under going litigation from the State of California. Councilman Acosta said that much of this City's land was zoned industrial or commercial rather than residential which would present a problem to comply with the law. Mr. Lopez said that once zoning figures become part of the housing element, the numbers then become a fact to be dealt with. He said that the State law had been sponsored by the realtors and developers and was aimed at cities that were restricted by Council or voter initiatives. 2/24/82 Page 3 AGENDA Fair Share Housing Allocation - Continued. ADJOURNMENT: RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, Barbara A. Battaya, C~'y Clerk City of South San Francisco ACTION TAKEN A discussion followed on rental units, potential penalties in an unsuccessful litigation by a City, what the commit- ment would be on the City to accept or not accept the housing needs numbers, the change in Federal assistance from seniors to low income families, etc. Mr. Lopez said that Council could adopt one of two Resolution: l) Says the City accepts the number; 2) Says the City wants to make changes to the income distribution. Consensus of Council to draft a Resolution for the 3/17/82 meeting which accepts the housing number but not the income distribution. M/S Acosta/Addiego - That the meeting be adjourned. Carried by unanimous voice vote. The meeting was adjourned at 8:28 p.m. APPROVED: City of South San Francisco The entries of this Council meeting show the action taken by the City Council to dispose of an item. Oral presentations, arguments, and comments are recorded on tape. The tape and documents related to the items are on file in the office of the City Clerk and are available for inspection, review and copying. 2/24/82 Page 4