HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.15.2021 SP & PC Minutes @4:00CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
MINUTES
SPECIAL 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, NOVEMBER 15, 2021
4:00 p.m.
Teleconference via Zoom
Housing Standing Committee conducted this meeting in
accordance with California Governor Newsom's Executive
Orders N-25-20, N-29-20, N-08-21 and COVID-19 pandemic
protocols.
AGENDA REVIEW
None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
4:00 p.m.
Present: Mayor Addiego, Vice Mayor Nagales, Planning
Commission Vice Chair Shihadeh, and Commissioner Faria.
Absent: Planning Commission Chair Evans.
MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
1. Report regarding Housing Standing Committee study session on the proposed residential
development at 1477 Huntington Avenue. (Adena Friedman, Principal Planner)
Principal Planner Friedman and Will McPhee, Overton Moore Properties presented a study session
on the proposed residential development at 1477 Huntington Avenue. The project proposed a seven -
story apartment building, including 262 for -rent units. Thirty-nine units would be provided at rates
affordable to low and very low-income households, consistent with the requirements of the City's
Inclusionary Housing Ordinance.
Planning Commissioner Faria inquired whether there was access into the building to retrieve the
trash bins in and out of the unit. Mr. McPhee stated the trash bins would be rolled out to a certain
point and was working with Scavengers to provide a truck group plan to service the project.
Planning Commission Vice Chair Shihadeh was concerned with all the recently approved buildings
that were going up were all flat and inquired if they can get some setbacks with different units to
give it a different look. He suggested putting a number for affordable units to help explain to
residents that could potentially move in. Principal Planner Friedman advised that two thirds of the
15% that the city was required to provide affordable housing would be at the low-income level, and
then another one third would be at the very low-income level. She confirmed that staff could
correspond to those numbers and would have those numbers in the next staff report for the project.
Planning Commission Vice Chair Shihadeh inquired whether parking would be bundled. Mr.
McPhee believed currently parking would be bundled.
Vice Mayor Nagales queried how many Below Market Rate (BMR) units were going to studios, one -
bedroom, and two-bedroom units. Principal Planner Friedman advised that they had not had that
discussion yet with the applicants but would certainly have that discussion prior to moving forward
with the project.
Vice Mayor Nagales inquired whether the BMR units would have a local live/work preference.
Deputy Director Selandar stated the City's standard affordable housing agreement included a
live/work preference for South San Francisco residents and/or people that work in South San
Francisco to the extent that was allowed by fair housing law.
City Manager Futrell advised that the City recently adopted reach codes preventing gas appliances
and new residential construction and would have to look and see how that applied to this project. He
inquired whether the developer was planning to use gas in any form, in construction of the
residential units and, if so, how might the developer intend to use natural gas. Lily Trinh
Ciammaichella, KTGY stated they were all about making their buildings more sustainable and trying
to grow net zero as a company and advised that going fully electric would not be an issue.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
• Leslie Fong
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:42 p.m.
Submitted by:
Gabriel Rodriguez, De uty City Clerk
City of South San Francisco
Approved by:
Mark Nagales, Mayor
City of South San Francisco
Approved by the Housing Standing Committee: 3 / Z % / z6tv-
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