HomeMy WebLinkAbout01.24.2022 SP & PC Minutes @5:00MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
HOUSING STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE
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CITY COUNCIL AND
c�LIFOR�l� PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, California 94083
MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2022
5:00 p.m.
Teleconference via Zoom
Housing Standing Committee may meet by teleconference, consistent with the
Brown Act as amended by AB 361 (2021. Under the amended rules, the City
will not provide a physical location for members of the public to participate
in the teleconference meeting.
CALL TO ORDER
5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Nagales, Councilmember Addiego, Planning
Commission Chair Evans, Planning Commission Vice Chair
Shihadeh, and Planning Commissioner Faria.
AGENDA REVIEW
None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
Report regarding a proposed spending plan for the City's affordable housing funds. (Julie
Barnard, Acting Deputy Director of Economic and Community Development, and Deanna
Talavera, Management Analyst II)
Management Analyst Talavera and Economic and Community Development Director Selandar
presented the proposed spending plan for the City's affordable housing funds.
Councilmember Addiego inquired about the Rental Assistance Program and how many of the 210
families that used the program were still in the community. Management Analyst Talavera stated she
would ask the YMCA for specifics and stated most of the people helped were one month of back
rent due to COVID-19 related loss of income.
Planning Commission Chair Evans inquired where the philosophy of leasing land to developers
rather than selling it came from. She stated that from a developer standpoint, that construct was not
very enticing. Management Analyst Talavera advised that the City had a history of long-term leases
that allowed the City to have some site control. Leasing gave the City an opportunity to ensure that
the City's vision continues to be met.
Planning Commission Vice Chair Shihadeh inquired about the commercial linkage fee and asked for
clarification. Director Selandar stated that the commercial linkage fee could only be spent on
affordable housing development and could not be spent on a transportation infrastructure project.
Mayor Nagales agreed with other members that leasing the land to developers gave the City more
control of the land to maximize the amount of affordable housing.
Councilmember Addiego inquired whether housing ground lease agreements were generally 55
years. Director Selandar advised that housing ground lease agreements could be from up to 99 years.
Management Analyst Talavera thanked the Housing Standing Committee members for their
feedback and advised she would incorporate the information and bring back to the City Council for
approval.
2. Report regarding an analysis of the City of South San Francisco's Inclusionary Housing
Ordinance and incentives to provide additional affordable housing units. (Julie Barnard,
Acting Deputy Director of Economic and Community Development, and Deanna Talavera,
Management Analyst II)
Acting Deputy Director Barnard presented the preliminary findings in the review of the inclusion
rehousing ordinance and some potential incentives.
Mayor Nagales queried about reduced parking and encouraged residents to take alternative modes of
transportation. He inquired about the alternative inclusionary requirements and asked for
clarification from staff. Acting Deputy Director Barnard stated the developer could produce fewer
units with a much lower level of affordability and or, alternatively, more units at higher level of
affordability.
Planning Commission Chair Evans recommended staff expanded on how they arrived at the loss of
revenue for infrastructure and what incentives does the City offer for developers who increase their
inclusionary units. Acting Deputy Director Barnard advised that aside from the City bonus and
developers utilizing the State density bonus, the City did not offer any other incentives.
Planning Commission Vice Chair Shihadeh stated that the City had made a lot of progress, the last
couple of years by adding the inclusionary units, and giving developers additional options. He
believed the City was heading in the right direction.
Acting Deputy Director Barnard thanked the Housing Standing Committee members for their
feedback and advised she would incorporate the information and bring back to the City Council for
approval.
ADJOURNMENT
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Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
Submitted by:
Gabriel Ro riguez, ty City Clerk
City of South San Francisco
Approved by:
Mark Nagales, Uayor
City of South San Francisco
Approved by the Housing Standing Committee: S / zt / Zuzz
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