HomeMy WebLinkAbout03.21.2022 Regular & PC Minutes @5:00MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING
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CITY COUNCIL AND
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CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
P.O. Box 711 (City Hall, 400 Grand Avenue)
South San Francisco, California 94083
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 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
ROLL CALL
AGENDA REVIEW
None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
5:01 p.m.
Present: Mayor Nagales, Councilmember Addiego, Planning
Commission Chair Shihadeh, and Planning Commissioner
Faria.
Absent: Planning Commissioner Evans. Joined at 5:38 p.m.
MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION
Motion to approve the Minutes for the meetings of August 16, 2021, November 15, 2021 and
January 24, 2022.
Motion — Planning Commission Chair Shihadeh / Second — Planning Commissioner Faria to approve
the Minutes for the meetings of August 16, 2021, November 15, 2021 and January 24, 2022. YES:
Mayor Nagales, Chair Shihadeh, Commissioner Faria, Councilmember Addiego; NAYS: None;
ABSENT: Planning Commissioner Evans; ABSTAIN: None.
2. Study session regarding a proposed ballot measure authorizing the City of South San
Francisco to develop, construct, or acquire affordable, low -rent housing units pursuant to
Article XXXIV of the California Constitution and to provide direction to staff.
City Attorney Woodruff provided some context for the discussion regarding a proposed ballot
measure authorizing the City of South San Francisco to develop, construct, or acquire affordable,
low -rent housing units pursuant to Article XXXIV of the California Constitution and to provide
direction to staff.
Councilmember Addiego inquired whether anything could be built after the proposed ballot measure
ended in 30 years. City Attorney Woodruff clarified that the city would retain that authority that it
had acquired after 30 years, and the number of units would not continue to grow.
Planning Commission Chair Shihadeh queried how the developments would be subsidized
financially and whether there would be another ballot measure to raise funds. City Attorney
Woodruff advised that the city would effectively compete for the same tax credit sources and other
financings that other developers were competing for.
Planning Commission Chair Shihadeh inquired whether the city was able to allocate a certain
percentage of units for first responders, teachers, and city employees. City Attorney Woodruff
advised that the Federal Fair Housing Act created a complicated situation for the city to restrict
housing under its control to its employees, teachers, or other public sector groups. He stated that it
could be done, but it required a moderately detailed study to justify it. The target population would
probably have to be broader than just, for example, city employees.
Planning Commission Chair Shihadeh stated that it would be a massive accomplishment if the city
could build 225 units a year with the current funding and projected resources.
Mayor Nagales advised he was not comfortable with 30 years. Chief Planner Rozzi suggested an
eight-year RENA cycle or the 20 -year General Plan. The current RENA was about 4,000 units. Of
those units, about 1,300 were 80% AMI or below.
Housing Standing Committee members proposed a 1 % of the total number of existing housing units
in the City for eight years or essentially a RENA cycle for the term and providing information about
potential impacts on property tax revenue, use of commercial linkage fees, or other city financing to
develop or acquire units.
ADJOURNMENT
Being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 5:46 p.m.
Submitted by:
Gabriel odrigu , Deputy City Clerk
City of South San Francisco
Approved by:
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Mark Naga es, Mayor
City of South San Francisco
Approved by the Housing Standing Committee: 1� / kY / -wz2
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