HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 061609 Approved August 11, 2009
am Special Joint Meeting
City Council
Planning Commission
WORKSHOP ON 2009
HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
TUESDAY, JUNE 169 2009 - 7 00 p m
MINUTES
Mayor Pro Tem Fonzi called the meeting to order at 7 05 p m and Council Member
Clay led the Pledge of Allegiance
ROLL CALL.
Present: Council Members Clay, Kelley and Mayor Pro Tem Fonzi
Planning Commissioners Schmidt, Colamarino, Sturtevant, Ward,
Bentz, Vice Chairperson Moreno, and Chairperson Jack
Absent: Mayor Beraud and Council Member O'Malley
Staff Present: Community Development Director Warren Frace and Senior
Planner Kelly Gleason
Others Present: Annette Manier, Administrative Assistant
INTRODUCTIONS
Community Development Director Warren Frace explained the format for this meeting
and introduced the meeting Facilitator, Lisa Wise
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Ms Wise gave a presentation and she and Community Development Director Warren
Frace answered questions of the Council and Commission
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mike Jackson, Real Estate Broker from Atascadero, spoke about a project he was
involved in on EI Corte He was not satisfied how things went with staff and stated there
was no continuity with the Planning Commission He wants to know what has changed
so that we can have affordable units He said the City has a lot of projects that are
sitting idle and investors want to know the value of the lots The market isn't good for
building The City has an opportunity to step up and offer incentives
Chuck Treatch, JRW Group, owner of a 40-unit mixed use project on EI Camino Real,
did a project and said it has been very hard to do affordable housing utilizing credits It
has also been very difficult to get financing because the City does not have a Housing
Element in place He would encourage the City to move forward
Holland Brown, Atascadero resident, said all fees are too costly He doesn't think you
can build a 2"d unit for $300,000, the value of a moderate income house
Ron Beriman, Atascadero resident, talked about 2nd units and said there are a lot of
people that would like to build 2nd units, but the fees are too high He would like the City
to find a way to accommodate people so the fees are more affordable
Mayor Pro Tem Fonzi closed the Public Comment period.
City Council Members, Planning Commissioners, and staff had more discussion and
addressed comments about the public comment portion of the meeting
ADJOURNMENT Mayor Pro Tem Fonzi adjourned the meeting at 8:53 p.m.
MINUTES PREPARED BY
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Annette Manier, Administrative Assistant
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