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HOUSING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES
Wednesday March 27, 1991
MEMBERS PRESENT: Joe Casillas, Dan Dennison, Diane Flint (Ex-Officio)
Allen King, Vic Nolan
STAFF PRESENT: Margery Girbes, Housing Coordinator
David Harris, Community Development Specialist
Alisa Duffey Rogers, Community Development Specialist
GUEST: Carl Hanson, Habitat for Humanity
Minutes of February 27, 1991 approved as submitted.
New Business:
A. Duffey-Rogers discussed the proposed 75 unit very low-income Senior
Housing Project by the Salvation Army. She explained problems connected
with conditions the City Council imposed when approving the Conditional
Use Permit; those being:
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1. Local Preference - Margery Girbes stated that Federal preferences.
were mandated re: housing built with H.U.D. money. However, .
advertising would be targeted in the local market area.
2. Adequacy of Parking: Alisa Rogers explained that .5/du of
parking space appears to be adequate and in fact several projects
already have been built using that standard. The Shinohara's
have refused to give an easement to Silvercrest for parking.
Allen King motioned, Dan Dennison seconded to support the project. Passed
4-0. Allen King noted that this was an impressive project to house
very low-income seniors who would pay only 30% of their gross income
for rent.
Vie Nolan, while supporting the project expressed his concern regarding
adequate parking.
Dan Dennison motioned, Allen King seconded to remove the condition from
the C.U.P. requiring a parking easement from Shinohara. Passed 4-0.
David Harris explained the process of the CDBG program. He gave hand-outs
to the members explaining the requests for funding for housing related
activities. He asked the members to review the proposals and be prepared
to comment at their next meeting.
&rgery Girbes introduced Carl Hanson, a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.
'IIII!!I'~. Hanson gave the history of Habitat and reviel'ed a proposal being
submitted to the City.
Allen Kinq niotioned, [Jan [Jennison second to support the pn.'J('c1. concept
as proposed ill ~'ioodlawn Park. ~]oc CassilliJs n~oquest('rl ')'L,Cjii tu provide
analysis to COlli111itt('(, hefore askin~1 f()I~ n"colliilif'nd('1ti(J!! ltl fitJdlll-j,:;11.y
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Margery Girbes briefly described the Civic Center Barrio project. Due
to time constraints. she will bring an analysis to the next meeting.
Margery Girbes passed-out a written overview of the National Affordable
Housing Act to the Committee.
Unfinished Business:
The draft [.l.R. on the Relocation Mobile Home Park is scheduled to go
before the Resource Conservation Commission on April 8th and then to
the Planning Commission on April 10th.
Allen King requested the minutes reflect his compliments to staff regarding
the outstanding level of service being provided to the committee.
Meeting adjourned 5:10 p.m.