CHC 01-12-06MINUTES OF REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CUPERTINO HO'US1NG COMMISSION
January 12., 2006
1. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting of the Cupertino Housing Conunission was called to order at 6:32 p.m. by
Vice-Chair Kim Mosleh
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Housing Commissioners Richard Abdalah, Sarah Hathaway-Feit, Frances
Seward and Kim Mosleh were present.
Absent: None
3. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
None
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. None
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Request from School District to Amend the Boundary for the Teacher Housing Loan
Program
Discussed a letter which was received from Cupertino Union School District
Superintendent Bill Bragg requesting modifications to the Teacher Housing program.
Superintendent Bill Bragg explained that: he was referring to the Below Market Rate
program, which he considers a teacher housing program and not to the loan program.
Staff explained that the BMR program is not a "teacher housing program, but a
program of general benefit to low and very-low income Cupertino residents. Staff
explained that they did not want to program to become exclusive, especially since it
was financed by developers with the understanding that it benefitted Cupertino
residents that are of low and very-low income.
Superintendent Bragg believes that the ciurent requirements of the program are
disruptive to his assigning of teachers. C~urent regulations require the BMR applicant
to be working within the City limits at th~~ time they are selected for the program. If a
teacher has submitted an application and needs to be reassigned to a school outside
the City limits, they sometimes refuse to be reassigned because they will lose the
opportunity to purchase a BMR unit.
The Housing Commission stated that since the agenda referenced an amendment to
the Teacher Housing Program and not the BMR program, that the item be agendized
for the next meeting and discussed at that time.
8. COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS
None
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS
None
10. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 6:50 p.m. to regular meeting of the Cupertino Housing Commission
on February 9, 2006.
SUBMITTED BY:
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Staff liaison to the Cupertino Housing Commission