CHC 10-28-04
MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE CUPERTINO HOUSING COMMISSION
October 28, 2004
1. CALL TO ORDER
The regular meeting of the Cupertino Housing Commission was called to order at
6:10 p.m. by Vice Chairperson Mahesh Nihalani
2. ROLL CALL
Present: Chairperson Frances Seward (aJTived at 6:20), Housing Commissioners
Richard Abdalah, Sarah Hathaway-Feit, Kim Mosleh, Mahesh Nihalani and
Plmming Commissioner Lisa Giefer
Absent: None
Staff present: Vera Gil, Senior Planner
3. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
None
4. ORAL COMMUNICA nONS
None
5. APPRO V AL OF MINUTES
a. Approval of July 8, 2004 minute
Action: Approve above-mentioned minutes with correction specified by
Chairperson Seward. Motion made by Commissioner Hathaway-Feit;
seconded by Commissioner Abdalah.
Vote: Ayes: Abdalah, Hathaway-Feit, Seward, Nihalani, Mosleh,
Noes: None
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
None
7. NEW BUSINESS
a. Jobs Housing Linkage Analysis (Nexus Study)
i. Presentation from Kate Funk, Keyser Marston Associates, Inc.
ii. Discussion of study and current fee structure.
Kate Funk with Keyser Marston Associates, Inc. presented information on the
Nexus study. Ms. Funk explained the purpose of the Nexus Study is to establisha
correlation between new development and the need for housing units affordable to
certain income levels.
Ms. Funk explained that the buiJding types analyzed for the study were office,
retail and hotel. Next, the detaiJs of the study were discussed, such as job growth
in Cupertino, the number of new units constructed, and the relationship of new
worker households to new units.
Ms. Funk went into greater detail about the building types, the employee density
of each building, and how many employees each building would generate in each
income category. The discussion also included an analysis of the monetary gap
between the cost of housing and what the workers in the different income levels
could afford. Ms. Funk explained how this correlates to the mitigation fee the city
could charge for new development. Ms. Funk explained that although the fees in
the formulas appeared high, that the City could choose to implement a fee for
much Jess.
The Housing Commission entered into a discussion of what the appropriate fees
for each building type should be and whether fees should be charged for retaiJ
development. In the past, the City has not charged a housing mitigation fee for
commercial/retail development beeause the City wanted to attract the sales tax
generators. The Commission reviewed tables showing the fees charged by
municipalities throughout the bay area and California.
The Commission decided to continue this item untiJ they could receive feedback
from the Cupertino Chamber of Commerce and other interested parties.
8. COMMITTEE MEMBER REPORTS
None
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS
None
10. ADJOURNMENT
Meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. to a special meeting on November ]8, 2004.
SV:;3Y-
Vera Gi],
StaffJiaison to the Cupertino Housing Commission