CC 01-17-2023 Item No. 20 - 6th Cycle Housing Element update Written CommunicationsCC 01-17-2023
Item No. 20
Status update on the
6th Cycle Housing
Element update
Written Communications
From: Neil Park-McClintick <neil@cupertinoforall.org>
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2023 1:22 AM
To: Housing <Housing@cupertino.org>; clerkrecorder@rec.sccgov.org
Subject: Housing Element Comments for Upcoming Agenda
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Hello Cupertino Housing and City Clerk,
I am writing to request the comments made at the 12/20 oral communications be included in the
following housing element comments for the following agenda item. In particular, there was a detailed
presentation that had specific recommendations for the council, with several orators speaking in
agreement.
https://cupertino.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=5992325&GUID=396C660B-8AAF-47B1-A25E-
D8EA4AB95282&Options=&Search=
Thank you so much and happy new year,
Neil Park-McClintick
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Neil Park-McClintick
President/Chair, Cupertino for All
408-660-6869
From:Connie Cunningham
To:City Council; City Clerk; Christopher Jensen
Subject:23-1-17 CC Agenda Item 20, Housing Element
Date:Tuesday, January 17, 2023 4:27:29 PM
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Dear Mayor Wei, Vice-Mayor Mohan, and Councilmembers, City Manager and City
Attorney,
I support an ambitious housing element.
Therefore, I am advocating for the following with regard to the housing element draft (either before
or after submission): (1) making sure AB 2011 and other housing bills are a focus of the housing
element draft, as they have the potential to make it dramatically easier for Cupertino to meet its
housing targets; (2) making sure we include and submit all comments related to the housing
element focused on specific changes needed to make it an ambitious housing element;
CFA submitted a letter on 12/20/22. I would like to focus on these to be included:
1.
Programs and Policies: Urge staff and consultants to focus on new policies and
programs modeled after other cities’ housing elements–with a framework of the 3 Ps
in mind: production of homes, preservation of existing homes, and protection of
renters. Cities like Emeryville and Mountain View have robust policies for all three of
these planks. Cupertino’s current draft introduces few new policies, instead relying
almost entirely on our existing ones, which have obviously failed to meet our housing
needs. Additionally, the draft unnecessarily restricts proposed policies, such as only
limiting parking requirements for SROs and studios, instead of applying a reduction in
parking to all new homes.
Items d and e are particularly in need because new housing often impacts existing
low-income housing. We have hundreds of BMR units at risk because we do not have
policies such as d and e.
a.
Sample 1: Adaptive Re-use. The City will examine opportunities to allow
for the adaptive reuse/conversion or replacement of vacant or
underperforming commercial spaces and parking structures to
residential units. The City will analyze the feasibility of an Adaptive
Reuse Ordinance that would target the conversion of select types
existing structures and of spaces that may include ground-floor retail in
an existing mixed-use structure, part or all of an office building or
parking structure
b.
Sample 2: Live/Work Units. Assess existing Live/Work regulations to
see if any modification needs to be made to encourage development of
Live/Work units in an effort to diversify the City's housing types.
Encourage the development or conversion of affordable live/workspace
units, and ensure owners of existing Live/Work units are aware of the
Homebuyer Assistance Program available for their unit when marketing
their unit for resale, in an effort to expand affordable homeownership
options.
c.
Sample 3: Family Friendly Housing. Promote housing designs and unit
mix to attract multigenerational households by encouraging developers
to include housing features and more bedrooms (including four-
bedroom units), as well as other on-site amenities, such as usable
outdoor open space for multigenerational use, and multipurpose rooms
that can be used for after-school homework clubs, computer, art, or
other resident activities.
d.
Sample 4: The creation of a tenant relocation assistance ordinance. r
more rental units have been displaced because of renovations,
redevelopment, and similar activities. The City’s ordinance is intended
to help lower income households with moving costs, deposits, and
securing replacement housing.
e.
Sample 5: Rental Preservation Program. The City will provide low
interest rate loans to existing rental property owners to improve the
habitable condition(s) of their rental units occupied by very low, low and
moderate-income tenants. Performance Metric(s) # of rental units
renovated; # of special need units assisted; Amount of Funds Expended
there are many more ideas in that letter that I urge you to include if you
have the time, or to mention to HCD that we are going to include them.
Connie Cunningham
Housing Commission (self only)
From:Rhoda Fry
To:City Clerk; City Council
Subject:City Council Agenda January 17, 2022 #9 remote-only teleconferences
Date:Tuesday, January 17, 2023 2:56:01 PM
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Dear City Council,
Can you please explain, City Council Agenda January 17, 2022 #9 remote-only teleconferences
There was a big swearing-in ceremony
Then there was a remote-only meeting (if I recall correctly)
Now there is a hybrid meeting
The County has just started meeting again in a hybrid capacity
And now the City is going to remote-only
All of this is a big dizzying!
Can you please explain?
Thanks Much,
Rhoda Fry