Meeting Time: May 06, 2024 at 6:00pm PDT
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Agenda Item

2.Q. AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES WITH THE HOUSING WORKSHOP FOR HOUSING ELEMENT INCLUSIONARY AND DENSITY BONUS FEASIBILITY STUDY AND ORDINANCE UPDATES [N. MARICICH, F. CONTRERAS, T. FARRIS]: SUBJECT: The City Council will consider approval of an Agreement for Services with the existing Long Range Planning bench consultant, The Housing Workshop, to assist in updating the City's Inclusionary Housing and Density Bonus Ordinances in support of the 6th Cycle Housing Element and compliance with state laws. This item is not subject to CEQA.

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    Victor Omelczenko 7 months ago

    There's too much jargon here -- e.g., what's a "bench" consultant? Could The Housing Workshop or any of the other 3 consulting firms on call - to the tune of an appropriated cool ONE MILLION -- have told us about the "Builder's Remedy" loophole while the new housing element was being concocted? What other loopholes now lurk within the labyrinthine world of housing production? Can these consultants tell us what really needs to be done NOW to satisfy state laws without falling into minefields?