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MINUTES HOUSING CONCERNS COMMITTEE April , 1 7 3 COMMUNITY_ACTIVITIES BUILDING 7 `: 0 0 I T q • ----- __--- RREDWOOD D CITY MEMBERS PRESENT : Mayor Keckley , Vice Mayor Henderson , Melvin Kerwin , Fred Soderer , Eugene Moriguchi . MEMBERS ABSENT : Oscar Vega and Councilman Norris . STAFF PRESENT : Planning Director Schroeter , Assistant City Manager Smith , Deputy City Attorney Riback , Urban Affairs Specialist Rivas . Mr . Rivas presented to the committee a list of obstacles to the solu- tion of the housing problem , as set forth in the draft of the County Housing Element, and a revised list of obstacles , the revisions reflect- ing the opinions of the City staff . 1 . Approved Redwood City ' s very high land values , due traditionally to high demand , desirable climate and location and more recently also to the shortage of easily buildable land , are a major obstacle to the reduction of housing costs . 2 . Approved The high costs of construction and the fragmentation of the build- ing industry constitute obstacles to housing cost reduction . 3 . Approved Insufficient mortgage credit and high interest rates are recur- ing obstacles to house purchase and house production . 4 . Change to : r Lack of adequate commitment at the local , regional , state and federal level to solving problems of population growth and dis- tribution are continuing obstacles to developing rational housing strategies , 5 , Change to : Requirements of zoning , building , and health codes as minimum development and safety standards make the reduction of housing costs difficult . 6 . Approved Lack of funding for housing programs and fragmented efforts to utilize what is available constitute an obstacle to increasing the supply of housing units for low and moderate income families .