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MINUTES October 10 , 1973 HOUSING CONCERNS COMMITTEE 7 : 00 A .M . COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES BUILDING REDWOOD CITY MEMBERS PRESENT : Mayor Keckley , Rev . Bimson , Elise Johnson , Fred Soderer , Eugene Moriguchi . MEMBERS ABSENT : Vice Mayor Henderson , Councilman Norris , Melvin Kerwin . STAFF PRESENT : Mike Riback , Ken Schroeter , Dick Rivas , James Smith . 1 . Chairman Keckley read a letter from the League of Women Voters commending the work of the Housing Concerns Committee in Redwood City . 2 . Deputy City Attorney Riback reported on the legality of the City purchasing and holding land for land bank purposes . The City Charter will allow land bank , if the land is earmarked for a specific purpose . Deputy Attorney Riback further reported on the question of non-profit corporations who lease property as being exempt from taxation . If the property is used for charitable purposes by a charitable organization , then the land , under certain conditions , may be tax exempt . The current law provides , under certain conditions , tax exemption for housing for the elderly or handicapped . The law does not speak to other types of non-profit housing . Motion by Rev . Bimson and seconded by Mr . Moriguchi to refer the ques- t ion of tax exemption for low income housing by non-profit corpora- t ions to the Legislative Committee of the City Council for considera- t ion as to possible legislation in this area . 3 . Dick Rivas distributed copies of the "Housing Element Guidelines , " which had been prepared by the State Department of Housing and Commu- n ity Development . The Committee then reviewed the guidelines and dis- cussed the various components recommended for inclusion in the housing e lement by the State . Rivas then reviewed the timetable for the completion of the housing e lement and the various facets of it: Intergovernmental Coordination , Inter-agency Coordination , Relation to other Planning Elements , and Citizen Participation , The Planning Director advised the Committee that the housing element has been coordinated with other elements of the General Plan for pur- poses of finding inconsistencies . The statement of Goals , Objectives , and Obstacles will be distributed to all City departments , who , in turn , will report back as to the impact on money/time/manpower . These digested reports will be submitted to the Housing Concerns Committee at the November 7th meeting . Motion by Mr . Moriguchi to adjourn at 8 : 30 a . m . Motion duly seconded and carried unanimously.