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i Joel Butler thanked the City Council and Planning Commission for their work and asked them to maintain their resolve in doing what they think is right while opining that what has been done is amazing. He spoke about providing flexibility and certainty in the process and he said one of the best ways to help incentivize and lead people along is new Zoning, like the Downtown Precise Plan, for areas outside of downtown, that can be moved around, applied to, and acted on, which will incentivize people to move forward for the housing wanted. Gita Dev had some suggestions: look at the Housing Element and the Zoning around the train stations, including at other cities; do not require any parking for secondary units based on lower income, more affordable housing as many lower income residents live in them and often manage without a car; preserve existing housing that still has a useful life, citing the example of affordable housing Portland where they transferred the additional housing rights to another site and thereby provides income stream for the buildings they want to save. Mary Bernier said that she has grown to love Redwood City and said that she is one of those people who has to live in her car on and off with a place to stay sometimes. She asked this be kept in mind and help people find a home like herself. Stephanie Munoz said that there are thousands of homeless in Santa Clara County and she learned that many of them are veterans. She opined that we owe veterans better, that they should not be homeless and that the U.S. government should furnish them with affordable housing on land they have, such as Moffett field, and that this could also include others besides veterans. After Public Comment, the Mayor asked the panel to discuss their views about Rent Control with no flexibility and whether or not that would produce housing. One of the panelists said that he would not come to Redwood City because Rent Control offers little flexibility. However, he added that if there is a funding source component, then it might be possible and there needed to be some gap financing involved. The Mayor clarified that someone would have to subsidize the difference. One other panelist further stated that rent stabilization by itself would be challenging without the funding. She recommended that funding be made available. Another panelist spoke about the fact that there is a difference befinreen Rent Control and Rent Stabilization. The Mayor also raised the issue of an Inclusionary Ordinance, its long term success, and does it have an impact on production and its pace. A panelist opined that there cannot be an Inclusionary Zoning due to the Palmer Act and has found it a barrier. He added that if the City had in-lieu fees or a flexible credit program, then that could work. He also cited the City of Pleasanton for having a good flexible program as an example. Another panelist added that there is enough demand to build a fee and Inclusionary Ordinances do not hurt development if the City sets the correct fee amount working with for profit and nonprofit development. She added that with Inclusionary Ordinances, developers can provide a subsidy, but someone always has to pay the gap funding. Mayor Gee asked about the supply and demand of housing in the Bay Area and how other cities are not doing their part to address these issues. One of the panelists said that AMENDED JOINT CITY COUNCIL/ SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD August 25, 2014 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES PAGE 11 MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 Page No. 224