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— If��ll�l Y rnriMWl I ... about how in the past it was a controversial issue and now it is not. He congratulated the Utilities Task Force and prior City Councils. Claire Felong spoke in appreciation of doing well, but opined that it can be better while, pointing out that this goal was set by the water department years ago. She opined that the surveys and goals should be updated; for example, she noted that the size of her household has gone down and it may look as if people are under goal based on outdated information. M/S Seybert/Foust to adopt the resolution. Motion carries unanimously by roll call vote. The City Council took an 8-minute break at 7:50 p.m. to go into Study Session mode. CITY COUNCIL RECESSED TO MOVE TO STUDY SESSION MODE 9. STUDY SESSION A. Joint City Council/Planning Commission Session on Housing Issues and Constraints (301) Recommendation: Discuss housing issues and constraints with a panel of housing developers and policy specialists and the public. No other action is recommended at this time. Mayor Gee welcomed everyone and the City Clerk took roll call of the Planning Commissioners. All members of the Planning Commission were present. The Mayor explained the flow of the discussion and invited the public to turn in their speaker cards as soon as possible. Mayor Gee also clarified that as a Study Session there was no action to be taken tonight on this matter. Community Development Director Aknin began his presentation by explaining to the City Council and Planning Commission that he invited a panel of experts to speak on this important and pertinent topic. The panelists were Pilar Lorenzana-Campo (Regional Policy Manager of Non-profit Housing Association of Northern California), Rick Williams (Architect and Urban Designer with Van Meter Williams Pollack, LLP), Ardie Zahedani (Vice President of Development at St. Anton Partners), and Jan Lindenthal (Vice President of Real Estate Development with MidPen Housing Corporation). Director Aknin hoped that together they could share knowledge of the planning and constraints of all housing, particularly the managing of affordable housing; how to handle housing concerns such as water, congestion, and school capacity issues; and how they can assist with the Housing Element Report update. Mr. Aknin plans to bring the Housing Element Report to the Planning Commission in September and then to the City Council in October. He also provided some historical housing achievements the City has made. Each of the panelists shared their background experience and knowledge relating to Housing. The first panelist opined how imperative it was for the Planning Commission and AMENDED JOINT CITY COUNCIL/SUCCESSOR AGENCY BOARD August 25, 2014 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES PAGE 7 MINUTE BOOK NO. 65 Page No. 220