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8.C. - Page 14 <br /> MINUTES City Council Chambers* <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION 1017 Middlefield Rd <br /> January 19, 2016 Redwood City, CA 94063 <br /> Regular Meeting Ph: 650-780-7234 <br /> 7:00 p.m. Accessible to Disabled <br /> APPROVED <br /> COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Commissioner Guerrero, Commissioner Hale, Commissioner <br /> Radcliffe, Commissioner Schmidt and Chair Bondonno <br /> COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Vice Chair White <br /> STAFF PRESENT: Planning Manager Turner, Assistant City Attorney Ramirez, Principal Planner <br /> O'Dell, Assistant City Manager Aknin <br /> GUESTS: Deputy Chief Kirby, Redwood City Police Department <br /> PROCEEDINGS RECORDED: For further information not contained in this draft of the written <br /> minutes, a DVD recording of the entire meeting is available for listening or purchase at the <br /> Planning office, located in City Hall, Redwood City. <br /> AGENDA POSTED: Copies of the Agenda for this meeting are posted at City Hall on the Friday <br /> prior to the Planning Commission meeting. <br /> 1. ROLL CALL <br /> 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE <br /> 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: None <br /> 4. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS: None <br /> 5. CONSENT CALENDAR: None <br /> 6. PUBLIC HEARING <br /> A. Downtown Precise Plan Amendment for Affordable Housing <br /> Diana O'Dell, Principal Planner, gave a presentation on this item <br /> (Presentation on file). This amendment is a proposal to reserve 15% of <br /> new housing for affordable housing. She stated that market-rate housing <br /> can move more quickly than affordable projects, and this amendment would <br /> give those projects the time they need. She stated that approximately 1500 <br /> units have been approved with 400 in the pipeline, and the amendment <br /> would reserve 375 affordable units. She spoke about current low income <br /> units in the pipeline and why Staff chose the 15% number. The Staff <br /> recommendation is to adopt the resolution recommending that 15% of the <br /> 2500 units in the Downtown Precise Plan be reserved for units affordable to <br /> households making 80% of area median income or below. <br /> Page 1 of 9 <br />