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Following the two meetings mentioned above the HHCC held a series of regular and special meetings and formed a few small “ad-hoc” groups to focus on certain topics. On October 24, 2016, the HHCC made nine affordable housing policy recommendations to Council during their joint study session, based on the HHCC’s research and community input. During the study session the Council provided comment and direction on HHCC recommended housing policies. The Council categorized the recommended policies into three groups - action items, items needing additional research, or items that required no further action. The Council requested the HHCC conduct additional research and analysis on four specific items and return to Council with this information and their additional recommendations. The four items included Minimum Lease Terms, Relocation Assistance, Inclusionary Zoning and Impact Fee Strategy. Over the course of several months, beginning in November 2016 and concluding March 2017, the HHCC held regular and special meetings where they heard presentations and held facilitated discussions related to three specific items the Council selected for additional research: Minimum Lease Terms, Relocation Assistance and Inclusionary Zoning. The Housing Impact Fee Strategy was studied through a separate process. The Council requested that the HHCC consider several factors when conducting their research. These factors included comparison and evaluation of similar ordinances or policies from at least three other similar sized cities, date of policy adoption, length of implementation and policy adoption process. Other factors included evaluating whether the policies are serving their intended purpose, have resulted in unforeseen circumstances or costs, their effectiveness and what could be done better or differently. For minimum lease terms and relocation policies, the HHCC evaluated whether income- based “means testing” should be a factor. For example, they considered whether greater assistance should be provided to persons in certain income groups or with special needs, and/or whether certain households/persons should be ineligible for assistance. Additionally, the HHCC evaluated the resources required to administer policies and the source of funds to pay these expenses, how are they enforced and by whom. Due to the complexity of the housing policies, a consultant was hired to conduct research, provide information and presentations to the HHCC and facilitate discussion on the policies. The consultant provided reference materials, presentations and facilitated the HHCC discussions on each policy topic during the public meetings. Some of the cities that were included in the policy comparison were Glendale, Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Mateo, and Santa Monica. 8.A. - Page 2