Oct 14, 2025 - 06:30 PM

>>> ALL RIGHT. THIS CERTIFICATE IS PRESENTED FROM THE CITY OF OAKLEY TO ROTARY CLUB OF OAKLEY IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS AND SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OAKLEY AS THE BEST NON-PROFIT OF THE YEAR. YOUR TIRELESS EFFORTS AND DEDICATION HAVE MADE A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING THAT YOU AND THE ENTIRE CLUB DO. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO -- I KNOW YOU LIKE TO TALK. >> ALL RIGHT. CAN WE GET A PHOTO? IT'S NOT JUST ME AND YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. AND I DIDN'T BRING MY AGENDA, SO NEXT WE'RE GOING TO COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH. SORRY. IT'S A LITTLE AWKWARD. ALL RIGHT. SO, COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH. WHEREAS CHANGE IS CONSTANT AND AFFECTS ALL CITIES, TOWNS, SUBURBS, TOWNSHIPS, RURAL AREAS, AND OTHER PLACES, AND WHEREAS PLANNERS CAN HELP NAVIGATE THIS CHANGE WITH DATA-DRIVEN INSIGHT AND EXPERTISE THAT PROVIDE BETTER CHOICE OF WHERE PEOPLE WORK AND LIVE, AND WHEREAS COMMUNITY PLANNING PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL RESIDENTS TO BE MEANINGFULLY INVOLVED IN MAKING CHOICE THAT DETERMINE THE FUTURE OF THEIR COMMUNITY, AND WHEREAS --PUBLIC ELECTED AND APPOINTED OFFICIALS --DEMAND EXCELLENCE IN PLANNING AND PLANNED IMPLEMENTATION. AND WHEREAS THE MONTH OF OCTOBER IS DESIGNATED AS NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH THROUGHOUT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ITS TERRITORIES AND --AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT HOW PLANNING IS ESSENTIAL TO EVERY COMMUNITY AND HOW PLANNERS ARE UNIQUE POSITIONED TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO COMMUNITIES MOST DIFFICULT HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND LAND- USE QUESTIONS. AND WHEREAS THE CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE THE PARTICIPATION AND DEDICATION OF APPOINTED PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE TO IMPROVEMENT OF THE CITY OF OAKLEY. AND WHEREAS WE RECOGNIZE THE MANY VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE PROFESSIONAL PLANNERS OF THE CITY OF OAKLEY AND EXTEND OUR HEART FELT THANKS FOR THE CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PUBLIC SERVICE BY THESE PROFESSIONALS. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, SHANNON SHAW, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF OAKLEY, ALONG WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE OAKLEY CITY COUNCIL DECLARE OCTOBER AS COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL COMMUNITY PLANNING MONTH. >> --I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS. CITY PLANNERS TAKE PRIDE IN BEING SKILLED IN CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING, BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR PARTICIPATION, AND DOING MANY THINGS AS FAR AS RANGING FROM THINGS LIKE GENERAL PLAN ADOPTIONS, HOUSING ELEMENT ADOPTIONS, TO HELPING YOU, THE CITIZENS OF OAKLEY, UNDERSTANDING HOW TO BUILD A SHED OR AN AVU IN YOUR BACKYARD, ANSWERING QUESTIONS DAY IN AND DAY OUT. THEY TAKE PRIDE, THE PLANNERS HERE IN OAKLEY TAKE PRIDE IN HELPING THE COMMUNITY AND BEING PART OF THE COMMUNITY. WE APPRECIATE THIS VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. IS A DEDICATED, HIGHLY QUALIFIED, AND HIGHLY TRAINED PROFESSIONAL WHO SHARES THE GOALS OF PREVENTING NEIGHBORHOOD DETERIORATION, ENSURING SAFETY, AND PRESERVING PROPERTY VALUES THROUGH KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING, APPLICATION OF LAWS. AND WHEREAS THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFTEN HAS A HIGHLY VISIBLE ROLE AND REGULARLY INTERACTS WITH THE PUBLIC PUBLIC AND A VARIETY OF FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL OFFICIALS IN CAPACITY -- DO HEREBY PROCLAIM OCTOBER 12th THROUGH OCTOBER 18t h, 2025 AS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER APPRECIATION WEEK. MY NAME IS CONRAD --I GET TO MANAGE THE CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM HERE. MAYOR SHAW, CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THIS GREAT TEAM FOR THE CITY. THEY DO A GREAT JOB. THEY HAVE A VERY HARD JOB. AND THEY'RE DEDICATED. THEY'RE REALLY GOOD AT WHAT THEY DO. >> WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM TWO, WHICH IS PUBLIC COMMENTS. AT THIS TIME PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE HEARD FOR ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA. I DO HAVE PUBLIC SPEAKER CARDS SUBMITTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. IF YOU'D LIKE TO SUBMIT A COMMENT PLEASE FILL OUT A BLUE SPEAKER CARD LOCATED IN THE LOBBY. THE TIME LIMIT TO SPEAK IS THREE MINUTES. THE TIME LIMIT IS MONITORED BY THE TIMER LOCATED IN FRONT OF THE MAYOR'S SEAT. WHEN ONE MINUTE REMAINS ON THE TIMER, IT WILL BLINK ONCE AS A REMINDER TO COMPLETE COMMENTS BEFORE YOUR TIME EXPIRES. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CHEERING OR BOOING. DUE TO PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW, THE COUNCIL MAY NOT ENGAGE --RESPOND TO PERSONS MAKING PUBLIC COMMENTS. SO, I DO HAVE A HANDFUL OF SPEAKER CARDS. I WANT TO START WITH LOU FLORES. >> [ INAUDIBLE ]. >> YES. >> SO, THIS IS BASICALLY JUST READING THIS HERE. THANK YOU. SEPTEMBER 4, SEWAGE SPILLS OUT OF STORM DRAIN FOR TWO HOURS INTO MARSH CREEK NEAR EAST CYPRESS OVERPASS WHILE BUD CHADIC IS WORKING WITH STUDENTS. IT LOOKS AND SMELLS LIKE EXCREMENT. SEPTEMBER 6, MARSH CREEK CLEANUP AT EAST CRY PRESS. IT STILL SMELLS LIKE A TOILET. WE MADE SURE TO USE RUBBER GLOVES. SIGNS AT RAILROAD BRIDGE STATE THE PROPERTY IS CLEANED ON A REGULAR BASIS BY BNSF RAILWAY. NOTE, SINCE THEN, THE SIGNS HAVE BEEN TORN DOWN. SEPTEMBER 15th, LOU FLORES SPEAKS WITH --CONNECTS STAFF PERSON WITH BUD. BUD HAS PHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE STAFF PERSON, STORM DRAINS, AND SEWAGE SYSTEM ARE NOT CONNECTED. --SEPTEMBER 19th, BUD AND LOU MEET WITH KEVIN --OF OAKLEY PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. SEPTEMBER 20th, EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK -- MARSH CREEK CLEAN UP. THE STAGING AREA IS AT EAST CYPRESS PARK AT MARSH CREEK. SEPTEMBER 22nd, BUD AND LOU MEET WITH THE PRESS REPORTER AT MARSH CREEK. SEPTEMBER 26th, WE MEET WITH SERGEANT STEVEN SOARS, OAKLEY P.D. AT EAST CYPRESS PARKING LOT. SEPTEMBER 26th, MEETING WITH EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS BIGBIG BREAK STAFF. THEY SAY THE PARKING LOT IS AN EAST BAY REGIONAL PARKS PROPERTY. SEPTEMBER 30th, MARSH CREEK WATERSHIP COUNCIL MEETING. BUD CHADIC AND LOU FLORES ATTEND. INFORMATION IS SHARED. OCTOBER 2nd --WATERSHED COUNCIL CHAIR CONNECTS WITH THE PRESS. OCTOBER 2nd, DAVID SUBMITS WORK REQUESTS AT CCC PUBLIC WORKS REGARDING SEWAGE SPILL. OCTOBER 4th, A FISH KILLED IS POSTED ON NEXT DOOR. OCTOBER 5th AT 8:30 A.M. , BUD CHADIC AND LOU FLORES VISIT THE SITE OF FISH KILL. PHOTOS ARE TAKEN. WATER SAMPLES ARE TAKEN. OCTOBER 6th, LOU FLORES SUBMITS REQUESTS TO PUBLIC WORKS --NUMEROUS AGENCIES REGARDING FISH KILL AND HEALTH. OCTOBER 9th, BUD SPEAKS WITH CCC PUBLIC WORKS. OCTOBER 9th, AN OAKLEY RESIDENT SEES A NEVER BEFORE SEEN SIGN, FISH AND WILDLIFE SIGN SAYS, YOU CAN HELP PROTECT YOUR WILDLIFE, REPORT POACHING, POLLUTE, THEY HAVE A PHONE NUMBER. MAYOR SHANNON SHAW WORKS WITH BUD AND --AND OCTOBER 13th, ABABANDONED CAR THAT HAS BEEN IN THE EAST CYPRESS PARKING LOT FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE WEEKS IS TOWED AWAY. AND THAT -- THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BUD CHADIC. >> YES. THANK YOU, COUNCIL, FOR HAVING US UP HERE. LOU PRETTY MUCH STATED EVERYTHING. I'M JUST GOING OVER A FEW OTHER THINGS. THERE WAS SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF FISH, MAYBE 1,000 --THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF UNDERNEATH, WEEDS AND WHATNOT THAT WE SAW. THE ONLY THING ONE GENTLEMAN FROM UC DAVIS TOLD ME, SAYS HE CAN'T EXPLAIN WHY THEY'RE ALWAYS --BASICALLY LIKE GETS THE BENZ BACKWARDS IF YOU'RE COMING UP FROM DEPTHS TOO FAST. SO, THAT DIDN'T REALLY MAKE A LOT OF SENSE. ALSO THE BEAVER DEATHS WERE CONCERNING. IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET AHOLD OF FISH AND WILDLIFE. I DID. I MET ONE OF THE MAIN FISH AND WILDLIFE GUYS MADE IT A POINT TO MEET ME THERE FROM FAIRFIELD. HE HANDLES OUR DIVISION. TALKED TO HIM. HE SAID -- HE BASICALLY SAID, YOU HAVE A PROBLEM, AND HE SAYS, A FISH AND WILDLIFE GUY CAME ON HIS DAY OFF, MIND YOU --DAY OFF --CAME DOWN, TOOK SAMPLES AND WATER SAMPLES. AND IT TAKES SEVERAL DAYS. RIGHT NOW THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF BRAIN WASTING DISEASE AND GEARS AND DOING AUTOPSIES THAT WAY. SO, THEY HAVEN'T FOUND ANY. THAT'S GOOD. BUT ANYWAYS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN GOING ON THERE. AGAIN, THANK YOU, MAYOR SHAW, FOR COMING DOWN AND SEEING SOME OF WHAT WAS THERE AND GETTING THAT CAR OUT. IT'S KIND OF NICE SEEING THAT THING OUT OF THERE. THE OTHER THING IS, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN DOING VARIOUS CLEANUPS, LIKE LOU SAID, TO DO THINGS. WE'VE ALSO BEEN CONNECTING WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT WANT TO CONNECT. AND THEY'RE GOING TO TRY TO KEEP US INFORMED. IT'S BEEN, LIKE, VERY UPHILL BATTLE. TO ME IT FEELS LIKE TOO MANY AGENCIES THAT NEED TO COEXIST RATHER THAN POINT THE OTHER WAY SOMETIMES. IT FEELS LIKE IT. NOT THAT THEY ARE. BUT I MEAN, IT JUST FEELS LIKE IT. I JUST GET A LITTLE BIT FRUSTRATED AT THAT POINT. BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE'VE HAD SOME POSITIVE THINGS COME OUT OF IT. AND THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE TAKEN NOTE, PICTURES. I'VE GOT A FEW PEOPLE NOW THAT WALK THE CREEK EVERY DAY REPORTING THINGS TO ME ON A REGULAR BASIS. SO, LIKE AT THAT AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PRIDE THING. I THINK THAT IS A GOOD THING. I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE, LIKE, TAKE PRIDE IN IT. IN OTHER WORDS, MAYBE A QUARTER-MILE BLOCK OF IT BY THAT PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD MIGHT BE SOMETHING THEY CAN LOOK INTO DOING DOWN THE LINE. AND I LOOK AT IT AS A GREAT RESOURCE. YOU KNOW, WE FOUND THOSE HITCH IN THERE. THEY GOT, I BELIEVE, $2 MILLION FOR THE SAME FISH IN RESTORATION AT CLEAR LAKE. AND WE FOUND HITCH IN MARSH CREEK THAT ARE TRYING TO SPAWN. SO, IT'S AN INTERESTING CONCEPT, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAWN MORROW. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS. MY NAME IS DAWNE MORROW AND I'M HERE TO COMMENT ON THE BRIDGE HEAD INDUSTRIAL PLAN DEVELOPMENT. I DO LIVE IN THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD. THE PROJECT IS IN DISTRICT ONE, AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT FOUR, WHICH IS BASICALLY ACROSS THE STREET. FIRST, LET ME SAY I SUPPORT OAKLEY'S EFFORTS TO ATTRACT NEW JOBS AND TAX REVENUE HERE AT HOME. AND STILL I JUST WANT TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ALSO PROTECTS OUR HEALTH AND OUR QUALITY OF LIFE. SO, I'M HERE TONIGHT TO ASK THAT ANY APPROVAL FOR THIS PROJECT AND ANY OTHER LIGHT INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS BE CONDITIONED ON A COMPREHENSIVE AND ENFORCEABLE NOISE ORDINANCE. THIS PROPOSED INDUSTRIAL PARK INCLUDES DATA CENTERS AS AN APPROVED USE IN ITS DESCRIPTION. PROJECTS SUCH AS DATA CENTERS, LOGISTICS YARDS, AND MANUFACTURING SITES CAN GENERATE CONTINUOUS MECHANICAL NOISE FROM COOLING SYSTEMS, BACKUP POWER, AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT. AS FAR AS I KNOW, OUR CITY'S EXISTING NOISE ORDINANCE WITH A 55 DECIBEL DAYTIME AND 45 DECIBEL NIGHT-TIME LIMIT WAS DESIGNED FOR TRADITIONAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USE AT THE MOST, NOT FOR MODERN FACILITIES THAT OPERATE 24 HOURS A DAY. I RESPECT ASK THE COMMITTEE TO REQUIRE INDEPENDENT ACOUSTICAL STUDIES --AND MANDATE APPROPRIATE MITIGATION SUCH AS SOUND WALLS, ENCLOSURES, AND LIMITS ON GENERATOR TESTING. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT INCLUDES DATA CENTER. THIS ORDINANCE WILL PROTECT OUR RESIDENTS WHILE GIVING DEVELOPERS THE CERTAINTY THEY NEED TO DESIGN FACILITIES THAT ARE GOOD NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> THANK YOU. AND THAT WAS MY LAST PUBLIC COMMENT CARD FOR NON- AGENDA ITEMS. >> MAYOR, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. WE'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT WE HAVE NO SOUND ON OUR LIVE STREAM. SO, IS IT POSSIBLE TO TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK WHILE WE REBOOT THE SYSTEM. >> I THOUGHT I SAW YOUR BUTTON PUSHED. YES. >> THANK YOU. >> I GUESS WE'LL ANNOUNCE WE'RE GOING ON A BREAK EVEN THOUGH THEY CAN'T HEAR US IN TV LAND. >>> ALL RIGHT. WE ARE BACK. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE, WHICH IS COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS. COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL ALSO HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK, WHICH WILL BE REGULATED BY THE TIMER. ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS -- COUNCILMEMBER FULLER? >> YES. A FEW WEEKS AGO WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM A PERSON, AN ADULT, BUT I WOULD SAY YOUNG ADULT, OR AT LEAST YOUNG TO ME, SAYING THAT SHE WANTED DISPENSATION SO SHE COULD GO TO A EVENT WHERE SHE FELT SAFE. THE SITUATION WAS SHE SAID SHE WAS DISABLED AND THAT IN THE NORM, SHE DID NOT FEEL SAFE OR WELCOMED OR A PART OF A RECREATIONAL GROUP AT HER AGE GROUP SO THAT SHE WANTED TO GO TO A DIFFERENT AGE GROUP. THAT DISTURBED ME GREATLY. AND I SEE IT AS A FAILURE ON OUR PART, MY PART, FOR NOT MAKING SURE THAT EVERYONE IS WELCOME IN TO OUR RECREATION, THAT DISABLED PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO WALK IN AND SAY, I WOULD LIKE TO USE YOUR RECREATION PROGRAM, WHICH IS AVAILABLE. IF THEY SELECT A PROGRAM, IT IS UP TO US TO MAKE SURE THE PERSON IS WELCOMED, IS ACCOMMODATED, IS FELT SAFE IN THE ENVIRONMENT, AND CAN INTERACT WITH THEIR PEERS, THAT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO INTO SOMEBODY ELSE IN ANOTHER AGE GROUP, THAT THAT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY. THAT IS WHAT IT -- WE NEED HAD TO DO AS A COMMUNITY THAT EVERYONE IS WELCOME. SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WRITE TO THE COUNCILMEMBERS SAYING, WELL, PLEASE, CAN'T I DO THIS BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER PROGRAM? WE DO HAVE THAT PROGRAM EMAIL ON FILE, AND I AM HOPING THAT THE RECREATION DEPARTMENT DOES CONTACT THE INDIVIDUAL AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO BRING HER IN WITH HER OWN GROUP, WITH HER OWN AGE GROUP, AND FACILITATE HER RECREATION IN THAT AREA. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS? >> I JUST HAVE TO RESPOND TO THAT BECAUSE THAT IS MY CONSTITUENT, AND I ADVOCATED AND ARGUED REGARDING THEM BEING ABLE TO COME HERE. >> I DON'T THINK WE CAN DISCUSS IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT AJEN DIEZED. IF YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT, I THINK WE CAN TAKE THAT. >> I WOULD LIKE TO SAY OUR RECREATION DEPARTMENT DOES DO A GREAT JOB OF REACHING OUT AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE HAVE PROGRAMS THAT THEY WANT TO DO. AND SOME PEOPLE JUST CHOOSE TO PARTICIPATE IN DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO OTHERS, WE WILL CLOSE COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS AND MOVE TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR. I DON'T HAVE ANY ONLINE COMMENTS OR SPEAKER CARDS FOR THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ARE THERE ANY ITEMS COUNCILMEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO PULL FOR DISCUSSION. >> 4.1 AND 4.6. >> 4.7. >> I MOVE THE REMAINDER. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND TWO SECONDS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR MINUS 4.1, 4.6, AND 4.7, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 4.1, COUNCILMEMBER FULLER. >> AGAIN, I DO NOT SEE THE MINUTES AS COMPLETE AS THEY SHOULD BE. SO, I HAVE TRADITIONALLY VOTED NO WHEN THEY APPEAR IN THIS MATTER AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO. >> COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS? >> I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT RESOLUTION WAS PASSED ON MAY 10t10th 2022. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY OF OAKLEY, THAT MINUTES FOR THIS MEETING --FOR ITS MEETINGS ARE HEREBY ADOPTED AS ACTION MINUTES. SHOULD MEETING VIDEO AND AUDIO BE UNAVAILABLE FOR ANY MEETING, LENGTHY SUMMARY MINUTES SHALL BE PROVIDED. A MEETING VIDEO SHALL BE PROVIDED ON YOUTUBE, WHICH OFFERS CLOSED CAPTIONING AND TRANSCRIPT FOR MEETING VIDEO AND AUDIO. THAT WAS PASSED ON MAY 10, 2022, ON A 5-0 VOTE. I MOVE APPROVAL OF 4.1. >> I'LL SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ITEM 4.1. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? >> NO. >> PASSES 4-1. >> I NEED TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS ITEM. I'M LIVE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO IT. >> I MOVE APPROVAL 4.6. SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 4.6. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR -- >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? ITEM PASSES 4-0 WITH COUNCILMEMBER FULLER RECUSING HIMSELF. 4.7, COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS. >> SO, I'M PULLING THIS ITEM JUST FOR CONTEXT FOR PEOPLE. SO, FOR ANYBODY WHO'S NOT READING THE AGENDA ITEM, THIS IS TALKING ABOUT OUR CURB, GUTTER, AND SIDEWALK REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT. AND I KNOW THAT I HAVE ESPECIALLY RECENTLY BEEN GETTING A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT OAKLEY'S 50% RESPONSIBILITY THAT HOMEOWNERS PAY FOR 50% OF A SIDEWALK THAT'S DAMAGED. AND SO I WAS JUST HOPING THAT STAFF COULD PROVIDE CONTEXT POTENTIALLY WITH OUR NEIGHBORING -- HOW THAT PROGRAM --WHAT THAT PROGRAM IS, HOW IT DIFFERS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS, IF IT DOES. >> YEAH. SO, IT'S A PRETTY GENEROUS PROGRAM. ONLY ABOUT SIX COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTY, INCLUDING US, OFFER THE PROGRAM. AND, YOU KNOW, THE REALITY IS THE LAW REQUIRES THE SIDEWALK TO BE MAINTAINED BY THE HOMEOWNER. WE HAVE A PROGRAM WHERE IF THERE IS DAMAGED SIDEWALK, THE HOMEOWNER CAN SUBMIT TO US THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, AND IT WOULD ALLOW US TO COVER HALF OF THE IMPROVEMENT. SO, IT'S A GENEROUS PROGRAM. IT ALLOWS SIDEWALKS TO GET FIXED IN FRONT OF RESIDENTIAL HOMES, AND IT REMOVES SOME OF THE BURDEN OFF OF THE HOMEOWNER. >> SO, CAN I ASK ONE MORE FOLLOW-UP QUESTION? WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THE HOMEOWNER SAID, I DON'T WANT TO REPAIR IT? WOULD THAT TRIGGER CODE ENFORCEMENT AND STUFF LIKE THAT? >> IT WOULD, YES. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. WITH THAT, I'LL MOVE APPROVAL. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR ITEM 4.7. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO PUBLIC HEARINGS, ITEM 5.1, HOUSING ELEMENT REZONE, GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS AND REZONING --INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE APPROVING REZONES TO IMPLEMENT POLICY ACTION 1. 1 OF THE CITY OAKLEY HOUSING ELEMENT 2023-2031, KEN TREE LOW, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR. >> I HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF. COUNCILMEMBER FULLER ADDED ONE OF MY PROPERTIES TO THE LIST REGARDING THE AHO. SO, I WILL RECUSE MYSELF. >> ALL RIGHT. WE WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU'RE SECLUDED. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM MAYOR, MR. VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME TO WANT. WE'LL BE GOING OVER THE HOUSING ELEMENT REZONE, INCLUDING A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND REZONING APPLICATION. AND THIS IS A CITY-INITIATED TO IMPLEMENT POLICY ACTION 1. 1 OF THE ADOPTED AND CERTIFIED CITY OF OAKLEY HOUSING ELEMENT. THERE'S A FEW ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS. JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A QUICK SUMMARY OF THOSE. GPA IS GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT. RZ, REZONE. YOU'LL SEE RHNA PRONOUNCED AS RENA. HCD IS THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. AHO, AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT. RMF -- AND M-30 DISTRICT. THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT PORTION OF THIS APPLICATION INCLUDES THREE SEPARATE ACTIONS. THE FIRST ONE IS TO CREATE THE RMF LAND USE DESIGNATION AND ADD IT TO THE GENERAL PLAN. THIS IS ESSENTIAL FOR CREATING A LAND USE DESIGNATION AND ALLOWS FOR THE DENSITY REQUIRED BY THE HCD FOR THE CITY OF OAKLEY TO ACCOMMODATE AFFORDABLE UNITS. THE SECOND ONE IS APPROVAL OF THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION ON SEVEN IDENTIFIES PARCELS THAT ARE DESIGNATED --CURRENTLY DESIGNATED EITHER RESIDENTIAL HIGH OR RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM. AND THE REQUEST WOULD BE TO AMEND THE LAND USE DESIGNATION TO RMF. AND FINALLY, THE LAST ONE IS APPROVAL OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION ON ONE PARCEL THAT CURRENTLY HAS A SPLIT DESIGNATION WITH RESIDENTIAL HIGH WITH COMMERCIAL ON THE CORNER OF THE PARCEL ALONG EMPIRE AND -- AND THAT WOULD BE TO AMEND THAT ONE TO ALL COMMERCIAL. FOR THE REZONING PORTION, THERE ARE FOUR ACTIONS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT. THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE TO AMEND THE EXISTING MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT PORTION OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ADD THE M-30 ZONE --OR THE M-30 DISTRICT. THAT WOULD BE TEXT THAT'S ADDED IN ORDER TO CREATE A ZONING DISTRICT THAT WOULD ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF POLICY ACTION 1. 1 OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT. THE SECOND ACTION WOULD BE APPROVAL TO REZONE SEVEN PARCELS THAT ARE CURRENTLY ZONED M-9 AND/OR M-12, MULTIPLE FAMILY DISTRICT, TO THE M-30 DISTRICT THAT IS BEING PROPOSED. THE THIRD WOULD BE TO APPROVE A REZONE OF ONE PARCEL. AND THIS IS THE SAME PARCEL THAT WAS SINGLED OUT FOR THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT FROM A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, ABBREVIATED AS P-1, TO THE GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, C DISTRICT. AND FINALLY THE APPROVAL OF A REZONE OF NINE COMMERCIALLY DESIGNATED PARCELS TO HAVE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT ADDED TO THEM. THE HOUSING ELEMENT WAS CERTIFIED BY HCD BACK IN MAY OF 2023. AND THE REZONING OF THESE ADEQUATE SITES AS FAR AS WE UNDERSTAND IS REQUIRED TO BE DONE BY JANUARY 31st OF NEXT YEAR. SO, THE HOUSING ELEMENT, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND. IT'S ONE OF THE SEVEN MANDATORY ELEMENTS OF THE GENERAL PLAN. STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE UPDATE IT EVERY EIGHT YEARS. 2023 WAS THE LAST TIME OURS WAS UPDATED. AND RHNA IS A STATE MANDATED PROCESS THAT DETERMINES THE TOTAL NUMBER OF UNITS THAT A CITY MUST PLAN FOR OVER THE EIGHT-YEAR CYCLE OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT. THE PURPOSES OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IS FOCUS ON PLANNING FOR AFFORDABLE UNITS. THE AHO IS SOMETHING --OR THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT IS SOMETHING THE CITY OF OAKLEY HAS HAD IN PLACE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IT HAS BEEN USED FOR PREVIOUS DEVELOPMENTS, SUCH AS CBH AND THE PROPERTY OVER ON ELM LANE. AND UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN WE DID OUR HOUSING ELEMENT, THERE WAS A COURT CASE THAT CAME OUT JUST BEFORE ACD CERTIFIED IT THAT SAID THERE WERE SOME QUESTIONS ON HOW AHOs WERE IMPLEMENTED. HCD, THEREFORE, WAS NOT WILLING TO CERTIFY WHAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAD ADOPTED. WE CAME BACK TO THE COUNCIL WITH THE OPTION TO DO A REZONE IN THE EVENT THE AHO WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED. THE COUNCIL ADOPTED THAT AMENDMENT, AND HCD HAPPILY --THEY HAPPILY CERTIFIED THE HOUSING ELEMENT. SO, WE'RE ABLE TO GET IT DONE IN TIME BEFORE MAY 31st. THIS IS JUST A QUICK SUMMARY OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF AFFORDABLE UNITS WE'RE LOOKING TO DO. THE 1,058 UNITS ON TOP IS TOTAL UNITS. THAT INCLUDES ALL INCOME LEVELS. 440 UNITS ARE SLATED FOR THE AFFORDABLE UNIT --AFFORDABLE INCOME LEVELS. AND THAT'S FOR THIS ENTIRE EIGHT-YEAR CYCLE. AND YOU'LL SEE IN THE TABLE, LOW-INCOME, AND THEN MOVING FROM THAT TO THE LEFT, VERY LOW INCOME AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME. EXTREMELY LOW INCOME IS ACTUALLY THE VERY --HALF OF THE VERY LOW INCOME OR JUST UNDER HALF OF THE VERY LOW INCOME. SO, VERY LOW INCOME WOULD TYPICALLY -- IT WOULD SHOW THOSE TWO NUMBERS COMBINED AND WE WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY HALF FOR THE EXTREMELY LOW. THE METHOD THAT WE USE TO CALCULATE WHAT WE CALL RHNA CAPACITY. SO, FOR THE SITES THAT WOULD BE REZONED TO M-30 OR HAVE THE AHO PLACED ON THEM, THE METHOD OF CALCULATING HOW MANY AFFORDABLE UNITSUNITS SITE COULD HAVE OR WHAT WE CAN TELL CD WE HAVE ACCOMMODATED FOR IS EQUAL TO THE ACREAGE --24 UNITS PER ACRE. AND THAT 24 UNITS IS SOMETHING THAT HCD HAS GIVEN US GUIDANCE ON WHAT WE'VE BEEN SHOWN CAN BE DEVELOPED IN THE CITY OF OAKLEY IN THE PAST. THERE ARE REDUCTIONS BUILT IN. FOR INSTANCE, IF A SITE IN VACANT, IT HAS AN EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOME ON A ONE ACRE LOT OR LARGER, THERE WOULD BE A 25% REDUCTION IN THAT CAPACITY. OR IF THE SITE WERE COMMERCIAL, WHICH WILL BE THE CASE FOR ALL OF THE AHO UNIT ZONES, ALL THE AHO OVERLAY, IT WOULD HAVE AN ADDITIONAL 25%. AND THOSE ARE TAKEN --THOSE ARE SEPARATE. SO, ONE THAT HAS BOTH, WOULD JUST HAVE A 50% REDUCTION. THE ALTERNATIVE REZONE SOLUTION --I DON'T REALLY NEED TO GO OVER THIS SLIDE TOO MUCH. BUT I DO WANT TO POINT OUT THAT FOR THE AHO, IT CAN ONLY --IT CAN ONLY BE USED FOR UP TO HALF OF THE AFFORDABLE UNIT CAPACITY. SO, WE HAVE 440. THE AHO CAN ONLY BE USED FOR UP TO 220 OF THE UNITS. EVERYTHING ELSE WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE THROUGH THE REZONE. ON SEPTEMBER 2, THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING AND MADE AN OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATION THROUGH A RESOLUTION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THE PROJECT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO PLANNING COMMISSION WAS WHAT WAS DIRECTED TO CITY STAFF DURING THE JUNE 10th CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION THAT WE HELD. THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY VOTED, RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE PROJECT AS PROPOSED IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT. AND NOW I'LL GO OVER A LIST OF THE SITES THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED FOR THE M- 30 DISTRICT. BEFORE I GO TO THE FIRST SLIDE, I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THERE'S SOME INFORMATION ON THE LEFT. I WILL TRY TO SUMMARIZE AS BEST I CAN WHAT'S IN THERE. I DON'T WANT TO GO OVER EVERY SINGLE DETAIL. BUT PLEASE, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW. SO, THE FIRST SITES 1-4 --YOU SEE TWOEN, KIND OF, RED SITES ON THERE. IT'S THE ONE ON THE RIGHT. AND THERE ARE FOUR SITES THERE. THESE ARE PROPOSED. AND IF PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED TO REZONE THESE TO M-30. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RHNA UNITS THAT WOULD BE ALLOCATED HERE COULD BE UP TO 126 UNITS. THESE ARE CURRENTLY RESIDENTIALLY DESIGNATED AND ZONED. SITE --I'M SORRY. LET ME POINT OUT, THESE ARE ON CYPRESS ROAD JUST SOUTH OF CYPRESS GROVE AND JUST EAST OF THE CYPRESS STORAGE FACILITY. SITE WEST SIDE OF SELLERS AVENUE. A COUPLE OF PARCELS OR TWO PARCELS DOWN FROM THE --THIS IS RECOMMENDED TO BE REZONED TO M- 30, AND IT CAN ACCOMMODATE UP TO 35 AFFORDABLE UNITS BASED ON THE 24 UNITS PER ACRE AND THE REDUCED CAPACITY. SITE 14 IS DIRECTLY NEXT TO SITE 5. AND THIS ONE, SIMILAR ZONING AND DESIGNATION. THIS SITE COULD ACCOMMODATE UP TO 50 AFFORDABLE UNITS AFTER THE REDUCTION. SITE 15 IS ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF ROSE AVENUE AND CYPRESS ROAD. THIS ONE WOULD BE RECOMMENDED TO BE REZONED TO M-30, AND IT COULD ACCOMMODATE UP TO 56 AFFORDABLE UNITS. AND NOW I'LL GO INTO THE SITES -- I WANT TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T MISS ONE THERE. YEAH. I WANT TO GO INTO THE SITES PROPOSED FOR THE AHO DISTRICT. AGAIN, ALL OF THESE SITES ARE COMMERCIALLY SIGNATED. SITE 6 AND 7, SAME IMAGE THAT YOU SAW IN THE FIRST SLIDE. THESE ARE OVER ON THE LEFT. THESE ARE ON THE CORNER OF MAIN STREET AND CYPRESS ON THE NORTHWEST CORNER. COMMERCIALLY DESIGNATED. AND WITH THE AHO THEY COULD ACCOMMODATE --THERE'S TWO SITES. THERE'S A TINY SLIVER ON THE CORNER. THEY COULD ACCOMMODATE UP TO 14 RHNA AFFORDABLE UNITS. SITE 11, THIS IS ACROSS FROM DIAMOND HILLS SPORTS COMPLEX. IT'S ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF -- AND EMPIRE. THIS ONE IS THE MOST UNIQUE SITE. THIS IS THE ONE WHERE DURING THE ENTITLEMENT SUMMARY WE TALKED ABOUT ONE PARCEL DESIGNATED AND ONE PARCEL REZONED FROM P-1. THIS IS SITE. THE DIRECTION AT THE COUNCIL WORK SESSION WAS RATHER THAN TRYING TO DO THE M- 30 ON THIS SITE, INSTEAD REDESIGNATE IT TO COMMERCIAL AND PLACE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERLAY ON IT. THAT IS WHAT WAS PROPOSED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION. THAT IS THE RECOMMENDATION THEY HAVE PROVIDED TO THE COUNCIL. THIS ONE AFTER THE AHO -- COULD ACCOMMODATE UP TO 82 UNITS. SITES 12 AND 13 ARE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MAIN STREET WHERE ROSE AVENUE AND MAIN STREET INTERSECT. AND BETWEEN THESE TWO PARCELS, THEY WOULD ALSO HAVE THE AHO. THEY'RE CURRENTLY DESIGNATED COMMERCIAL DOWNTOWN. THEY'RE IN THE DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN. AND THEY COULD ACCOMMODATE A TOTAL OF 25 AFFORDABLE UNITS. SITE 16 AND 17 ARE JUST NORTH OF LAUREL RIDGE CHURCH. I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO TRY TO NAME THAT ROAD BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE WHAT IT'S CALLED. I'VE SEEN IT CALLED DIFFERENT THINGS. BUT NAROLI IS ON THE WEST SIDE OF IT THERE. AND WHEN COMBINED, THOSE TWO SITES COULD ACCOMMODATE UP TO 18 UNITS. SITES 18 AND 19 ARE TWO --ANOTHER TWO SITES THAT WERE ADDED DURING THE WORK SESSION. THOSE LAST TWO SITES WERE AS WELL. AND THESE ARE JUST SOUTH OF THE UNITED STATES POST OFFICE ON DELL ANTICO AND 7th STREET. AND THEY'RE ON EITHER SIDE OF 7th STREET, ALTHOUGH A STREET DOESN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN THERE. BUT THESE TWO SITES ARE ALSO PROPOSED TO HAVE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT PLACED ON THEM, AND COMBINED, THEY COULD ACCOMMODATE UP TO 51 UNITS, AFFORDABLE UNITS. THAT CONCLUDES ALL OF THE M-30 AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERLAY SITES. NOW, FOR A SHORT ANALYSIS. SO, WE ARE REQUIRED TO PLAN FOR, NOT BUILD, NOT REQUIRED TO BE BUILT, BUT TO PLAN FOR, TO ZONE FOR 440 LOW INCOME RHNA UNITS. AS PROPOSED THROUGH ALL THESE SITES, WE COULD ACCOMMODATE UP TO 457 UNITS. THAT RESULTS IN A BUFFER OF 17 UNITS. THE BUFFER COULD EASE THE BURDEN. IF THERE WAS A SITE WHERE ONE OF THESE WERE DEVELOPED, IT COULD ACCOMMODATE 20 AFFORDABLE UNITS AND SOMEONE CAME AND BUILT IT, WE CAN'T REQUIRE THEM TO BUILD 20 AFFORDABLE UNITS. LET'S SAY THEY BUILD TEN AFFORDABLE UNITS OR NONE EVEN, WE WOULD HAVE TO CALCULATE THAT INTO WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE REMAINING AS FAR AS ACREAGE AND HOW MANY UNITS THAT IS. IF EVER WE FALL UNDER A POINT WHERE THE REMAINING CAPACITY IN THE CITY PLUS WHAT WAS EVER BUILT ON ANY GIVEN SITE IS UNDER 440, WE WOULD NEED TO REZONE OR REDESIGNATE ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES TO GET BACK UP TO THAT 440 UNITS. AND WE WOULD HAVE 180 DAYS TO DO THAT. THAT COULD INCLUDE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS AND REZONINGS AND ALL OTHER ENTITLEMENTS. BUT DOING ALL OF THESE THINGS WOULD SATISFY COMPLETION OF POLICY ACTION 1.1. THERE HAS BEEN SOME OTHER STEPS ALONG THE WAY, ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS, AHO AMENDMENTS, AND SO FORTH. AS FAR AS A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENTS GO, THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE FINDINGS HERE. AS STATED EARLIER, THE HOUSING ELEMENT IS A PART OF THE GENERAL PLAN. SO, IMPLEMENTING THE HOUSING ELEMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN. AND IT FURTHER IMPLEMENTS THE HOUSING ELEMENT ITSELF. AND THEY WOULD ALSO BRING THE HOUSING ELEMENT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH HCD'S GUIDANCE FOR A RHNA UNIT CAPACITY. AS FAR AS THE REZONING, SIMILAR FINDINGS HERE. EACH OF THE REZONINGS IS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT POLICY ACTION 1. 1 IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT. THE M-30 DISTRICT IS REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE AFFORDABLE UNITS. AND REZONING THE SITES TO M-30 AND/OR REPLACING THE AHO --I SHOULD SAY OR PLACING THE AHO ON SPECIFIC SITES WOULD ALLOW US AN ADDITIONAL BUFFER OF 17 UNITS. AND THAT'S REQUIRED, THE 440 REQUIRED BY THE HOUSING ELEMENT. AND AGAIN, SINCE THE HOUSING ELEMENT IS AN ADOPTED ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN, ANY ACTIONS TAKEN TO IMPLEMENT THE HOUSING ELEMENT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN. THIS IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS EXERCISE, AFFH OR AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING. AND ESSENTIALLY TO SUMMARIZE WHAT THIS IS IS HCD DOES NOT WANT TO SEE CITIES LUMP AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF TOWN OR IN AREAS OF LOW RESOURCES. THEY WANT -- AND FOR GOOD REASON, THEY WANT AFFORDABLE HOUSING SITES TO BE IN AREAS WHERE THERE ARE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THE FUTURE TENANTS OF THOSE AREAS, THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO SHARE OTHER RESOURCES THAT OTHER CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS OF THE CITY MAY HAVE. THE STAFF REPORT INCLUDES A FEW MORE DETAILS ON ALL OF THIS. BUT ESSENTIALLY, THE SITES IN THIS AREA HAVE BEEN SPREAD OUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE CITY OF OAKLEY IS RECOGNIZED AS HAVING MEDIUM AND LOW-RESOURCE AREAS. THEY'RE SPREAD OUT IN BOTH OF THOSE RESOURCE AREAS. AND AMONGST THE AREAS OF THE CITY, THEY'RE IN AREAS OF ALL INCOME LEVELS. SO, THEY'RE FAIRLY WELL SPREAD OUT. THE IMPORTANT THING THAT WE LOOKED AT HERE IS WE WANTED ALL OF THE SITES TO HAVE DECENT ACCESS TO EITHER TRANSIT, GROCERY AND/OR SCHOOLS, AND JOBS. AND WE FEEL LIKE WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED THAT WITH THE WAY THAT THESE SITES WERE CHOSEN. AND WE WENT OVER IN THE WORK SESSION AS WELL. AND THEN OF COURSE I KIND OF SAID THIS, BUT THE SITES ARE DISTRIBUTED IN VARIOUS CENSUS TRACKS OF LOWER, MEDIUM, AND HIGHEST INCOME LEVELS. SO, THE ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY THAT AFFH REQUIRES IS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE WAY THAT THE SITES WERE SELECTED HERE. CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT OR CEQA AS SOME MAY CALL IT RECENTLY HAD SOME AMENDMENTS DONE. AND ONE OF THOSE AMENDMENTS WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT HOUSING ELEMENTS WOULD NOT BE BOGGED DOWN BY CEQA. SO, ANY -- EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY 1. 1 WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM ANY FURTHER ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT. AND FINALLY, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS THAT WE RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION, WHICH WOULD APPROVE THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THOSE THREE BULLET POINTS I WENT OVER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SLIDE AS WELL AS INTRODUCING THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE FOR THE REZONING, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE FOUR BULLET POINTS I WENT OVER FOR THE REZONING PORTION OF THE SLIDE. AND ALL OF THIS WOULD IMPLEMENT THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF POLICY ACTION 1.1, THEREBY BRINGING THE HOUSING ELEMENT INTO COMPLIANCE WITH HCD'S GUIDANCE. AND ALSO WE WOULD REQUEST THAT THE CITY COUNCIL FIND THE ACTION EXEMPT FROM CEQA. THANK YOU. AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR GO BACK TO ANY SLIDES IF NECESSARY. >> ANY CLARIFYING QUESTIONS OF STAFF? COUNCILMEMBER FULLER? >> YES. WOULD YOU BRING UP THE MAP AGAIN ON 1, 2, 3, 4, AND 5? I BELIEVE THEY WERE PRETTY MUCH TOGETHER. >> 1-4 ARE GROUPED TOGETHER, AND 5 IS OVER ON SELLERS. OKAY. WELL, WHAT I'M COUNTING IN THAT SMALL AREA IS 161 AFFORDABLE UNITS. IN OTHER WORDS, OVER 25% OF WHAT WE WANT TO BE. I'M CURIOUS WHY WE'VE CHOSEN TO PUT SO MANY IN SUCH A SMALL AREA. >> I CAN TELL YOU THAT IF YOU LOOK IN YOUR STAFF REPORT, WE HAVE -- THERE ARE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SITES. THERE'S EXISTING AHO SITES AND CANDIDATE AHO SITES. AND THESE WERE FROM THE CERTIFIED HOUSING ELEMENTS. SO, SITES 1-4 AND SITES 5 -- 14 WAS NOT -- THOSE TWO SITES, 6 AND 7 --I THINK THE FIRST 12 SITES OR SO WERE ALL EXISTING AHO SITES. SO, THEY WERE ALREADY ADOPTED WITH THE AHO IN THEM. HOWEVER, WHEN H DRCHL SAID AHO CAN ONLY BE USED ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES, WE HAD TO PIVOT AND PROPOSE THAT THE EXISTING AHO SITES INSTEAD RECEIVE THE M-30 ZONE. SO, THESE ARE SITES 1-5 ARE ALL EXISTING AHO SITES THAT WOULD HAVE ALREADY HAD THE AHO HOWEVER SINCE THEY'RE RESIDENTIALLY DESIGNATED, THEY'RE NOW BEING PROPOSED FOR THE M-30. AS TO WHY THERE'S THAT MANY, IT'S SIMPLY JUST A FACTOR OF THE ACREAGE AND THE 24 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE AND WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S ANY CAPACITY REDUCTION. ALL OF THE AHO --PROPOSED AHO SITES HAVE AN AUTOMATIC 25% REDUCTION HERE. SO, WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS THE M-30 SITES THAT ARE VACANT, THEY'LL HAVE THE FULL 24- UNIT CAPACITY. SO, YOU MAY SEE A CAPACITY THAT'S HIGHER. THAT DOESN'T LIMIT WHAT CAN BE BUILT. SOMEONE COULD BUILD 100% AFFORDABLE. THEY COULD BUILD 2% AFFORDABLE. THEY CAN BUILD WHATEVER. BUT THEIR BASE DENSITY WOULD START AT 30 UNITS PER ACRE, SHOULD THEY CHOOSE TO BUILD ON THESE SITES. >> THAT BEGS THE QUESTION WITH ME, ARE THEY ALREADY REZONED? ARE WE TAKING ACTION NOW TO REZONE THEM? WHICH IS IT? >> YEAH, YOU'RE BEING ASKED TONIGHT TO RE-DESIGNATE ALL THE SITES PROPOSED FOR M-30 TO RMF --IN THE GENERAL PLAN AND THEN TO DO A REZONING TO PLACE AN M-30 DISTRICT ON ALL OF THOSE SITES. AND FOR ALL THE COMMERCIAL SITES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED, THE CITY COUNCIL IS BEING ASKED TO PLACE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERLAY ON THOSE WITH THE ADDITION OF ALSO DOING A GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION ON THE EMPIRE AVENUE AND --ROAD SITE TO MAKE THAT COMPLETELY COMMERCIAL FIRST. >> ANOTHER QUESTION. COULD YOU SHOW THE ONES ON THE 2400 BLOCK OF LAUREL? SO, ALL RIGHT. I JUST --JUST TO MAKE SURE, I'M SEEING LIVE OAK, LAUREL, RIGHT? OKAY. THE TREATMENT FACILITY IS BLUE, RIGHT? THE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY? THE TREATMENT FACILITY WOULD BE OFF THE SCREEN TO THE LOWER RIGHT. >> WHAT IS THE BLUE? >> THOSE ARE THE SITES, THE PROPOSED PARCELS. YEAH. THOSE ARE THE ED PARCELS. THEY'RE TWO PARCELS OBSTRUCTION OF JUST NEXT TO LAUREL RIDGE CHURCH. >> HOW MANY CAN GO IN THERE? >> AFTER --IT WOULD BE 18. MORE UNITS CAN GO INTO IT. THAT'S THE CREDIT WE GET FOR RHNA CAPACITY. >> OKAY. I'M -- I'M NOT TOTALLY OPPOSED, BUT I'M SEEING IF OUT ALONG CYPRESS, IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT 161 UNITS OR A NUMBER OF UNITS ALONG CYPRESS, ALONG THAT MAIN STREET OVER TO WHATEVER IT IS, VAN PELT, IS WHAT IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE, IT'S A NUMBER. AND THERE ARE ALREADY AFFORDABLE UNITS, WHAT I PERCEIVE AS AFFORDABLE UNITS, SOUTH OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL. SO, THAT AREA IS ALREADY TAKING -- >> COUNCILMEMBER FULLER, WE'RE JUST DOING QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW. WE NEED TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. >> OKAY. >> YES. SO, WHY ARE WE PUTTING SO MANY UNITS? WE ALREADY HAVE UNITS THERE? THEN WE'RE GOING TO PUT 161 MORE? >> SO, I'LL GO THROUGH THIS REAL QUICK. THIS SITE --THESE SITES WERE ALL ALREADY IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT AS EXISTING AHO SITES. THIS ONE WAS ALREADY IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT AS AN EXISTING AHO SITE. THIS ONE WAS A CANDIDATE THIS ONE WAS ADDED. THIS ONE WAS AN EXISTING AHO SITE. THIS ONE WAS A CANDIDATE AHO SITE. I BELIEVE THESE WERE CANDIDATE AHO SITES. THESE WERE ADDED AT THE WORK SESSION BY THE COUNCIL. AND THESE WERE ADDED BY THE COUNCIL DURING THE WORK SESSION. SO, ALL EXCEPT FOR THESE LAST TWO SLIDES WERE ALREADY IN THE HOUSING ELEMENT. SO, ALL WE'RE DOING IS TAKING --WE'RE ASKING THE COUNCIL TO TAKE THE OFFICIAL ACTIONS FOR THE LAND USE ENTITLEMENTS, IMPLEMENT WHAT WE NEED TO IMPLEMENT. >> REMEMBER I WAS --I VOTED NO. BUT I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. ALONG CYPRESS, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF UNDEVELOPED LAND, T.I. MOST NOTABLY, THAT HAS NOT COME IN AND DONE ANY BUILDING IN THEIR --I DON'T KNOW WHAT WAS THE PLAN. BUT ARE WE EVER PLANNING TO SEE IF THEY CAN ABSORB SOME OF IT? ARE WE GOING TO PUT MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THERE OR ARE WE GOING TO ALLOW THAT WE HAVE FAIRLY LARGE AMOUNT IN ONE AREA THAT WE CAN EXPAND OTHER AREAS? HOW ARE WE GOING TO HANDLE THAT WHEN THEY COME IN? >> SO, THAT AREA OUT THERE, WE WOULD FIND THAT AS A LOW RESOURCE AREA RIGHT NOW. THERE'S NO COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. THERE'S NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THERE IS ONE SCHOOL. IN THE FUTURE, YOU KNOW, OUR HOUSING ELEMENT WILL BE BACK UP FOR AMENDMENT IN 2031, I BELIEVE. AT THAT TIME, IF THERE'S DEVELOPMENT OUT THERE AND THOSE THINGS, IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE CONSIDERED. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS? >> SO, YOU SAID A COUPLE IMPORTANT THINGS. YOU TALKED ABOUT HOW WE CAN'T FORCE A DEVELOPER TO BUILD THESE UNITS, RIGHT? SO, YOU SAID IF SOMETHING IS ZONED FOR --IT HAS THE AHO OVERLAY AND IT'S ZONED FOR TEN UNITS, THEY CAN CHOOSE TO BUILD ONE AT AFFORDABLE AND THE REST AT MARKET RATE? OR IS THAT ONLY FOR THE MULTI-FAMILY ONE? >> THE WAY THAT -- THE WAY THE AHO AND THE M-30 DISTRICT WORK, THERE'S A DENSITY RANGE WITH A MINIMUM DENSITY OF 20 UNITS PER ACRE AND A MAXIMUM DENSITY OF 30 UNITS PER ACRE. THAT IS SOMETHING THAT HCD HAS REQUIRED US TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE IT FEASIBLE FOR DEVELOPERS TO BUILD AFFORDABLE UNITS. WE STOPPED SHORT OF HAVING A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF REQUIRED AFFORDABILITY, RIGHT? SO, SOMEBODY COULD THEORETICALLY COME IN AND BUILD 30 UNITS TO THE ACRE, ZERO AFFORDABLE UNITS, AND THEY COULD GET THAT 30 UNITS PER ACRE. OR THEY COULD DO SOME AFFORDABLE UNITS AND THEN START TO RECEIVE DENSITY BONUSES BASED ON THAT AFFORDABILITY, WHERE THEY COULD EXCEED 30 UNITS PER ACRE. SO, AGAIN, THE CAPACITY --I DON'T WANT THE CAPACITY THAT I'M SHOWING ON THESE SLIDES TO BE CONFUSED WITH HOW MANY UNITS WILL BE BUILT THERE. IT'S THE EQUATION THAT WE USE TO SHOW HCD WHAT WE ARE PLANNING FOR. AND YES, YOU'RE CORRECT. WE WOULD NOT HAVE TO TELL A DEVELOPER YOU HAVE TO BUILD THIS MANY UNITS. >> AND SAME THING, WE CAN'T DICTATE THAT WE WANT COMMERCIAL UNDERNEATH, RIGHT, FOR THE ONES THAT HAVE THAT 25% REDUCTION. WE CAN'T SAY IT'S GOT TO BE A MIXED USE, RIGHT? WE CAN'T DICTATE THAT IN THIS? ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. FOR THE ONES THAT ARE COMMERCIAL, AS AN EXAMPLE, A DEVELOPER COULD COME IN AND SAY THAT'S GREAT THAT YOU HAVE THIS AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERLAY DISTRICT ON THERE. HOWEVER, I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND BUILD COMMERCIAL, AND WE WOULD PROCESS THE APPLICATION. >> OKAY. SO, THE DANGER THAT WE POTENTIALLY RUN INTO IS WHEN A DEVELOPER COMES IN AND THEY SAY, GREAT THAT YOU HAVE THESE ZONES. BUT THAT WOULD THEN --IF THEY DON'T MAKE IT AFFORDABLE, THAT WOULD THEN GIVE US CREDIT IN THE ABOVE MODERATE, BASICALLY, RIGHT? DEPENDING WHERE THEY FALL IN, RIGHT? SO POTENTIALLY IT COULD HAVE --BUT IT WOULDN'T NECESSARILY GET US TO THOSE LOWER ENDS THAT WE NEED FOR THE RHNA? OKAY. >> THAT'S CORRECT. OKAY. THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT. SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS, I AM GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. I DO NOT HAVE ANY SPEAKER CARDS SUBMITTED AT THIS MOMENT. I DON'T SEE ANYONE RUSHING UP TO TURN ONE IN, SO I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND BRING IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR DELIBERATION. ANYONE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? COUNCILMEMBER FULLER? >> YES. I HAVE VOTED NO ON THIS. HOWEVER, WE'VE ADDED NEW AREAS. MOST NOTABLY SOUTH OF THE POST OFFICE I BELIEVE THERE'S LAND WE HAVE COMING IN. I APPRECIATE THAT. THAT SEEMS TO BE THERE IN MIX. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THAT MAIN -- EAST CYPRESS, AS YOU MOVE OUT TOWARD SELLERS ON THE SOUTH SIDE, SOUTH OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF UNITS IN THERE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY, BUT I THINK THEY'RE THREE DIGITS AS I REMEMBER BECAUSE I WALKED THE WHOLE COMPLEX. AND NOW WE'RE PUTTING IN 161 MORE UNITS OR AT LEAST PROPOSING 161 UNITS. AND I'M GETTING THIS SINKING FEELING IN MY STOMACH THAT, YEAH, WE'RE JUST GOING TO KEEP -- THAT'S A NICE AREA BECAUSE NOBODY'S OUT THERE. AND IF WE PUT THEM ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THERE, WE WILL HAVE THEM ALL ISOLATED AND ALL IN ONE GROUP. AND I DO NOT LIKE THAT TYPE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I HAVE BEEN A PRODUCT OF JORDAN DOWNS, NICKERSON GARDENS, IMPERIAL COURTS, AND OTHER PROJECTS IN THE CITY OF L.A. I WAS IN THE FIRST THREE DURING THE RIOTS. AND I WAS ASSIGNED TO GO AS A FOOT BEAT PRIOR TO THE RIOTS IN 1992. AND I'M GOING TO JUST SAY IT, AND I'VE SAID IT AGAIN, IT'S INHUMANE WAY OF PROVIDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO PEOPLE THAT HAVE DIFFICULTY MAKING THEIR ALLOCATION FOR RESIDENCY. THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY BUILT IN THE '50s. TO GO DOWN THERE IN A LAND WHERE --RANCH WAS, CHEAP LAND, AND THEY BUILT THEM ALL TOGETHER AND THEY PUT EVERYBODY IN THERE. AND THEN IT WENT, DO NOT BOTHER US. WE DON'T WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU. AND THAT'S ABOUT THE WAY IT WAS TREATED. HIGHLY DISCRIMINATORY. HIGHLY INFLAMMATORY. I TAUGHT IN THE HIGH SCHOOL JUST SOUTH OF IMPERIAL COURTS, AND I HAD STUDENTS THAT LIVED THERE, ONE VERY PROMISING STUDENT, A YOUNG LADY. BUT WE HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE HIGH SCHOOL BY 4:30 AT NIGHT BECAUSE SHE AND OTHERS THAT WERE LIVING IN THE COURTS COULD NOT GO DOWN TO THE COURTS AT EVEN TWILIGHT. AND THEY DIDN'T. THEY WENT INSIDE. IT WAS CALLED, YOU KNOW, NIGHT, JUST SUNDOWN. SUNDOWN TIME. THEY WENT AND LIVED IN THOSE COURTS AT NIGHT, FEARED, AND THEY CAME OUT AGAIN WHEN THE SUN CAME OUT AND WALKED OVER TO THE SCHOOL. THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS LIKE. I HANDLED ONE MURDER WITHIN, AGAIN, JORDAN DOWNS. I BELIEVE IT WAS JORDAN OR IMPERIAL COURTS. BUT THE MOTHER WAS --WOMAN WAS EIGHT AND A HALF MONTHS PREGNANT. HER HUSBAND HAD GONE OUT TO SHARE A FEW DRINKS WITH HIS BUDDIES AND GOT HOME ABOUT 10:00 OR 11:00. AND AS HE OPENED THE FRONT DOOR, THEY SHOT HIM NUMEROUS TIMES. HE DIED RIGHT THERE, RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER. AND THEY RAN OFF LAUGHING. SO, WHEN YOU CREATE THAT TYPE OF ATMOSPHERE, WHEN YOU CREATE THAT TYPE OF PROGRAM, WHEN YOU SAY, OKAY, THIS IS GOOD SO WE'LL JUST SHOVE THEM OVER HERE, IT DOESN'T WORK. AND IT'S DANGEROUS AND BOTTOM LINE, IT'S INHUMANE. SO, THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IS THAT WE HAVE 161 UNITS THERE. I DON'T KNOW. WE ALREADY HAVE UNITS OVER THERE. I AM HAPPY ABOUT THE SOUTH OF THE POST OFFICE. BUT I'M --AS LONG AS I'M SITTING UP HERE, I'M GOING TO BE VERY WATCHFUL OF WHAT'S GOING ON OVER THERE AND WHAT WE MAY BE CREATING. THAT'S ALL. >> BEFORE I MOVE ON, I LIVED THE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMPLEXES, AND I NEVER RIOTED. AND CALLING THEM THE PROJECTS IS ACTUALLY HIGHLY DEFAMATORY. THESE DAYS I DO MANAGE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SO I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT. I WAS A PROMISING YOUNG STUDENT THAT LIVED IN HAD A COMPLEX OF OVER 300, AND LOOK AT ME NOW. SO, IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THAT'S WHAT IT WILL BECOME. JUST FELT THE NEED TO SAY THAT. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS? >> STOLE IT RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH TOO. I ALSO LIVED IN A 600-UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX, AND WE ALL MANAGED TO GET ALONG JUST FINE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY --I'D LIKE TO USE THIS TIME TO SAY, THIS IS MY PLEA TO EVERYBODY THE AUDIENCE. THIS --WE NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE. AND UNFORTUNATELY, OUR HANDS ARE REALLY TIED WITH THIS. WE JUST HEARD THAT NOBODY IS FORCED TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE AWAY ALL THIS LAND, AND PEOPLE STILL MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT. SO, IT'S MY PLEA THAT WHEN OUR ASSEMBLY AND OUR SENATORS ARE VOTING ON THINGS THAT ARE CHANGING DENSITY AND THEY'RE EXEMPTING THINGS FROM CEQA AND THEY'RE MAKING ALL THESE CHANGES THAT ARE MEANT TO SPUR BUILDING, SO FAR IT HASN'T WORKED IN THE LAST 30 YEARS. IT HASN'T SPURRED AFFORDABLE BUILDING. IT HASN'T WORKED. WE'VE GOT THOUSANDS OF HOUSING BILLS, AND WE STILL ARE IN A DEFICIT. SO, MY PLEA IS TO EVERYBODY HERE IN THIS AUDIENCE THAT WHEN YOU'RE SENATORS, WHEN YOUR ASSEMBLY ARE VOTING, IF THEY'RE STRIPPING OUT ALL OF THE AFFORDABLE PIECES OF IT, THERE'S LITERALLY NO POINT OF DOING IT. ALL IT'S DOING IS ENABLING DEVELOPERS TO BUILD. AND THIS IS NOT JUST A SUPPLY AND DEMAND ISSUE, RIGHT? IF IT WAS, WE WOULD HAVE ALL THE HOUSING THAT WE NEED. SO, THAT'S JUST MY PLEA. I DON'T LOVE THAT THERE'S NO COMPONENT OF THIS THAT REALLY FORCES THE HAND OF ANYBODY TO BE AFFORDABLE. BUT I ALSO FEEL LIKE WE DON'T HAVE THE -- WE DON'T HAVE THE BACKING TO FIGHT THIS AT A STATE LEVEL, RIGHT? SO, I THINK WE CLEARLY HAVE TO APPROVE THIS, AND I THINK STAFF HAS MADE A GOOD JOB AT TRYING TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT. I JUST REALLY ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO BE ASKING FOR AFFORDABLE ELEMENTS. AND I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT CURRENTLY TODAY OAKLEY IS STILL 91% SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. WE NEED VARIED PRODUCTS. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH CONDOS. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH SMALLER HOMES OR APARTMENTS. SO, I THINK TO, LIKE, PREJUDICE WHO THEY WANT THAT TO BE THEIR FIRST HOME OR MAY NEED THAT TO BE THEIR FIRST HOME. I THINK WE SHOULD JUST BE CAREFUL OF THAT KIND OF DIVISIVE LANGUAGE. >> VICE MAYOR HENDERSON? >> I'M KIND OF GOING ALONG WITH WHAT COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS JUST SAID. YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PLAN. THIS IS SOMETHING SHOWED OUT THERE. IT'S DESIGNATING SOME AREAS. IT'S NOT SAYING IT IS GOING TO BE BUILT THERE. IT'S US COMPLYING WITH STATE LAW SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO DO THINGS. BECAUSE IF WE'RE NOT IN COMPLIANCE, THEN THERE'S BUILDER REMEDIES, AND WE CAN HAVE THINGS PUT IN PLACES WHERE WE HAVE NO CONTROL OF. SO, AGAIN, THIS IS NOT SAYING THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS GOING IN ALL THESE LOCATIONS. IT'S SAYING THAT WE HAVE DESIGNATED SOME AREAS WITHIN THE CITY TO DO IT. AND, YOU KNOW, STATE HAS REALLY GOT OUR HANDS TIED. WE HAVE NO CHOICE OTHER THAN TO CONTINUE TO COMPLY AND HAVE A PLAN IN PLACE. >> AND I ALSO WANT TO COMPLEMENT THE STAFF FOR THE JOB THAT YOU GUYS HAVE DONE TO FIND THESE LOTS. I KNOW WE HAD A LONG WORK SESSION ABOUT IT. YOU KNOW, YOU'VE DONE A GREAT JOB WITH THE MANDATES THAT THE STATE HAVE FORCED ON US. MY QUESTION THAT I WANT THE RESIDENTS TO UNDERSTAND, I WANT TO ASK, IS IF WE DO NOT DO THIS REZONE, WHAT HAPPENS TO OUR ADOPTED HOUSING ELEMENT? >> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION. AND CE MAYOR HENDERSON TOUCHED ON THIS, THE BUILDER'S REMEDY. IT'S A WORD THAT'S BEEN THROWN AROUND. IT'S BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. IT'S ONLY RECENTLY, KIND OF, BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE IN ANY, SORT OF, MEANINGFUL WAY. ESSENTIALLY IF OUR HOUSING ELEMENT IS FOUND TO BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE AT ANY TIME -- AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN GRACE PERIOD TO GET THIS REZONE DONE -- THEN IF IT'S FOUND TO BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE BY HCD, IT COULD OPEN US UP TO WHAT'S CALLED BUILDERS REMEDY APPLICATIONS. AND ESSENTIALLY WHAT THOSE ARE ARE THOSE ARE APPLICATIONS BY USUALLY HOUSING DEVELOPERS WHERE THEY CAN PROPOSE HOUSING ON ANY PROPERTY REGARDLESS OF THE UNDERLYING GENERAL PLAN OR ZONING. I'M SURE SOME THINGS STILL APPLY, SUCH AS OPEN SPACE SENSITIVE HABITAT. BUT BASICALLY ANY SITE THAT CAN BE DEVELOPED ON CAN RECEIVE AN APPLICATION THAT WE MUST PROCESS IN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME FOR HOUSING. AND THAT COULD REALLY RUN HAVOC ON HOW THE GENERAL PLAN IS LAID OUT AND THE COUNCILCOUNCIL WORKED HARD TO BUILD. >> AND BY NOT DOING THIS MULTIFAMILY REZONE AND HAVING OTHER COMMERCIAL DESIGNATED WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING OVERLAY, THEY WOULD PUT US OUT OF COMPLIANCE IF WE DON'T MEET THAT BY THAT CERTAIN DATE. >> YEAH. WE NEED TO ACCOMMODATE THE 440 UNITS. THAT'S IT CUT AND DRY. >> SO, THE WAY WE HAVE IT RIGHT NOW, IF WE DO NOTHING, LEAVE IT AS IS, WE WILL BE OUT OF COMPLIANCE BY OUR DEADLINE AND WE'RE OPENED UP TO BUILDERS REMEDY. >> YES, YES. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. WELL, I --I DON'T LOVE HAVING TO DO --I DON'T LOVE THE STATE TELLING US WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. BUT I ALSO DO AGREE THAT ALL TYPES OF HOUSING IS NEEDED IN EVERY CITY. AND IF CITIES ACROSS THE STATE WERE DOING THEIR PART, WE WOULDN'T HAVE THE STATE TELLING US WHAT TO DO. IT'S KIND OF LIKE A CHICKEN OR EGG TYPE OF SITUATION. THAT BEING SAID, I WILL GET OFF MY HIGH HORSE AND ASK THE COUNCIL IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION -- WE CAN DO THIS ALL IN ONE? >> I WOULD RECOMMEND TWO MOTIONS, ONE TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION, ONE TO WAVE THE FIRST READING AND INTRODUCE THE ORDINANCE. >> ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. >> YOU KNOW ME, I LOVE TO BEGRUDGINGLY MAKE MOTIONS, SO I WILL MAKE BOTH OF THOSE MOTIONS DO. I NEED TO SAY IT FOR THE RECORD? I WANT TO FOLLOW THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TWO MOTIONS. >> WE SHOULD DO THE MOTION FIRST FOR THE RESOLUTION, ADOPT THAT, AND THEN DO A MOTION SECOND FOR THE ORDINANCE. >> OKAY. GREAT. SO, I WILL DO THE FIRST MOTION FOR THE RESOLUTION. >> SECOND. >> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 4-0 WITH COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS RECUSING HIMSELF. AND THEN WE HAVE THE SECOND PART. >> I WILL ALSO MAKE THE MOTION TO WAIVE THE READING. >> SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO WAIVE THE READING. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. >> AYE. >> ANY OPPOSED? PASSES 4-0 WITH COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS RECUSING HIMSELF. SO, WE WILL INVITE COUNCILMEMBER MEADOWS BACK INTO THE ROOM AND CONTINUE ON WITH OUR MEETING. WELCOME BACK. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR CALENDAR. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH ITEM 6. 1, WHICH IS THE STREENGIC PLAN 27+ UPDATE. >> GOOD EVENING. THIS ITEM IS AN UPDATE ON OUR STRATEGIC PLAN 27+. THIS PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN APRIL OF 2022. IT CONTAINS 188 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, SO A VERY LOFTY PLAN. AND THE PLAN PERIOD WAS AT LEAST FIVE YEARS. AND WE'RE WELL IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT MOVING ON TOWARDS THE END OF LIFE OF THE PLAN. WE'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON THE 188 ITEMS. SOME OF THOSE ARE ONGOING, WON'T BE COMPLETED BECAUSE THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE SHOULD BE DOING. BUT WE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS IN CAPITAL WORK ALONG LAUREL ROAD, EAST CYPRESS ROAD. WE ALSO MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS WITH THE LIBRARY. AND WE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FRONT, IN ADDITION TO ITEM 6. 2 THAT'S ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT RIGHT AFTER THIS ONE WITH OUR COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. SO, WITH THAT, THAT IS OUR UPDATE. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WE DO HAVE THE DASHBOARD ATTACHED TO THE STAFF REPORT. AND IF APPROVED, WE WILL UPDATE THAT ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE. THANK YOU. >> ANY QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? COUNCILMEMBER WILLIAMS? >> YOU KNOW I REALLY LOVE THIS DASHBOARD. CAN YOU JUST GIVE US AN IDEA OF SINCE THE LAST TIME WE GOT THIS DASHBOARD IF YOU HAVE, LIKE, A NUMBER OF HOW MANY THINGS, SORT OF, MOVED OR SHIFTED JUST SO PEOPLE CAN -- I KNOW NO ONE'S GOING TO TRACK THE RED LINES. BUT DO YOU HAVE JUST A GENERAL IDEA? I DON'T NEED EXACT SPECIFICS. >> WE COMPLETED ONE. WE STARTED ANOTHER ONE. AND THAT DOESN'T SOUND IMPRESSIVE. BUT I THINK WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE FOR THE PUBLIC'S BENEFIT IS THE COUNCIL HAS AUTHORIZED US TO DO, YOU KNOW, QUITE A FEW LARGE PROJECTS THAT ARE MULTI- YEAR PROJECTS. AND, YOU KNOW, TO THE CITY COUNCIL'S CREDIT, YOU'VE ALLOWED STAFF TO WORK ON THOSE PROJECTS WITHOUT NECESSARILY BURDENING US WITHWITH TOO MANY MORE ITEMS TO WORK ON. SO, WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING THROUGH THOSE. WE DON'T HAVE A LARGE TEAM HERE, BUT WE HAVE A VERY MOTIVATED TEAM. AND THEY ARE ACTIVELY WORKING THROUGH THE ITEMS IN THE PLAN. SO, WE ARE CONTINUING TO MAKE PROGRESS. I HAVE A FEELING THE NEXT TWO UPDATES NEXT YEAR WE'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE ITEMS CHECKED OFF. >> WELL, LET'S NOT SELL YOURSELF SHORT, RIGHT? YOU JUST SAID THERE WAS 188 ITEMS, I BELIEVE, AND I THINK WHEN I GO THROUGH, THERE'S OF THOSE 188, ONLY FIVE, I THINK, ARE IN THE FUTURE OR NOT YET BEGUN. SO, I MEAN, I THINK THAT'S PRETTY PHENOMENAL. I DON'T KNOW WHERE WE WERE ON PREVIOUS STRATEGIC PLANS JUST BECAUSE I THINK THE DASHBOARD WAS A NEWISH ADDITION. BUT, I MEAN, DON'T SELL YOURSELF SHORT. >> I WAS GOING TO COMMENT ON THAT SAME --SEEING NO QUESTIONS, ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE, I WILL LOOK TO THE COUNCIL FOR A MOTION. >> I'LL MOVE. >> SECOND. >> ARE WE MOVING ACCEPTANCE? IS THAT WHAT WE'RE MOVING? I MEAN, YOU MADE A REPORT BUT WE'RE NOT REALLY APPROVING ANYTHING. >> WE ARE ACCEPTING THIS STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ACCEPT THE UPDATE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR -- >> AYE. ANY OPPOSED? PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 6.2, ADOPT A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE CITY OF OAKLEY COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN AND RESENDING RESOLUTION KNOB 126 HAD THE 05. DANIELLE NAVARRO, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR SHAW, VICE MAYOR HENDERSON, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. STATE AND FEDERAL MANDATES REQUIRE ALL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR DEALING WITH EMERGENCIES, SUCH AS FLOODS, EARTHQUAKES, CIVIL DISTURBANCES, FIRES, ET CETERA. THESE MUST BE BASED IN THE STANDARD EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND ARE THE FRAMEWORK FOR STAFF TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCY WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND BROADER REGION. THE CITY ADOPTED AN INTERIM EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN BACK IN 2005 WHICH MIRRORED THE PLAN OF THE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. AND THE PLAN REQUIRES REGULAR REVIEW AND UPDATING AND THEN REQUIRES FINAL REVIEW BY THE CITY'S DISASTER COUNCIL BEFORE IT COMES BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY COUNCIL REVIEWED AN UPDATE TO THE PLAN IN 2018 AND PROVIDED COMMENTS, BUT THAT UPDATED PLAN WAS NEVER BROUGHT BACK TO THE COUNCIL FOR ADOPTION. IN FEBRUARY 2023, THE CITY CONDUCTED AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CITY'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDED A REVIEW OF THAT 2018 DRAFT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN, AND THAT ASSESSMENT WAS PRESENTED TO THE SITTING COUNCIL AT THE TIME. WITH THE ELECTION OF AN ENTIRELY NEW COUNCIL SINCE 2018 AND CHANGES IN STAFFING AND LEGISLATIVE CHANGES SINCE THAT DRAFT PLAN WAS INTRODUCED, STAFF HAS DRAFTED A NEW COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH WE'RE CALLING THE CEMP, WHICH IS AN EXTENDED DOCUMENT THAT PROVIDES THE COUNCIL AND CITY STAFF IN PREVENTION OF, PREPARATION FOR, RESPONSE TO, AND RECOVERY FROM NATURAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL DISASTERS. AT THIS POINT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE CHRISTOPHER GODLEY TO -- SAME CONSULTANT WHO ASSISTED STAFF IF THE 2023 ASSESSMENT OF THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. AND CHRIS' PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN. WE WILL BOTH BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AFTER THE PRESENTATION AND THEN STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT AND HAVE DISCUSSION AND ADOPT THE RESOLUTION. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, VICE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. CHRIS GODLEY WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. BRIEFLY --IT WILL BE BRIEFLY --TO HIGHLIGHT THE WHY, WHY ARE WE PROCEEDING WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT FOR THE STOIF OAKLEY, THE FIRST IS BECAUSE THINGS ARE GETTING A LITTLE BUSIER IN TERMS OF CHALLENGING LOCAL GOVERNMENT RELATIVE TO EMERGENCIES. WE'RE SEEING SOME INCREASED FREQUENCY OF EVENTS, COMPLEXITY OF THESE EVENTS IS ALSO INCREASING, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ADVENT OF TECHNOLOGY. AND EVEN SOME OF THE SEVERITY THAT WE'RE SEEING IN THESE DISASTERS, MOST NOTABLY WILDFIRE HERE IN CALIFORNIA IS ALL INCREASING. ALSO PUBLIC EXPECTATIONS FOR GOVERNMENT SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO THESE DISASTERS IS ALSO INCREASING. SO, TO MEET THOSE TWO GOALS, THE CITY HAS DEVELOPED A COMPREHENSIVE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN, WHICH BOTH CONSISTS OF THE FIRST DOCUMENT, THE CORE DOCUMENT, THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. THINK OF THIS AS THE NARRATIVE, THE STORY, OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO PROCEED DURING A ISIS OR A MAJOR EMERGENCY. IN SUPPORT OF THAT THE CITY HAS DEVELOPED AND IS DEVELOPING ANNEXES. THESE ARE ATTACHMENTS TO THE MAIN PLAN THAT, KIND OF, GIVE YOU GREATER DETAIL ABOUT A SPECIFIC HAZARD OR A RESPONSE FUNCTION. IT GIVES YOU A MUCH MORE GRANULAR LEVEL OF HOW TO RESPOND. AND THEN FINALLY, LIKE ANY GOOD ORGANIZATION, WE'RE GOING TO NEED SOME TOOLS, THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO HELP US ACTUALLY MAKE THINGS HAPPEN. WE'LL GO THROUGH THAT BRIEFLY HERE. AGAIN, THE FIRST ITEM IS THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN. IT'S YOUR TOUCH STONE DURING A CRISIS. IT GIVES YOU THE BROAD OVERVIEW OF BOTH CONCEPT AND POLICY AND HOW THE CITY WOULD ORGANIZE ITSELF AND HOW IT WOULD ENGAGE AND PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY DURING PERIODS OF EXTREME EMERGENCY OR DISASTER. IT TALKS ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE CITY HAS AN EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER HERE IN THIS FACILITY THAT WOULD FORM, IF YOU WOULD, A VERY SMALL AND CONSOLIDATED, DISTILLED VERSION OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT THAT COULD RESPOND QUICKLY TO AN INCIDENT OR EVENT, BOTH GATHERING INFORMATION, MAKING DECISIONS, AND CARRYING OUT ACTIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE CITY RESIDENTS. WE ALSO IN THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN TALK ABOUT MUTUAL AID, THE FACT THAT OAKLEY DOES NOT DO THINGS ON ITS OWN. IT'S GOING TO LOOK TO ITS NEIGHBORS, AND IN TURN, NEIGHBORS WILL LOOK TO THE CITY FOR ASSISTANCE IN SOME EVENTS. WE ALSO TOUCH ON RECOVERY. REBUILDING A COMMUNITY, RESTORING NOT JUST INFRASTRUCTURE BUT THE SOCIAL FAB FABRIC, IS GOING TO BE A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF HOW THE CITY RESPONDS IN THE LONG TERM TO A MAJOR EMERGENCY. LIKE ANY GOOD BUREAUCRACY, WE'VE GOT OUR OWN ACRONYMS THAT WE USE IN A DID SASTER. BUT THE GOAL IS WHAT ARE THE IMPORTANT ONES? WHAT ARE THE ONES WE ALL NEED TO UNDERSTAND AFTER A MAJOR EMERGENCY? AND THEN FINALLY, THE ANNEXES THEMSELVES. AND I'LL MENTION JUST AS A HIGHLIGHT, FOR EXAMPLE, THIS IS WHAT YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER ORGANIZATION WOULD LOOK LIKE. AGAIN, WE'RE NOT USING THE DAY-TO-DAY CITY GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURE TO FORM A RESPONSE. WE'RE JUST BREAKING IT INTO SMALLER PIECES, IF YOU WOULD, AND BRINGING IT TOGETHER SO IT'S A TIGHTER, MORE COHESIVE, MORE RESPONSIVE ORGANIZATION. AND THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE WHAT IT MIGHT LOOK LIKE IF THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER WAS COMPLETELY AND FULLY ACTIVATED IN RESPONSE TO A MAJOR DISASTER LIKE A REGIONAL EARTHQUAKE. ONE OF THE FIRST ANNEXES THAT CITY STAFF HAS BEEN LOOKING TO DEVELOP IS EVACUATION. CRITICALLY NOW IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ESPECIALLY NOW WITH THE NO-NOTICE EVENTS, ESPECIALLY WILDFIRE, HOW DO WE ALERT OUR RESIDENTS? HOW DO WE GET THEM MOBILIZE? HOW DO WE GET THEM OUT OF HARM'S WAY? THAT'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT STRUGGLE FOR MANY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN CALIFORNIA THE LAST TEN YEARS, MOST NOTABLY EARLIER THIS YEAR IN LOS ANGELES DURING THEIR WILDFIRE EVENT. THE EVACUATION ANNEX GIVES US MORE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW WE WOULD MOBILIZE CITY RESOURCES, MOST IMPORTANTLY WITH THE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT OTHER ALLIED PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCIES, BEING ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE INCIDENT BUT ALSO COMMUNICATE WITH RESIDENTS, USE THE COUNTY'S WARNING SYSTEM, AND HOW DO WE MANAGE THAT EVACUATION SO THAT IT IS NOT JUST -- ON THE FREEWAY AND ROADWAYS. BUT HOW DO WE MAKE SURE WE REACH ALL THE RESIDENTS THAT NEED TO BE EVACUATED? WE ALSO PROVIDE DETAILED INFORMATION. THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE HERE. THESE ARE EVACUATION ZONES THAT HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY. ACROSS THE COUNTY, ALL THE CITIES UNINCORPORATED AREAS, RESIDENTS LIVE IN ZONES THAT ARE PREDESIGNATED. AND WE'RE ENCOURAGING EVERYONE TO, IF YOU WOULD, KNOW YOUR ZONE. IF YOU HEAR AN EMERGENCY WARNING OR YOU RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION ON YOUR PHONE, IT TELLS ABOUT, OH, OKAY, THERE'S THIS KIND OF INCIDENT THAT'S OCCURRING. MAYBE IT'S A FLOODING EVENT. AND THEY PROVIDE EVACUATION ZONES. KNOWING THAT ZONE IS GOING TO ALLOW YOU TO UNDERSTAND, IS THIS APPLICABLE TO ME? MAYBE IT'S NEXT DOOR TO ME. BUT KNOWING THE ZONES IS VERY IMPORTANT. AND THAT'S HOW WE MANAGE THESE EVENTS NOW IN CALIFORNIA. THEY'RE NOT CREATED ON THE FLY. THEY'RE ALL PREESTABLISHED. AND THAT ALLOWS US TO DO FASTER AND BETTER EMERGENCY ALERT AND WARNING. AND THEN FINALLY, AS PART OF THE CMP, WE HAD TOOLS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS. IF WE'RE GOING TO MOVE FAST IN THE MIDST OF A CRISIS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE SPECIAL TOOLS TO ALLOW US TO CUT THROUGH, IF YOU WOULD, THE RED TAPE, MAKE RESOURCE REQUESTS, AND GET PEOPLE ON THE ROAD QUICKLY. SO, WE HAVE TOOLS THAT SUPPORT THE EMERGENCY OPERATION STAFF, LIKE FORMS HERE. YOU ALSO HAVE DRAFT PROCLAMATIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL TO SHIFT, IF YOU WOULD, THE LEGAL STATUS OF THE CITY DURING A MAJOR EMERGENCY OR DISASTER. IT EMPOWERS CITY APPOINTED OFFICIALS TO TAKE SIGNIFICANT AND EXTRAORDINARY ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. AND SO THESE SAMPLE PROCLAMATIONS ARE ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL. HAVING DONE THESE NOW IN ADVANCE, THE CITY IS TAKING A SIGNIFICANT STEP TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO OMISSIONS IN TRYING TO DO THIS AT THE LAST MINUTE. AND THEN FINALLY, SMALL THINGS LIKE WHO DO YOU CALL? WHAT ARE THE NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS OF NOT JUST GOVERNMENT STAFF BUT ALSO IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, OUR NON- PR