[1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL]
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THIS IS GENERALLY 20TH, 2021, INAUGURATION DAY.
THE OPENING OF THE JOINT STUDY SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ROLL CALL, PLEASE.
>> ROLL CALL FOR CITY COUNCIL.
>> COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ? HE IS PRESENT.
>> VICE CHAIR PERSON YSIANO? HE IS NOT IN A MOMENT.
>>ELAINE HOLMES: THANK YOU EVERYONE.
LET'S HAVE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
COUNCILMEMBER GLENN MILLER, PLEASE LEAD US.
>>GLEN MILLER: PLEASE RISE AND PUT YOUR HAND OVER YOUR HEART.
I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THE NEXT SECTION IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, CITY CLERK, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS LINED UP AT THIS POINT? FOR THE STUDY SESSION?
>> I THINK IF YOU GIVE ME ONE MINUTE.
>>ELAINE HOLMES: MY QUESTION IS, I REALLY WANT TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST OF SEVERAL AND MANY MEETINGS AND DISCUSSION AND OUTREACH AND WHATNOT.
BUT I WANTED TO GET THROUGH THE PRESENTATION AND THEN HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT AT THE END IF THAT IS OKAY WITH MY FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS.
>> AT THIS MOMENT I DO NOT SHOW ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS.
THERE AREN'T ANY PUBLIC COMMENT AT THIS POINT.
IF THERE ARE THEN WE WILL ENTERTAIN THEM AT THE END.
AGAIN, I WANT TO REMIND THE PUBLIC WITH THIS IS YOUR DISCUSSION.
WE WILL KICK IT OFF NOW, BUT WE DEFINITELY WANT YOUR COMMENTS, YOUR THOUGHTS AND SUGGESTIONS.
SO LET'S GO INTO THE STUDY SESSION NUMBER ITEMS FOR A COME THE PLANNING COMMISSION
[4.a. A City Council and Planning Commission Joint Study Session for Discussion and Possible Direction on the following: Housing Element Update Project]
JOINT STUDY SESSION FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE DIRECTION ON THE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE PROJECT.I PRESUME MR. SNYDER OR CITY MANAGER.
>> MR. SNYDER IS GOING TO INTRODUCE THE CONSULTANTS AND START THE PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR HOLMES, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.
IT IS MY HONOR TO INTRODUCE THE TEAM.
OUR SELECT CONSULTANT AND THIS EVENING IS GOING TO BE LED BY SHANNON WAGES, THE PROJECT MANAGER.
AS THE MAYOR NOTED, THIS IS A JOINT STUDY SESSION OF THE COMMISSION AND THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING OUR UPDATE.
AS THE MAYOR NOTED, THIS IS THE FIRST BUT NOT THE LAST OF SEVERAL COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS REGARDING OUR HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE, WHICH IS REQUIRED ACTION BY THE CITY.
INTO SOMETHING MANY COMMUNITIES ARE DOING THROUGHOUT THE STATE RIGHT NOW AND SO WE ARE IN GOOD COMPANY.
I DO WANT TO NOTE A REAL QUICK THING AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO SHANNON.
BUT FIRST IS THAT WE DO HAVE AN ACTIVE WEBSITE FOR THE PROJECT.
AND IF YOU GO TO OUR CITY WEBSITE, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN FIND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROJECT THERE.
IT IS UNDER THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PAGE.
IS CALLED HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE.
THERE YOU WILL ALSO FIND A DESIGNATED PHONE NUMBER THAT CITIZENS CAN LEAVE VOICEMAIL MESSAGES ON AND ALSO A PROJECT EMAIL ADDRESS THAT FOLKS CAN EMAIL AND PROVIDE COMMENTS OR ASK TO BE KEPT ADVISED OF UPCOMING MEETINGS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE.
AND THAT INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AGAIN AT THE END OF THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION WE ARE GOING TO PROVIDE TO YOU SHORTLY.
AS THE MAYOR NOTED, WE WILL BE TALKING WITH THE COMMUNITY.
IN THE END OF THIS MONTH WE WILL BE SENDING OUT A CITYWIDE POSTCARD MAILING TO ALL PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE CITY OF INDIO.
AND THIS WILL ADVISE THEM OF THE UPCOMING COMMUNITY MEETING DATES AND WAYS TO GET INVOLVED AND TO STAY UP-TO-DATE.
THE MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL ALONG WITH ALL COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS WILL RECEIVE THAT AT THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY.
THAT WILL BE TIMELY BECAUSE OUR FIRST COMMUNITYWIDE VIRTUAL MEETING WILL BE FEBRUARY 18.
WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MARIE INTRODUCE SHANNON WITH DO THAT, SHE IS A PROJECT MANAGER.
SHE IS GOING TO LEAD TO THE MAJORITY OF THE PRESENTATION AND I'M GOING TO DO CLEANUP
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SO TO SPEAK AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION TO POSE QUESTIONS TO COUNCIL AND COMMISSION TO GET YOUR FEEDBACK ON.I WOULD NOTE THESE QUESTIONS TO GET THE CONVERSATION GOING.
WE HOPE AND ENCOURAGE THE COMMISSION AND THE COUNCIL WILL ASK THE QUESTION OR GIVE US OTHER INPUT WITH THEIR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS.
AND SO WITH THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO SHANNON.
CAN YOU SEE MY SCREEN TO MAKE SURE I HAVE THE VIDEO UP? OKAY.
ON IT IS THE BIG SCREEN, RIGHT? IT'S NOT THE SMALLER ONE I HAVE ON MY OTHER SCREEN? ALL RIGHT.
SO OUR GOAL IS TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION TO 30 MINUTES TO LEAVE AN HOUR OR SO FOR Q&A AT THE END.
WILL GO THROUGH SOME INTRODUCTIONS.
THIS IS THE OUTLINE FOR THE PRESENTATION.
GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT, PROVIDE SOME LOCAL CONTEXT, HIGHLIGHT SOME KEY INITIAL ISSUES WE HAVE IDENTIFIED AND ALSO HIGHLIGHT SOME THINGS OTHER CITIES ARE DOING TO ADDRESS SIMILAR ISSUES.
AND THEN COVER NEXT STEPS BEFORE OUR Q&A DISCUSSION, WHICH WILL BE LED BY KEVIN.
SO TO JUMP IN, I AM SHANNON WAGES.
YOU ALREADY KNOW THE CITY TEAM WHILE.
AND THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THIS PROJECT.
WITH ME TODAY I HAVE ERICA, OUR PRIMARY HOUSING PLANNER.
AND VERONICA IS OUR SENIOR HOUSING ADVISOR.
WE ALSO HAVE NATHAN MOTOR WITH LONDON MOTOR AND ASSOCIATES ON OUR TEAM.
HE WILL BE JOINING US IN THE SECOND PART OF THIS PROJECT HELP DEVELOP NEW HOUSING POLICIES, BUT HE IS NOT WITH US TODAY.
SO THIS IS A TWO-PART PROJECT.
THE FIRST PART IS THE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE FOR THE SIXTH CYCLE, WHICH COVERS THE YEARS 2021 TO 2029.
THE HOUSING ELEMENT MUST BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED TO THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AT THE STATE RIGHT HCD BY OCTOBER 2021.
BUT THERE IS A 120 DAY GRACE PERIOD.
IN THE SECOND PART OF THIS PROJECT IS THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRO-HOUSING POLICIES AND STRATEGIES, WHICH WILL FOLLOW COMPLETION OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT AND WILL FOCUS ON FINANCIAL CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES.
THIS WILL BE A FUTURE DISCUSSION AND NOT THE FOCUS OF TODAY'S MEETING.
SO IN 1969, JUST TO GIVE YOU BACKGROUND HOUSING ELEMENTS, THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA STOOD REQUIRING HOUSING ELEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY JURISDICTION PLANS FOR THEIR FAIR SHARE OF HOUSING.
SO THE STATE REQUIRES EVERY HOUSING ELEMENT IS UPDATED EVERY EIGHT YEARS.
AS I MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS LINE, THE SIXTH CYCLE WILL COVER THE PERIOD FROM 2021 TO 2029 TO THE HOUSING ELEMENT SERVES AS A POLICY GUY TO ADDRESS THE COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING NEEDS OF THE CITY.
IN THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO HELP REALIZE THE PRODUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO ENSURE DECENT, SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR EVERY RESIDENT.
AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE HOUSING ELEMENT DOES NOT DETERMINE EXACTLY WHERE HOUSING WILL BE CONSTRUCTED.
BUT IT DOES IDENTIFY SITES THAT COLLECTIVELY CAN ACCOMMODATE THE CITIES HOUSING NEED.
AND SETS PRIORITIES FOR MEETING HOUSING NEEDS OF A DIVERSE POPULATION.
AND I WILL BE STOPPING FOR QUESTIONS PERIODICALLY.
BUT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO CHIME IN AT ANY POINT.
THERE ARE FOUR MAIN COMPONENTS OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT.
FIRST IS THE REGIONAL HOUSING NEEDS ALLOCATION, WHICH IS THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT NEED TO BE BUILT WITHIN AN EIGHT YEAR TIMEFRAME THAT HAS A CURRENT POPULATION AND PROJECTED POPULATION GROWTH.
RENA IS BROKEN DOWN BY INCOME CATEGORIES FOR EACH JURISDICTIONS IS REQUIRED TO ACCOMMODATE ALL ECONOMIC GROUPS.
SECOND, JURISDICTION IS TO SHOW THEY HAVE ENOUGH SITES TO BUILD HOUSING FOR THIS IS CALLED ADEQUATE SITES INVENTORY.
AT EACH SITE MUST MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA IN ORDER TO QUALIFY.
THIRD IS THE IDENTIFICATION OF CONSTRAINTS AND BARRIERS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HOUSING.
THAT CAN INCLUDE REGULATORY CONSTRAINTS, NORMAL CONSTRAINTS, FINANCIAL BARRIERS TO NAME A FEW.
AND FINALLY, THE CITY MUST ALSO DEVELOP GOALS, POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING NEED.
OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT IS COMPLETE AND APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MUST SUBMIT TO HCD FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL FOR THE HOUSING ELEMENT IS EITHER ACCEPTED OR SENT BACK FOR REVISIONS.
AFTER IT IS ACCEPTED THE CITY MUST REPORT TO THE STATE ANNUALLY ON ITS PROGRESS TOWARD MEETING AND TO RENEW THEIR THERE ARE ALSO CERTAIN PENALTIES IF
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CITIES FAIL TO ADOPT HOUSING ELEMENTS THAT COMPLY WITH STATE LAW, WHICH I WILL GET INTO IN A BIT HERE.I'M GOING TO GO QUICKLY THROUGH A SERIES OF RECENT STATE LAWS THAT HAVE BEEN PASSED THAT RELATE TO THE CITIES HOUSING ELEMENT.
THESE ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE CITY DOES A REPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS, THE STATE CAN DECERTIFY YOUR HOUSING ELEMENT IN.
AND THERE ARE PENALTIES FOR THAT, WHICH I WILL TALK ABOUT.
THE FIRST SERIES OF UPDATES AFFECTS ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS THROUGH THESE ARE CALLED 80 YOU, GRANNY FLAT OR SECOND UNITS.
THE IDEA OF UPDATES IS TO MAKE IT EASIER ON HOMEOWNERS TO BUILD A DUS.
TO SUMMARIZE THESE, THESE ALLOW FOR THINGS LIKE FEE WAIVERS, FASTER APPROVAL TIMELINES, PARKING REDUCTIONS, INCREASE IN SIZE ALLOWANCES AND ALLOWANCES FOR PROPERTY OWNERS TO BUILD 180 YOU AND ONE JUNIOR RED A JUNIOR ADUS IS A NEW CATEGORY OF DWELLING UNITS FOR THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE A DEDICATED BATHROOM ESSENTIALLY.
YOU CAN NOW SELL YOUR ADU SEPARATELY AS LONG AS YOU MEET CERTAIN CRITERIA, INCLUDING MUST BE DEED RESTRICTED AFFORDABLE UNIT THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY A NONPROFIT.
DID SOMEBODY SAY SOMETHING? ALL RIGHT.
SO OTHER NOTABLE CHANGES INCLUDE THAT INSTANT OF SUBDIVISIONS, HOA CAN'T RESTRICT ADUS.
AND LASTLY, THE CITY MUST MAKE AN DECISION ON APPLICATION WITHIN 60 DAYS OR IT IS AUTOMATICALLY APPROVED.
THIS NEXT SERIES OF UPDATES AFFECT DEVELOPERS IT AGAIN, THE IDEA IS TO MAKE IT EASIER TO BUILD NOT JUST HOUSING, BUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR ANY HOUSING.
ALSO PROTECTING THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE OR ALLOWED TOWARD SOME NOTABLE UPDATES TO SUMMARIES INCLUDE PROVIDING STREAMLINED MINISTERIAL PROCESSING SPECIFIED AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENTS, AUTHORIZING CITIES TO GRANT FULL AREA RACIAL BONUSES IN LIEU OF DENSITY BONUSES FOR ELIGIBLE HOUSING PROJECTS.
INCREASING MAXIMUM DENSITY BONUSES AND BENEFITS.
ALSO HOUSING PROJECTS THAT COMPLY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING ARE LIMITED TO FIVE HEARINGS.
SO THAT IS JUST A FEW THINGS TO HIGHLIGHT HERE.
FOR AFFORDABLE DEVELOPERS AND LEGISLATIVE UPDATES ARE TRYING TO INCENTIVIZE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
CITIES CAN BUILD LOW BARRIER NAVIGATION SHELTERS FOR THE UNSHELTERED BY RIGHT IN AREAS ZONED FOR MIXED USE AND NONRESIDENTIAL ZONES PERMITTING MULTIFAMILY USES IF THE CENTER MEETS REQUIREMENTS.
THOSE WHO HAVEN'T HEARD NAVIGATION CENTERS, UNLIKE TRADITIONAL SHELTERS, NAVIGATION CENTER LESSONS THE BARRIER TO ADMITTANCE ON THE USE A RIGOROUS CASE MANAGEMENT APPROACH WITH THE GOAL OF GETTING ON HOUSE INTO STABLE HOUSING AND ENDING THEIR HOMELESSNESS ONCE AND FOR ALL.
THESE UPDATES ARE INTERESTING TO READ THESE ARE FOR CITIES.
LET'S SAY THE CITY USES ITS GRACE PERIOD AND ADOPT HOUSING ELEMENT AFTER JANUARY 1, 2022.
THEN THE CITY MUST ALLOCATE AT LEAST 25 PERCENT OF ITS SHARE FROM MODERATE ON THE ABOVE MODERATE INCOME TO SITES THAT ARE ZONED TO ALLOW AT LEAST FOUR UNITS OF HOUSING.
AND SITES WITH ADUS DON'T COUNT TOWARD THIS REQUIREMENT.
THE BILLS WERE TO TRAVEL RESOURCES AND EXTENDING THE DEADLINE TO REQUEST CONSULTATION.
AND ALSO AN ANNUAL REPORTING TO HCD.
CITIES MUST INCLUDE DETAILS ABOUT APPROVED PROJECTS AND PROPOSED PROJECTS THAT SEEK TO UTILIZE DENSITY BONUSES AND STATE LAW INCENTIVES.
SO WHAT HAPPENS IF A JURISDICTION DOES NOT COMPLY WITH STATE LAW? THE STATE HAS VERY CLEVERLY INCENTIVIZE CITIES TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW AND MAINTAIN CERTIFIED HOUSING ELEMENTS WERE THE BIGGEST INCENTIVE IS IF THE CITY FINDS, OR IF THE STATE FINDS A CITY IS OUT OF COMPLIANCE, THOUGH CITIES LOSE LOCAL CONTROL.
FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE CITY DOES NOT ADOPT A HOUSING ELEMENT ON SCHEDULE, THE PRO-HOUSING DEFAULT RULE GETS TRIGGERED.
AND WHAT THIS IS IS A CITY MUST APPROVE ALMOST ANY PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IN WHICH AT LEAST 20 PERCENT OF THE UNITS WOULD BE AFFORDABLE TO LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PROJECT COMPLIES WITH LOCAL ZONING.
IT'S AN INCENTIVE TO KEEP A CERTIFIED HOUSING ELEMENT WOULD OTHERWISE YOU LOSE LOCAL CONTROL AND THIS IS A CONCERN FOR THE COMMUNITY.
SO IT OPENS A CITY UP TO LAWSUITS IN COURT MANDATED COMPLIANCE.
NOT TO MENTION IT LIMITS ACCESS TO STATE FUNDING, WHICH DOESN'T HELP THE CITY
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IN IMPLEMENTING HOUSING POLICY.SO I'M GOING TO PAUSE HERE FOR A MOMENT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AROUND LEGISLATIVE UPDATES TO ANY COUNCILMAN Â" COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE? I SHOULD SAY, VERONICA WHO IS OUR STATE HOUSING GROUP ON THE LINE UNTIL 4:00.
SHE MAY BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY SPECIFICS TO ONE OF THESE BILLS.
NOT TO PUT YOU ON THE SPOT, VERONICA.
HEARING NONE, I'M GOING TO MOVE ON.
I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH SOME DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING DATA, WHICH JUST SERVES TO GET A SENSE OF WHAT'S WITH THE PULMONARY HOUSING ISSUES ARE IN INDIO.
20 POPULATION OF 97,051 AN ANNUAL GROWTH RATE OF 3 TO 1 PERCENT.
7.7 PERCENT HOUSEHOLDS EXPERTS IN POVERTY SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE REGION COMPARED TO THE REGION AS A WHOLE FROM INDIO HAS MORE SENIORS AND MORE YOUTH BUT WAS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN FOR THE MAIN REASON I MENTION THIS IS IT IS RANGE OF HOUSING CHOICES TO MEET ALL TYPES HOUSING NEEDS FOR DIVERSE POPULATION.
THERE ARE 32,539 HOUSING UNITS, 72 PERCENT WHICH ARE DESIGNATED FOR SINGLE-FAMILY AND NEARLY 70 PERCENT ARE OWNER OCCUPIED.
WHICH MAKES SENSE WIN OVER 70 PERCENT ARE SINGLE-FAMILY.
IN THE WE OFTEN ASSOCIATE HIGH OWNERSHIP RATES AS NEIGHBORHOOD STABILITY, THERE ARE MANY INDICATORS THAT LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY ARE NOT NEEDING THE HOUSING NEED.
FOR EXAMPLE, ONE INDICATOR IS OVERCROWDING WHERE FAMILIES HAVE TO DOUBLE UP BECAUSE THEY CAN'T AFFORD A HOME FOR 10 PERCENT OF INDIA'S HOUSING STOCK IS OVERCROWDED.
ANOTHER INDICATOR IS VACANCY RATES.
AND YOU HAVE A HIGH VACANCY RATE OF 17 PERCENT, WHICH SUGGESTS YOUR HOUSING SUPPLY IS NOT MATCHED WITH THE DEMAND.
ANOTHER INDICATOR IS COST BURDEN.
HOUSING COST BURDEN IS WHEN HOUSEHOLDS BEEN MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME ON HOUSING.
HERE YOU HAVE 44 PERCENT OF TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS COST BURDEN AND NEARLY 57 PERCENT OF RENTERS COST BURDENS IN INDIO.
AND YOU ASK WHY? LOOK AT YOUR SUPPLY RENTAL HOUSING.
YOU DON'T HAVE A LOT OF IT COMPARED TO YOUR SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED SUPPLY.
THE SUPPLY OF RENTAL HOUSING NEEDS MORE DEMAND, WHICH MEANS OVERPRICED HOUSING WHICH MEANS I VACANCY RATES AND THE COST AND HOUSEHOLDS.
IN INDIA PREVAIL IN OCCUPATIONS OR SERVICE MANAGEMENT AND PREVAILING INDUSTRIES ARE IN EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOLLOWED BY ART, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION.
THIS IS IMPORTANT TO LOOK AT SIMPLY BECAUSE IT CAN GIVE YOU DATA WHAT SALARY RANGES ARE LIKE FOR ABOUT A RESIDENCE IN YOUR CITY.
I THINK THIS SLIDE IS TELLING.
HOW TO QUALIFY FOR A HOME LOAN? WHO CAN AFFORD HOUSING IN INDIO? THIS LOOKS AT THE MINIMUM ANNUAL INCOME REQUIRED TO BUY HOME IN INDIO DO NOT BE COST BURDENS AS THE STATE DEFINED SUPPORT BASED ON TODAY'S INTEREST RATES, WHICH ARE LOW.
LET'S SAY YOU ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO PUT 20 PERCENT DOWN ON A HOUSE, YOUR MINIMUM INCOME TO NOT BE CONSIDERED COST BURDEN IS $64,000 AND 63 Â" FOUR $64,000.
WITH CIPRO FIVE PERCENT DOWNWARD NOW YOU ARE NEEDED TO MAKE A $3000 A YEAR.
KEEPING THAT IN CONTEXT, IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR AREA MEDIAN INCOME WHICH IS 53,669 AND BY THE WAY, WE UPDATED THE SLIDE SINCE WE SENT IT TO YOU TO READ BEFORE IT READ 74,000, BUT THAT WAS BASED OFF ONE YEAR ESTIMATES FOR 2019 BY THE SENSES, WHICH LOOKED UNUSUALLY HIGH SO WE CHANGED IT TO 53,000 TO REFLECT FIVE YEAR ESTIMATES.
73,000 IS THE AMI, THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
64,000 IS THE MINIMUM INCOME NEEDED TO AFFORD A HOME WITH 20 PERCENT DOWN.
SO THAT YOU CAN SEE YOU CAN AFFORD TO BUY A HOME IF YOU FALL WITHIN THE MODERATE INCOME BARELY MOSTLY THE ABOVE MODERATE INCOME CATEGORIES.
THIS GIVES THE CITY IN IDEA OF WHERE TO FOCUS YOUR HOUSING PRODUCTION.
WHICH IS IN THE LOWER INCOME CATEGORIES EVEN IN YOUR MODERATE INCOME CATEGORIES.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU THE CITIES SIXTH CYCLE ARENA.
YOU NEED TO SET ASIDE SITES TO MEET A TOTAL OF 7793 UNITS, WHICH IS A 150 PERCENT INCREASE FROM THE FIFTH CYCLE.
AND SO FAR ONLY 45 PERCENT OF UNITS HAVE BEEN MET FOR THE FIFTH CYCLE.
MOST OF THEM, 94 PERCENT, OR IN THE ABOVE MODERATE SINGLE-FAMILY ZONE OR YOU
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DON'T NECESSARILY NEED THEM, RIGHT? SO THE HOUSING BEING BUILT BASED ON OUR FINDINGS SO FAR IS NOT MEETING THE NEEDS OF YOUR LOW MODERATE INCOME.YOUR MODERATE ENVELOPE MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS.
TO MEET YOUR ARENA, THE STATE REQUIRES SITES TO BE BETWEEN .
5 AND 10 ACRES TO QUALIFY AS AN ELIGIBLE SITE.
AND TO CALCULATE THE CAPACITY OF EACH SITE, YOU NEED TO LOOK AT A NUMBER OF THINGS PURDUE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, DENSITY LIMIT, THE REALISTIC CAPACITY TO ACCOMMODATE NEW UNITS, THE TYPICAL DENSITIES.
LOOKING AT PROJECTS WITH THE DENSITIES OF THOSE PROJECTS WERE IN THE END.
AND REMOVING AREAS CONSTRAINED BY ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE A BUFFER BOARD ALLOCATED 25 PERCENT OR MORE UNITS THAN WHAT IS REQUIRED IN THE EVENT YOU LOSE SOME A LONG WAY.
THIS NO NET LOSS REQUIREMENT MEANS AS IT IS REQUIRING THE CITY TO ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH SITES TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR ARENA.
SO IF YOU DEVELOP ALL YOUR INVENTORY SITES IN SOME OTHER WAY THAN WHAT IS PLANNED FOR IN YOUR HOUSING ELEMENT, YOU HAVE TO MAKE IT UP SOMEWHERE.
SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU WHERE YOU ARE AT CURRENTLY FOR LOW INCOME AND VERY LOW INCOME, WHICH ARE THE HARDER SITES TO FIND BECAUSE THEY NEED TO ALLOW FOR 30 UNITS PER ACRE TO QUALIFY.
SHOULD HAVE APPROXIMATELY 3700 UNITS TO HAVE THE 25 PERCENT BUFFER RIGHT NOW YOU ARE SHORT BY APPROXIMATELY SIX THE 20 UNITS, HOWEVER, YOU JUST DID A GENERAL PLAN UPDATE.
AND IF YOU UPDATE YOUR ZONING TO MATCH HER GENERAL PLAN UPDATE DESIGNATIONS AND ALLOW FOR MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND ONLY MIXED USE DOWNTOWN AND MIDTOWN SITES, YOU WOULD HAVE 5900 UNITS.
SUFFICIENT AND WITH THE BUFFER.
THIS IS A PULMONARY ANALYSIS TO THESE NUMBERS AREN'T SET IN STONE.
BUT IT IS A GOOD GAUGE TO SEE WHERE YOU ARE AT RIGHT NOW.
ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THE DATA AND PULMONARY SITE INVENTORY?
HOW ARE THESE DEFINED AS USABLE SITES?
>> HOW DO YOU KNOW IF A SITE IS USABLE?
>> WE LOOK AT VACANT SITES WITH ALL YOUR VACANT SITES BETWEEN .
5 ACRES AND 10 ACRES ARE USABLE.
BUT YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT ARE THERE ANY ENVIRONMENT OR CONSTRAINTS ASSOCIATED WITH THAT SITE OR ANY INFRASTRUCTURE.
THAT IS WHERE WE GATHERED OUR PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS.
AND IS ZONING PART OF THAT AS WELL?
>> SO FOR YOUR MODERATE, IS VERY LOW INCOME Â" A LOW INCOME SITES ENOUGH TO ALLOW FOR 30 UNITS PER ACRE.
THAT WOULD BE LIKE A NEW DOWNTOWN, IN MIDTOWN IN A MIXED USE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS.
>> CAN I MAKE A COMMENT? THIS IS MARK SCOTT FOR ANYBODY WHO CANNOT SEE.
I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WILL COME UP EARLIER IN OUR PROCESS, EVEN BEFORE WE GET DONE WITH THE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE, OUR PROJECTS THAT COME ALONG THAT SEEK CHANGES IN LAND USE AND PROPOSED PROJECTS OF LESS DENSITY THAN WHAT WE ANTICIPATED IN THE GENERAL PLAN.
IT PROBABLY GOES WITHOUT SAYING, BUT I'M SAYING IT ANYWAY.
EVERY TIME WE DO THAT THE COMMENT WAS JUST MADE THAT YOU HAVE TO MAKE UP FOR LOST DENSITY SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THE CITY.
IS ONE OF THE BALANCING ACTS WE WILL HAVE TO BE ON TOP OF EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AT A NEW PROJECT IF THE NEW PROJECT PROPOSES CHANGING SOMETHING IN THE GENERAL PLAN.
WE WILL ALL NOTE THAT IN INDIO THERE IS A TENDENCY FOR PEOPLE WHO COME IN WITH NEW PROJECTS TO SEEK SPECIFIC PLANS.
AND SPECIFIC PLANS OFTEN SEEK SOMETHING THAT IS DIFFERENT.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY ARE ALLOWED TO CHANGE THE GENERAL PLAN, BUT IT DOES RAISE THOSE ISSUES.
I JUST WANT TO EVERYBODY TO MAKE SURE THOSE REAL LIFE SITUATIONS ARE FRONT AND CENTER IN OUR DISCUSSIONS GOING FORWARD.
BECAUSE THAT IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE.
>> CONVERSELY TO THE STATEMENT THAT CITY MANAGER JUST MADE, AND FINDING THE EXACT OPPOSITE HERE THAT DEVELOPERS ARE PROPOSING HIGHER DENSITIES THAN WHAT IS ALLOWED.
AND I KIND OF WANT TO KNOW HOW THE HOUSING ELEMENT MIGHT HELP US IN THAT RESPECT.
>> YOUR DENSITY LIMITS WILL BE SET BY YOUR ZONING CODE.
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SO IF SOMEBODY COMES IN WITH A HIGHER DENSITY PROJECT, THEY HAVE TO MEET STATE REQUIRED AFFORDABLE HOUSING MANDATES IN ORDER TO GET THE HIGHER DENSITY.SO THAT IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.
IF THEY WANT TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT YOUR UNDERLINED ZONE ALLOWS, THEY HAD TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO GET IT APPROVED.
AND THAT Â" THE STATE ALLOWS FOR THAT.
BUT OTHERWISE IF IT IS JUST A REGULAR MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECT THAT DOESN'T PROPOSE ANY AFFORDABLE HOUSING, YOU'D BE LIMITED TO WHAT IS ALLOWED BY YOUR ZONING CODE.
>> WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF UPDATING.
WE HAVE A DATE ON WHEN THAT WILL BE DONE?
>> THIS IS KEVIN SNYDER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.
TENTATIVELY WE ARE TARGETING IN THE SUMMER TERM 21.
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY MONTH SPECIFIC BECAUSE THAT IS BASED ON PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL PROCESSES.
AND AS PART, WE HOPE TO COINCIDE THE WORK OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE IN TERMS OF POLICIES AND STRATEGIES Â" DO I NEED TO STOP?
>> THERE WAS A MESSAGE, I APOLOGIZE.
I WOULD NOTE, COUNCILMEMBER RAMOS AMITH QUESTION TWO A PART OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT MAY BE TOO IDENTIFY POLICY CHANGES THAT THE COUNCIL OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION A SHORT LEGISLATIVE ADVISORY BODY MAY WANT TO LOOK AT AS IT RELATES TO CURRENT LAND USE DESIGNATION.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE IN OUR CURRENT PLAN THE DESERT SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH IS A VERY LOW DENSITY LAND USE DESIGNATION.
THAT MAY BE SOMETHING OF THE COUNCIL TO THE HOUSING UPDATE AND THE INFORMATION THAT WE GATHER IN THE RECOMMENDATIONS WE BRING TO YOU, THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THE COUNCIL DECIDES YOU WANT TO LOOK AT AND INSTRUCTS STAFF TO TAKE A LOOK AT AND COME BACK WITH POTENTIAL POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS.
IS A GREAT VENUE FOR THESE TYPES OF CONVERSATIONS.
PARTICULARLY FOR SEEN MARKET FORCES COME INTO PLAY THAT CAN SUPPORT THE HOUSING PRODUCTION, NEEDED HOUSING PRODUCTION IN OUR COMMUNITY.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY AT WHAT POINT DO YOU TAKE THEIR INPUT? BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO INTERJECT INTO THE PROCESS WERE.
THAT WE ARE SEEING DEVELOPMENTS WANTING TO MEET MARKET DEMANDS BY INCREASING DENSITY.
THE CONVERSATION NEEDS TO BE STARTED EARLY RATHER THAN LATER.
>> COUNCILMEMBER, IF I COULD ANSWER.
THIS IS THE EARLY OPPORTUNITY FOR COUNCIL PRINCESS WE WANTED TO MEET WITH COMMISSION TO GET THE FEEDBACK.
WE WILL WORK WITH THE TEAM AND AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS AND THE BENEFIT OF THE PROCESS WE HAVE A FAIRLY AGGRESSIVE SCHEDULE.
THESE CONVERSATIONS WILL BE LONG AND DRAWN OUT.
WE WILL BE COMING BACK TO SPRING AND EARLY SUMMER TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH YOU.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE STILL THE INFORMATION GATHERING PHASE.
BUT THIS IS THE TYPE OF FEEDBACK WE ARE LOOKING FOR TODAY.
>> I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION TO THAT.
IS THERE ANYTHING STOPPING US FROM BEING ABLE TO ENACT SOME OF THESE POLICIES PRIOR TO THIS? NOTING WE ARE AT 45 PERCENT OF CYCLE FIVE AND IT IS STILL GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A YEAR FOR US TO COMPLETE THE PROPOSED CHANGES TO CYCLE SIX? I THINK TO COUNCILMEMBER X QUESTION, HOW DO WE START TO DO SO WILL THAT FEEDBACK EARLY ON SO THAT STARTS MOVING ALONG AND NOT WAITING FOR SUMMARY 2021.
CERTAINLY THAT IS THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY COUNCIL BUT IF YOU BELIEVE THERE ARE AN IMPORTANT POLICY CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE MADE TO THE GENERAL PLAN, WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT THOSE.
I WOULD CAUTION WE ARE IN THE INFORMATION GATHERING PHASE AND TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS IT MAY BE HELPFUL TO HAVE INFORMATION WE ARE GATHERING RIGHT NOW.
BUT CERTAINLY IF YOU IDENTIFY NOW OR AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS POTENTIAL POLICY DISCUSSIONS YOU LIKE TO HAVE HER PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF TO HAVE AND BRING RECOMMENDATIONS WORK WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND ATTORNEY AND OTHER STUFF.
GIVES A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO GATHER INFORMATION BECAUSE I THINK THAT WILL HELP THE PROCESS.
I THINK WE ARE ALL SORTA EAGER TO PROVIDE THE INPUT AND MAKE SURE WE ARE COMPLIANT WITH BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THE PROCESS 4 AT LEAST A CERTAIN EXTENT TO GET THE INFORMATION.
>> CAN I ASK A QUESTION? LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.
AND SO OBVIOUSLY PRICE IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE.
OBVIOUSLY WE GO AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR HOUSING THAT IS MORE AFFORDABLE FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE LOWER INCOME.
STICKS IN THE GROUND, JUST THE SHEER COST OF WHAT IT COSTS TO PUT THE HOUSE AND IS DIFFICULT TO GET IT WITHIN THE INCOME RANGE.
SONY START TO DO OTHER THINGS LIKE MODULAR HOMES OR MOBILE HOMES OR OTHER STUFF,
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THEY ARE NOT AS DENSE.THE PROPERTIES ARE SMALLER, OBVIOUSLY.
BUT WE HAVE NEVER SEEN ANY OF THE SPIRIT INDIA WAS BUILT AND A LOT OF THOSE WE GOT DESERT SHORES, RANCHO CASABLANCA.
HAVE WE THOUGHT ABOUT ELEMENTS TO THAT THAT WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO HAVE STARTER HOMES OTHER THAN APARTMENTS AND THE STUFF? BECAUSE THOSE ARE AFFORDABLE FOR SOMEBODY TO GET INTO FOR $120,000 HE READ A LOT OF THESE HOUSES, THE FEES FOR THE CITY IN THE 60 AND $70,000 RANGE.
WHEN YOU ADD IN ALL THE OTHER FEES FROM THE SCHOOLS AND EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE NEW STEPPING SIX AND GOING, HOW DO YOU MAKE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSE ONE IS GOING TO COST YOU $300,000 TO DO IT.
LIKE A SAID, WE HAVE TO LOOK AT NOT ONLY WHAT WE CAN DO.
WE CAN'T AFFORD TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR EVERYONE.
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH MONEY THE STATE OR ANYBODY ELSE IS GOING TO GIVE US.
SO WHAT OTHER OPTIONS DO WE HAVE.
THAT ACTUALLY RELATES TO THE SECOND PART OF THIS PROCESS.
EARLIER SHARON MENTIONED WE WERE DOING THE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE THE SECOND PART OF THIS IS THE STRATEGIES ANALYSIS.
WE RECEIVED THE STATE FUNDING FOR THIS PROJECT, WE COMMITTED TO DOING BOTH.
THE PRO HOUSING IS GOING TO LOOK AT THE FINANCIAL ISSUES AND POTENTIAL STRATEGIES AROUND THEM.
THAT CAN PROMOTE MORE DIVERSE HOUSING TYPES WE TYPICALLY SEE INNER-CITY.
AND ALLOW THEIR SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
IT COULD LOOK AT DIFFERENT FEE STRUCTURES FOR THE FEES WE ARE ABLE TO MODIFY FOR CERTAIN HOUSING TYPES TO PROMOTE THEM.
SO WHILE WE ARE FOCUSING RIGHT NOW ON THE HOUSING ELEMENT, ONCE WE GET THE PROCESS WE WILL QUICKLY PIVOT TO START HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH THE COUNCIL, THE COMMISSION IN THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT ARE THE TYPE OF STRATEGIES THE CITY NEEDS TO DO TO ADDRESS THE FISCAL CHALLENGES AND PERHAPS PROVIDE PHYSICAL OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP ADDRESS THOSE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WE WILL HAVE TIME AT THE END ASK IF ANYTHING ELSE COMES TO MIND.
SO NOW WE WILL GO THROUGH QUICKLY PRELIMINARY ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS BASED ON OUR FINDINGS SO FAR.
THESE ARE FIVE CHALLENGES WE IDENTIFIED.
INDIO CURRENTLY HAS A SHORTAGE OF SITES TO MEET AND BASED ON CURRENT ZONING, NOT A BIG DEAL AS YOU ARE IN THE PROCESS OF THE ZONING CODE UPDATE RIGHT NOW.
THAT IS SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
IS A SIGNIFICANT LACK HOUSING DIVERSITY REFLECTED IN THE PERCENTAGE OF LAND OCCUPIED BY SINGLE-FAMILY.
THE CURRENT HOUSING STOCK IS NOT MEETING THE NEEDS OF A LARGE SEGMENT OF THE POPULATION THAT FALL WITHIN LOWER INCOME, MODERATE INCOME GREW.
CURRENT HOUSING TRENDS WERE NOT PROVIDED FOR THE BELOW MODERATE INCOME POPULATION BY THE FACT THAT 94 PERCENT OF YOUR UNITS BEING BUILT ARE SINGLE-FAMILY.
AND FINALLY THE CURRENT ANNUAL HOUSING PRODUCTION VOLUMES USING NOW ARE SUBSTANTIALLY BELOW WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THE SIXTH CYCLE ARENA.
IN 2020, 409 NEW SINGLE-FAMILY PERMITS WERE ISSUED.
PLUS, ANOTHER 100 MULTI-UNITS COMPARED TO THE 1000 PLUS UNITS NEEDED ANNUALLY TO ACCOMMODATE THE HOUSING NEEDS.
THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE AWARE OF.
SO THERE ARE SOME BEST PRACTICES OF THINGS TO CONSIDER AS YOU ARE FINDING WHERE AN HOW TO BUILD HOUSING TO RING AND PERHAPS WERE TO INCENTIVIZE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO FOCUSING ON INFILL AREAS, IDENTIFIED IN THE GENERAL PLAN TARGETED GROWTH AREAS.
NEAR DOWNTOWN, NEAR MIDTOWN, 42ND STREET, HIGHWAY 111 AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS.
THIS MAP IS TAKEN RIGHT FROM THE GENERAL PLAN.
ALONG THE SAME LINES, MAXIMIZING THE CAPACITY OF THESE CHANGE AREAS BEFORE BRANCHING OUT.
AND DIVERSIFYING YOUR HOUSING AREAS TO INTEGRATE A RANGE OF ALLOWED HOUSING TYPES.
THIS IS SOMETHING TO CONSIDER FOR YOUR SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES AND THIS IS A POLICY OF YOUR GENERAL PLAN.
FOCUSING ON LOW INCOME AND VERY LOW INCOME HOUSING.
IS ANOTHER POLICY IN GENERAL PLAN THAT SAYS INSURER AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO AVOID CONCENTRATIONS OF POVERTY AND TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO JOBS.
THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT HCD WILL BE LOOKING FOR, HOWEVER, CURRENTLY 50 PERCENT OF THE CITIES LAND IS OWNED SINGLE-FAMILY.
IN THE CURRENT HOUSING STOCK IS MOSTLY ONLY AFFORDABLE TO ABOVE MODERATE INCOME RESIDENTS.
OR HOMEOWNERS THAT HAVE LIVED HERE FOR A LONG TIME AND PURCHASED WHEN IT WASN'T SO EXPENSIVE.
SO NOW WE ARE GOING TO GO QUICKLY THROUGH TYPES OF PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS OTHER CITIES ARE USING TO ADDRESS SIMILAR HOUSING ISSUES.
I'M GOING TO WALK THROUGH SPECTRUM HOUSING TYPE STOOD WITH TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ON ONE END THROUGH MARKET RATE HOUSING.
THIS IS A LOOK AT SHELTER CITIES ARE USING TO HOUSE THOSE EXPRESSLY
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HOMELESSNESS.FROM TINY HOMES TO MICRO SHELTERS AND SAFE OUTDOOR CAMPS, THE REASON WHY THESE ARE SO POPULAR FOR THE UNSHELTERED POPULATION IS THEY CAN LEAVE THEIR THINGS AND GO GET SERVICES AND NOT WORRY ABOUT THE STUFF GETTING DAMAGED OR STOLEN AND THEY CAN FEEL SAFE SLEEPING AT NIGHT.
AND OFTEN THEY HAVE AROUND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO KEEP TENANTS HOUSED, HEALTHY AND SAFE.
AND FULL-TIME SITE COORDINATORS OR MANAGERS ON SITE TO HELP PEOPLE WITH ASSISTANCE LIKE MAKING SURE THEY GET TO A DOCTORS APPOINTMENT, TRANSPORTATION, MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO READ RIVERSIDE COUNTY UNVEILED 30 HOMES IN MARCH 2020 IN LOS ANGELES WITH IDENTIFIED SITES FOR 2021.
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, THIS IS A TYPE OF MODULAR SHELTER.
EACH TINY BUILDING HAS FOUR UNITS INSIDE AND IS BUILT IN ROUGHLY A DAY.
WALLACE SINGLE-FAMILY UNIT CAN COST $500,000, BETTER LIKE THIS COSTS 20,000.
THEY ARE COMFORTABLE ENOUGH THAT AN ELITE BOARDING SCHOOL IN OJAI ELEPHANT RECENTLY PURCHASED THESE FOR THEIR STUDENTS.
IN BASE RENTAL HOUSING IS AN EXAMPLE OF INCOME BASED RENTAL HOUSING.
THIS IS A MASTER PLAN TINY HOME VILLAGE BUILT ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF SOUTHEAST AUSTIN.
THE VILLAGE IS NOT JUST A SUBDIVISION OF TINY HOMES, IT IS A COMMUNITY WITH WRAPAROUND SOCIAL SERVICES, MARKETPLACE WORKSHOPS WERE TENANTS CAN LEARN TRADES BUT THERE ARE CHICKEN FARMS AND GOAT FARMS. THE TINY HOMES ARE NOT FREE, BUT THEY ARE AFFORDABLE FOR TENANTS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY RENT RANGING FROM 230 A MONTH UP TO 440 A MONTH THE BIDDING ON THE UNIT TYPE.
THERE ARE RULES AROUND THESE TYPES OF VILLAGES.
MANUFACTURED HOMES ARE A FORM OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING BECAUSE THEY ARE PREFABRICATED AND FACTORY BUILT.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO ALLOW FOR THESE AND FOR MOBILE HOMES PRESERVING YOUR MOBILE HOME PARKS IS IMPORTANT TO PRESERVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN YOUR COMMUNITY.
RESTRICTED THE MARKET RATE RENTAL HOUSING FOR STATE LAWMAKERS OPPOSED TO NEW BILLS THAT WOULD REQUIRE CITIES TO ALLOW RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIALLY ZONED LAND.
ADDITIONALLY, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ARE LOOKING MORE CRITICALLY THAN EVER AT INCORPORATING RESIDENTIAL FILAMENTS WITHIN THEIR EXISTING LAND TO SATISFY THE ARENAS.
AS YOU KNOW, THROUGHOUT THE STATE RETAIL PROPERTIES HAVE BECOME UNDERUTILIZED AS THE SALE OF MANY GOODS AND SERVICES HAVE SHIFTED TOWARD E-COMMERCE.
THIS IS THROUGHOUT THE STATE IN THE NUMBER OF HIGH VACANCY STRIP MALLS AND RETAIL SENTENCES IN TENANTS OF CLOSED AND THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IS ACCELERATING REMOTE WORK TRENDS THAT MAY INFLUENCE THE NEED FOR OFFICE SPACE.
ALLOWING NEW HOMES TO BE BUILT ON THE SITE CAN SERVE AS A CATALYST FOR NEW ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT GOALS, BRINGING RESIDENTS CLOSER TO JOBS, AMENITIES AND TRANSIT.
THUS REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS ADMISSIONS FROM PERSONAL AUTOMOBILE USE.
THE CITY CERTAINLY CAN RE-EXAMINE THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL ZONING AND LAND USE DESIGNATION AND LAND USE RESERVATIONS TO LEVERAGE COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR MEETING THE ARENA FOR THIS PROJECT ON THE SLIDE IS A 1980S COMMERCIAL OFFICE BUILDING IN THE PART COMMUNITY, WHICH IS PROPOSED FOR A NEW MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
AND THEN MIXING AFFORDABLE AND MARKET RATE TOGETHER AND THINK IS AN INTERESTING PROJECT JUST APPROVED IN ENCINITAS THAT MIXED WITH A RANGE OF HOUSING TYPES AND DIFFERENT ECONOMIC LEVELS ADJACENT TO ATLANTA AND INCORPORATES THE FARM THEME THROUGHOUT, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS PRETTY NEAT.
CITIES EVERYWHERE ARE EXPLORING AND IMPLEMENTING INCENTIVES TO HELP INCENTIVIZE THE PRODUCTION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THINGS LIKE DENSITY BONUSES FOR MICRO UNITS, AFFORDABLE ADU DENSITY BONUSES.
SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES IF HALF THE UNITS ARE AFFORDABLE.
PARKING REDUCTIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SMALL LOT DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES.
CITIES EVERYWHERE HAVE COME UP WITH SOME PRETTY CREATIVE THINGS.
THERE ARE SOME FINANCIAL INCENTIVES THROUGH THE CITY OF INDIA ALREADY HAS A HOUSING CATALYST FUND BUT OTHER TYPES OF FINANCING MECHANISMS INCLUDING MULTIFAMILY HOUSING REVENUE BOND, DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE DEFERRALS AND EVEN LOANING BACK YOUR DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES SO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPERS CAN APPLY THAT TO THE 25 PERCENT DOWN THAT THEY NEED IT CALIFORNIA BOND PROGRAM IS A WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM.
AND MAYBE EVEN LOOKING AT YOUR BUILDING CODES AND ADOPTING A LEANER BUILDING CODE FOR REHAB AND AFFORDABLE UNITS.
I MENTIONED SOME OF THESE ARE FLEXIBLE ZONING ALLOWING RESIDENTIAL AND ALL
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MIXED-USE ZONES.ALLOWING RESIDENTIAL AND OLDER SITES IN THE MIXED-USE DOWNTOWN AND MIDTOWN LAND USE DESIGNATIONS.
AND ALLOWING THE WORK HOUSING AND INDUSTRIAL AREAS CONSIDERING FARM FRIENDLY HOUSING ADJACENT AND RELAXING REGULATIONS WERE DEEPLY AFFORDABLE PROJECTS IN ALL OF THOSE.
NEXT UP WE WILL HAVE A PUBLIC WORKSHOP IN FEBRUARY ON FIGURE 18 THAT WILL COVER THE INTRODUCTION ENVISIONING FOR THE HOUSING ELEMENT THAT WILL GET PULMONARY FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT THEIR HOUSING PRIORITIES ARE, WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE THAT WE CAN INTEGRATE INTO THE HOUSING ELEMENT.
WILL BE CONDUCTING STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS IN EARLY MARCH THIRD WE ARE NOW WORKING ON HOUSING NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
THAT IS THE BIG FIRST CRITICAL TASK FOR THE HOUSING ELEMENT.
WE WILL THEN HOLD OUR SECOND PUBLIC WORKSHOP IN APRIL WHERE WE WILL GO THROUGH POLICIES, PROPOSED POLICIES AND SHOW THE COMMUNITY THIS IS HOW WE INTEGRATED YOUR FEEDBACK FROM THE FIRST WORKSHOP.
AND THEN WE WILL BE PREPARING THE DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT THROUGH MAY 2021.
THIS IS THE NEXT 120 DAYS OR IMMEDIATE NEXT STEPS.
TO HIGHLIGHT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PLANNING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL, STAKEHOLDER INTERVIEWS IN MARCH, PUBLIC MEETING IN FEBRUARY, ANOTHER PUBLIC MEETING IN APRIL IT WILL COME BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION IN JUNE.
BACK TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE PLAN REVIEW IN JULY AND PUBLIC HEARINGS IN SEPTEMBER THROUGH DECEMBER.
GOING TO KICK IT BACK TO KEVIN TO LEAD US THROUGH A Q&A DISCUSSION.
WE HAVE GIVEN YOU A LOT OF INFORMATION AND WE WENT THROUGH IT RATHER QUICKLY.
WOULD LIKE TO PIVOT TO LET THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK, THOUGHTS AND IDEAS.
AND I PREPARED A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS TO HELP PROMPT CONVERSATION.
YOU MAY HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS OR THOUGHTS YOU WANT TO GIVE TO US, THESE ARE TO HELP THE CONVERSATION AMONGST THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION.
OF US HE IS A JOINT STUDY SESSION WE ARE HOPEFUL WE WILL HEAR FROM BOTH PARTIES.
THE FIRST QUESTION IS A BROAD QUESTION AND THAT IS WHAT HAVE YOU HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THE BIGGEST HOUSING NEEDS AND PRIORITIES.
WE WOULD LOVE TO GET THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSIONS FEEDBACK.
SPOKE EXCUSE ME, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSION.
IS ANYONE WHO HAS A COMMENT ON THAT? I KNOW THERE ARE COMMENTS OUT THERE BECAUSE THE NEED IS HUGE.
WHAT WE ARE HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY, IS AFFORDABLE AS ONE COMPONENT, BUT HAVING MULTIFAMILY.
HAVING A DECENT AND REASONABLE AND AFFORDABLE PLACE TO LIVE IS WHAT I HEAR OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH FOR THE DEMAND THAT IS HERE.
AND ALSO, SOMETHING I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT IS OUR SENIORS AGE CONTINUED GOING THROUGH THE AGE PROCESS.
THERE'S NOT A LOT OF SENIOR HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY.
THAT IS KIND OF WHAT I AM HEARING OUT THERE.
>> MAYOR, CAN I? SO I THINK I AM HEARING FROM A LOT OF FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY IN FAMILIES THAT ARE LOOKING TO BUY HOME.
THEY NEED TO BUILD THEIR WEALTH AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR THE HOUSES ANYMORE SO THEY ARE STUCK PAYING HIGH RENTS AND LOSING A LOT OF MONEY THAT COULD BE GOING TO HOME EQUITY.
AND THE CONCERN WITH THAT IS BECAUSE THE HOW HIGH THE RENTS ARE GETTING, A LOT OF WEALTH GENERATED IN OUR COMMUNITY IS LEAVING OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO I HAD A REAL ESTATE AGENT REACHED OUT TO ME TODAY.
SHE DID A SEARCH FOR 3+ BEDROOM HOMES IN INDIO THAT WOULD BE UNDER $400,000 AND 25 CAME UP THERE IN AND HE SAID THESE ARE RECORD LOWS IN THESE HOMES ARE GOING UNDER CONTRACT IN RECORD TIME WITH OVER ASKING OFFERS.
AND SO ANOTHER I HEARD RECENTLY SMOKETREE APARTMENTS THEY'VE GONE UP TO $1400 A MONTH FOR A TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT AND NOW THEY ARE ASKING FOR FIVE TIMES THE RENT TO QUALIFY FOR USUALLY IT IS THREE TIMES THE RENT.
AND THIS IS DURING A PANDEMIC.
THIS IS DECREASING THEIR ABILITY TO QUALIFY AND POSSIBLY PRICING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR RENTALS.
>> IT IT IS BECOMING SUPPLY AND DEMAND.
I SEE FOR MY OWN PERSONAL FRIENDS AND FAMILY HAS BECOME A SUPPLY AND DEMAND AND THE PRICES ARE GOING THROUGH THE ROOF FIVE TIMES THE RENT.
IS ABSORBENT COUNCILMEMBER MILLER?
>> WAS DIFFICULT ABOUT IT IS WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF VARIETY OF HOMES WE ARE ABLE
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TO PURCHASE.AND I DON'T THINK WE WILL BE ABLE TO BUILD ANY SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES OR LOWER PRICES.
IN PLACES LIKE SAN FRANCISCO WHERE THE MEDIAN HOME NOW IS MELINDA WAS.
ESPECIALLY WITH THE CRITERIA WE HAVE A JOBS AVAILABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME IN WITH LOWER-PRICED HOMES WERE DIFFERENT KINDS OF HOMES TO DO IT.
OF HEARING THE SAME THING ON SENIORS WHO BEEN LIVING ON A FIXED INCOME FOR MANY YEARS THAT THEY ARE HAVING VERY BIG ISSUES BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE RISING COST OF UTILITIES AND EVERYTHING ELSE BECAUSE THEY WERE GOING IN ON THE LOWER POTENTIAL PENSION OR SOCIAL SECURITY.
AND THEY HAVE LIVED A LOT LONGER.
WE HAVE A COMBINATION OF A YOUNG GROUP THAT WILL NEED A STARTER HOME AND WE ALSO NEED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THE ONES WHO WANT TO STAY SAVE UP.
I THOUGHT THERE WAS A LIMIT ON WHAT THEY COULD RAISE THE RENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES.
THERE WAS A COUPLE LEGISLATIONS THAT WENT IN THAT LIMITED WHAT PEOPLE COULD EXPAND ON A RENT ON INDIVIDUAL.
OR KNOW SOMEONE ELSE COMES IN THEY CAN RAISE IT UP.
BUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE THERE, I AGREE WITH MR. ORTIZ.
I DON'T WANT TO PICK ANYONE OUT, BUT I HAVE HEARD THEIR PRICES FOR A SINGLE FAMILY ONE ROOM IS IN THE $14-$1500 RANGE.
I HAD TO MAKE AT LEAST $20-$2500 JUST TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD THAT.
IS NOT A LOT OF JOBS IN INDIO RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY IN THE PANDEMIC.
AND TO REMEMBER SOMETHING IN THE EARLY START OF THE PANDEMIC WITH RESPECT TO THE INCREASE DIRECTLY WHAT COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ IS TALKING ABOUT IS IF THEY ARE REQUIRING MAKE TIME FIVE TIMES THE AMOUNT.
>> TROOPER THE RATES ARE ALSO GOING ON.
WE NEED TO COME UP WITH A PLAN TO BE ABLE TO HAVE STARTER HOMES.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW PEOPLE WOULD BE ABLE TO BUILD A HOME FOR A LESS RATE TO READ UNFORTUNATELY THAT KICKS IN PREVAILING WAGE WHICH RAISES RIGHT BACK AT.
WE ADHERE TO, WITH AN ELEMENT WHERE IT IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING MAYBE THERE IS A FAIR WAGE AND BETWEEN THAT IS NOT PREVAILING WAGE THAT IS A FAIR WAGE THAT CAN GO UP THAT WILL LEAVE THE COST DOWN OR IF A CITY LIKE INDIA WANTS TO GIVE LANDOR HEALTH IT DOESN'T KICK IN SOMETHING IF IT IS AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
THERE'S GOT TO BE A NEXUS BETWEEN THE TWO BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THERE'S NO WEIGHT BETWEEN THE TWO SPOKE WITH RESPECT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING THE PREVAILING WAGE LAW, THERE ARE PROVISIONS THAT EXEMPT AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
BUT WE HAVE NOT HAD THE OCCASION TO LOOK AT THOSE SO I WILL HAVE TO LOOK AND STUDY THOSE AND TO SEE WHAT ARE THE TRIGGERS WITH RESPECT TO THAT.
WE HAVE TO BE CREATIVE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE OPTIONS PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR.
YOU DO THAT BY BUYING YOUR HOME.
RELEASE THAT WAS A VERY MANY YEARS AGO.
>> AM HEARING FROM BOTH SIDES.
POTENTIAL HOMEOWNERS AND DEVELOPERS.
AND THERE ARE ONLY CERTAIN THINGS TO HELP THIS MARKET ALONG.
THE FEES ARE THE FEES AS FAR AS SCHOOLS AND ALL THE EXTERNAL FEES.
WE CAN'T REALLY CONTROL THOSE.
IN THE MARKET RIGHT NOW IS CONTROLLING THE LAND PRICE, WHICH ARE TWO FACTORS THAT A DEVELOPER TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN PENCILING OUT A PROJECT VERY THE WAY WE CAN HELP US MAKE SURE WE HAVE FLEXIBILITY AND DIVERSITY AND PRODUCT TYPE AS AN OPTION IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I GIVE A GOOD EXAMPLE WHEN I WAS A FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER.
I COULD'VE EVER PURCHASED A PARK MODEL, WHICH IS A MANUFACTURED HOME.
IT'S LIKE 20 FEET WIDE BY 60 FEET LONG.
I COULD HAVE PURCHASED A TWO BEDROOM FLAT.
I COULD'VE PURCHASED A TOWNHOUSE REGULAR PURCHASED A CONDOMINIUM.
I COULD'VE PURCHASED A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME IF I COULD AFFORD THE 400,000, WHICH IS IS TODAY.
BACK THEN, THE 400,000 WE WERE TALKING ABOUT WAS A MIDDLE PROJECT.
THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER PRODUCTS AVAILABLE BEFORE THEM THAT A NEW HOMEBUYER COULD GET INTO AND WORK THEIR WAY UP TO THE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE.
BUT THE WAY WE HAVE OUR SETBACKS, REQUIREMENTS AND THE DENSITY REQUIREMENTS, IT'S HARD FOR A DEVELOPER TO COME IN AND GIVE THESE PRODUCT TYPES AND STILL MEET THE CONSTRAINTS OF WHAT THE CITY IS REQUIRING.
SO I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO BE MORE FLEXIBLE IN ACCOMMODATING THESE OTHER PRODUCT TYPES AND REALLY TRYING TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WE CAN MAKE THAT
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400,000, THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH HOME IN THE MIDDLE.INSTEAD OF BEING THE FIRST ENTRY-LEVEL, WHICH IS REALLY UNOBTAINABLE FOR ANY WORKING COUPLE EVEN.
I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT HOW WE STRUCTURE OUR CITIES FUTURE GROWTH.
AND WE JUST FINISHED THE GENERAL PLAN, BUT I AM REALLY HOPEFUL BECAUSE I ASKED THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE GENERAL PLAN FOR MR. SCHNEIDER KEPT ANSWERING IN THE ZONING ORDINANCES.
I'M REALLY, REALLY HOPEFUL THAT IN THE ZONING ORDINANCES WE ARE ABLE TO DO SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO HELP US BREAK AWAY FROM THE DIRECTION WE HAVE BEEN STUCK IN FOR SO LONG.
THAT THE FIRST LEVEL OF HOUSING IS UNOBTAINABLE FOR YOUNG FAMILIES.
AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE THAT CITY.
WE WANT TO BE THE CITY THAT HAS HOUSING FOR EVERYONE.
I HOPE THAT THROUGH THIS ELEMENT, THROUGH THE ZONING ORDINANCES THAT ARE GOING TO BE COMING UP, THAT WE ARE ABLE TO CREATE THAT DIVERSE SPECTRUM OF HOUSING OPTIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ, I SEE YOU HAVE YOUR HAND RAISED.
>>OSCAR ORTIZ : I DO WANT TO MENTION WE HAVE THE OPTION OF BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOMES IN INDIO AND WE HAVE NONPROFITS THAT ARE HIGHLY INTERESTED IN DOING THAT IN INDIO AND WE HAVE LAND WE CAN NEGOTIATE WITH THESE NONPROFITS TO BE ABLE TO BUILD THESE HOMES.
SO IN THE PAST WE WERE RESTRICTED ON BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOMES HERE BECAUSE OF THE USDA LOANS THAT WERE USED.
BUT NOW THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO USE THE HOUSING COALITION IS USING FINANCING FROM FIRST BANK.
THEY JUST STARTED A PROJECT IN PALM DESERT AND NOW THEY ARE ABLE TO BUILD THESE AFFORDABLE HOMES IN CITIES.
AND THEY ARE INTERESTED IN BUILDING HERE AND WE COULD DO EVEN HIGH DENSITY HOMES.
IF YOU JUST BUILD THEM HIGHER.
TWO STORIES, THREE STORIES HOMES WE COULD FILL THE HIGH DENSITY AND WE CAN PROVIDE THAT OWNERSHIP AND KEEP THAT MONEY IN THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.
>>CHRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ CEJA : THE NEED FOR INCOME HOUSING AND REALLY PROPOSING THE SUCCESSFUL POLICIES THAT OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE WITH INCLUSIONARY HOUSING.
AND THINK ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAN INADVERTENTLY DO AS WE ARE PLANNING OUR ZONING AND FIGURING OUT HOW WE ARE TO MEET THE LOW INCOME HOUSING DEMAND IS WE WILL TEND TO SEGREGATE LOW INCOME FOLKS IN CERTAIN AREAS OF THE CITY.
I THINK AS WE ARE MOVING FORWARD, IT'S FIGURING OUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO DIVERSIFY OUR COMMUNITIES AND MAKING SURE WE ARE NOT PUTTING VERY SPECIFIC INCOME GROUPS IN A SEGREGATED WAY.
AND SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO FIGURING OUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO BE MOVING THAT FORWARD AND HOW WE CAN MIRROR SOME OF THE POLICIES WE HAVE SEEN SUCCESSFUL A MUCH BIGGER CITIES THAN OUR OWN.
>>ELAINE HOLMES: INTEGRATION, RIGHT? SO YOU DON'T HAVE SEGMENTS OF LOW INCOME BUT THEY ARE INTEGRATED INTO A LARGER COMMUNITY.
THIS IS ERIC WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
I THINK WHAT STOOD OUT TO MEET WITH WHAT WE WERE SHOWN TODAY WERE A COUPLE OF STATISTICS.
ONE, 70 PERCENT OF THE CITY IS DEDICATED TO SINGLE-FAMILY.
SO I THINK REALLY TAKEN A LOOK AT PRESIDENTIAL PRODUCT VARIATION IS GOING TO BE KEEP MOVING FORWARD.
THAT BY ITSELF I THINK IS GOING TO TURN INTO VARIOUS PRICE POINTS FOR RENTERS, FOR OWNERS THAT ENTRY-LEVEL HOUSING WE ARE LOOKING AT.
SO I THINK IT'S BEYOND LOOKING AT SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED HOUSING.
MAYBE THERE DUPLEX SMALL, FOURPLEX OR EVEN MULTIFAMILY AT A LARGER SCALE THAT CAN REALLY PROVIDE MORE VARIATION TO WHAT WE ARE SEEING TODAY.
I THINK WHAT IS GOING TO BE KEEP MOVING FORWARD IS AS WE DEVELOP POLICIES AND HOUSING ELEMENT AND AS WE COME BACK TO THE GENERAL PLAN AND ZONING ORDINANCE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS CONSISTENT IS REALLY LOOKING AT THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS WE PUT IN PLACE IN THE ZONING ORDINANCE.
ASIDE FROM ONE PROPOSAL TO PLANNING COMMISSION IS RECENTLY SEEN OFF JEFF JEFFERSON AVENUE 50 THAT PROVIDED A MIX OF HOUSING, BUT WE HAVE BEEN MOSTLY SEEN RECRUITING EIGHT, 10,000 SQUARE-FOOT LOSS WITH 3000 SQUARE-FOOT HOMES ON THEM.
THAT REALLY SETS A PRICE POINT TO A VERY NARROW AND SPECIFIC POPULATION.
AND THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT MOVING FORWARD.
I HAVE HEARD A COUPLE OF COMMENTS AS WELL WITH 24 PERCENT OF THE COMMUNITY IS UNDER 18.
AND I THINK THERE PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE A DISCUSSION AT SOME POINT ABOUT SENIOR HOUSING FOR ABSOLUTELY SEE A NEED.
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I SEE LESS AND LESS AND LESS OF A NEED FOR A SENIOR AGE RESTRICTED COMMUNITY LIKE WE HAVE BEEN IMPROVING RECENTLY IN THE NORTH PART OF TOWN HE HAD TO BE 65 THAT IS THE ONLY CRITERIA IT TAKES TO LIVE IN THIS COMMUNITY.I THINK MOVING AWAY FROM THAT AND FOCUSING ON SENIOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS GOING TO BE IMPORTANT.
I THINK A POLICY TO LOOK AT THE OTHER CITIES HAVE DONE IN THE VALLEY THROUGHOUT THE STATE IS ALLOWING RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT ON COMMERCIAL PARCELS AS PART OF A COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
I KNOW WE WERE LOOKING AT A PROPOSAL AND HOW WE ARE INTEGRATING HOUSING.
DEFORM PROJECTS LIKE THAT, HOPEFULLY MORE PROJECTS LIKE THAT COME FORWARD.
BUT OUR ZONING ORDINANCE REALLY NEEDS TO ALLOW FOR THAT.
AND I THINK THAT IS REALLY IT.
REALLY FOCUSING ON A VARIETY OF HOUSING WE ARE ALLOWING.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO ASK KEVIN A QUICK QUESTION.
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WE HAVE IS THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT MUCH THE PORTABILITY BUT TRANSPORTATION.
WITH THE LIMITED OPPORTUNITIES THAT PROVIDES.
AMONG THE BOARD BESIDES THAT IT DOESN'T MEAN FOR THE CRITERIA OF A LOT OF OUR BUSINESSES WERE ALLOWED OUR RESIDENTS WORK OUTSIDE THE CITY.
IS NOT OPTIONAL FOR THEM TO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO SCHOOL.
WHAT KIND OF ELEMENTS DO YOU HAVE THAT IS GOING TO WORK AND THAT OPPORTUNITY? BECAUSE WE ARE NOT LA, WE ARE NOT SAN FRANCISCO THAT HAS THESE HUGE TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES.
IS 110 DEGREES OUT, PEOPLE WON'T WANT TO SIT IN A BUS AND DO IT.
WHEN THEY START TALKING ABOUT LET'S LIMIT PARKING, LESS LIMITLESS, ARE THEY REALLY TALKING ABOUT PLACES LIKE US OR THEY TALKING ABOUT THESE HUGE METROPOLITAN AREAS WHERE THEY HAVE METROLINK AND ALL THESE DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES? BUT THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I THINK THE ANSWER IS IT IS A LITTLE BIT OF BOTH.
I THINK THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR WE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF TRANSIT ACCESS.
AWAIT 11 CORRIDOR IS AN EXAMPLE WHERE WE CAN WORK WITH SOMEONE TO APPROPRIATELY CITE PRIVETTE, WE ARE DOING AN UPDATE TO A SPECIFIC PLAN AND WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THE HOUSING AS PART OF THAT AND PART OF THE DRAW FOR THAT AREA IS THE POTENTIAL ACCESS TO TRANSIT.
CERTAINLY ACCESS TO TRANSIT WILL BE A FACTOR, PARTICULARLY THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
BECAUSE I THINK THIS MADE EARLIER TO AVOID ISOLATING FOLKS AT DIFFERENT INCOME STATUS.
FORM A SOLUTION COMPLETE LACK OF ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION ACCESS.
I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO LOOK AT.
BUT YES, WE DON'T HAVE SOME THE CHARACTERISTICS OF MORE DENSE AREAS OUTSIDE A REGION.
I WOULD SAY THE COACHELLA VALLEY IS NOT DENSE COMPARED LA OR OTHER PROCESS OF THE CALIFORNIA.
AND SO WE DEFINITELY HAVE DIFFERENT CHARACTERISTICS.
THE OPPORTUNITY, IF I CAN MAKE ONE ADDITIONAL POINT, IS WE HAVE NEW FORMS OF JAZZ TRADITION EMERGING.
THAT MAY BE AT LEAST NOT A SOLUTION BUT IN ASSIST.
I THINK THERE ARE SEVERAL CITIES THROUGHOUT THE NATION WE ARE STARTING TO LOOK AT WERE THEY HAVE THESE LACK OF LIMITED TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS OF HOW THEY CAN INCORPORATE THOSE INTO THE SERVICE OPPORTUNITY.
>>GLORIA FRANZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR HOLMES.
BEEN ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR SO LONG, EVERY TIME WE GET A NEW DEVELOPMENT, AND ALWAYS EXCITED TO SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
APARTMENTS AND SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND THAT IS KIND OF ALL WE GET.
AS WE DO THE ZONING, I THINK THAT WILL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO LOOK AT THE VERSE TYPES OF PROPERTIES.
I AGREE COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ THE PEOPLE WON ON A LITTLE BIT OF THE AMERICAN DREAM.
BUT YOU HAVE TO HAVE AN ENTRY-LEVEL AND 400,000 ISN'T IT.
SO WE NEED TO FIND SOMETHING WHERE WE RE-CREATE QUALITY AND AND DIVERSE BASE.
THAT'S WHAT I HOPE THIS ELEMENT WILL BRING US.
BUT I'M IN COMPLETE AGREEMENT THAT THAT IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO IN ORDER TO DIVERSIFY OUR STOCK.
>>ELAINE HOLMES: I COULDN'T AGREE MORE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE LARGER CITIES, SOME OF THE ENTRY-LEVEL, THEY ARE IN AREAS WHERE YOU ARE LIVING IN CLOSER PROXIMITY TO FAMILY AND FRIENDS WERE YOU CAN GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE OR GO DO SOME SHOPPING OR GET ON A BUS.
BECAUSE YOU WORK A COUPLE MILES DOWN THE ROAD.
I THINK THAT IS WHAT WE ARE MISSING.
AND AS PEOPLE COME OUT HERE FROM ORANGE COUNTY, LA AREA, THAT'S REALLY WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR OUT HERE.
I CAN TELL YOU FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, MY STEPSON MOVED TO OHIO BECAUSE HE COULDN'T FIND A PLACE TO LIVE THERE WERE TWO KIDS.
AND THOUGH THAT WAS THE MOST UNFORTUNATE SITUATION.
CALIFORNIA BORN RED GETS MARRIED AND HAS TWO KIDS AND NO MATTER HOW HARD CANNOT AFFORD A PLACE TO LIVE SO WE HAVE TO MOVE TO THE EAST COAST.
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WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T CONTINUE TO HAPPEN, AT LEAST ON THE PART OF INDIA.I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS RAISED.
COUNCILMEMBER Â" MAYOR PRO TEM FERMON , I'M SO SORRY.
>>WAYMOND FERMON: OF COURSE I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE END.
I AGREE WITH ALL THE POINTS AND EVERYONE IS RIGHT HEAR THEIR IS NOT A RIGHT ANSWER TO THIS.
WE CERTAINLY KNOW WE ARE IN A CRISIS IN CALIFORNIA AND HOPEFULLY WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION COMING AND THERE WOULD BE MORE FEDERAL PROGRAMS WE CAN ATTACK IN THE CITY AND OUR COMMUNITY FOR ONE.
FOR TWO, WE ARE GROWING IN INDIA.
WE ARE DEVELOPING AND WE HAD TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND HE WILL BRING IN AS FAR AS OUR HOUSING BECAUSE RATES COULD GO UP.
AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE SOME HOUSING AFFORDABLE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING CAN BE SUBJECTIVE.
LIQUID SIGMA SAN FRANCISCO IS DIFFERENT THAN IN THE APPROPRIATE AND SO SOMETHING WE CAN IMPROVE YOU POSSIBLY BRING DOWNTOWN WE KNOW COD IS COMING IN.
MORE WE ARE DEVELOPING DOWNTOWN HARDWARE DOES WALK ABILITY TO OUR GREEN SPACES, WALK ABILITY TO EDUCATION.
I THINK THAT IS GOING TO BE CRUCIAL AND IT TAKES VEHICLES OFF THE ROADS AND IT CONNECTS OUR COMMUNITY.
SO I THINK AS WE PAINT THIS PICTURE WITH OUR CITY, WE HAVE TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND WITH DIVERSITY AS WE HEARD.
WHETHER IT IS DUPLEXES FROM MULTILEVEL HOUSING.
AND SO I THINK THAT IS IMPORTANT.
BUT I DO AGREE WITH EVERYONE IS SAYING AND I THINK PARTNERSHIPS ARE GOING TO BE CRUCIAL MOVING FORWARD.
ALTHOUGH THIS PANDEMIC, I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO STRENGTHEN OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE COALITION AND SEE WHAT THEY ARE DOING ON SOMEONE OR OTHER AGENCIES IN THE AREA.
BECAUSE THEY MIGHT HAVE ACCESS OR HAVE OTHER RESOURCES WE CAN TAP INTO AS A CITY.
AS WE KNOW, WE ARE NOT A BANK.
I THINK PARTNERSHIPS COMMIT DIVERSITY IN OUR HOUSING AND CONNECT ABILITY TO GREEN SPACES AND IMPLEMENT EDUCATION IS GOING TO BE CRUCIAL MOVING FORWARD.
COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ? P8 JUST A QUICK NOTE.
IF WE DO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOMES HERE IN OUR FUTURE PROJECTS, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT PRIORITIZED FOR OUR INDIO RESIDENCE OF THE OF THE FIRST ONES TO BENEFIT FROM ANY AFFORDABLE UNITS THAT WE BUILD.
>>CHRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ CEJA : CONTINUING THE TRAIL OF THOUGHT.
WAS LOOKING AT THE REPORT THEY PREPARED FOR US IN 2019 TO THE LOCAL PROFILES REPORT IS VERY CONCERNING THAT THE LATINO POPULATION IN INDIO HAS DECREASED BY EIGHT PERCENT OR NEARLY 8 PERCENT WHILE CERTAIN THE DEMOGRAPHICS ARE INCREASING.
NEEDS AN EXPONENTIAL RATE OF PEOPLE MOVING INTO THE CITY.
SO JUST ECHOING COUNCILMEMBER ORTIZ COMMENT ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE APPROACHING THE HOUSING NEEDS THAT WE ARE REALLY THINKING ABOUT OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE HERE NOW AND HOW WE ARE MAKING THAT A PRIORITY.
AND NOT SO MUCH CONCENTRATING ON FOLKS JOINING OUR COMMUNITY.
MR. SNYDER, ANY LAST COMMENTS? ! WE HAVE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS FOR YOU IF WE COULD GO THROUGH THOSE.
THE QUESTION UP ON THE SCREEN RIGHT NOW, I THINK THE COUNCIL AND THE COMMISSION HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB TOUCHING UPON.
BUT IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER COMMENTS THE COUNSELOR COMMISSION HAS.
AS WE STATED EARLIER IN THE PRESENTATION, WE AVERAGE 200 TO 300 UNITS.
WE HAD A BANNER OF YEAR SO TO SPEAK AND 2020 WITH 409 WERE ALSO NEW SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
WITH THE ARENA NUMBERS APPROACHING ALMOST 8000 UNITS, YOU ARE LOOKING AT ALMOST 1000 UNITS ANNUALLY TO MEET THOSE NUMBERS, WHICH IS A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN HOUSING PRODUCTION ACTIVITY OVER WHAT WE HAVE HISTORICALLY SEEN IN THE CITY, EITHER WITH 2020 BEING ABOUT YEAR.
AND SO FROM THE STAFF PERSPECTIVE HOUSING PRODUCTION IS PRIMARILY DONE BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
THERE ARE SOME NONPROFIT OPPORTUNITIES AS HAS BEEN NOTED.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY THOUGHTS FOR THE SPECIFIC QUESTION, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT.
SPOKE AT THE GREAT COVETED BUT I SEE COUNCIL MEMBER ORTIZ HAS HIS HAND RAISED.
SPOKE SORRY, ONLY MOVING ON TO THE NEXT QUESTION? WHAT YES.
>> ON THINK ONE OF THE BARRIERS WE ARE SEEING IS WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING WE COULD DO A FAST TRACK SO IT GETS PRIORITIZED OVER OTHER HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS IN
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OTHER DEVELOPMENT IN GENERAL.WE CAN PRIORITIZE THAT AND PUT ON A FAST TRACK, 45 DAY, 90 DAY FAST TRACK SO WE CAN GET THOSE GETTING UP AND BUILT SOONER.
AND THE OTHER BARRIER I AM HEARING.
WITH THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS, AND THINK IF WE WOULD BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE SOME OF THE LAND BE OWNED, AT THE COULD BE MUCH EASIER TO MAKE THEIR PROJECTS PENCIL OUT AND WOULD BE ABLE TO GET BUILDING PRETTY QUICKLY HERE.
>>ELAINE HOLMES: COUNCILMEMBER MILLER?
>>GLEN MILLER: IS THAT SOMETHING ROXANNE CAN LOOK AT SO IT DOESN'T KICK IN PREVAILING WAGE.
BUT WE CAN SEE IF THERE IS SOMETHING WE CAN DO.
I AM MORE THAN HAPPY TO DEDICATE LAND TO BUILDING HOMES IF WE CAN KEEP THE PRICES DOWN THERE WE HAVE QUITE A FEW AREAS WE COULD UTILIZE B6 THE CONCEPT OF DUPLEXES OR FOURPLEXES, AND THINK ALLOW FOR AN ENTRY-LEVEL KIND OF ENVIRONMENT.
LOOKING FOR OTHER COMMENTS FROM OTHER FOLKS WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM? HERE IS ANOTHER QUESTION REGARDING GENERAL PLAN 2040 POLICY 7.3.
SPOKE AS MENTIONED EARLIER IN OUR PRESENTATION, WE THE GENERAL PLAN POLICY THAT THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDED IN THE COUNCIL ADOPTED.
THE GOAL IS TO DISTRIBUTE AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGH OUR CITY.
SINCE WE WANTED TO GET THE COUNCIL AND COMMISSIONS PERSPECTIVES ON HOW TO DO THAT THERE WOULD BE GIVE YOU SOME EXAMPLES THROUGH THE COULD BE FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO DO THAT, THERE BEEN SEVERAL MENTIONS OF INCLUSIVE REZONING REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE TERM, THAT IS WHAT YOU REQUIRE PROJECTS TO HAVE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF THE UNITS BE AFFORDABLE HE WOULD SOME COMMUNITIES HAVE DONE FIVE PERCENT, SOME HAVE DONE 10 PERCENT.
THIS IS ENACTED IN SEVERAL COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
THERE IS ACTUALLY SOME EFFORTS NATIONWIDE, NOT NECESSARILY IN CALIFORNIA YET, BUT TO EITHER REDUCE OR ELIMINATE ONLY AREAS OF COMMUNITIES.
FOR EXAMPLE, THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND SPECIFICALLY MINNEAPOLIS HAS ELIMINATED SINGLE-FAMILY ONLY.
SO THEY ALLOW IN A SINGLE-FAMILY AREA, THEY ALLOW THE DUPLEXES AND SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES TO GO THERE.
AN ORGAN RECENTLY PASSED LEGISLATION THAT ALLOWS CITIES TO DO THIS AS WELL.
MOTHER MAYBE LEGISLATIVE HURDLES FOR THAT, THIS MAY BE A CONVERSATION ULTIMATELY THAT NEEDS TO BE HAD AT THE STATEWIDE LEVEL.
BUT THIS IS THE KIND OF CONVERSATIONS IN TERMS OF THE DIVERSITY THE COMMISSION AND COUNCIL HAVE BEEN MENTIONING DURING OUR CONVERSATION.
THIS CAN PROMOTE DIVERSITY IN TERMS OF THE ELIMINATION OF SINGLE-FAMILY ONLY.
SO I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FEEDBACK FROM COUNSEL OR COMMISSION.
>>LUPE RAMOS AMITH: WE THE CITY HAVE VERY LITTLE MONEY IN OUR HOUSING FUND.
I SEE THE ONLY FINANCIAL INCENTIVE WE CAN DO IS TO MAYBE DEFER FEES RATHER THAN TO REQUIRE THEM TO BE PAID UP FRONT.
BUT I DON'T SEE A WHOLE LOT OF WAYS WE CAN FINANCIAL INCENTIVES AT THE CITY LEVEL.
ZONING REQUIREMENTS IS NOT REALLY SOMETHING I AM SUPPORTIVE OF.
I DON'T WANT TO DICTATE TO THE MARKET WHAT THEY SHOULD DO.
I WILL THE DEVELOPER TO RESPOND TO THE MARKET AND BUILD WHAT HE BELIEVES IS NEEDED WITHIN THE MARKET AREA.
BUT I DO THINK WE CAN ELIMINATE SINGLE-FAMILY ONLY AREAS OF THE CITY.
I AM REALLY NOT A PROPONENT OF THAT.
I HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR MIXED USE FOR OVER A DECADE AND I THINK IT IS TIME WE HAVE SINGLE-FAMILY ONLY AREAS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT AREAS WE CAN SHIFT TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE OF DIFFERENT PRODUCT TYPES.
THAT IS SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE PROPOSED MOVING FORWARD.
SOMETHING I HAVE OBSERVED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IS WATCHING THE TRILOGY DEVELOPMENT.
WE HAVE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, YOU HAVE SMALL SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES, YOU HAVE DUPLEXES, YOU HAVE CONDOMINIUMS. ALL IN THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT SCALE DOWN TO SOMETHING MORE ENTRY-LEVEL AFFORDABLE IS SOMETHING I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT.
I WATCH IT AND HOW IT IS DEVELOPING AND WATCH THE HOUSES GET SMALLER AND LOTS GET SMALLER SO MORE PEOPLE CAN WITHIN A CERTAIN RANGE LIVED THERE.
IF WE SCALE SOMETHING LIKE THAT DOWN A LITTLE BIT, THINK OF THE OPPORTUNITIES.
LOOKING AT THE QUESTION POSED TO US, I AM WARY ABOUT AN EXCLUSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE.
I HAVE SEEN SOME CITIES DEPENDING ON THE FEE IMPOSED MAKE IT TOUGH TO BUILD A
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MARKET LEVEL HOUSING.IF IT IS UP IN THE CITIES THINKING ABOUT, IT'S WORTH AN IN-DEPTH STUDY TO LOOK AT.
ONE THING I AM IN FAVOR FOR IS LOOKING AT PARTS OF THE CITY AROUND JOB CENTERS AND ELIMINATING SINGLE-FAMILY AREAS FOR DIRECTOR SCHNEIDER HAD JUST MENTIONED MINNEAPOLIS, ORGANIST TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PIVOTABLY THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO MADE THE SAME MOVE LAST NIGHT TO EXPLORE ELIMINATING SINGLE-FAMILY ZONES THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
I THINK THAT THIS IS SOMETHING GAINING TRACTION IN SOMETHING THAT CAN BE PROGRESSIVE IN LOOKING AT WAYS TO PROVIDE MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY.
I THINK RATHER THAN AN EXCLUSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE, OR THE CITY DOES HAVE SOME POWER IS DISCRETIONARY APPROVAL SPIRIT WE HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC PLANS FOR DEVELOPERS, AND WANT TO INCREASE THE DENSITY, BUT THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING A VARIATION PRODUCT TYPE.
OR SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES ON THE LOT FOR THE THINK A SPECIFIC PLAN IS THE CITIES OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SOME EXISTS ACTION IN TERMS OF THE FEE TOWARD AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR REQUIRE IT ON THE SITE.
I THINK OF THE LYCAN INCLUSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE IS WORTH A LOT MORE EXPLORATION.
>>ELAINE HOLMES: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE NEED TO DO AN IN-DEPTH STUDY ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS.
I THINK THAT WOULD ACTUALLY ADDRESS SIMILAR CONCERNS RAISED THAT WE DO NOT HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OUR OWN PUSH FOR LOW INCOME HOUSING.
IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IF WE DO THIS CORRECTLY, THE DEVELOPERS DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BUILD, BUT THEY COULD AT THE COST THE POTENTIAL FUND AND THE CITY CAN THEN UTILIZE LATER.
I THINK LOOKING INTO THE INCLUSIVE ZONING OPPORTUNITY OR OPTION IS A WAY FOR US TO NOT ONLY CAPTURE SOME OF THOSE POTENTIAL FUNDS, BUT THAT WAS OF LIFTING EARLIER ABOUT MAKING SURE WE ARE NOT SEGREGATING OUR FOLKS BUT THAT WE ARE PROVIDING THIS WILL TO INCOME COMMUNITY.
I THINK WE HAVE SEEN HISTORICALLY WHEN WE HAVE SEEN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS GO, HOW CONCENTRATING CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHICS IN AREAS HAS NOT BEEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FOR CITIES.
AND SO I THINK THINKING ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE IN THE PROJECTS.
I HAVE BEEN IN THE COMMISSION FOR A VERY SHORT TIME, BUT THE COMMISSIONER FRANZ WILL SAY WE HAVE ONLY SEEN CERTAIN TYPES OF PROJECTS COME TO A SPIRIT ALLOWING MARKET TO DECIDE WHAT PROJECTS THEY WANT TO BUILD HAS NOT BEEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL.
AND THINK IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DECIDE WHAT BEST HOUSING WORKS FOR US AND HOW WE ARE UTILIZING THE INTEREST THAT WE HAVE SEEN TO OUR BENEFIT.
>>ELAINE HOLMES: THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMENTS.
>>OSCAR ORTIZ : I'M INTERESTED AS WELL AS LOOKING AT THE INCLUSIVE ZONING IN LOOKING AT WHAT PERCENTAGES HAVE WORKED IN OTHER AREAS IN THEM INTERESTED IN THE IDEAS OF THE DISCRETIONARY APPROVALS.
I LIKE MAYOR HOLMES, YOU ARE POINTS ON MIXED-INCOME DEVELOPMENT.
FOR INFILL DEVELOPMENT, I DO KNOW THERE ARE EXEMPTIONS THAT CAN HELP US OUT THERE.
THEM ALSO OKAY WITH THE FEW DEFERRALS WHO IT.
>>ELAINE HOLMES: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THE INCLUSIVE ZONING CONCEPT, WHICH SOME PEOPLE ARE EMBRACING AND I KNOW OTHERS HAVE CONCERNS.
CAN YOU DESCRIBE THAT IN MORE DETAIL?
>> INCLUSIVE ZONING AT ITS SIMPLEST MEANS A CERTAIN TYPE OF PROJECT CAN BE APPLIED ACROSS THE BOARD TO ANY PROJECT, IT CAN BE KNOWN TYPE DOWN TO CERTAIN TYPES OF PROJECTS.
THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED BASED ON POLICY ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO INCLUDE A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN THEIR PROJECT.
INTO MY OWN EXPERIENCE, I HAVE SEEN SOME COMMUNITIES AMENDED A FIVE PERCENT INCLUSION.
I HAVE SEEN SOME COMMUNITIES THAT MANDATED 20 PERCENT INCLUSION.
THERE WERE SEVERAL GOOD POINTS MADE ABOUT DOING AN IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS.
THE COMMUNITIES I AM AWARE OF HER PROJECTS DONE UNDER INCLUSIVE HOUSING HAVE REALLY GONE THROUGH THAT POLICY ANALYSIS CONVERSATION BEFORE THEY EVER MADE ANY
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SUDDEN DECISION TO MANDATE THAT.BECAUSE THERE ARE IMPLICATIONS FOR MARKET FORCES MAY OR MAY NOT RESPOND POSITIVELY.
EVERY COMMUNITY HAS MARKET FORCES MAY NOT WORK IN ANOTHER COMMUNITY.
THIS ADDRESSES THE DISTRIBUTION QUESTION BY ENSURING AS DEVELOPMENT OCCURS THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT AREAS OF YOUR COMMUNITY, IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THE DIFFERENT AREAS SO IT IS NOT SEGREGATED TO ONE PORTION OF YOUR COMMUNITY OR A LIMITED NUMBER.
THAT IS THE BASIC PREMISE BEHIND INCLUSIONARY.
THEIR PAPERS AND BOOKS WRITTEN ON THIS, BUT THAT IS JUST A SIMPLE STRAIGHTFORWARD EXPLANATION.
>> I AGREE WITH THAT AND I HAVE NO PROBLEM KNOCKING DOWN SOME OF THE SINGLE-FAMILY HOME AREAS AND ALLOWING MULTIPLE USES.
AND I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE INCENTIVE AND THE ZONING FOR CERTAIN AREAS.
BUT IT ALSO BACKFIRED AS MANY AREAS IF IT IS A GATED COMMUNITY.
WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE DIFFERENT BUILDERS COME IN, DIFFERENT AGE ALWAYS, DIFFERENT THINGS AND THEY DON'T GET ON LONG AND NOBODY WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSE ABILITY FOR IT.
SO IF WE ARE GOING TO DO IT, IT HAS TO BE WHERE THERE ISN'T A FEE ASSOCIATED WITH AN HOA OR AT LEAST SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE OUT OF CONTROL WHERE IT IS NOT EQUAL.
BECAUSE WE HAD DIFFERENT AGENCIES IN DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT PUT THEIR HOUSING IN THERE AND IT DOESN'T SHARE EQUALLY AND IT HAS CAUSED AND CREATED A BLIGHTED AREA THAT HAS COME BACK TO HURT ALL THE INCOME VALLEY AND HOUSING VALUES THAT.
SO WE WILL HAVE TO MAKE SURE IT IS SOMETHING I CAN WORK FOR ALL OF THEM IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO BUILD IT.
ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE GOING TO BUILD IT IN PHASES.
IF IT'S IN A NON- GATED COMMUNITY, WE CAN PUT THINGS THERE AND THEY CAN TAKE HER THE FACILITIES.
WE ALSO HAD OUR LAND SCAPE DISTRICTS THAT DOES NOT AFFORD THE AVAILABILITY BECAUSE WE SET THE COST OF IT.
SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHERE WE PUT THESE IN WHAT WE DO TO MAKE SURE IT IS AFFORDABLE IN THE LONG RUN TOO.
>>ELAINE HOLMES: AND I THINK AS WELL Â" INDIAN SPRINGS, I'M SORRY, INDIAN PALMS. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WAS SORT OF THE PERFECT SITUATION.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING FROM APARTMENTS TO DUPLEXES TO CUSTOM HOMES TO SMALL HOMES TO GARDEN HOMES, RIGHT? AND CERTAINLY 10 YEARS AGO AFFORDABLE.
COMING, THERE IS STILL SOME AFFORDABLE PLACES IN THERE, BUT THE CHALLENGE WITH THAT ALL THE DIFFERENT FACIAL WAYS SO LOCKED INTO THERE IS SO MUCH INCITING THEIR OF THE PROPERTY IS DETERIORATING.
AND SO THAT CAN BE AN EXAMPLE WOULD HAVING DIFFERENT PRODUCT TYPES IN AN AREA CAN ACHIEVE.
AND AN EXAMPLE FOR SOMEHOW, OUR ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE IT.
I DON'T KNOW HOW WE DO THAT SO THERE AREN'T 52,000 DIFFERENT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS FIGHTING AGAINST EACH OTHER IN SUCH A FASHION NOTHING GETS DONE IN THE ENTIRE AREA DETERIORATES.
THAT'S A VERY SAD SITUATION THERE.
>> I THINK ONE THING I WOULD MENTION IS AN INCLUSIONARY ZONING ORDINANCE, YOU OFTEN DO SEE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AFFORDABILITY OF THE UNITS BE CONTROLLED AND MAINTAINED.
SO YOU CAN'T JUST HAVE A PORTABLE HOUSING UNIT BUILT.
THERE ARE POLICY EXAMPLES FROM OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT PUT THE CONTROLS IN PLACE TO ADDRESS AFFORDABILITY.
IS ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY CITIES CANNOT THE POLICY LEVEL CONTROL THE COORDINATION FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD BETWEEN THE CCN ARE IN MULTIPLE HOMEOWNER SITUATIONS BUT NOT THAT THE CITY WOULD SAY YOU CAN'T HAVE MULTIPLES, BUT THEY CAN MANDATE THEIR POLICY ACTION IN THE REGULATORY REVIEW PROCESS FOR THE COORDINATION.
AND SO I HAVE SEEN THAT BEFORE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS BOTH THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER MILLER HAVE IDENTIFIED.
AND SO THESE ARE GOOD Â" THESE ARE THE KIND OF FEEDBACK WE ARE LOOKING FOR.
IS OR WHAT WE CAN DO RESEARCH ON AND BRING BACK AT A LATER DATE.
WE HAVE ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LEFT OF THIS DISCUSSION.
ARE THERE ANY CLOSING COMMENTS?
>> ONE LAST QUESTION OR COMMENT.
THE CITY OF INDIO CURRENTLY REQUIRES EVERY DEVELOPMENT TO HAVE CCN ARE.
I FEEL THAT IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO MOVE AWAY FROM IF WE ARE TO HAVE HOUSING AFFORDABLE, HOW CAN HE EXPECT THEM TO PAY NEXT 200, $300 A MONTH BECAUSE THEY'RE
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IN A GATED COMMUNITY.I THINK WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
THE GOING TO START REQUIRING ALL COMMUNITIES TO BE GATED.
AND IF WE DO LLD RIGHT, IT'S OKAY.
WE COVER THE COST PER THE PROBLEM IS WE'VE NEVER DONE IT RIGHT.
SO WE NEED TO SHIFT AWAY FROM THE HOA IN CREATING A GREATER COMMUNITY.
>>ELAINE HOLMES: TOTALLY AGREE.
COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ, REAL QUICK.
>> I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AS WE ARE GOING IN DEPTH OF THE STUDY IF INCLUSIVE HOUSING IS FOR US, I WANTED TO ALSO BE APPROACHED THROUGH AN EQUITY RACIAL LENS.
REALLY DOING AN IN-DEPTH STUDY OF WHO ARE THE FOLKS, WHAT DEMOGRAPHICS ARE THE FOLKS THAT CAN AFFORD THE HIGHER END HOMES WE HAVE BEEN PRODUCING.
AND WHO ARE THE FOLKS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS WAS TYPES OF COMMUNITIES? THINK BRINGING THAT BACK, THE COUNCIL RECENTLY PASSED AN ORDINANCE TO MAKE SURE OUR POLICIES AND EVERYTHING WE ARE DOING IS BEING DONE THROUGH RACIAL EQUITABLE LINENS.
AND THINK AS WE ARE COMPILING THAT DATA, I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO REALLY LOOK AT HOW WE ARE DIFFERENT SUFFERING COMMUNITIES AS WELL.
I GO VISIT SOME OF THESE GATED COMMUNITIES AND THERE ARE VERY SPECIFIC TYPES OF PEOPLE THAT LIVED THERE.
MOST OF THE TIME THEY DON'T LOOK LIKE ME.
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE ACCESS TO SOME OF THE REALLY NICE NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL.
JUST SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO UPLIFT AND HOPE THAT AS WE ARE GOING INTO THE IN-DEPTH STUDY THAT WE ARE REALLY PUSHING THAT.
CHAIRMAN LOPEZ? I WOULD LIKE TO AGREE WITH THE COMMENTS AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS, SOME OF THOSE IDEAS IMPLEMENTED OR RECOMMENDED IN OUR HOUSING ASSESSMENT, REASSESSMENT.
SO I GUESS THAT WOULD GO Â" THAT REQUEST WOULD GO TO SHANNON AND SEE WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE.
AGAIN, TO AGREE WITH THE COMMISSIONER RODRIGUEZ P6 PERFECTLY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND DOWN TO THE LAST TWO MINUTES.
AND THINK THERE'S BEEN SOME OUTSTANDING CONVERSATION HERE IN A GREAT START TO SOMETHING WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DISCUSS AND OF ALL.
CITY MANAGER, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT?
>> I WAS GOING TO SAY WHAT YOU JUST SAID.
ONE OF THE REASONS I LOVE WORKING IN INDIO IS PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE, PEOPLE THAT WE GET TO WORK WITH OF THE CITY ARE SO OPEN-MINDED TO THE REAL ISSUES THAT I CAN TELL THE HAVING WORKED IN AS MANY CITIES AS I WORKED IN, THERE ARE A LOT OF CITIES THIS CONVERSATION TODAY WOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED IN BECAUSE WE SPENT THE FIRST 40 MINUTES COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SIZE OF OUR ALLEGATION AND TALKING ABOUT WHAT IS IMPOSSIBLE.
AND INSTEAD WE JUST HAD A DISCUSSION FOR AN HOUR AND 45 MINUTES THAT I THINK COULD HAVE GONE ON FOR FOUR HOURS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR AND WE HAVE THIS KIND OF ATTITUDE IN THIS KIND OF APPROACH.
I WOULD BE WILLING TO BET OUR HOUSING ELEMENT CONSULTANTS ARE EXCITED TO BE WORKING ON THIS PROJECT BASED ON THE CONVERSATION THAT JUST OCCURRED.
AND THINK THE SOON TO BE FORMER CITY MANAGER IS GOING TO BE GLAD THAT I'M A CITY RESIDENT AND CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS.
>>ELAINE HOLMES: ABSOLUTELY CORRECT THAT IS WHAT MAKES INDIO GREAT.
THE PEOPLE! IN ALL OUR COLLECTIVES DESIRE TO BE IN A CITY THAT IS EMBRACING THEM ALL.
TO MR. STEINER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A LAST, QUICK.
>> ON BEHALF OF THE CONSULTANT TEAM AND CITY STAFF TO ECHO CITY MANAGER SCOTT, WE WANT TO THINK THE COUNCIL PLAN COMMISSION FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
I AGREE WITH THE CITY MANAGER THIS COULD GO ON FOR MANY HOURS AND WE KNOW YOUR TIME IS PRECIOUS AND YOU HAVE OTHER ITEMS ON THE UPCOMING COUNCIL AGENDA.
BUT THIS IS NOT LAST CONVERSATION EITHER WITH THE COUNCIL OR COMMISSION OR THE COMMUNITY.
WE WOULD ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO GO TO OUR CITY WEBSITE.
IS INFORMATION THERE, A COPY OF THE PRESENTATION WILL BE POSTED TOMORROW SO FOLKS CAN REVIEW AT THEIR LEISURE.
AND AGAIN, ON FEBRUARY 18 WE WILL HAVE OUR FIRST MEETING AT THE END OF THE LAST MONTH BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY FOLKS WILL SEEM POSTCARD MAILINGS IN THEIR MAILBOXES WILL INFORMATION THAT MEETING ALONG WITH OTHER MEETINGS AND HOW TO GET INFORMATION.
WE ENCOURAGE AND ASK COMMUNITY GIVE US THEIR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS SO THAT WE CAN ULTIMATELY BRING BACK A PLAN THAT REPRESENTS THE INDIO COMMUNITY FOR THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND COUNCILS CONSIDERATION.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
>>ELAINE HOLMES: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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THANK YOU TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.PLEASE, OR QUESTIONS, OR THOUGHT, MORE IDEAS.
I NEED TO SWITCH OVER TO THE REGULAR MEETING, BUT I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE'S PARTICIPATION AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE PARTICIPATION FROM YOU AND EVERYONE IN THIS COMMUNITY.
OKAY.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.