CC 2005 08-04
CITY OF POWAY, CALIFORNIA
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
AUGUST 4, 2005
The August 4, 2005, Adjourned Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Poway, was called to order at 6:05 p.m. by Mayor Cafagna at the City Council Chambers,
13325 Civic Center Drive, Poway, California.
COUNCILMEMBERS PRESENT
Merrilee Boyack, Betty Rexford, Mickey Cafagna
COUNCILMEMBERS ABSENT
Bob Emery, Don Higginson
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
James Bowersox
Tamara Smith
Sherrie Worrell
Deborah Johnson
Niall Fritz
Patti Brindle
Kristen Crane
City Manager
City Attorney
Deputy City Clerk
Director of Redevelopment Services
Director of Development Services
City Planner
Assistant to the City Manager
CITY COUNCILMEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
There were no announcements.
PUBLIC ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
Mayor Cafagna explained the procedure for Public Oral Communications. There was no
one present wishing to speak.
WORKSHOP ITEMS
ITEM 1
HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE
(0220-40)
City Manager Bowersox introduced City Planner, Patti Brindle, who gave the staff report
and a PowerPoint presentation.
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The PowerPoint presentation outlined the purpose of the Housing Element, its relationship
to the Redevelopment Agency's Redevelopment and Housing Implementation Plan,
regional housing needs, identification of adequate sites, and policy considerations.
The Housing Element is one of seven mandatory General Plan Elements, which must be
updated every five years and jurisdictions must incorporate extensive content
requirements. Jurisdictions must demonstrate that they have enough properly zoned land
to satisfy regionally determined housing needs. Elements must also include programs
and policies or strategies to achieve a full range of housing opportunities. The goal of the
Housing Element Amendment is to develop housing policies that are appropriate for
Poway yet still comply with State law.
A significant increase in the number of regional share units, the increase in housing costs,
plus significantly tougher site inventory criteria that have been established by the State,
have resulted in policy questions that require City Council direction before the Housing
Element is updated.
With the site inventory requirements of State law, amendments to the General Plan and
Zoning Ordinance are necessary. In order to determine the amendments that would be
needed several strategies must be considered including: 1) an inventory of currently
planned sites; 2) increase density of currently planned low income sites; 3) residential
apartment zone upgrade; 4) mixed use zone amendment; 5) rezone privately owned
property; 6) evaluate unit potential with mixed use development in commercial zones; 7)
increase density of currently planned moderate income sites.
The City Council received the presentation, directed staff to move forward with the update,
while also working with the rest of the cities in the county to address the housing
requirements that the State is forcing onto cities. No action was taken.
ADJOURNMENT: Mayor Cafagna adjourned the meeting at 7:15 p.m.
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Sherrie D. Worrell, Deputy City Clerk
City of Poway, California
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