1 Housing Element Advisory Committee 3-10-21 Meeting - Minutes

Laura introduced Staff and committee members.. Mendez, Azusa City Council Present - Mercedes Castro, Azusa Planning Commission Absent - Christell Hutchinson, Azusa Senior Advisory Comm

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Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, March 10, 2021

6:00 PM - Zoom

A Introductions

Laura Stetson began meeting at 6:05 p.m Laura introduced Staff and committee members Manuel Munoz, Planning Manager took roll call:

Present - Andrew N Mendez, Azusa City Council

Present - Mercedes Castro, Azusa Planning Commission

Absent - Christell Hutchinson, Azusa Senior Advisory Committee

Present - Steve Castro, Azusa Chamber of Commerce

Absent - Latasha Jamal, Azusa Unified School District

Absent - Maureen Taylor, Azusa Pacific University

B Nominate Chair and Vice Chair

Andrew Mendez nominated Mercedes Castro as Chair Steve Castro seconded Mercedes Castro nominated Andrew Mendez as Vice Chair Steve Castro

seconded

C Housing Element

a Overview

Laura Stetson gave a presentation on the Housing Element Update process

b Update Process and Timeline

c March 9, 2021 Meeting Summary

Laura provided a summary of the topics discussed during community workshop meeting

d Share your thoughts:

Various Committee members and Staff added to the whiteboard regarding key housing issues, strategies, constraints, etc Some issues brought up included:

Housing Element Update

Advisory Committee

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Housing Element Update

Advisory Committee

• Opportunity Zones,

• Underutilized sites,

• ADUs,

• Reduced parking requirements,

• School- or City-owned properties as development opportunities,

• Infrastructure capacity to support new housing,

• Post-pandemic mixed-use concerns,

• Adaptive Re-use,

• Transfer of Development Rights (TDR),

• Inclusionary zoning/housing,

• Reaching out to stakeholders to fill out the Survey

D Public Comment

Marcella Rodriguez, resident, stated that she will share the survey with her HOA and others

Laura announced that the next steps in the process will be:

• Promoting the survey,

• March 30th

is the second Advisory meeting,

• An additional community workshop (date pending)

Chair M Castro adjourned the meeting at 7:25 p.m