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AHA2007/09/11ANAHEIM HOUSING AUTHORITY REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2007 The Anaheim Housing Authority met in regular session in the Chambers of the Anaheim City Hall located at 200 South Anaheim Boulevard. PRESENT: Chairman Curt Pringle, Authority Members: Lorri Galloway, Bob Hernandez, Lucille Kring and Harry Sidhu STAFF PRESENT: City Manager David Morgan, City Attorney Jack White, Secretary, Linda Nguyen A copy of the agenda for the meeting of the Anaheim Housing Authority was posted on September 7, 2007 on the kiosk outside City Hall. Chairman Pringle called the regular meeting to order at 5:06 P.M. in the Council Chambers of Anaheim City Hall, 200 South Anaheim Boulevard for a joint public comment session with the City Council. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA: None PUBLIC COMMENTS: Pam Folker, resident, addressed her remarks to Item No. 1, the affordable housing project proposed for the Greenleaf/Glenoaks area. She expressed concern that the high density project would exacerbate existing graffiti, vandalism and parking problems already in her neighborhood. She emphasized that within a quarter mile area, there were over 471 apartment units and she felt the development would increase spillover parking problems. Mayor Pringle remarked the Greenleaf/Glenoaks site was property the City purchased from Caltrans with the idea of making it available for affordable housing and had subsequently asked housing providers to bid on this site plus two other properties owned by the City. He indicated Jamboree Housing had been awarded the bid to go forward with development of this property and that a development agreement was now before the City for consideration. From his perspective, he felt there had been multiple steps along the way in which the City solicited comments from the community and at this point, he might not be inclined to change the course of this development which he felt would be an asset to Anaheim. He recommended the neighboring community work with Jamboree Housing to discuss and work out their concerns during the design phase of the process. CONSENT CALENDAR: Authority Member Kring removed Item No. 1 from the consent calendar for further discussion and moved to approve the balance of the consent calendar, seconded by Authority Member Sidhu. Roll Call vote: Ayes - 5; Chairman Pringle, Authority Members: Galloway, Hernandez, Kring and Sidhu. Noes - 0. Motion Carried 2. Approve minutes of the Housing Authority meeting held August 21, 2007. Anaheim Housing Authority Minutes of September 11, 2007 Page 2 END OF CONSENT: 1. Approve and authorize the Housing Executive Director to execute an Affordable Housing 4773 Agreement with Jamboree Housing Corporation for the Greenleaf/Glenoaks Affordable Housing Project could occur with this project, especially with the abundance of apartments in this area and existing parking problems and asked staff if anything was being done to remedy that problem. Authority Member Kring removed this item from the consent calendar to express her concern relative to spillover parking. She recognized the need for affordable housing in the City, but did not wish to cause problems for existing residences, especially with the proliferation of apartment complexes in the vicinity and asked staff what was being done to alleviate these concerns. Brad Hobson, Community Development Department, stated that the only plans currently on the table were conceptual plans by Jamboree Housing. He pointed out there would be an on-going design process and staff would work with the community to get their input. He added Jamboree had worked with the neighboring community during past projects and would do so again. With regard to the parking requirements for this project and the density bonus ordinance, he indicated they were prescribed for this type of development by the State of California and in this particular instance, more parking was being provided than was required by the State. Authority Member Kring asked that Jamboree Housing Corporation be cautious about the impacts of their development on neighbors and moved to approve the development agreement with Jamboree Housing, seconded by Authority member Galloway. Roll Call vote: Ayes - 5; Chairman Pringle, Authority Members: Galloway, Hernandez, Kring and Sidhu. Noes - 0. Motion Carried ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Chairman Pringle adjourned the Anaheim Housing Authority Meeting at 6:05 P.M. to reconvene the Anaheim City Council meeting. Resp Ily submitted, Linda Nguyen, Se e ry Anaheim Housing Authority