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PlanningBoard | 2008-06-23 | 15 | Vice President Kohlstrand moved to adopt draft Planning Board Resolution to approve the staff recommendation to accept the Master Plan Amendment to reduce the number of affordable housing units required on the site from ten to five, and allow for five slightly larger lots. Applicant is also seeking a finding that the Island High School site, 2437 Eagle Avenue, is suitable for affordable housing, and the purposes of the Affordable Housing Requirements would be better served by construction of at least nine affordable units at the Island High site rather than five affordable units at the Grand Marina site. Board member Ezzy Ashcraft proposed an amendment to the resolution to move the five affordable housing units moved off-site to the Island High site to be moderate- to below-income, and for one unit to be very-low-income. Mr. Day noted that the pro forma was based on having the five moderate-income units on-site. Board member Ezzy Ashcraft noted that Attachment 1 discussed approving additional affordable housing for future credit, and would like to take one project at a time. She liked the idea of the affordable housing being located on the Island High site, which would be a benefit to the school district. Mr. Thomas noted that the Planning Board's point about the housing mix may be made as a recommendation to the City Council. The Master Plan and the finding about Island High do not specifically discuss that issue, but the proposed amendment to the motion could be included as a recommendation to the Council. In response to an inquiry by Board member Ezzy Ashcraft whether the finances would not be feasible if the low- and very-low-income units were placed on the Grand Marina site, Mr. Day confirmed that was correct because there was a considerable amount of funding from their pocket to do the off-site placement. She noted that the second full sentence of Attachment 1 (page 2 of 3) read, "Furthermore, the Planning Board's recommendation regarding the Island High site constitutes a finding about the potential benefits of a potential future project for the City's affordable housing program." She believed it was a great location for affordable housing for qualified school district employees, but did not want to get into approving moving affordable housing off-site for future developments that the City had not even seen yet. Vice President Kohlstrand did not want to hamstring the site so that only a portion of the project's goals could be accomplished. She noted that the goal of the project was to provide affordable housing for school district employees. Mr. Day noted that they would put in as many units in as possible, and that there would be more than nine units. President Cook noted that the Planning Board would like to maximize the mix of types of affordable housing units, certainly on the Island High site and possibly on the other site. She requested that Ms. Faiz ensure that the Planning Board did not abdicate its right if the Island High site did not work out, and that alternative sites would be brought forth. Page 15 of 23 | PlanningBoard/2008-06-23.pdf |