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PlanningBoard | 2014-04-28 | 5 | President Burton closed the public comment period. Mr. Thomas reported the City is not prepared to make a promise to the state that the City wouldn't be able to keep. We don't want to be coming back to the PB and say we haven't done the work as promised, i.e. Universal Design. There aren't enough resources for things like tracking rents, gathering data, analyzing data, reporting data, etc. In terms of control, the state doesn't control rents but there has been more legislation. Once a program gets into the HE we are required to report annually on this program. The City Council would oversee rent control, not the state. Board member Alvarez-Morroni commended staff for the boiled down version. Board member Tang commented on the housing crisis and there is a limited supply of rental units. Building more affordable rentals could alleviate the problem, but landlords cannot raise the rents suddenly after no increases for many years. Perhaps long term goals with developers would be a good idea, increase supply. Board member Zuppan stated that rent stabilization needs to be addressed, but having it in the HE at this time may not be the way to go. Criticizing resources that are available isn't the best use of time, and the RRAC is an affective body. The Universal Design seems more critical to get this into the HE. Mr. Thomas hopes to have the draft ordinance of Universal Design by end of 2014. All developers have been talked to as a requirement for all projects. Board member Zuppan commented on transportation around new developments. She asked about new policy for this issue. She asked staff if there is more we can do. She wanted to thank RRAC for their service. Vice President Henneberry stated there isn't expertise in getting a rent stabilization policy into the HE, but they can request for City Council to look into this. He suggested adding a sentence in the HE under RRAC to include this comment. Board member Knox White stated that he strongly supports and encourages a program to address the issue of rent stabilizing, and a process for all parties to be at a table to talk about the issue. He would also like to see a timeline for when this would be addressed. He suggested changes to the Universal Design language (deadline). Creating transit friendly neighborhoods and green building should include our housing stock be built to be included. There is a 45 year old parking plan for residential. Housing and transit costs should be monitored. He asked that all new landlords check a box stating they understand a business license is required. Board member Köster commented on the need for senior housing, secondary units and could the quantified measure be included. He appreciated the pipeline document from the Housing Authority. He agreed with the rent comments from the others. Approved Regular Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 10 April 28, 2014 | PlanningBoard/2014-04-28.pdf |