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organization. He expressed thanks to staff and Mr. Miller working closely with Urban Habitat and incorporating some of the comments into the revised Housing Element Draft. He specifically commended the language that supports ELI housing units as a "very important aspect" of the Housing Element and removing the inclusionary housing exemption for smaller developments, requiring either a specified percentage of inclusionary units or at least in lieu fees for more affordable housing. He said additional recommendations are included in the letter that Mr. Miller referenced, specifically to: • Put a 30 percent inclusionary housing requirement into TOD area developments • Strengthen the Rent Review Board and provide more protections for renters, including a lower threshold for Rent Review Board consideration, particularly in the TOD area. Dan Martinez, 2050 Charlotte Avenue, spoke in his capacity as a COR leader. He, too, wanted to thank the staff, Mr. Miller and the Planning Commission for listening and responding to comments. He said they did a great job in listening to what the community had to say about the Housing Element. Motion to Close Public Hearing Reed/Abero: 7 Aye, 0 No Chair Dlugosh invited Commissioner comments. Commissioner Collier commended Mr. Miller and staff on the detail and. the integration of information. picked. up from other reports in the Housing Element. Commissioner Reed said that he has always been. impressed with Mr. Miller and the work he has done. He thanked him for his ability t~ relay information i» suc11 a cohesive a»d well-organized way, Commissioner Fitzsimons relayed. a number of typographical acid spelling errors in the document, as well as raising some questions about potentially substantive matters. • The words "overpayment" and "overpay" (pages 3-11 and 3-12) have a negative connotation when in reality, some people are simply paying more than the federal government considers affordable. If these word words are "Terms of Art," they should remain; otherwise, he suggests changing to more neutral terminology. • Page 6-36, Policy 60.01: the last item in the list of discrimination criteria is "other arbitrary factors." Is "arbitrary" a Term of Art? If not, it seems that it would cover absolutely everything such as smoking or sex offender status. Constraints Analysis Items • Page 6-18, Action 56.07-A: A Rent Review Board that mediates rent increases is a development constraint because it reduces the willingness of developers to build in San Leandro due to the potential of limiting rents to below market. This should be in the Constraints Analysis. • Page 6-19, Action 56.08-C: Mobile home rent stabilization is a development constraint because it reduces the willingness of new mobile home construction. This also should be in the Constraints Analysis. Other • Page 6-19, Action 56.09-A, third bullet: Setting a minimum cost per unit for upgrades seems unworkable and arbitrary because it does not take into account the existing condition. What is the reasoning behind this requirement? • Page 6-19, Action 56.09-A, fourth bullet: Requiring a marketing plan for converted units seems a bit ill-defined and unenforceable. • Please add a map of the zoning districts (NA-1, NA-2, etc). Commissioner Collier referenced the third. bulleted item on page 5-31, which says that about 300 students who do not live in San Leandro attend. San Leandro schools. She pointed. out that approximately Planning Commission Special Meeting Minutes Draft Excerpt March 25, 2010 Agenda No. 10-03 Page 6 of 7