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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes <br />December 18, 2014 <br />Page 5 of 6 <br />Some of these concerns are beyond the City's capacity in terms of Staff and City -run programs. <br />Mr. Miller noted that the Planning Commission's concern about the rental housing inspection <br />program can be noted in the Staff Report to City Council. <br />Commissioner Hernandez commented on the shared housing/Airbnb program and whether that <br />was sufficient for the State Housing and Community Development Department (HCD). Mr. <br />Miller replied that HCD did not have specific comments on this program, but that the City <br />Council expressed some caution due to the potential for removal of rental housing units from the <br />market. <br />Commissioner Fitzsimons commented that the Housing Element provides a "bottom level" <br />(baseline) analysis that is required by the State to identify available housing sites. The City can <br />always do more. The more critical issue will be how the City uses its Land Use Element to <br />identify possibilities for housing where they don't exist today. <br />Motion to close public hearing <br />Leichner/Fitzsimons: 5 Aye, 0 No <br />Commission Collier commented that she would still like to see a rental inspection program. She <br />has heard several complaints about apartments in poor condition. The City's rental business <br />license fee can be a source of funding for the rental inspection fee. There are neighboring cities <br />that also have rental business license fees as well as "per unit" fees to fund rent review board and <br />inspection procedures. There are ways to fund a rental inspection program without impacting the <br />general fund. An organized process can be monitored through bi-annual or tri -annual inspection <br />and everyone can be treated equally. <br />Motion to: <br />Approve to City Council <br />2015-2023 Housing Element Update Initial Study/Negative Declaration Adoption Draft <br />Fitzsimons/Collier: 5 Aye, 0 No <br />Commission Leichner suggested an amendment to the motion to reinsert the rental housing <br />inspection program back into the Housing Element. <br />Commissioner Fitzsimons commented that the City Council was clear in its vote to remove the <br />inspection program. Thus, he would not be in favor in amending his motion to add it back in. If <br />the Planning Commission's concerns are noted in the staff report, it should be sufficient. <br />Commissioner Collier concurred. <br />