 Okay, welcome everybody to the Thursday, June 8th regularly scheduled city council meeting may we have a roll call Councilmember Clark here councilmember Peterson here vice mayor brown and mayor Kaiser here Would you all join in the pledge of allegiance? Thank you. Do we have a report on closed session? No reportable action was taken any additions or deletions to the agenda Staff has one change to today's agenda Staff would propose switching the order of item 9d and 9c so that we go We take the jade street universal universal accessible playground fundraising partnership ahead of the design Okay, I'll try to remember that that will take us to presentations Or a is the new employee introductions our deputy city clerk and our office coordinator Good evening mayor and city council members. I'll be presenting from here this evening I'm really pleased to introduce you all again to our deputy city clerk Austin Wesley and our new office Coordinator slash customer service coordinator Rosie Wyatt who unfortunately wasn't able to join us this evening Austin is a northern California native. He's originally from Santa Rosa He studied recreation and parks administration at Cal Poly and has lived in Santa Cruz for the past three years He's a sports fan a musician an outdoor enthusiast He enjoys hiking biking and exploring the central coast along with many of our co-workers at city hall He's been excellent in his role as deputy city clerk for the past couple of months He serves as the planning commission clerk and so he's getting to know the community here and local government and a new Way in his position and we're really excited to have him on board He makes a great addition to the city manager's department in addition We have Rosie Wyatt who is now the new front-facing Front desk person at city hall so for residents or council members who visit city hall Please be sure to say hello to her the next time you're here Rosie comes to us also as a northern California native. She has a background in secretarial and customer service Industry jobs. She did work for the school district a so-called school district as well as Pajaro She is a avid animal lover. She has rescue dogs And she also raises chickens with homemade eggs, which is really fun And she studied Trinity studies at UCSC. So she's also Relatively native to the area. So we're really thrilled to have them both on board This brings the city manager department to fully staffed at city hall Which is the first time this has happened since prior to cofit I believe so it's really wonderful to have Full support for the residents and for city council in planning commission meetings Great. Thank you and Austin. Welcome excited to have you and And Rosie as well even though she's not here Yeah, thanks for joining the team our next presentation is our proclamation Honoring the Parks and Recreation Department it will be in the month of July, but we are using the time for during this meeting to honor our parks and rec That being said many of you probably know parks and rec are an integral part of the community They enrich and add connections with nature and to one another They create memorable experiences through sports and enrichment activities teen centers and programs senior activity centers and adult fitness and enrichment programs Free community events, which is amazing and many more things Parks and Recreation fosters social cohesiveness and communities by celebrating diversity and supporting human development and lots of learning Opportunities that foster social intellectual physical and emotional growth in people of all ages and abilities They strengthen community identity by providing facilities and services that reflect and celebrate community character heritage culture history aesthetics and landscape Parks and Rec support safe Safe vibrant attractive progressive communities that make life better through positive Alternatives offered in their recreational opportunities Capitola rec currently has about 51 employees and offers nearly a hundred different classes and other programming including camps junior guard Which everybody knows about classes events rentals and many other sports The california park and rec society has released a statewide public awareness campaign park and recreation month in 2023 where quote-unquote community where community grows to inform citizens of the many benefits of utilizing parks facilities programs and services Therefore, I margo keiser the mayor of capitol. I do hear by Proclaim july next month 2023 as parks and recreation month where community grows and I encourage all citizens of the city of capitol to join me in this observance And I want to welcome our parks and rec director up to take this lovely proclamation Was it for presentations today? So I will ask about our additional materials So the city clerk's office did receive additional materials and distributed these materials in relation to tonight's agenda The agenda packet online and at the back of the room the hard copy are both up to date We received 80 emails in relation to item 8d for tonight's meeting There were also additional materials distributed for item 9a and two emails distributed for item 9d Wonderful. Thank you We will move on to item number six, which is oral communications by members of the public So this is um anything uh for oral communications can be done about any consent items or anything that is not on tonight's agenda You'll have three minutes to speak and is there anybody in attendance that would like to speak? It's a little bit Annoying that nobody believes me. That's something like that is happening Which is actually factually happening in the city of capitol. One time I called The authorities because somebody was sleeping on the concrete ground by McDonald's across McDonald's by the cvs pharmacy And I was wondering how can we allow that in a rich community like capitol a city and capitol a village We have somebody sleeping on the concrete floor In public This is a disgrace Thank you very much for listening. God bless you all Thank you Any in person members of the public wish to speak? We don't see any here. Do we have anybody online? There are no hands raised on soon mayor. Okay, great All right, that will take us down to item seven, which is um, I'll start with staff any comments Staff has no comments this evening. Okay And I'll take it to council anybody have any comments this evening Announcing the car show this weekend so everybody get ready for a little bit of traffic, but uh a good time We just hope the sun will be out Car show this weekend Thank you So this last Wednesday, we were able to celebrate all of our volunteers Here in our wonderful city of capitol Um, so I just want to take this moment to extend my gratitude once again for all of our volunteers that um From the car show to our community groups and so forth. So thanks to to everyone Great. Thank you guys All right, we'll go up down to Item eight. These are consent items. Um, I personally have to recuse myself from eight d So the first um motion can be voted on a b c and e and then we will do d separately Does anybody wish to make a motion? I'll move approval of consent Minus item seven d Eight eight d Oh, uh, it's Am I looking at the wrong agenda is consent items not item seven So the agenda is updated. Oh when we added to my apologies. Okay. Well then item eight d Um, I'll move approval of consent minus item eight d. I'll second that council member books Hi council member clark. Hi council member peterson. Hi vice mayor brown. Hi mayor kaiser Hi, thank you We will take eight d separately and I will be recused I'll move approval of consent item eight d I'll second council member books Hi council member clark. Hi council member peterson. Hi and vice mayor brown. Hi Great. So this will take us to item nine, which is general government Nine a is the jade street community center renovation project tonight The recommended action is to provide direction to staff Regarding the conceptual design for the jade street community center renovation project And I welcome Jessica Good evening mayor and council Maybe before we kick off that presentation it may be worth announcing the result Uh of the approval with the result of the approval of consent calendar means Yeah, we also have a translator on hand to announce it in spanish if needed So with the passage of the consent calendar the second reading for the ordinance Regulating mobile home park rents in capitol have passed Right, so what would need to be translated is the um ordinance regulating rents in capitol has passed And malo que quieren decir es que las ordinances de la renta que va a subir Según querían aumentar ya no va a aumentar se van a quedar como Unicidia decidieron la como dos semanas Eh no van a subir y Tienen preguntas o algo de eso pueden venir Pueden contactarlos y más menos Nijeron que van a tratar de pasar las instrucciones En español I kind of explained to them that uh Instructions on the pamphlet that were supposed to be printed out are going to be printed out in the future Are you guys to distribute to them at a later date and time? Sure, we'll be Distributing a paper that explains it and if they have specific questions they should ask the attorney for the hoa Yeah, they're pretty familiar with that from last time and they've been instructed on what pamphlet is going to be distributed Great. Okay. Thanks so much. Yeah, thank you Good evening. We're our council members We are pleased tonight to bring you the conceptual design for the improvements of the community center renovation project next slide, please um So just as a quick reminder the community centers in 1980s era public facility operated and obtained by the city under a Long-tune term use agreement with the so-called union elementary school district The agreement that we signed the city's uh came into in november Requires several infrastructure improvements to be completed within four years Including exterior siting and other infrastructure improvements And then also the city intends on completing ancillary improvements to improve the interior of the building and optimize programatic Programmatic and structural elements of the building a next slide, please So to that effect the city awarded a contract for the design to boon low rat cliff architects in february 2023 With the scope of incorporating all of the long-term use agreement requirements And additionally exterior improvements and acoustic enhancements not required by this requirement to really optimize The use of the community center and bring it to a modern community space So with that I invite our architects to come up and present what they have provided for us this evening over there, okay Hi We are boon low rat cliff architects and I'm jackie low principal architect and this is kate rine associate architect Um, we are the local we are a local architecture firm practicing primarily in santa cruz county And we are excited To help improve the community center Um, the building has been extensively used by the community since the 1980s from tai chi classes kids camps junior life guard station to temporary emergency shelter and recent storms The building is in much need of exterior repairs and upgrades To continue to function as a community asset While renovating the exterior shell there is ample opportunity to improve the energy performance by improving the exterior thermal envelope We want to make the center renovation successful and a love community space for the next 50 years Some of the infrastructure improvements are the following Exterior envelope after 40 years of use the exterior envelope is in need of significant repairs The wood siding will be replaced with a more durable fiber cement And at the same time from the outside, we will upgrade the insulation Improving the energy our value of the walls current flat Roof sections with the mechanical units sit will also be replaced with a new single ply membrane roofing Skylights will also be replaced Exterior windows and doors will be replaced with thermally broken aluminum frames These all these exterior upgrades will give the opportunity to improve the environmental performance leading to more building comfort and less energy use Um structural assessment and repairs As you can see in the slide the roof framing that overhangs the exterior walls Are exposed beams. They are now dry rotted and in need of replacing All the way back to the exterior wall the replacement beams will be covered With a new roof to prevent rotting in the future And or the new beams can still be exposed with metal and caps Several wall sections at grade level where stucco meets the building and you can kind of see in the pictures Will have extensive rot and are in need of reframing several concrete piers may need to be also replaced Um new standing seam metal roof or new asphalt shingle roof If we remove the concrete tiles due to the extent of the repair work needed We had the opportunity to put on a new roof with a roof warranty It would cost more to replace the concrete roof with a new standing seam metal roof However, taking off the weight of the heavy concrete roof Benefits the building with the reduction in seismic lateral load Also a benefit of a standing seam roof on the south facing slope in the future Would allow the city to add so solar photovoltaic panels easily with pv clamps to the metal seams Interior service improvements The mechanical electrical plumbing systems have been in place since the building was built They are also in need of upgrading The current electrical service is 200 amps That's the size of a residential house If we upgrade the service to 400 it'll help us meet the current and future needs of the building The hvac system needs replacing and it's not working properly If we upgrade the electrical service we can add cooling to the new hvac system And it would be an all-electric system other electrical improvements Um lighting will be upgraded to current code data surfaces updated exterior outlets will be added Um plumbing upgrades include but are not limited to upgrading the fixtures to meet current code And we will be also adding a new kitchen sink and new accessible restroom And accessibility upgrades the remodel offers a much needed opportunity to make accessibility upgrades and improvements to the community center Making it even more inclusive and barrier free space These would include accessible parking and path of travel upgrades new ada compliant signage improvements to the entries and thresholds Providing accessible built-in furniture including the reception desk Making the kitchen compliant with accessible work surfaces and a new sink and providing an ada compliant water fountain Bucket filling station and upgrading the existing restrooms. We'd also be providing a new single all-gender accessible restroom Um Interior improvements there's a combination of wear and tear and changes in the day-to-day functioning of the center Means it's underperforming in several key areas including the following The original finishes and flooring are in rundown condition and will be replaced Staff areas will be reconfigured and expanded to accommodate current and anticipated staffing needs Technology upgrades lighting data and storage requirements are needed The currently non functioning kitchen will be upgraded to commercial kitchen with functioning appliances sinks and accessible works Surfaces and the poor acoustics in the meeting rooms which currently limit their use Will have new acoustic treatments and a demizable panel between meeting rooms b and c which will significantly improve their function Meeting room a is proposed to be a separate room with a permanent storage wall now All of these proposed changes have been integrated into the plans These are the plans with the roof plan and the floor plan Colors and finishes The concept was inspired by the capital of warf and the transition from the sea to the bluffs So each meeting area would have a different character Meeting room a which would be on the right is a calm and meditative space with cool colors and wood turns inspired by the ocean Meeting room b at the center is an active zone with greens and mid mixed wood turns inspired by the warf Meeting room c is a warm community space that breaks out into the park and the playground It would have sandy colors warm wood accents and is inspired by the beach and the bluffs We're hoping that wood from the original warf will be able to be integrated into these finishes both in the interior and the exterior For the exterior finishes is a really good opportunity to update the colors to create a more contemporary and welcoming look We are proposing a warm light gray siding on the body of the building and at the meeting rooms With wood finished siding at the front section and at the entry Colors would highlight each of the meeting room patios which would coordinate with their interior colors The exterior beams and rafters would have a wood finish with exposed concrete columns to pick up on the architectural language of the warf peers There's also an option for improving the entry By adding a pop-up shed roof that would emphasize the entry and make it a more welcoming Entry this was not included in the cost estimate We'd now like to pass you over to johnny janecky landscape architects who will be talking about the landscape design. Thank you Hi, my name is Erica with johnny janecky associates We were tasked with improving the current conditions of the Exterior spaces adjacent to the community center This plan shows the overall site and its relationship to the jade street park Which will be a topic covered later in this meeting We are coordinating with these park improvements to achieve a seamless transition with the community center improvements All the spaces we are looking at share the same concerns. They do not meet current accessibility code Materials are outdated and deteriorating and programmatic needs aren't being met to their fullest potential The proposed concept plan addresses these concerns drawing design inspiration from the local bluffs Beach and wharf which is reflected in the site forms and materials The slide shows the entry area that Would include a monument sign incorporating reclaimed wharf wood decorative paving upgraded and additional bike parking new retaining walls lower than the existing to open up the entry experience Additional seating incorporating reclaimed wharf wood and boulders And the removal of four liquid amber trees currently a concern regarding underground root damage And causing tripping hazards with its seed pods Next slide The main patio will include enlarged area to accommodate larger gatherings Upgraded decorative paving retaining wall with layering and conceptual fossils embedded within Large boulders incorporated at the corners additional built-in seating opportunities The stage with flexibility to orient either toward the patio Or out toward the grass depending on the size of the crowd and the occasion And steps opening up access to the playground Again incorporating reclaimed wharf wood Next slide The training patio is heavily used for the junior lifeguards training program And will include upgraded decorative paving and the back wall will be opened up with terraced seating of reclaimed wharf wood to accommodate a better opportunity for instruction And next slide The quiet patio will include an enlarged upgraded decorative paving area to make it more accessible for small group use preservation of the existing tree And added planting to screen noise and view of the parking lot adjacent Natural stone water feature incorporated into the retaining wall and along the parking lot. There will be an opportunity for public art Thank you So as additional materials to this agenda item There was the full cost estimate for the proposed project as you can clearly see It is quite a bit above what we had budgeted for this project I'm distilling some of that information from that cost estimate. We can narrow most of the overages down to a few key areas One being the HVAC the heating ventilation air conditioning and the associated electrical It as stated it does require an upgraded electrical service That is something that really wasn't anticipated in the original scope of this project And then the other large cost above budget were the exterior upgrades There was a site analysis done on this building several years ago that we based the RFP and the budget for this project off of The exterior upgrades needed are significantly more severe than what was anticipated from that prior report Other issues with that budget is the contingency and escalation over the past two years Construction budgets for buildings have gone up by 24 So we end up with a budget way over of what we Had considered during our budget talks earlier this year Next slide, please So with that information, there's a few project alternatives One would be to reduce the scope as stated earlier the improvements required by the long-term use agreement Don't include exterior site work. So that could be removed from the project altogether We can also phase a project as the Work required by the long-term use agreement is only the infrastructure and not the ancillary improvements Um, obviously that would significantly impact this project It would not it would reduce the public benefit and what we can do at the community center and bringing it to a modern Building by quite a lot. Um, it also would the project would remain in excess of the budget I don't have a cost estimate for exactly what those And taking out just those improvements would be a lot of them are connected such as the ADA improvements in the restroom renovations All the restroom renovations aren't required by the long-term use agreement the Improvements are so they're kind of intertwined So it would take a bit to kind of decouple those and see what the price of just doing the required improvements would be So I do not have that this evening Next slide, please Um with that the recommendation Recommended direction council would be direct staff to One pursue external funding opportunities, whether that be grants of private funding State funding to refine the cost estimate and get those numbers for you for the entire project for our options And in that time not really do any additional design work till we have a better direction of how much funding we will have And what the full scope of this project moving forward would be and we'd anticipate to have that information Later this fall potentially in september And with that, um, I am here and nicky is also in the audience rec This has really been a combined project with rec and they provided a ton of useful input and access to the facility And our consultants are also here for any questions Great. Thank you. Do we have any council questions? Um, obviously the designs are beautiful Originally was, you know, I heard a lot about, um Energy use and energy efficiency And so I was going to ask if there were any opportunities for this to be some kind of lead certified building But it sounds like with the cost Being so much higher than we anticipated That aiming for this to be a lead certified building would make it even more expensive, right? I'm seeing some heads up Yeah, okay, um, and then my only other question is I noticed there's a water feature And I'm wondering if there was if there's any Concerns about like mosquito vector control with a standing water feature I know we had that concern when we were looking at wristband park Is that something that's only a problem because of where wristband park is located? Or is that an issue anywhere in the city to have like a standing water feature? Is this on yeah an issue, um throughout the county without Um knowing 100% but I've recently read that I think that it's discouraged to have standing water that could be, um You know the design could be looked at, um and modified to You know, this is just conceptual at this point. Sure. Thank you Yeah, I love water features. I'm kind of I really do it's kind of a bummer. So that's why I was I was hoping you'd go. Yeah, we've got this great solution Okay, those are my only questions. Thank you Thank you. Any other questions Looking at the possibilities of doing these in sections like you when you had it broken up I know if the longer we wait the more the costs are going to go up But if we were to start the project and do things in stages and while we're doing that we could look for External money from the public sector and maybe even possibly a bond if the staff could look into Doing something like that I do think that there's the possibility for external funding on this project We've had some preliminary conversations with some of our state representatives and there's a possibility there A preliminary conversations with potential donors So I think that there's potential for it there and then also as you know Well, as you mentioned the bond the city of capitol It doesn't have any current bonds and we have not tried for a facilities bond in as far as I know 30 plus years So it could be something to consider I will note that 2024 is a presidential election and a general election and we do have funding to do some polling coming up this next Gosh this next winner. So that could be one of the items we could consider polling as well I can take this out to public comment anybody in the audience which just speak on this item Seeing none anybody online There are no hands raised on zoom mayor Okay, thank you So I can take this back to council for deliberation or any other comments No, I'm comfortable with directing staff um or move forward with staff's recommendation Look at external funding opportunities and to wait out to see if we get any additional funding sources refine the cost estimate for the project, um I think waiting to hear back from our representative first might be helpful to see how much we need to scale back um And so in the meantime just waiting until september to get a report back. I guess I should have asked is that enough time for you? I don't know what my friend. What are we in june now? I guess september. I think it falls at a reasonable Yes, all right I think council consensus is fine if everybody is comfortable with sort of just hitting the pause button We can refine the cost estimates We can look into breaking the project into chunks and then also pursue the external funding options And then we'll report back in september I guess I just had a question Going off that is there anything that like is Super immediate that needs to be done or is this just it's the grand scope? And I mean there's a lot that has to be done, but there's no life safety issues at the time There is a deadline of four years from last november to get that first top list of infrastructure improvement. Okay. Okay. Great. Thank you Okay, and so you guys have what you need awesome So we're actually going to jump on down to nine C Um, this is actually the jade street park universally accessible playground fundraising partnership um, so we are Our action we're taking today is approving the playground naming procedure And we're directing staff to draft a sponsorship policy Yes, thank you, mayor keiser. Can you hear me? Okay? Yes. Thank you, julia for running through the slides So thank you mayor and council. I'm really excited to present this item to you this evening I'm going to start with a little background You will hear more about the overall project in the item following this But I'll just I'll start off and hopefully jessica is not yelling that i'm wrong in the back So in november of last year you did authorize an rfp for the design of a universally accessible or ua Playground at jade street park and in february of this year you authorized an agreement with verde design to design such a park And earlier this year in your goal setting session You did agree to allocate an additional 200 000 to the project that being said The estimated cost of the playground does exceed our available city funding So that leads me to my next slide, which is very exciting um A partnership with the county park friends of santa cruz Or a fundraising campaign and before I forget I want to make sure to introduce We have um their fabulous executive director and staff member mariah roberts and trisha wilshire pots They've been wonderful to work with so far and i'm really thrilled about the partnership So thank you for being here And that being said we're bringing um, we plan to bring a formal memorandum of understanding for your approval on july 27th The friends have identified a million dollar fundraising goal target Meaning 850 000 would come to the city to use towards the project so In the mou it kind of became apparent that it was really important for the city staff and the friends to come to an agreement on some language around what is universally accessible design really mean and how does that relate to this playground so um You know, it's it's very philosophical and wonderful, but it's not quite as specific as like an ada requirement So we wanted to really nail down some clarifying language And we did so i'm really excited. Um We've agreed and we're recommending that the project be universally accessible as is outlined by the national parks and recreation association Uh, and i'll read some of this here That says that the design of products and environments should make them usable by all people to the greatest extent possible using a distinct set of principles Designed to maximize access and everyone's enjoyment of a space So there is more language that will be in the the formal mou that you'll see in july Including some wording around, you know, the playground as a whole will be ua And that means that individual elements will be designed specifically to accommodate a variety of neuro and physical divergence Thank you So now to the fun part Uh, the friends brought a fabulous idea forward on how should we come up with the name of the playground? And I think you're gonna love it. It involves much community involvement so individuals can suggest names And a committee led by the friends will select the top three and then yourself sometime in the fall once people are back from school Break can vote on the top name for the playground So that's going to really create buzz and excitement around the project and hopefully encourage donations And uh one more topic about i'm an administrative policy that will also come to your approval in july On playground sponsorship, so we have a few recommendations that the friends and myself have have come to And i'm interested in your feedback so public recognition can be um put on a donor wall or some kind of artistic feature within the playground Uh names of benefactors donating a thousand dollars or more Other park components could be made available for sponsorship We're trying to give the friends as much flexibility to do what they do best and raise money for this fabulous program and project So that recognition would also be on the donor wall And we're suggesting five specific specific sponsorship zones within the playground For a cost determined by the friends where that recognition could be on a donor wall or on a specific sign for that zone And overall for sponsorship We're recommending that both individuals and businesses can sponsor But that no commercial logos are present on that donor recognition within the playground And like I mentioned, I'm a final policy will come to you for approval in july So really uh similar to the earlier item I'm looking for your consensus and if you have any feedback or recommendations on what you'd like included in both the mou And the sponsorship policy that will come to you on july 27th. Thank you so much for your time And i'm here if you have questions Thank you. Chloe. Mm-hmm All right. Do you have any So this question's for the team if you don't mind you want to come up So, um, we talked about universal design at defining that a little bit But can you give us a better idea of how it goes beyond ADA requirements on how this type of project essentially supports multi generations? Absolutely, um, mariah roberts. Thank you so much for having this here and for really for the leadership to bring this project forward for our larger community Um, I'm going to speak a little bit and I'm going to turn it over to trisha who I think can really speak um from personal experience as well ADA is a wonderful Federal set of guidelines that we can be really proud of in our country Um, and it it spells out very clearly specific requirements for ramping for accessibility Um, uh components and and design elements Um, universal design goes beyond that and it says, you know, we're really going to from the very beginning not add on a ramp We're going to design the whole thing from the beginning to be accessible Right, so it's a different kind of approach to a design problem And it's applied everywhere from Microsoft technology and apps To a pen or, you know, clothing to landscape architecture. So it is best practice and I'm really, um, I think I would say, you know, congratulations to the city of capitol if we're Putting that forward and really, um championing it Oh Hi, good evening Um, this is a little surreal a moment because I feel like I kind of instigated this like seven years ago. Um So my name trisha will shire and um, I have three children Lauren ebblin and oliver and when you ask me what universal design means I don't have a degree in landscape architect, but I have a degree as a mom with three children who have special needs So to me, it's something that I feel when I walk into a space and how I notice that my children Access that space and how their friends access that space as well So if you don't mind, I just like to take it away from the technical language, which I'm actually not very good at And just talk about what it means if that's okay so, um I am speaking from the lived perspective of a parent who has three children with hearing impairments And one child who has physical mobility issues and uses a wheelchair to get around And so when we would go into a playground that's ad accessible What we would notice is my son would have problems accessing with his wheelchair with um bark Mark's ad accessible. It's not great for his wheelchair Um, or we would go to the play structure if there was rubber is surfacing And we notice that there would be a set of stairs with a transfer station. It's ad accessible But what happens is my son Would try to struggle to get out of his wheelchair because that's what you're supposed to do You're supposed to transfer and then you crawl if you have this physical ability to well Kids are running around and stamping on your fingers and knocking you over to get the top And sometimes he'd make it and then you'd be pooped out because he has cardiac issues. I'm gonna be like this So, um, universal assign means is when we go to the space we feel like we belong It's designed so that we don't run into barriers so that he doesn't have to transfer out of his wheelchair He can choose his mode of access and that's just one perspective Someone who has a kiddo with autism will have a different perspective and you know You go on on you can tell I have a soapbox about this because I you know, it really makes a difference Um, but for me, I just love the fact that you guys were inspired to do this It would be lovely if all of our playgrounds were able to be designed this way And I think in the future as more awareness happens That it will be that way, but right now this is how we make it happen So thank you so much for being open and championing this because I I can say like this makes a huge difference about whether We can actually be part of our community or not and it comes down to universal accessibility Thank you for that Oh, thank you. Um, I didn't Have those prepped or anything in advance, you know, but no, it's really really helpful for I think council to hear Where this kind of comes from so I appreciate your time Oh, do we have any other questions any public comment on this item? You don't see any in-house anybody online There are no hands raised on zoom mayor. Okay, great I spoke to you soon. We do have one speaker Brenda. I'll go ahead and allow you to speak You'll have three minutes once you unmute yourself I just wanted to please Friends shown that I'm very happy that the council is taking this into consideration as Trisha and Mariah said Universal design really makes everything better for the whole society not just that person So that's what the community should be striving for. So thank you so much Thank you There are no other speakers. Thank you And back to council. Do we have any comments? anything regarding the naming procedure on the naming portion of it, let's say Someone comes in and gives us all the money and they work for a big company That's still for the name. They don't get to put their logo up. So that We're staying here No, the naming was so are you talking about for the playground or for elements within it because I think under The recommendation would be to have the playground name like I can't think of an example right now because I'm nervous But for the playground itself, it would be more like community outreach no money involved But for sponsorship opportunities There could be sponsorship to from a specific Business or individual that would be their name would then be somewhere in the park But their logo would not be does that answer your question? Yeah, I'm just wishful thinking that if someone were to come in during the naming process and wanted to Paid two million dollars for the project. Are we seeing can their name be on the Can they can that be efet brooks if I give you two million dollars? Is this policy is this write-up Making that not happen is my question with this write-up the way we're proposing it and this is Totally within council's discretion to change is that commercial logos wouldn't be used on any of the signage so for example, I walked into the new branch of 40 library the other day and One of the rooms is sponsored by a local supermarket and it's the supermarket's name next to the teen room and right next to it in Big shape was their logo very distinctive unique logo and I was surprised by that That was a decision We actually made of the capitol a branch that we could have corporate sponsors in the capitol branch library But they weren't going to get their logo So the city of sanikers made the decision in the branch 40 library that that was okay Capitol made a different decision the capitol branch library here We were proposing no commercial logos in the playground consistent with what we do the library But it's well within the council's discretion to say For a major donor we might consider exceptions. So you're just thinking about the name in general. Yeah, for the name. I mean $2 million donation would be something right? At least the project could be like the sap center in san jose and They have their logo. So Just want to make sure if that happens And we don't turn away the two million. Yes. Okay, great. That's all I needed. So this is fine with me I'm serious manifesting Should we say two million dollars again? Two million dollars put it out there guys. Oh That was better listening Okay, um, are we doing a Are we voting on this or is this just direction? I have I think I'm hearing consensus. So we don't need to vote Okay. Thank you so much. I really appreciate it. Thank you. Chloe. Thank you again. Thank you very much Okay, so I'm gonna hop back up to nine B Jade Street Park universally accessible playground project conceptual design alternatives Um tonight we are to direct staff to work with Verde design and prepare a final concept plan for consideration by the council on July 27th for the jade street park universally accessible playground project That meets projected available funding and includes opportunities to enhance the design Should additional funding become available? Thank you Thank you Good evening again, mayor and council since we just had our last uh on the same topic I'll keep my introduction very brief as we all know the jade street park is a public park Oded operated by the city under the same long-term use agreement as a community center with the so-called union elementary school district The proposed project will replace a project that was installed in 1999 and 2007 In february the city entered a contract with Verde design for the conceptual design of the project Which was inclusive of community outreach alternative analysis and final conceptual design I want to take a moment to thank the entire rec department for their input and assistance Particularly casey who was at all of our public outreach And really helped engage the community for input in this project with that I will turn it to tag young from Verde design to present the project Thank you for having me. I'm Todd young with Verde design We've gone through a nice process with the city working collaboratively to identify what Elements we could bring forward in this presentation. We went through and I want to point out where we are in the project. We have a couple of other All accessible universal access playgrounds that are in the community And that map shows you where they are and in proximity to our site Most of them are more than five miles away, but there is one Santa Cruz slide So we did talk a little bit about universal access. We just had that question So I'm going to briefly go through this but But it is an idea that there's accessibility We're breaking down barriers and that we identify that there are multiple users with different kinds of needs And we're trying to address as many of those needs as possible both on the participants with the children But also the participants and the caregivers as well So we did an analysis. We wanted to make sure that we fit the site We respected the neighbors privacies and their concerns that we provided good access and visibility to the play space And so this was part of our analysis during the process And then as the process went through what we did is a community workshop We had phase one which was all about listening We had a workshop We had a pop-up and we also had a survey online so that we can reach people in different modalities We did the same thing when after we listened we came up with some concepts with With an option a and an option b And we got the feedback from the community on that in the same process with surveys pop-up and community meeting The first pop-up we ended up having 21 participants signed in about 30 35 or so people actually attend and give feedback And then we also had the survey where we had 27 participants What we heard from that is the most popular events were climbing sliding imagination play Also things that Were important to the community that weren't centered specifically around play Were the sensory garden and also good available seating with lots of different types of opportunities You can see at the bottom here other conversations came up mural walls pathways native ponds Dogs and trails etc So this is just an example of one of the pop-ups we did we had boards and people were using dots to identify what they What they felt strongly about? We also had a lot of comment No, no taking and then we took all that back in to do analysis to provide those next step of concepts The next thing we did was a survey. This is just an example We broke down each of the different play elements and then we had people Give us feedback on what they thought was the best priority in this situation The universal swing was number one the inclusive world was number two and another type of swing was number three So if the second community meeting we had a total of about 36 participants At the at the pop-up we had 12 people sign in and then on the survey we had about 43 Participants the main topics centered around seating picnic access Pollinator path and pollinator path in the sensory garden Those were the things that we wanted to bring forward in the final design based on that community input And the other thing in that survey was what would the theme be? And so the theme came out resoundingly as marine and shoreline was a popular theme So here we are this is our reach concept So where we have here is a main entry point We have a main street that you can walk through and on the right hand side is our 2 to 5 area Which is separated from the older kids, which is the 5 to 12 on the left hand side We have the primary entrance near the parking lot and then we have the secondary entrance closer to the ball field We provided seating throughout the park and we also provided some picnic hubs and some other seating areas as well Let me go to the next slide and we'll go into each of the areas independently So you arrive at the parking lot. You have a nice succubus walkway where you get a sense of arrival And you arrive at the entry point where there is a family table That's also a place where we can have a monument sign where we can identify the name of the park Whatever it will be and also recognition for some of the donors on that same monument That becomes our entry plaza. We also thought about using some paving to identify it and make it a little bit special And then that leads you into the enclosed play area Let's talk about the 5 to 12 site. It will have a lighthouse themed structure That is barrier free that can have wheelchairs going all the way up and also have other Other opportunities for kids to access it We'll also have a multi-use swing which will provide different types of swinging elements It was told to us by the community that the more swings the better But we can talk about some of the other elements that are in the park as well for the 5 to 12 Here's a picture of the the lighthouse play structure for 5 to 12 and also the next slide On this we have an inclusive world. We have a Roller table and also some other elements like this. It's actually called a A boogie board so the kids can play on a sitting mode, but they can also practice their balancing mode where they try and stand and ride on it Um kids in a capitol it might be good at that already Other features here is a climbing spinning structure It allows kids to access it if the if the ground plane Also, you can climb up into it and there's a net for socialization and give you an A point to try and strive to sort of motivate kids to go up to the other levels Also a spinning activity where kids can come come in and I love this activity because on this when you can't see What any kids abilities are they're all playing equally side by side And that's one of the goals another thing is a rocking bouncer where you can do it socially You can see kids playing in the middle, but you can also to make this the most fun. You have other kids playing with you So now let's talk about the two to five The imagination play here. We would have a shipwreck and so we could have a ground activated ship We could have on this one We we maintained a sloped walkway that takes you up to an upper level So a wheelchair can go there and then you can also slide down the hillside Along that little hill, which is only about two feet or so high. So it's not grandiose What we could have some climbers like some lute climbers and also some hand grips So you can practice and kids can get their balance and their footings when they're Getting their mobility. I will also have a spring bouncer some rocking toys Spinner on this as well And also a cozy dome. So sometimes kids with different needs need to have a little Quiet space or to be able to extract themselves from other busy spaces So that was something else that was brought into the elements. Let me go to the next slide Here's an image of what the the slide mound would look like with the imagination ship And then here's some of the individual features that we were just talking about that cozy dome with the bottom And also that's that bouncer toy where kids can get on there together A little bit about the south plaza That's where we've concentrated our musical instruments because that's another sensory area and that is identified with the three musical elements and then also a sitting encounter so you can have some socialization there too but and to the To the lower right hand corner We recommend having some banner poles where you can have some banners flowing in the wind because that's another one of the Sensors you can feel it but that way you can also see the wind And so you can talk about it and becomes part of the conversation and below that we can do a sensory garden with aromatic plants that would be Leaning towards the california native, but also that helps with wayfinding on a playground when you can smell something and you can And activate another one of the senses and then to the Around the clock around seven o'clock We also have picnic tables and game tables so that you can have a quiet play and you can also gather as a family Here are some of the elements. So I didn't mention before but a communication board That's for our nonverbal population and also for our bilingual population We can have it in two languages as well as Having this the point and shoot so you can You can point to the conversation you want to make I want to play on the swing and you can have a picture of a swing Or I want to take a break or I want to go to the bathroom or need a drink of water All of those things can be facilitated with one of those boards And the pollinators were another feature. So this was um a feature that not only the sensory garden But also there's some areas around it. There was a strong emphasis from a lot of the community about extending the Ability and access to nature and also have a place for their for them to walk dogs or just control his stroll themselves So between the play area and a pathway That would be an area where we can do a california coastal meadow So some of the materials we're talking about are concrete would be broom or Some kind of exposed aggregate and also for an accent where we have that important feature where you're arriving Is out of concrete you can make a texture like it's a boardwalk or something So it ties into the theme of the shoreline and then the preferred material for the play areas itself would be the resilient rubber Some of the other elements site furnishings would be bench backless benches Inches with and without backs seats with and without backs game tables also these form seats that tracked and talked more to the younger audience And then also seat mats could be either made out of stone or precast concrete And here's the image again of the of the finished out project Um, so staff initially at the outs out of this project Had had an estimated construction for a full ua playground to be 1.5 million dollars And that's what we test for a day to come up with and that is also What we have based this design concept with the input of the community on Based on our last or our the previous item the discussion with county park friends and the fundraising efforts We estimate the fundraising effort to come to about eight 850 thousand dollars So based on that and the former allocations that the city has put in the total allocation for this Budget for this project is about 1.3 million dollars Um considering construction of 1.5 design costs and then soft costs of construction of playground Total project cost is about two million dollars. So a shortfall of about eight hundred thousand dollars Based on this current design. So that leads to the recommendation Next slide please of directing staff to prepare a final concept to bring back at the end of july That meets our available funding, but also includes opportunity to enhance design So as if we were to fundraise more find more money for this project We could reach the um project that we presented to you this evening a reduced project. We've done Excuse me some preliminary work on what that would look like It would be a reduced square footage a reduced number of elements still a fully accessible park Still a very nice improvement to what we currently have out at j. Street park Which is not as robust as what we had based on our Well, we had assumed our budget was for this project prior to really getting into what a fundraising effort would look like Um, and with that both our design team and myself are here to answer any questions questions I have a couple questions for the designer so The is there any enclosed area for like the two to five were you were there any discussions or requests? Like leo's haven, which is a completely fenced off the area Was there any request or discussion about doing something like that? Yeah, i'm glad the photo is up here So we have two entry points one in the by the parking lot and the other is at the secondary plaza towards the ball field everything in that area would be fenced off and secured It's for caregivers as more even more than the it is for the children themselves It's so that they get a little bit of peace of mind and know that it's a safe zone kids Would be wandering but only through those two portals Yeah, no, that's that's great. Um, I couldn't tell based off the the different place structures, but um Were any of them shaded for the Or the act during the actual place. So if I look at the lighthouse, I only see the The top shaded are any of that is there any coverage for? Because I just see kind of an open space in the middle Yeah, so the idea is that the two the five to twelve structure is going to have Covering over it because it's the lighthouse itself So that would be shaded and then our intent was to provide trees that would provide shade In the evening and in the morning so that you get those shadows that are going to shade the area So we intentionally also put the south side I'm visioning some very tall trees that would provide screening to protect us from balls that might be home run balls and also To provide the shade on the south end that would give you all day long shade in that area with different links depending on the angle of the sun Great, and then my last question is about Seating in the play area. So I'm thinking like the nursing moms or the mom that needs or the caregiver that needs to sit down Um, are there any identified seeding is out that blue? Can't really so they're the beige round discs Those are seed pads that are along what I call the main street And there's also one on the five to twelve side on the west side of the project There's also that table. That's in that same zone. So we have a little patio That's in the middle of the five to twelve and then we also have benches bench seeding Around the park towards the middle on the main street and also I believe there's another one on the far north and one on the south of the Five to twelve. So we've got bench seeding. We also have the seed pads and we also have the tables that are Wrinkled throughout the play area Um, can you show me who has the light who's doing the little light cursor? I love that. Thank you I want to know I know when we you Jessica said that we would reduce the size of the project I can't remember what percent you said, but What how much are we losing to get that down Of the project does that make sense? Let me let me add a couple of things we lose So I think we have seven play events on the five to twelve. We go be going down to I think four I know I've got a cut sheet on this, but I'm going from memory And I believe on the two to five play area. We lose about three of the elements there We reduce the square footage Tremendously we lose some of that seeding. We've lost our seed pads Unfortunately, um, but we get some of the benches So it is reduced and also we would have to downgrade the Composite play structure for the five to twelve as well Um, and how we talked about I guess that'll come back to us, but about um, like repurposing The benches and things we have already to In the value plan we're repurposing the existing trash receptacles and repurposing the five existing benches Those are all my questions. I'll say my comments Actually I was curious about the fence is the fence um On the outside of the trees or the inside of the trees The fence is along the perimeter of the play area itself So there's the walkway then the fence and then the planting is is outside of the fencing It kind of keeps the planting alive and keeps the kids from trampling through the landscape areas So it's a good place to put that barrier I like the idea. Thank you so much Do you have any public comment? We have one speaker janet you'll have three minutes You've been allowed to speak once you unmute yourself. We'll start the timer Thank you. My name is janet and i'm in a wheelchair specifically an electric wheelchair and When my kids were young we went to coffee lane park and the rubber around Some structures was very important to me to reach my child So I would make sure he was safe So I don't know what these Things you have rubber are what the weight is and also all the pictures had tips around them But I understand you're going to use the rubberized surface around it. Is that correct? Um, we can address questions at the end if there's any other comments. Okay That's that's my End of what I need and thank you for doing this. I believe it will be wonderful. Thank you. Thanks janet Is there any other speakers? There are no other hands raised mayor um, if you would like to respond about the ground cover Within the play area all of it will be either concrete or it will be a accessible rubberized surfacing Great. Thank you. Hey, so we'll come back to council I just wanted to make a brief comment as we consider The design alternatives within the value engineering if there's any possibility of maintaining that communication board I feel like that's a really important aspect outside of the actual play areas to provide an opportunity for Those enjoying the park to communicate in ways outside of You know beyond just the play to be able to also communicate effectively I think would be really important. So if there's any way to maintain that as we value engineer the project that would be awesome I'd like to make a comment that Jade street park is an area that's used by way more people than just our capital or community So hopefully we could look outside of the city for funding And I think we should go for the initial project design as the way it is and Only scale back after we fall short on any fundraising or whatever we do I think that'd be a good way to go There's one point that I don't know that was made clear. So the recommendation to prepare a design that meets the available funding Well, all of us love this beautiful design What are the challenges and I would love to hear from our friends if they have any thoughts on this is that You don't want to show a design To funders and say this is what we can build. This is what you can fund And then ultimately you you reach your funding target and you don't get that product So that's the delicate balance. I think at the end of the day We're all very hopeful that we can get this design funded And that our funding strategy is going to be so successful that we can But there's a little bit of a balancing act on being not putting The folks asking for the money in a position of over promising and under delivering I don't know if that was that was really came through very clear, but that was the purpose for the We're trying to get the base design out there. I don't think we want to call it the value design It's a wonderful design But that is the intent there to make sure that they can show something that doesn't under promise kind of what ultimately could be delivered I don't know if that helps It's not what any of us want to hear nor Um want to accept but I think my comments are that I What we know is that we have a dedicated budget. We have a goal in mind of Unraising a million dollars This incredible MOU will get that going and that this strong team of community will come together and in meeting those goals and hopefully exceeding those goals So that we get everything I would lean on county parks and the experts to help us decide how to prioritize Based off of the feedback from the community in what should be there or not I know that I saw a wonderful email with lots incredible feedback that was sent to your your company sir and and I'm behind that and I think Again, I'm not the expert in in What's the best? I I have an eight-year-old and I take her to leo's haven all the time and she loves it So, um, but it's not that big. It's actually not as big as are so we're really lucky and in a good place to begin I think I completely agree with councilmember brown on that The board we I don't know if you know this we have a contract with the county office of education and we hire adults with disabilities and we have runners and we have adults who volunteer work For us here in the city and they can't communicate as well. So the fencing is amazing I wouldn't want to see that lost in the project design or that communication board Should something happen they could ask for help if needed. So I'm totally behind that And overall this has been something that I I've wanted to see capital embrace So I'm really grateful for our council members standing behind this project and and again For the donors listening in the two million dollar just would solve all of our problems So if you're listening and feel compelled to donate, please do so. Thank you for your time today how to comment um In regards to like sort of downsizing if And this is just a thought again. I'm not an expert, but if we are able to sort of Keep as much square footage as possible if so that And then if we go down in items that we have but where as time goes on if there ends up being more funding or Somebody wants to spearhead a specific item for the park that the space could still be available to add as we go um, you know, maybe we would identify those top four for the Five to twelve and then the top four for the younger kids and then start with that But maintain sort of that larger space that we're working with because like Yvette said we are super lucky And I wouldn't want to see us diminish What we could eventually move on with Is what i'm getting at um, that was my thought And yeah communication board all the way yes, um Maybe this isn't the right time, but I was wondering if I could ask a question to our friends, um Just about the the million dollar goal is it completely unrealistic to make that a little bit higher to try to reach these needs Two two million. We all want it. We all want to say yes, I know a round number You know, I'll tell you what, um, we have an amazing community volunteer Who's really spear-handing as a volunteer this project Dan Haifley Um, who was with O'Neill C. Odyssey. He has an adult Daughter who uses a wheelchair and lives very close to the park and he's done a ton of fundraising Um, uh in his career as well as trisha behind me who also is really You know an expert in that and so the way we've approached it is really to draw on their expertise and to say What will the market bear? You know, you know the community you're fundraising all the time What should we be looking at so that we can really be successful and know that we can be successful And a million is what they are recommending Um, and so that's how we came to that number Um, I will say that of course, you know, they're there there could be that two million dollar dollar donor right now Watching us as we speak who's just gonna make it so and then we'll come back and say yes So are we just moving We're just waiting to come because I think we've received the input that way. Thank you So you will be seeing them We'll be coming back with a refined design in at the july meeting and a final MOU with the friends And then at that point then what we'll do as a city is is we'll kind of go dark for a little while while the fundraising takes place And we'll let the fundraising proceed and hopefully it's wildly successful and we can build the reach plus project That's even even better than what we saw this evening So that's the plan for this project. Great. Yeah, so july 27th is when we'll see that again. So, um Thank you so much for the hard work and I'm excited about this project All right Katie a moment to come up here. We are moving to 9d our housing element public draft review We're receiving the presentation tonight on the housing element public review draft and providing feedback. Hi, Katie Excellent. Um, thank you mayor. Good evening council. Uh before you tonight is an update on our housing element next slide, please um with me tonight, uh is veronica tam From veronica tam and associates and rm design team has been Helping draft the element itself. I'm not sure if you can pull up front. There she is. Okay, excellent So at this point, I'm gonna hand this over to veronica and then I'll catch a few of the slides towards the end So veronica You're right. Thank you Can I can everybody hear me? Yes, thank you. Okay. Great. Thank you. So let's move on to the next slide Uh, what we would like to do tonight is definitely give an overview of the draft housing element that's been available for public review um a little bit of a basic um introduction about what is the housing element and some of the outreach that's been done And an overview of the housing element as well Some of you have already heard the housing element before so this um This presentation is trying to be just gives you a very brief overview of that next slide uh, the housing element is part of our general plan and typically there are seven required elements and The housing element has to be updated on a statutory deadline for us With the housing element for the six cycle update We have to update it by december 15 2023 The housing element is a little bit different from the rest of the general plan in that it has to be reviewed by agency by a state agency for compliance of state law The agency responsible for that review is the state department of housing and community development hcd next slide So we are at the kind of like second stage of the housing element update right now We've gone through the needs assessment and also looking at constraints and opportunities in the community So we've drafted the housing element with a programmatic kind of response to our our issues constraints and opportunities and the draft housing element has been available for public review since early may And with the conclusion of the public review We will be sending that housing element to the state for its review. Um, it's 90 day review Pretty soon. So next slide This the city's housing element has been available On the city website. So anybody is welcome to Pull that up and you still have some time to provide comments to city staff. Next slide The housing element has some key components. I kind of mentioned that already We have to look at the needs in the community and what are the constraints that we have to work with And what are the resources and opportunities available to us And then also looked at what the city was able to do in the last eight years or so What works and what doesn't work in the community and then formulate our action plan for the next eight years next slide So with the housing element The kind of the centerpiece of the housing element is the policies and programs in respond to our needs and constraints Some of the key components of the housing element actions is focusing on housing production The main one is providing adequate sites for regional housing needs allocation Where are the potential for new development in the next eight years? We're also Required to facilitate and encourage Accessory dwelling units in the community that is state law We also want to facilitate and encourage mixed use development in the city and the city has gone through some major zoning changes to allow Mixed use development in a lot of your commercial zones and that's where we anticipate a lot of the housing in the future We also have to facilitate and encourage housing development, particularly affordable housing development because Most communities have more difficulties serving the lower and moderate income households And therefore making opportunities available to those households through affordable housing development preservation of affordable housing And enhancing affordability of some of your existing housing stock is important next slide The other Requirements of the housing element and certainly and something that the city really Pays a lot of attention to is providing affordable housing opportunities for your Various group of residents some residents have more difficulty finding housing And some residents would need supportive services So in the housing element we have a range of programs and actions to deal with special needs populations Those include the elderly the disabled the homeless Families with children and also farm workers Even though the city doesn't really have farming within your community. You are located in a region that has farm worker housing out needs and then last but not need at least Is the affirmatively furthering their housing? This is something that is additive state law in 2018 and it really changes the whole landscape of the housing element And how we approach housing in the state a lot of your programs actions have to really meet the objective of providing equitable housing for residents in your community. So you'll see a much expanded Fair housing programs and actions to further fair housing choice in your community Next slide So we talked a little bit earlier that Keep one of the key housing program is regarding production We have to plan for production We're not obligated to actually build the units because the city does not function as a developer But you have the obligation to plan for production by providing adequate site the measurement for for whether you have adequately accommodated Your housing needs in your community is the concept of regional housing needs assessment For the six cycle housing element. We have to plan for 1,336 units divided into income categories And really the state law uses density as a proxy for Whether some type of housing would be feasible for lower income housing. We need to look at density That's at least 20 units to the acre for the city of capitol. So with that I'm going to turn it over to Katie She's going to go a little bit over about the site's inventory Warehousing is projected to occur Thank you Veronica. Uh, just as a reminder, um A couple months ago we all met with the planning commission. We had a joint work session together One of the main comments we got back during that meeting was And that we've been getting throughout this process from the public Is we really have to look at all of capitol and where we can place housing So more sites were introduced that evening a lot along capitol avenue bay avenue Our updated map that you're seeing before you Includes more on the east side than than the previous I do want to highlight that All of the sites from the previous two housing elements If they were included would be by right approvals without Overview by the planning commission. So we've removed those sites from the inventory at this point The current number that we're at is 21 Percent above we we had talked about that healthy buffer that we want in there, but we don't want it too healthy So right now we're at 21 percent We are expecting when we submit this to the state that they'll be probably removing some sites that they might see as Not realistic and so that number will probably come down when we bring this to you for adoption We can have those conversations of do you want to take out additional sites at this point? And what we really want that final buffer to be So this is the updated sites inventory map Next slide please We've been busy with public outreach So public outreach to date is we started our online survey back in november and that ran through march We had stakeholder interview meetings with eight different stakeholder groups in november Two community workshops. The last one was may 16th. So while this was published, we just we had a virtual community workshop Planning commission study session city council study session and then the joint study session that we discussed The public review draft of the housing element the planning commission reviewed this last week And we're having our hearing Our meeting tonight and then we'll also get additional public outreach during the adoption hearings this fall Next slide, please So key takeaways from our community workshop Is to attach affordability requirements to future up zoning Um, there was skepticism about the state park location That site may be taken out at the state level Concern over the high percentage of low income and affordable units assigned to the mall It's my understanding the mall would like more even more units So I think having that number in there right now is healthy and that if they want more units those would be market rate More commitment to programs throughout the housing element using stronger language such as the city will And then state what they'll do and by what date certain Um, also protecting our existing affordable housing stock You received letters today from copa and yinbi and that was uh another um Just topic that was brought up through both of those letters of not only do we need to create housing stock But we've got some outdated housing stock that really needs more funding associated with it and to preserve it Concern over constraints for ad us and streamlining that process, which we put a lot of Work into the past year Balance of citywide sites as I mentioned and then questions regarding rent control Next slide, please At the planning commission, um, I know it's a very long document and they Gave us great feedback your planning commissioners are very dedicated Um and they Some of the comments were to add more information on comparable cities Add workforce housing into the goals Add information on the new the newer programs that are happening. So the metro grant that recently Was awarded the bus on shoulder project on highway one pure water soak hell Also the rent control which passed this evening Emphasize the realistic sites included in in our commitment to the mall Also at the very beginning of the document, there's the executive summary planning commission Stressed the importance of a really strong executive summary So when the hcd reads this in the first five pages, they'll have a really good understanding of how much effort was put into this document and our in Our commitment to affordable housing also an idea of within the transportation piece of a connection from the rail trail to have The rail trail to have a some type of spur up and down 41st avenue that would connect improving transportation near housing thinking about height and decreased parking and again emphasizing the mall and then um Also rethinking our fees the fees that are associated with a single family home to produce before you even Break ground or extremely high and there was a Some discussion there then the few we should put that in the in the element So in the future we look at how our fees are broken up next slide, please So next steps Tomorrow is the last day for the public review draft Of course, we'll take more comments, but the will The comments that we receive as of tomorrow We'll be working on with uh Veronica and her team to incorporate ideas into the element And then we will not be coming back to planning commission and city council at that point We're going to take this document submit it to the state and they begin their 90 day review period We hope to get comments in the middle of this Periods we're so we'll start getting some feedback from them that we can continue working on as you know We have a really strict deadline of december 15th to get this done by so our public hearings will be this fall and December 15th we've got to submit to the state so with that I'd like to thank you. It's a very long document If you have any questions as you're you've gone through this or anything that comes up, you're always welcome to Reach out. I want to thank Veronica and her team. They've been amazing putting this very complex document together And our planning commission and the public so With that I'll I'm available for any questions. Thank you Thank you, Katie. We have some questions Mm-hmm Katie just for um The the public can you tell us just a quick synopsis of The percentage of where you moved or the growth, you know where we were last time and how many more you've added and what you ran And so we said 1336 with a 22 20 percent How many of those originally did you move from one side of town to the other and I was just looking at that map compared to what we had before I'm just curious the overall if you can give me Yeah, um without I've never calculated that specifically, but I would say we moved Or added on the east side somewhere between 15 to 20 Additional sites on the east side and the other thing to remember is our ad use ad use We've had 14 applications since November of last year That are in the building permit process right now The majority of our ad use will happen in the r1 zones, which are very are concentrated on the east side The state will only allow us to project that number at 50 I think it's gonna we're already at 14 since November of last year So I think that's going to kind of take off and the majority of the ad use Will be on the east side as well as we've just got our first sp9 application in depot hell, so Um Yeah, so I think we will see more happening in our single family neighborhoods as well. Thank you Okay, and then my last question is about park avenue. I know we identified some spots on park avenue. I'm seeing So about the map. I don't see them Yes, so you'll see um park avenue with a very large spot with an x through it. That is 600 park avenue It was in the past two cycles Um, and if it were kept in this Housing element one we've reached out to the owner and there hasn't been that much interest So if the state were to do that they might take the site out based on that alone um, but also It wouldn't go through the regular review of planning commissions since it's been in two cycles already And it would be a by right development, but it's a it's a great parcel We're hoping in the last two rounds that that would be developed Question So That doesn't mean that it can't be redeveloped in this eight-year cycle does it? No, it can definitely be redeveloped. They could definitely pursue a density bonus application to you know To do something similar to other projects. We've seen in town But it's just not one of the identified sites within our housing element It's actually in our affordable housing overlay. So there's an incentive there So last time I checked this is a small Detail, but I didn't see a table of contents in the housing element And I think that would be a great document in regards to the mall Has there been any updates? with the developer with the merlot guyer and will that be needed some sort of Statement by the property owners in order to get that accepted by CD So no new information on the mall at this point However, because we have the previous conceptual review project for like I'm forgetting the number likes over 600 units of the mall 620 Yeah, so that that shows their intent to redevelop there So that will be that will be acceptable to the state and I'm sure if I Ask them they would be willing to draft a letter because they are very interested in redeveloping You're not worried about the state denying that That the amount of units we're placing there. No, I think the the mall has been clear that they would like even more units I saw a comment of a comment about a rent registry So I think if we can include the intention to look into that. I know it's maybe cost-prohibitive prohibitive for the city of capitol, but if there are other regional efforts To join in on that. I think that would be really useful to get a more accurate data about By seeing into the market in capitol I would request that we have an annual housing element progress report to the planning commission and the city council Each year to make sure that we're on track To actually meeting some of these numbers and Oh, it almost sounded like my mic got louder. Yeah, I don't know. I mean I went closer. Yeah And then I would support Let's see Oh assessing development standards for parking requirements high limits and far ratios of multifamily and the incentivized zone In capitol outside of the housing element, but I'm not sure if that language should be included or not But either way, I'd like to pursue that Questions from council. Let's go out to the public on this See no comment Come on up. Yeah Good evening city council members. My name is albert lustre with the conference local 405 And I'm here today at the city to speak up on the housing element in the need of area standards implementation Area standards include a level wage health care benefits and apprenticeship programs local hire for all construction workers Earning a level wage and shoes the construction workers as myself from a for rent in our city And be able to support our family provide the basic needs and not leaving check by check It also gives the opportunity to provide All the basic needs for our family and be able to provide better education for our kids Having a responsible contractor that help that provides health care ensures that construction workers of health care for the work in this family and not become a burden to the system which often happens Apprenticeship programs provides training education for a reason minorities women into a four-year apprenticeship program For some of us is the only opportunity to be successful And to be able to live a little wage Getting trained at job sites and the training centers is able is we're able to get a shot to the American dream Local hire and what's equality of life for all the construction workers And you'll be able to spend more time with the low ones and being part of the community And it's uh instead of an also beneficial environment and also cuts a lot of time from us driving down the hill every day I would like to ask the elected officials At the city of capitol are we going to attack the same policies as the city of rebel city? Mellow park Foster city, which include a liberal wage local hire and health care. Thank you for your time Thank you Uh, yes, uh, good evening mayor council and staff. I want to thank you for uh, give me the opportunity to speak today My name is Rene Baez and i'm a field representative for the north cow carpenter's union And I'd like to build on what my colleague was saying Uh, there's three simple things which will benefit this the housing element and the city of capitol And I believe those three things should also be basic labor standards One that's the use of apprenticeship programs meaning every worker is trained to do the work correctly and also safely Number two that's health care for workers and their families and number three is local hire As he stated redwood city foster city mellow park have all adopted this language stating Encourages developers and contractors to evaluate hiring local labor Hiring from or contributing to apprenticeship programs increasing resources for labor compliance And providing livable wages Now I understand that california needs housing california is affordable housing But what the construction men and women who are building these houses need is a livable wage They need benefits for their family and they also need respect dignity honor You see, I believe that we're here for a reason these things that are built here didn't just appear The workers came blood, sweat, and tears. This is why we're able to build in this building right and so There's three things that will taint the city of capitol and the housing element. That's wage theft Tax fraud and higher taxes for the residents that live here Now those three things that could alleviate those is local hire Apprenticeship programs contributing to that and requiring these contractors and developers To pay their workers health care Because if they don't who else puts that bill the residents We pay those those workers health care, right? And so I think we need to look and and start adopting this language and really really evaluate hiring local Keeping the money in house. I understand that construction costs have went up. I understand that but what happens when you hire contractors from out of state They take that money that was made here and they take that with them. So it's money out money and money out So therefore I think it's right that we need to do right by the construction men and women in this town in this city And require these developers and contractors to hire local and tribute to apprentices safety on the job site labor compliance Wage theft is a real thing Tax fraud is a real thing and we don't want capitol is to be the next city That's tainted by that Thank you Thank you so much anybody else in house? Seeing none We'll go online. We do have one speaker on soon john. You'll have three minutes. You've been allowed to speak Hey all I definitely echo the previous two speakers I don't know why all housing elements don't include such language even more stringent language in fact, but uh This element has a a lot going on that I think is unrealistic to believe hcd is going to pass it on the first try We will get feedback during the process as discussed but it's It needs a lot of work. Uh in particular, I think we should look at the mall We are trying to stuff our affordable housing units into there and that's just That could go wrong down the line. Uh, that project is developed Which is really essential to us uh for our overall goals And then we will have to just rezone again or up zone or whatever the appropriate word is Uh, I'd also look at the afh afh units in general and the sites. Uh I think you should get rid of parking minimums. I believe the city of santa cruz has done this for their element on afh units And i'm sure staff knows the answer to that Uh, there's so much more but those two things I think would make a large difference in Showing hcd that we are acting in good faith and that we're creating a realistic element. Thank you Thank you, there are no other speakers mayor. Thank you Okay, i'm gonna take it back to council um for comments And maybe some follow-up questions. Yeah um, so I just have some questions um about the comments the gentleman made about livable wage local hire Where would we put that in our housing element? Where would a comment like that go? I'm gonna see if veronica can Take that one for me Sorry, um, so the question repeat the question. Sorry The question was if we were to add livable wage, um local hire and health care into our housing element Where would that belong in the housing element? Hmm that doesn't belong in the housing element But there are times that you can add housing related goals. Um, perhaps, um It could be added as part of your fair housing policies too because by providing health care um Livable wages and all that you are providing additional Uh opportunities to to households to have the ability to access housing of their choices. So you could do it as Part of your fair housing okay, so You look like you are dying to say something. I was just gonna offer at least some some food for thought is um I am not as experienced as this as veronica can But I would suggest that if that was something we were interested in it Probably would require some further analysis to see how other jurisdictions have done this But off the cuff concern is is that we have a significant impact on construction prices Which are already such a challenge. Um And i'm not sure how it would play out for us in terms of actually being able to build new construction So I would suggest if you're interested in that would be the step to take would be to direct our team to do some analysis and look into What the impact of this might be and ultimately maybe some of their jurisdictions how they might have done it But it wouldn't necessarily end up in our housing element It would just be a separate study issue that the council would take up for consideration as something that we would recommend for Anyone developing in the city. I think that's wise. I mean, I think that you could easily burn Six months nine months a year talking about this it probably would be litigated and I mean It's just that's a big thing and our housing element. We have a very tight timeline So if you're really interested in this, you're probably the best recommendation for me to make would be like, hey, look Let's look at this in the goal setting session Moving forward the future. Um, obviously it's up to the council if you wanted to identify projects like that now But that's probably the best recommendation Yeah, I think it's yeah, I would agree with that just to interrupt this Because we do not want to have the housing element have actions in there that you would consider explore and possibly Study that type of language. Um, hcd would actually frown on language like that And so if some of the actions that you are thinking that may require a lot more deliberation We probably should be more careful about including that in the housing element at this time Thank you. Um, yeah, okay. So I think uh, these are really important issues Maybe not necessary for the housing element right now because I as mentioned I understand the urgency of of our timeline But I do think that as a city we need to consider what we're standing for in terms of requiring livable wage and preference for local hire But yes, that is a larger discussion that I think that we need to consider as a city and so if there could be An opportunity for us to look at this in the near future sometime after our summer break just as a discussion Um, I would appreciate it Let's second that and otherwise. Thank you so much of Veronica and Katie and everyone else for all the hard work on this Thank you I could just push a little bit though they mentioned a few cities redwood city and And the housing element one of the important factors is building affordable housing and and you know And if there's any sort of language that was adopted by those cities by hcd essentially after that helped it pass How to get approved Maybe we're missing out on something so if we could just quickly Give those cities and maybe talk to the gentleman after see I you mentioned they mentioned three cities um, so maybe just giving their city manager ecologists to say hey, what was it what was added in and you know, did hcd Approve it. I mean that's that would be really helpful to us. I mean So leave the tour even done Pardon two of those city attorneys work at our firm. So I just emailed them Oh Done so I want if the gentleman in the audience if you didn't hear that we're outsourcing to find more information I appreciate your time and we're going to look into it our city manager. I mean, excuse me Our city attorney just asked so thank you Well, a few people already echoed some of my thoughts and comments, but I do want to thank staff Is it's been a good education for me and I'm really appreciative of whatever planning commission has done. So thank you guys Great. Thank you so much for all of this. I Can't even wrap my head around all of it and like joe said I'm learning a lot so um Yeah, I think if there's a chance for us to incorporate Local labor and fair wages that's definitely something I think we would be interested in doing um And I don't think you need Anything else from us necessarily Yep, this is great feedback. I really appreciate your time on the document and Look forward to giving you an update towards the end of summer Awesome. Thank you Okay, we'll go down to nine e which is the modification to parking meter rate Is also you oh, okay. So sorry so tonight, uh We're just uh voting to amend the municipal code For our new rates Thank you mayor. Thank you council before I'm going to keep this really short The last time we updated our parking meter rates was in 2009 this past year city council back in march received an update from the temporary village parking committee with their recommendation to increase rates um for in some areas it's about 50 cents to a dollar in different locations and all about to the next slide please um What we need to do to make this happen is amend our code So by law you're required to have your parking meter rates in your parking zones listed in your municipal code We would like to remove them from our local coastal program implementation plan that's over it's uh Anything in your lcp is has to be certified by this um coastal commission And so we want to take it out of our lcp, which is chapter 10.36 and we want to Move it into chapter 10.38, which is not subject to coastal commission review However, um, I've been working closely with the coastal commission on this and they would like to make sure we include some review criteria whenever we increase our rates so This ordinance before you will remove the rates from chapter 10.36 It adds new criteria for review when we do increase our rates And it also requires a coastal development permit So these would come to you as a coastal development permit that would be approved But you would no longer have to go to the coastal commission to have a certified section of code And then it will increase the rates within chapter 10.38 next slide please Um coastal commission added language the majority of it has to do with access and mitigation I want to highlight the last item here. Um, they They provided us language from two other cities suggesting that all Um fees collected from parking rates should be um spent on coastal access We've been working with them on modifying the language and massaging it a bit to Really work with within the city because a lot of what we do is for coastal access and mitigation So that last sentence that any revenues from fee based parking programs within the coastal zone Shall only be used to fund public access to coastal resources protect public safety in the coastal zone And provide public services in the coastal zone And that's the majority of what we do as operations in the city So we feel that this is an overly burdensome and working with staff. They were they They appreciated the change to the The language and they thought it was something they could work with at a staff level This may come back to us if coastal commission Actually has a difference of opinion, but we're hoping that this will get approved. So next slide please So tonight we're asked we're recommending that you introduce by title only waving further reading of the text and ordinance of the city of capitol amending municipal code sections 10.36055 a and 10.38010. Thank you Great, do you have any council questions? Um, because this is an ordinance. I'm assuming this would go into effect like 90 days 60 days when would this go into effect? We have a second reading scheduled in two weeks and then is that there well, then it has to go to the California coastal commission for certification. So It'll be a while. Okay. All right Okay, only three months your best case scenarios would take three months Three months from our submission Uh, and actually once we have our second reading it'll take a little bit for us to submit So probably four months from now would be best case scenario Um nine months is likely and then if they come back with comments Changes, then it would come back to you to either review or accept to review those changes So it sounds like potentially This would take go into effect like maybe in january Like yeah, like four four months gets us into december and we typically not in typically do reparking the whole month of december Am I am I counting right july august september october well november is yeah, so this would probably go into effect like first first of the year That's that's probably pretty close. Yeah. The good news is that we will see the the coastal commission staff report on this item Weeks before the meeting we'll we'll get a heads up So we'll know kind of where it's going and we'll be able to start our messaging and kind of planning for that transition any public comments See any here anybody online There are no hands raised mayor. Okay. I'll take it back to council for deliberation I'll move staff recommended action Okay, got a first and a second. Maybe we have a roll call, please Council member breaks Council member park. Hi council member peterson Vice mayor brown and mayor kaiser. Hi passes unanimously. Thank you We'll drop down to item nine f which is our 2023 2024 salary schedule um so Here I just need to Briefly read a required statement It is required by government code to make the following announcement Before the staff presentation and council vote on this agenda item nine f Which regards the salary schedule for city employees including at will management employees At will management employees consist of department heads And the city manager effective july 9th 2023 the cost of living adjustment for the at will employees will be 2.75 percent in addition city health care Contributions for at will employees will increase by 25 a month also effective on the 9th of july and now We're over to staff for the report Thank you mayor kaiser Very well done So this is going to be very brief. This is an annual item that council sees this year. Um, excuse me one moment I don't need to see myself here Okay, so in this case council will be adopting if you approve a resolution that establishes the current salary schedule for each position For our regular employees and in this case The city does have existing agreements or mo use with the employee groups listed in this chart below So the colas and the health care contributions were already agreed upon and they will um, if upon your approval Start in july of this year. So the increases are listed here And my recommendation for you is to adopt The resolution which authorizes this fiscal year 2023 24 annual salary adjustment Consistent with your existing employee labor agreements and these will go in effect the full the first full pay period in july beginning july 9th Thank you. Great any questions from council Any public comment? There are no hands raised. Thank you All right back to council for deliberation Nine it all motion to adopt a resolution approving the fiscal year 2023 2024 annual salary adjustment Consistent with the following employment agreements. I need to read the whole thing. I'll second Awesome. We have a first and a second. Shall we do a voice vote? We can do it all in favor Hi And then the only requirement is you announce the result the result is that we Took the recommended action by adopting a resolution approving All you have to say is the motion passed. Oh the motion passed. Okay, you name it You didn't want me to reread that Why not? I was doing so well gosh All right next big item 10 Adjournment. Thank you all so much for all your hard work This is a brief reminder that the next regularly scheduled council meeting will begin at 4 p.m on the 22nd as we have a Heavy agenda planned to finish out the summer. So 4 p.m start time Bring snacks do we eat lunch and I know