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by a Housing Element task force if desired. The scope of work and schedule submitted by Baird + Driskell covers all the tasks outlined in State Housing Law for updating the Housing Element and is consistent with the deadlines incorporated into the Settlement Agreement. PUBLIC PROCESS Active public participation is essential to completing the Housing Element update and the type of process used and the vehicle for conducting that process will be critical to meeting the project schedule. For the previous Housing Element, the Council established an ad hoc task force comprised of two members of the Planning Commission, two members from the Housing Commission and five members from the general public. All task force meetings were public and held at key decision making points during the process. For this update, staff has identified five options for coordinating the process: • Option 1- Assign the task of guiding the Housing Element to either the Planning or Housing Commission which will coordinate as determined by the commission. • Option 2- Establish an ad hoc task force comprised of two members from the Planning and Housing Commission and two City Council members. • Option 3- Establish an ad hoc task force comprised of one member from both the Planning and Housing Commissions, one member from the City Council and two members from the public. • Options 4- Establish an ad hoc task force comprised of two members from the Planning and Housing Commissions, and three members from the public. • Option 5- Establish an ad hoc task force comprised of two members each from the Planning and Housing Commission, two members from the City Council and five members from the public. While all of the options would result in a successful project, if the Council elects to utilize an ad hoc task force with members from the public (Options 3 to 5), appointments will need to be made no later than mid October resulting in the need to begin advertising immediately. Regardless of the option selected, moving efficiently through the task force formation and meeting process will be essential. Regarding the actual process and schedule, it should be noted that staff does not anticipate major changes to the City's existing housing programs, but believes the bulk of the effort will be spent on selecting and rezoning sites suitable for multifamily housing, creating appropriate development standards for these sites, implementing, and /or reinforcing anti - discrimination programs, and making changes to the City's Zoning Ordinance consistent with SB 2 to provide for approval of emergency shelters, and transitional and supportive housing. As a result, staff anticipates approximately eight public meetings between October and June including at least one broad -based community meeting. In addition, the process is intended to include at least one meeting before the Planning and Housing Commissions. The draft document and rezoning recommendations will be forwarded to the City Council in June /July 2010 with transmittal to HCD no later than August 16. Further, since the bulk of the meetings will revolve Page 3 of 5