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draft Housing Element to the Council for consideration. Assuming approval by the Council, including <br /> approval of those modifications which may look substantially different than these assumptions, the <br /> document will be submitted to the state. The state, which typically provides a detailed response within <br /> sixty to ninety days, may or not agree with these assumptions or require further modification before <br /> deciding it is eligible for certification. While this information does fuel the discussion relative to the east <br /> side, the Council is not being asked to create any judgment or approve any assumptions at this time. <br /> Mayor Thorne asked that staff also discuss how these assumptions relate to growth management, <br /> which is ultimately tied to RHNA. <br /> Councilmember Cook-Kallio noted that the Windstar development is not included in the current <br /> inventory. <br /> Mr. Fialho explained that the analysis is conservative. In light of the fact that Windstar has stepped <br /> away from the project and a very serious application is coming forward to convert the site from <br /> residential to office use, staff elected to exclude those units from the analysis. <br /> Councilmember Cook-Kallio asked whether the state requires that the city accommodate those units <br /> elsewhere. <br /> Mr. Dolan said that their loss is irrelevant, provided the total inventory is adequate. <br /> Councilmember Brown noted that the planning cycle is 2014-2022 but the staff report refers to a <br /> Housing Element cycle of 2015-2023. <br /> Ms. Stern explained that the RHNA planning period is 2014-2022 whereas the Housing Element <br /> planning period, due to some lag at the state level, is offset one year and runs 2015-2023. <br /> Councilmember Narum asked and staff confirmed that consideration of the requested rezoning will <br /> come forward as part of the Housing Element process and no direction is required from the Council at <br /> this time. <br /> Councilmember Cook-Kallio asked and staff confirmed that any surplus in inventory would apply to the <br /> next RHNA planning cycle. Ms. Stern added that if no development were to occur during this period, the <br /> same inventory could be reused to accommodate the next planning cycle. <br /> Councilmember Cook-Kallio said there is also conversely a risk that the RHNA demand could <br /> significantly increase in the next planning period. She requested confirmation that those sites rezoned <br /> as part of the lawsuit are "by right," which differs from other zonings the Council might approve and <br /> which may or may not ever see development. <br /> Mr. Fialho explained that the "by right" development was triggered because the city did not have an <br /> inventory of appropriately zoned property prior to certification of the current Housing Element. The city <br /> does, however, have such an inventory going into this next RHNA cycle. Therefore the by right clause <br /> as it is known disappears and is instead triggered through the traditional PUD process. Having said <br /> that, the development standards and design guidelines prepared as part of the process are used in the <br /> review and consideration of those sites and the city will still be asking developers to conform to that. <br /> Councilmember Cook-Kallio suggested that HCD would be paying very close attention to the city's <br /> actions because of its practices. Mr. Dolan concurred. <br /> Mayor Thorne asked and staff confirmed that there are still some very real threats which could cause <br /> RHNA numbers for even the current planning period to increase. <br /> City Council Minutes Page 4 of 12 March 4, 2014 <br />