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Lund Ranch II Mr. Dolan stated that there are lots of things regarding the Lund Ranch II project that are requiring additional time. He noted that some of the information the Commission requested takes a fair amount of time not only to find the money but also to accomplish He indicated that staff is still negotiating the Housing Agreement with the applicant and is also working with them on the Development Agreement. He stated that the earliest it would be is the second meeting in April, and if the Housing Agreement gets bogged down, it could take even longer than that. Chair Allen asked staff to double -check to make sure everybody will be present. Mr. Dolan stated that he has also established relationships with some of the key people in the neighborhood and have notified them of the delay but that he will probably have to give them an update every two weeks or so. Commissioner O'Connor asked Mr. Dolan to give the Commission a little detail of what's included in that Housing Agreement. Mr. Dolan replied that the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance requires a certain commitment to providing affordable housing; there are some options and it typically requires negotiation. He indicated that it is pretty easy to do for an apartment building because the units are generally requested and dispersed throughout the building; however, for a single - family development, especially detached single - family in a hillside community, having every fourth or fifth house be at an affordable level does not really seem like the best use of resources. He noted that there is an in -lieu affordable housing fee that the developer can pay, and sometimes the City will negotiate for more than the minimum. Commissioner O'Connor clarified that the Housing Agreement really talks about the affordable housing piece. Mr. Dolan said yes and added that it is not something in the Planning Commission's jurisdiction but that of the Housing Commission and the City Council. He indicated that the City has always at least had an agreement with the applicant as to what the proposal was going to be that staff can describe to the Planning Commission before anything else is brought forward to the Planning Commission. Commissioner O'Connor commented that Mr. Dolan had mentioned in the past year or so that these agreements are now more voluntary because of a case law. Mr. Dolan replied that there was a case law that only affected the apartments; but while the requirements on ownership were not affected by that case, the City's ability to negotiate was somewhat limited, and the staff is rectifying that with a change to the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance which will go through the Planning Commission because that is in the Zoning Code. Commissioner O'Connor commented that the City has been successful with actually getting more cooperation from the developers. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 25, 2015 Page 26 of 27