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Ms. Michelotti said she could support that because the word used is "explore", but she wanted a closer look before implementing a program. Mr. Swift pointed out that the existing Program 11.5, which is not proposed to be modified, says use the lower-income housing fund to purchase land, etc., subsidize rents, and otherwise help produce housing for low income households. The Section 8 idea Ms. Mohr is talking about is a subsidized rent. The City's Housing Specialist is working on coming up with schemes as to how to best use the Lower Income Fund and will work with the Affordable Housing Commission to bring back a policy and recommendation to the City Council. The General Plan already has the kind of Program Ms. Mohr is talking about. Ms. Michelotti asked what measures are being taken to maintain for a longer time the affordable units that a coming to the end of the commitment. Mr. Swift indicated that was a few pages farther on in the recommendations. It was moved by Ms. Michelotti, seconded by Ms. Dennls, to approve the Planning Comrnl~ion recommendation to add a new Program 11.6 on page IV-23, to read as follows: "Explore using the lower-income housing fund to provide low-interest loans for first-time buyers of existing homes." Th~ r011 call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers - Dennis, Michelotti, Mohr, Pieo, and Mayor Tarver NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None Adequate Infrastructure It was moved by Mr. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Pico, to accept the Steering Committee recommendation and to modify Program 12.4 on page IV-25, to read as follows: "Use the Growth Management Program to ensure that residential development does not occur unless adequate infrastructure is present to ensure that the City's quality of life and level of services are maintained." Ms. Mohr indicated the City usually does not pay for infrastructure, developers do. In order to have the infrastructure built, she felt 'provided" was more correct to make it happen. If we say the infrastructure has to be present, for instance a school, it cannot happen. The School District will not build a school until the need is there. There would not be a school "present" but it would be provided. She felt 'present" is the wrong tense. Ms. Michelotti felt that the infrastructure is normally required to be put in place first, -- the streets, utility lines, etc. 07/09/96 -20-