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must make certain the City gets credit for the units, not the County. The General Plan <br />. . for Staples Ranch provides for mixed use. The Specific Plan limits it to <br /> commercial/office/industrial. <br /> <br /> Mr. Brozosky asked for clarification of what defines a housing unit under the <br /> housing cap. He quoted a definition that a dwelling unit is one or more rooms and a <br /> single kitchen. He could not find anything in the General Plan which defines what a <br /> dwelling unit is for calculation of the 29,000 units. He asked how much flexibility there is <br /> in the definition of a housing unit? When there were first discussions about circulation, <br /> there was talk about assisted living dwelling units and there were two different numbers: <br /> one for land use and one for circulation. He felt for the General Plan to be internally <br /> consistent there should be only one definition of a dwelling unit. If it produces traffic, it <br /> should count as part of the housing. <br /> <br /> Mr. Iserson said that could be done, but it was a complicated issue. In the past, <br /> the city has defined assisted living units as commercial and not residential, since the <br /> residents tend to eat meals in a communal facility. There is a way under state law that <br /> some of those units could be designated as fulfilling the city's regional housing needs. <br /> <br /> Mr. Brozosky also noted that secondary units contain a kitchen, but are not <br /> counted toward the 29,000 units. <br /> <br /> Mr. Iserson said that was correct because of state law. Also with regard to <br /> assisted living units, they are not counted toward traffic numbers because the residents <br /> tend not to have cars or drive. Most traffic comes from staff and that is not during peak <br /> hours. <br /> <br /> Mayor Hosterman reminded Mr. Brozosky that the regional planning committee <br /> for ABAG would entertain discussions on those issues. There are three surveys to Bay <br /> Area counties and when the data is presented there will be subcommittees to discuss <br /> how to count units and what a unit is. <br /> <br /> Mr. Brozosky said there are two ways to calculate units: one for how ABAG <br /> calculates units and the other is for the City's housing cap. The 29,000 unit housing cap <br /> is not clearly defined and he wanted a definition of how a housing unit is defined in that <br /> regard, which he felt could be different than what ABAG sees for a regional need. <br /> <br /> Mayor Hosterman explained the meeting would be open to the public. There <br /> would be a discussion about the constrained gateway approach to future model runs <br /> and if possible talk about future model runs and what data staff should collect for the <br /> future workshop. <br /> <br /> Mr. Iserson said the next workshop is tentatively scheduled for July 12, 2005. <br /> Discussion will be completed regarding cut through traffic. Mitigations will be <br /> considered as well as alternative circulation networks. He cited five proposals and the <br /> steps proposed in the staff report for discussion at the next workshop. <br /> <br /> Mayor Hosterman reminded the public of the Town Hall meeting scheduled for <br /> May 31 at the Senior Center. This is to create a vision to guide the General Plan for the <br /> Joint Workshop <br /> City Council and Planning Commission 6 05/24/05 <br /> <br /> <br />