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Ms. McGovern then wondered if the inclusionary housing ordinance would be reviewed as part of land use when considering affordable housing or as part of the Housing Element? Mr. Iserson said it would be reviewed in terms of condominium conversion issues. The ordinance can be reviewed at any time, but staff did not want to get into the Housing Element, since it was so recently adopted. Ms. McGovern wanted a review of inclusionary housing because she wanted to see rental and for-sale units brought in line and perhaps increase the number of units. She asked if there was a compilation of all the public comments before the Planning Commission? She wanted to know what the top ten issues were. Mr. Iserson said there are minutes and notes from all those early meetings. Mr. Sullivan said there was a published report and a listing of the issues. Wayne Rasmussen prepared it. On August 28, 2003, the Commission had a discussion about what areas to looked at in the General Plan update process and what areas not to be reviewed, such as the Housing Element, the Downtown Specific Plan, etc. Those records would be helpful to the Council. Steve Brozosky expressed concern about how long this process is taking. It seems only small steps are taken at each meeting. He did not want a situation where some people would agree to something just to move on to the next meeting. He felt some of the land use items could be combined. He noted the Council would not be reviewing all environmental impacts for Hacienda or Staples. He wanted to look at land use decisions and implications to the circulation. He wanted a more conceptual review of range of units, orientation, etc. Typically, a General Plan is adopted and then specific plans and planned unit developments are adopted. He felt this process was backwards. He noted a prior comment about changes in Councilmembers or Planning Commissioners and felt it might have been better to have a steering committee, since they don't have terms. This process started in 2003 with an 18- month schedule in order to be complete before the 2004 election. We are now at a point where some Commissioners will be leaving and there is another Council election coming. He suggested that staff put together a binder including prior discussions and the statistical data, so everyone is on the same page. He wanted to know how many units are left before reaching the housing cap, including how many units are approved, what densities are included in specific plans, etc. He also noted the Busch property, which has property set aside for the School District, which he doubted would occur. In 2008 there would be many units designated as medium density residential and those numbers should be counted toward the housing cap. He agreed with others that there should be discussion before certain parcels of property are ruled out of consideration. He believed the Housing Element would have to be amended based on the land use decisions. Ms. Stern agreed a review would be necessary to show the city is meeting its regional housing needs requirements. The new requirements will be available in 2006. Joint Workshop City Council/Planning Commission 6 09/27/05