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File #: 15-357    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Staff Report Status: Other Business
File created: 6/8/2015 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/17/2015 Final action: 4/1/2016
Title: MORGAN HILL 2035: RDCS UPDATE WORKING GROUP PROGRESS REPORT - MEETING #3
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CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT        
MEETING DATE: June 17, 2015
 
PREPARED BY:      John W. Baty, Senior Planner/Community Development             
APPROVED BY:      City Manager            
 
Title
MORGAN HILL 2035: RDCS UPDATE WORKING GROUP PROGRESS REPORT - MEETING #3
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
RECOMMENDATION
1. Receive progress report; and
2. Provide input.
 
BODY
COUNCIL PRIORITIES, GOALS & STRATEGIES:  
 
Ongoing Priorities
Enhancing public safety
Protecting the environment
Maintaining fiscal responsibility
Supporting youth
Fostering a positive organizational culture
Preserving and cultivating public trust
2015 Focus Areas
Stimulate Economic Development
Infrastructure Funding and Advocacy
General Plan Update
Community Engagement Effectiveness
 
 
REPORT NARRATIVE:
Council Members Constantine and Librers, serving as the RDCS Update Working Group Chair and Vice-Chair, along with staff, will provide the City Council with a progress report for the third meeting of the Residential Development Control System (RDCS) Update Working Group, which will take place on the morning of June 17th. Following a summary of the Working Group's activities, the City Council will have an opportunity to provide input on the Working Group's discussion and/or decisions made at their meeting.
 
The main topics scheduled for the third Working Group meeting are:
·      Draft standards and points for the new RDCS competition
·      The right mechanism to establish the number of available allotments each year
·      Whether the City continue to allow extensions to unused allotments and the best way to ensure that there are not too many new units constructed in any single year
·      Types of housing exempt from the RDCS competition
 
At subsequent meetings the RDCS Working Group will be discussing the allotment formula, rules for granting extensions to unused allotments, mechanisms for ensuring adequate infrastructure and services, RDCS administration, and other issues.
 
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:      Collaborate
The RDCS Update is an important component of the Morgan Hill 2035 project, which has and will continue to provide opportunities for public participation. The RDCS Update Working Group includes members that represent a variety of community interests and the working group meetings are open to the public providing community members with another opportunity to listen to discussions and provide comments on the RDCS Update.
 
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS:
N/A
 
PRIOR CITY COUNCIL AND COMMISSION ACTIONS:
On May 6, 2015 the City Council approved a schedule for the RDCS Update Tasks, including regular check-in opportunities with the full Council. On May 20 and June 3, 2015 the Council received their first and second reports from the RDCS Update Working Group.
 
FISCAL AND RESOURCE IMPACT:
Formation and staff support of the RDCS Update Working Group is within the budget and work plan for the Morgan Hill 2035 project.
 
CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act):  
Not a Project
 
The City Council is receiving updates and discussing the progress of the RDCS Update Working Group.
 
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