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CITY OF CUPERTIMO, STATE or CALIPOIUlIA
10300 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014
Telephone: (408) 252-4505
MIlCUTE OF THE ADJOURICED REGULAR HEETDlO OF THE CITY
COUNCIL HELD ON JOLY 2, 1985 IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER,
CITY HALL, CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA
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At 8:05 p.m., Mayor Johnson called the meeting to order in
the Council Chamber.
ROLL CALL
Counc. Present:
Gatto, Plungy, Sparks, Mayor Jomison
Counc. Absent:
Rogers
Staff Present:
City Manager Quinlan
City Clerk Cornelius
Director of Planning and Development Cowan
¡'lanner I Binnendyk
Co_unity Affairs Officer Blackburn
BMR Committee Members present:
Nick Szabo
37. Policy stipulating BMR housing requirement tor senior
citizen housing project.
(a) Resolution No. 6595: "A Resolution of the City
Council ot the City ot Cupertino Adopting a Policy
Which States the Below Market Rate Housing
Requirements for Retirement Facilities."
38. City ot Cupertino, JDOd1tication of procedural manual
tor the Below Market Rate Housing Prograa to pel'lÛt
r~sidential developers to pay fees in lieu ot providing
units priced at below~ket sales prices. Rec~ded
for approval.
42. Review ot proposed revision ot BMR housing Program.
43. Request to pay tee in lieu ot providing six BMa units-
Woodsprings.
Hr. Szabo stated that the BMR Program should concentrate
mostly on the tirst tr.e buyer.
Planner I Binnendyk said tLat $30,000 to $35,000 was the
average qualifying householQ income ot those buying recent
BMR units.
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John Vidovich, developer, stated that he was in favor at
cheaper housing. He said that the multiple hOusin&
developers are payina the biggest tax in the City by havin&
to provide BMR housing. He said it is a good cause but is
discourage housina tram going in and is not helpina the
truly needy. Although he does plan to build more offices,
he feels it would be more equitable if those buildina
ottices had to pay a tee.
Sally Brennan said she did not
choose between seniors on fixed
buyers for the BMR program. She
are tew seniors in Cupertino that
do are truly needy.
feel that Council had to
income and first time heme
said that although there
do need help, those who
Iola Hendricsen said that ccmpared to some seniors those in
Cupertino are atfluent, but are trying not to be reduced to
the poverty le\el. She said that seniors neqd the type of
living as provided in retirement hoæes where they can
remain ambulatory and receive one good, nutritious meal a
day. She said that in Mountain View and Sunnyvale there
are two or three year waiting lists for senior housing.
lCancy Hertert told a story ot a senior woman who sold her
house and was then taced with escalating ~·nts.
Stan Howard, employee tor a developer, stated that the tirm
tor which he works had built for BMR units. One was sold
to a pe"son whose parents paid cash; one unit was purchased
by people who are not citizens; one unit was sold to people
who had Just sold a previous home, bought a BMR unit and
kept the excess trom sale of their previous home; one unit
was sold to people in their early 20s who were Just out ot
school who sold that unit a year later and bought in Los
11 tos. They had made more on the BMR unit than they would
have on a regular -unit. He stated that Council needs to
focus on where the need really is. Perhaps it is those on
fixed incomes. He suggested that Council look at
subsidizing their rents rather than home ownership.
Howard Finn, Villa Serl'a Apartments, said that he
represents the person who needs aSbistance. With $30,eOO a
year or Just under, he came to Cupertino in 1973. He is
currently findina it ditticult to make ends meet and rent
increases every year. He said that he nöJ developed a
retirement income, but was on a fixed amount of money. He
would lil~e to stay in Cupertino as it is a beautiful town.
He said that he did apply foro a BMR unit but could not
attord it.
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Sally Brennan said that he is not typical of the seniors
t~t, she has seen. Those that she usually runs into have
less ~~ey - $10-20,000.
Council dis~ussed the various alternatives proposed by the
Subcommittee. Concern was expressed regarding the concept
of a rent subsidy. In regard to recoaaendation A, Council
requested that the Committee develop their ideas in further
detail. In regard to recOlDendation B, Council suggested a
set tee and a method to make the money available to those
who would benefit.
It was moved by Counc. Plungy, seconded by Counc. Gatto and
passed unanimously to close the public hearing.
It was moved by Counc. Plungy, seconded by Counc. Gatto and
passed unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 6573 with
Exhibit A revised to delete items B.1, B.3, B.4 and amend
B.5 to read, "The fees collected shall be placed in the
General tund and shall be used to promote aftordable
ownership housing."
It was moved by Counc. Plungy, seconded :'y Counc. Gatto and
passed unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 6576 approving
payment of $50,000 per unit in lieu of providing six below
market rate units for Woodsprings Development.
Council continued the oonsideration of the retirement
t~~ilities and senior citizen housing to the meetlng ot
August 19, 1985 and directed the City Clerk to readvertise
this item.
At 9:15 p.m., Council adJourned.
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Ci y Clerk
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Public hearin
closed
Res. 6573
adopted
Res. 6576
adopted
Retirement
facilities an
senior
housing
continued