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2 City Council Special Meeting Minutes January 30, 2023 is proposed. The Commission worked hard to make forced upzone for multifamily, instead it is an overlay zone. It can go down to a 20 acre per density unit and still qualify. He said that by adopting the Housing Element tonight, the builders remedy would be avoided. Sasha Zbrozek, Los Altos Hills, said he just pulled up the 2015-2023 Housing Element and read from it for multifamily residential use. 2. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Consideration of a Resolution adopting a General Plan Amendment to update the Housing Element of the General Plan for the period of 2023 -2031, making findings that the Housing Element substantially complies with State Housing Element laws and affirmatively furthers fair housing, that the Town has considered findings from the California Housing and Development Department and made revisions to the Housing Element to address and respond to those findings and making a determination that that adoption of the Housing Element of the General Plan for the period of 2023-2031 is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15283. Project Description - A Housing Element is one of the seven mandatory elements of the General Plan that describes how local jurisdictions plan to meet the housing needs allocated to their communities. Every eight (8) years, local jurisdictions are required to review and adopt a Housing Element that is in substantial compliance with state housing element law. The 6th Cycle Housing Element update covers the planning period of 2023- 2031 and will replace the 5th Cycle Housing Element for the planning period of 2015- 2023. The 2023-2031 Housing Element includes the following chapters: Introduction, Review of Past Accomplishments; Housing Needs Assessment; Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, Constraints On Housing; Housing Resources; Site Descriptions; Ability to Meet RHNA; and Housing Goals, Policies and Programs. The Housing Element identifies three sites where a multi-family overlay zone designation would be proposed through subsequent zoning amendments: portions of the Foothill College site, portions of the St. Nicholas School site, and the Twin Oaks Court parcels (at Arastradero Road/Twin Oaks Court, Los Altos Hills). Planning Director Sofia Mangalam presented the staff report. Councilmembers asked questions of staff and received responses. Vice Mayor Mok asked about SB 9 and the status of the ordinance. Director Mangalam responded that staff was currently working on it. Mayor Swan opened the Public Hearing. John O'Connell, Los Altos Hills, said that the petition in the packet is circulating throughout the affected areas of the Town and he will provide an update on the additional three of signatures from residents in Town.