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2 <br /> City Council/Planning Commission <br />Joint Special Meeting Minutes <br /> January 19, 2022 <br /> <br />6. CALL TO ORDER FOR CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSION (6:00 <br />P.M.) <br /> <br />►City Council Ex Parte Contacts Policy Disclosure <br /> <br />A. Roll Call of the City Council and Planning Commission <br /> <br />Present: Mayor George Tyson, Vice Mayor Linda Swan, Councilmember Stanley Q. <br />Mok, Councilmember Lisa Schmidt, Councilmember Kavita Tankha, Planning <br />Commission Chair Birgitta Indaco, Vice Chair Jim Waschura, Commissioner <br />Couperus, Commissioner Patel, Commissioner Smith <br />Absent: None <br />Staff: City Manager Peter Pirnejad, Planning and Building Director Sofia Mangalam, <br />Principal Planner Steve Padovan, Management Analyst II Cody Einfalt, City <br />Clerk Deborah Padovan <br /> <br />B. Pledge of Allegiance <br /> <br />7. PUBLIC COMMENT (PUBLIC COMMENT IS LIMITED TO ITEMS WHICH <br />ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE SPECIAL MEETING) <br /> <br />Steve Jordan, Los Altos Hills, said the water district is very interested in the housing <br />plan because we don’t have enough water to have a substantial increase in the number of <br />houses. We need a forecast of what additional water rights will be needed. <br /> <br />Sasha Zbrozek, Los Altos Hills, said that California law said we must examine sites for <br />housing. He hopes this is done diligently and honestly. We can and we should do the <br />right thing. <br /> <br />8. STUDY SESSION <br /> <br />A. Housing Element Update 2023-2031: Presentation by Michael Baker International, <br />Inc. Consultant Team and Staff to Provide the City Council, the Planning <br />Commission, and the Community with an Informational Presentation on the Housing <br />Element Update Process (Staff: S. Mangalam) <br /> <br />Sofia Mangalam, Planning and Building Director, thanked everyone for joining <br />the joint special meeting, and explained that the Town has started updating the <br />housing element for 2023 - 2031. She described it as a 3,000-foot view of the process <br />and the requirements. The housing element update webpage offers the opportunity <br />for all who want to stay involved in the process. <br /> <br />Aaron Barral, Michael Baker International, presented the Housing Element <br />Update 2023-2031. <br />