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accelerating its review of the General Plan and a workshop on the housing element was scheduled for February 4th. The entire General Plan should be brought to the Council by the end of spring. Siegel referred to the 1990 census information and asked if there were any new trends in the Town, such as an increase in the number of seniors, etc. He further commented that California was not generating enough housing for its population. However, the law was not taking into account land prices and therefore secondary dwellings were particularly important. He suggested a confidential letter to residents asking for information about the number of secondary dwellings in Town, the rent paid, etc. Siegel also recommended reducing the amount of maximum development area and maximum floor area on lots that apply for maximum allowables, so that secondary dwellings could be included. Another suggestion Siegel made was to charge a fee of $1.00 per square foot for affordable housing when issuing a building permit. Hubbard suggested the possibility of in lieu fees or monies from the General Fund to make a contribution to organizations such as the Habitat for Humanity. He also suggested excluding the square footage for secondary dwellings when charging for building permits. Tryon commented that when the parcel data base was completed it would provide an excellent source of information on such issues as the number of secondary dwellings in Town, etc. Shari Emling, 11853 Murietta Lane, commented that the Voter Registration List was a good source of information on non-related people living in one residence. Dot Schreiner, Planning Commissioner, noted that previously the nuns residing in the convents in Town had not been included in the numbers and she did not think this was correct. Stephen Pahl, Planning Commissioner, referred to the Planning Commission's schedule on reviewing the General Plan and in particular the housing element. He referred to the issue of quality of the review and quantity of the materials and stated that they planned to carefully review about ten pages a meeting. He also believed that they should use the Housing Element done in 1988 as the basis and not disregard the work which had already been done on this subject. Pahl further suggested the concept of Los Altos and Los Altos Hills supporting Foothill College's need for a residence hall on campus. By contributing to Foothill, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills would be providing affordable housing. The City Attorney commented that it was important to get the number of secondary dwellings but not necessarily the rent charged, etc. In response to ilir December 2, 1992 Adjourned Regular Meeting 2