COUNCIL AGENDA: 2/23/16 ITEM: 4.2 & 10.2 CITY OF e: <2 SAN IPSE CAPITAL OF SILICON VALLEY Memorandum TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: Harry Freitas Jacky Morales-Ferrand SUBJECT: SEE BELOW DATE: February 17, 2016 Approved LZ5ZC&U T SUPPLEMENTAL Date Ztrt/lto SUBJECT: GPTI5-006 AND PP15-130 - GENERAL PLAN TEXT AMENDMENT TO PROTECT EXISTING MOBILEHOME PARKS, AMENDMENTS AND ADDITIONS TO TITLE 20 OF THE SAN JOSE MUNICIPAL CODE (THE ZONING CODE OR ZONING ORDINANCE), AND A NEW CITY COUNCIL POLICY TO CLARIFY AND SUPPLEMENT THE EXISTING MOBILEHOME PARK CONVERSION ORDINANCE IN THE CITY OF SAN JOSE REASON FOR SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM This memorandum summarizes the public outreach process undertaken by the Housing Department and the Planning, Building and Code Enforcement Department for the mobilehome park preservation policy update which began in June of 2015. BACKGROUND The City Council has recognized mobilehome parks as an important source of housing for families, seniors, and low- and moderate-income residents. To further the protection of mobilehome park residents in the City of San Jose, the City Council directed staff to research and recommend possible policy and ordinance changes. On June 22, 2015 staff presented a proposed work plan on the Mobilehome Park Preservation Policies/Conversion Ordinance Update to the CED Committee. The workplan recommended three land use related policy and ordinance changes: text amendments to the Envision San Jose 2040 General Plan (General Plan), amendments to Title 20 of the San Jose Municipal Code (the Zoning Code), and a new City Council Policy on the Conversion of Mobilehome Parks to Other Uses. 1 The Committee accepted the work plan and directed staff to meet with MHP owners and 1 For more information on these proposed land use changes please refer to the Planning Commission memorandum dated January 4, 2016.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL February 17, 2016 Subject: Mobilehome Park Preservation Page 2 operators to include their input into the work plan prior to presenting it to Council for discussion and action. Staff conducted four focus group meetings during the summer of 2015, and on August 11, 2015, City Council adopted staff's work plan. In addition, the City Council asked the Housing Department to explore the "Opt In/Stay In Business" concept with stakeholders and the Department of Planning, Building and Code Enforcement to prepare an urgency ordinance and regular ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on mobilehome park conversions. On August 25, 2015 the City Council adopted the temporary moratorium which is set to expire on February 25, 2016. Staff has worked diligently to complete public outreach and staff recommendations prior to the expiration of the moratorium. On July 16, 2015 the Housing Department mailed 10,949 postcards (see attached) to mobilehome addresses in San Jose. The intent of this mailing was to announce three public meetings on August 13, 29 and 31, 2015, to provide staff contact information (phone and email), and to direct stakeholders to a webpage to sign up for email notifications and for future updates. The postcards were written in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. Attendance at each of the first three public meetings ranged from 75-100 people. Over the course of this outreach process, staff held meetings on each policy issue to give specific attention to each approach. Multiple meetings were held on each item to accommodate a wide range of stakeholders. Translation services were made available if requested ahead of the meeting. Meetings were held during the day, evenings and on weekends at various wheelchair accessible locations around the City of San Jose. During the outreach process staff maintained a database of stakeholder email addresses. As of this writing, the database includes almost 200 contacts and almost 100 people have self-subscribed to the "Notify Me" Mobilehome and Parkowner email list via the City's website. Since June 2015, staff has sent numerous emails providing updates on meetings and documents as they are posted on the website. For the "Opt-In/Stay in Business" concept, staff met three times with the Brandenburg, Staedler and Moore ownership group to develop the "Opt-In/Stay In Business" concept. A draft concept was posted on the City's website on November 23, 2015. Four public focus group meetings were held from December 2015 through January 2016. Meeting notifications were sent by U.S. Postal Service mail to mobilehome park owners/operators, by email to other stakeholders including mobilehome park residents, and an announcement was posted on the Housing Department webpage on November 23, 2015. In addition staff coordinated with the Manufactured Housing Educational Trust of Santa Clara County, and the meetings were announced in an industry newsletter. The following list summarizes all public meetings that were held for the proposed General Plan text and Zoning Code changes and the new City Council Policy workplan items as well as meetings to explore the "Opt-In/Stay In Business" concept.
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL February 17, 2016 Subject: Mobilehome Park Preservation Page 3 General Plan and Zoning Amendments, City Council Policy (Twenty public meetings) Community and Economic Development Committee (6/22/15) Two focus group meetings with mobilehome park owners (7/16/15 and 7/23/15) Two focus group meetings with mobilehome park residents (7/30/15 and 8/6/15) City Council (8/11/15) Housing and Community Development Commission (8/13/15) Public community meeting at Mayfair Community Center (8/13/15) City Council (08/25/15) Public community meeting at Seven Trees Community Center (8/29/15) Public community meeting at City Hall (8/31/15) Planning Commission (9/9/15 for recommendation on six-month moratorium) City Council (9/15/15 for vote on six-month moratorium) Housing and Community Development Commission (9/10/15,10/8/15, and 11/12/15) Community and Economic Development Committee (11/16/15) Public community meeting at City Hall (1/11/16) Planning Commission (1/13/16) Housing and Community Development Commission (1/14/16) City Council (Scheduled for 2/23/16) Opt In/Stay In Business Concept (Five additional public meetings): Two focus group meetings w/ park owners (12/3/15 and 1/4/16) Two focus group meetings w/ park residents (12/7/15 and 1/5/16 ) CED Committee (1/25/16) /s/ HARRY FREITAS, DIRECTOR Planning, Building and Code Enforcement /s/ JACKY MORALES-FERRAND Director, Department of Housing For questions, please contact Jenny Nusbaum, Supervising Planner, Ordinance and Policy Team at (408) 535-7872 or Adam Marcus, Acting Policy Manager, Department of Housing, at (408) 975-4451. Attachment: Tri-lingual Postcard
ATENCIÓN: RESIDENTES DE PARQUES DE CASAS KÍNH GỬI: DÂN CƯ KHU NHÀ DI ĐỘNG Como dirigida por el Concejo Municipal, personal de la Ciudad está organizando reuniones públicas para explorar nuevas políticas de la ciudad y las disposiciones del código de zonificación para proteger un suministro adecuado de parques de casas móviles en San José. Su opinión sobre este proceso es importante. Por favor, asista a alguna de las siguientes reuniones para obtener más información y compartir su opinión y sus inquietudes. Se ofrecerán refrigerios y se harán las adaptaciones razonables necesarias para brindar servicios de interpretación o asistencia para personas con discapacidades, a quienes lo soliciten con tres (3) días hábiles de anticipación. Alguna pregunta? Comuníquese con: Thursday, August 13 6:30pm-8:30pm: Mayfair Community Center Chavez Hall 2039 Kammerer Avenue, San José, CA Theo chỉ đạo của Hội Đồng Thành Phố, cán bộ Thành Phố đang tổ chức nhiều cuộc họp công khai để tìm hiểu những chính sách mới của Thành Phố và các quy định trong Luật Phân Vùng (Zoning Code Provisions) để đảm bảo cung câ p đủ các khu nhà di động ơ San José. Y kiê n đo ng go p của quý vị râ t co giá trị đo ng go p cho quá trình này. Hãy tham gia cùng chúng tôi vào một trong những cuộc họp dưới đây đê ti m hiê u nhiê u hơn va chia sẻ những suy nghĩ va mối quan nga i của quý vị. Cuộc họp sẽ phục vụ đồ ăn và nước giải khát nhẹ và co phương-tiện hợp lý để hô trợ cho dịch vụ thông dịch viên hoặc những nhu cầu đặc-biệc giúp -đỡ người khuyết tật đến tham dự nếu được quý -vị yêu cầu ít nhâ t trước ba (3) ngày làm việc. Quý vị co thắc mắc? Xin Vui lòng liên lạc: Thursday, August 27 6:30pm-8:30pm: Independence High School Constitutional Hall 1776 Educational Park Drive, San José, CA (Park in the first lot on the left, off of Jackson coming from McKee Road) Monday, August 31 6:30pm-8:30pm: San José City Hall Wing Room 118-120 200 E. Santa Clara Street, San José, CA Follow the Housing Department on Twitter: @sjcityhousing www.sjhousing.org Sign up for email notifications, see updates at: www.sanjoseca.gov/mobilehomes
ATTENTION: MOBILEHOME PARK RESIDENTS As directed by the City Council, City staff is hosting public meetings to explore new City policies and Zoning Code provisions to protect an adequate supply of mobilehome parks in San José. Your input is valuable to this process. Please join us at one of the following meetings to learn more and to share your thoughts and concerns. Light refreshments will be served and reasonable accommodations for language interpretation or disability-related assistance are available if requested at least three (3) business days in advance. Questions? Please contact: City of San José Housing Department 200 E. Santa Clara Street, 12th Floor San José, CA 95113 Mailing Address Line 1 Mailing Address Line 2 Mailing Address Line 3 Mailing Address Line 4 PLEASE PLACE STAMP HERE Thursday, August 13 6:30pm-8:30pm: Mayfair Community Center Chavez Hall 2039 Kammerer Avenue, San José, CA Thursday, August 27 6:30pm-8:30pm: Independence High School Constitutional Hall 1776 Educational Park Drive, San José, CA (Park in the first lot on the left, off of Jackson coming from McKee Road) Monday, August 31 6:30pm-8:30pm: San José City Hall Wing Room 118-120 200 E. Santa Clara Street, San José, CA Sign up for email notifications and see updates at: www.sanjoseca.gov/mobilehomes Follow the Housing Department on Twitter: @sjcityhousing www.sjhousing.org