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The Benicia Planning Commission met on July 16, 2026, at 6:02 PM in City Hall Council Chambers. The meeting included an informational presentation on the Housing Accountability Act (HAA) and a scoping session for the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed Rose Estates Mixed-Use Project. No formal decisions were made on the project; the scoping session was to receive public and commissioner input on environmental topics to be analyzed in the EIR. The meeting also included adoption of the consent calendar and public comments.
On the HAA Presentation:
On the Rose Estates EIR Scoping Session (Item 11A):
Okay, good evening. We'll go ahead and get things started. How to participate in the meeting? You can attend in person at the council chambers located at 250 East L Street. Cable TV broadcast. Check with your cable provider for your local government broadcast channel. You could live stream online at www.ci.benisha.ca dot us slash agendas. Uh you can zoom meeting, information located on the agenda and on the screen. Uh if you're on Zoom, use the participant option to raise the hand or star nine for attendees participating via phone during the public comment period for an item you wish to speak on. Please note that your electronic device must have microphone capability. Once unmuted, you will have up to three minutes to speak. Any member of the public who requires accommodation should email the development services department at planning at CI.benesha.ca dot us, and we will make every effort to provide as much uh accessibility as possible while also maintaining public safety. Uh this meeting is called to order at 602. Staff, please call roll. Commissioner Dott. Present. Commissioner Gilpin Hayes. Here. Commissioner Gorman. Present. Commissioner Jefferson. Here. Commissioner Lyle. Present. Commissioner Marshall. Absent. Or late. We're not sure. Okay. Chair Slate. Here. Thank you. We'll please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. The fundamental rights of each member of the public can be found in the municipal code posted on the city's website and on a plaque that is posted at the entrance to this meeting per section 4.04.030 of the City of Benisha's open governance ordinance. Presentations. We'll jump right in. Staff presentation for five 5A housing accountability. Yes. Good evening, Chair Slate and members of the planning commission. I'm your plan manager, Jason Haid, and tonight I'm here to discuss the Housing Accountability Act. So the purpose of tonight's presentation is to give the commission as well as the community a high level overview of the Housing Accountability Act or H H HAA and how it relates to the Rosa States project. Just to be clear, there's no discussion or action required this evening on this topic. It's simply an informational item to give everyone some background as we move forward. So first I'll go over what exactly is the Housing Accountability Act. It's a California estate law that was enacted in 1982 aiming to promote housing development by limiting local government's ability to deny or reduce the density of housing projects.