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The City Council convened a special meeting at 8:00 AM on Saturday, October 10, 2026, primarily to hold a closed session for City Attorney candidate interviews. Prior to the closed session announcement, Housing Department Director provided an update on affordable housing projects, reporting that up to six projects are at various stages of completion, including a newly constructed 100% affordable housing development behind the meeting location. Over the next six to eight months, four additional 100% affordable projects are expected to begin construction, providing several hundred new units for extremely low- to low-income residents, including some with special needs. The Housing Help Center, located at the rent stabilization division office on Escuela, offers workshops and assistance for residents with affordable housing applications.
Director for the housing department. We have up to six projects at some phase of being completed. Not to lease up new residents. A lot twelve project behind us is our newest uh new construction, fully affordable housing development. And over the next six to eight months, we have up to four other one hundred percent fully affordable projects that will be starting construction. All told, these will be several hundred brand new affordable housing for residents who are extremely low to low income residents, some who may have special needs. We also have a housing help center that is implemented out of our rent stabilization division office out on Escuela, right next to the senior center, and there are workshops, assistance that's provided for folks who, for example, may have questions about how to fill out an application for an affordable. We just have one item today, which is uh a closed session announcement. Uh good um today the council will meet in closed session to consider public employee appointment pursuant to California government code section five four nine five seven B one for city attorney candidate interviews. Would any member of the public join us virtually or in person like to provide comment on this item? I don't see anyone here in public generally, and I don't see anyone in the Zoom room. So um we'll close public comment and the council will now recess to the Amesville Hotel for its closed session and will not return for open session uh to open session for adjournment. No closed session announcement is anticipated. Thank you, everyone.