Land Use and Housing Committee Meeting - September 11, 2019
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Land Use and Housing Committee Meeting - September 11, 2019
The Land Use and Housing Committee met on September 11, 2019, at 10:00 AM. Councilmembers Ward, Campbell, and Sherman were present. The meeting included approval of the July 17 record, non-agenda public comments, a presentation on state housing and homelessness legislation, an update from the San Diego Housing Commission on homeless services, and a presentation on the SDSU Mission Valley Campus Master Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR).
Consent Calendar
- The committee unanimously approved the record of action for the July 17, 2019 meeting.
Non-Agenda Public Comment
- Martha Welts criticized the lack of family-sized affordable housing units and mismanagement of HUD programs.
- Kelly McCormick urged caution on marijuana vape manufacturing due to health risks, citing hundreds of lung injury cases and six deaths linked to vaping.
- Marvin Carpenter distributed a report on infill development and warned of cost increases from new solar and insulation requirements taking effect January 2020.
Agenda Item 1: Presentation from Corporation for Supportive Housing & Housing California
- Sharon Rapport (CSH) and Chris Martin (Housing California) presented on state funding and legislation for homelessness.
- Key programs: SB2 (Building Homes & Jobs Act) provides San Diego ~$4.5M/year; HEAP gave $14.1M to the city in one-time funds; HAP provides $650M statewide with a five-year expenditure timeline.
- They advocated for ongoing funding, a flexible housing subsidy pool, and defended the housing-first model over right-to-shelter approaches.
- Public comment: Steven Russell (San Diego Housing Federation) urged a city housing bond and more aggressive state lobbying; Michael McConnell stressed coordination of funding streams.
- Councilmember Ward asked about local use of Prop 2 funds ($12.45M to county, not city). Councilmember Campbell raised concerns about public housing and medical facilities for mentally ill and addicted populations. Councilmember Sherman emphasized the need for middle-income housing to allow exits from subsidies.
Agenda Item 2: San Diego Housing Commission Homeless Services Update
- Lisa Jones and Deanna Vienueva presented fiscal year 2019 accomplishments.
- Housing First San Diego created over 4,700 housing opportunities in two years, exceeding a three-year goal of 3,000. Since 2014, over 7,600 opportunities created.
- FY2020 homelessness budget exceeds $100 million for the first time.
- Statistics for FY2019: 401 households in permanent supportive housing, 239 rapid rehousing placements, 2,480 served in interim housing, 7,560 at Neil Good Day Center, 905 at Project Homeless Connect.
- State HEAP funds ($14.1M) are supporting new prevention and rapid rehousing programs.
- Councilmember Campbell asked about Cortez Hill Family Center renovations and Neil Good Day Center RFP. Councilmember Ward noted low rapid rehousing numbers, which were explained as due to funding constraints with HEAP funds coming online.
- Chair Moreno advocated for more federal Section 8 vouchers (only 15,000 for San Diego, 4,000 for homeless, with 90,000 on waiting list).
Agenda Item 3: SDSU Mission Valley Campus Master Plan Draft EIR
- SDSU representatives presented the draft EIR for the 80+ acre site, including a 35,000-seat stadium, 4,600 housing units, 1.6M sq ft research space, 80 acres of parkland, and 5,000 parking spaces.
- Significant unavoidable impacts identified in air quality, cultural resources (demolition of SDCCU Stadium), noise, population/housing, public services, and traffic. Mitigation includes $21M in traffic improvements and a TDM program projected to reduce VMT by 14%.
- Public comment: Fred Pierce and Patty Roscoe spoke in favor, noting broad voter support (Measure G passed in all districts).
- Councilmember Sherman questioned traffic mitigation feasibility, Fenton Bridge inclusion (SDSU not constructing it), TDM effectiveness for freeway impacts, hydrology responsibility for Murphy Canyon Creek, bike connections, climate action plan compliance (substantially, not fully), and requested a city comment letter.
- Councilmember Ward asked about the city's forthcoming comment letter, affordable housing set-aside (10%), historic resource impacts, and potential for childcare facilities. Councilmember Campbell inquired about stadium enlargeability (footprint allows future expansion, not in EIR).
The meeting adjourned at approximately 12:30 PM. The next regularly scheduled meeting is October 9, 2019.
Meeting Transcript
Good afternoon. I will call to order the September 11th, 2019, land use and housing committee meeting. Councilmember Ward, Campbell, and Sherman are present. And welcome to all the members of the public who are attending this committee meeting today. Thank you. The first thing we'll take up is the approval of the record of action item for July 17th, 2019. Do I hear a motion on the floor? Campbell. Seconded by uh Councilmember Ward. Uh so all those in favor of the motion, please say aye. Okay, no opposed. Motion carries unanimously. Uh next we're gonna go to non-agenda public comment where members of the public may speak on any item not on today's agenda. Uh first we will call up Miss Martha Welsh, followed by Kelly McCormick. And finishing up with Mr. Marvin Carpenter, and each one will have three minutes. Uh go ahead and get started. Good morning. My name is Martha Welts. Dr. Second Second Eight. Right now is property is the base um on um where you live. That's not right. I live in Saladin. Everybody has that. Two years on HUD, and then section eight. That's um that's how it works. That's not right because um we need more buildings like that. Now in this building we have studios mostly on this different sizes and a few bedrooms only. And I've seen families in there and studios. Now that's not right because that's only going forward. We're missing um two bedrooms and um two and three bedrooms. We're missing that right now. With that. Um right here, you have a home, uh, these rules, only two years for HUD. I know that's what they told me when I got on the when I went to Seldon, they told me two years only. Then you go to section eight. That's not right. HUD should be forever when you get on HUD. That's not right. That's missing here because HUD is what it is that it makes on your income. And that's what's missing here. That's why people could afford it. And that's what's missing here. We don't have that. We don't build the right things here right now. Most things are studios one bedroom. We talk about units. We don't tell how much how they're bedrooms or not. And we need bedrooms, see?
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