Sunnyvale
Affordable Housing Impact Fees
The Sunnyvale City Council will introduce an ordinance and potentially adopt two resolutions to approve two new affordable housing impact fees: one for Nonresidential Development and one for Rental Housing.
The proposed Housing Impact Fee for Nonresidential Development (commercial) will be set at $15 per square foot, with a lowered fee of $7.50 for the first 25,000 square feet, and $7.50 per square foot for all retail and lodging projects. The proposed Housing Impact Fee for Rental Housing is set at $17 per net new habitable square food.
The Nonresidential Development Fee will apply to all new commercial, industrial, research and development, retail and lodging projects across all zones, unless otherwise exempted. The Rental Housing Fee will apply to all new rental developments but includes provisions to allow developers several alternatives to paying the fee, such as providing standard affordable units within the project.
Where: Sunnyvale City Council
When: July 14 at 7pm
Agenda: link
Community Choice Energy Program
Sunnyvale is moving towards Community Choice Energy (CCE) to pool customer electricity demand within a jurisdiction to directly procure or invest in electric power supplies, a process enabled by California law. CCEs are notable because they allow communities the ability to source their own greener energy options, like the current CCEs operating in Marin and Sonoma Counties. The City is hoping that the greener energy would help them meet the adopted Climate Action Plan to mitigate climate change.
The path forward includes a Technical Study and entering into a multi-jurisdictional agreement to continue the Silicon Valley CCE Partnership.
Where: Sunnyvale City Council
When: July 14 at 7pm
Agenda: link
Santa Clara County Board of Education
Community First proposal for Race & Gender Pay Equity
The Santa Clara County Board of Education is taking up a resolution to identify racial and gender based economic inequities by asking all contractors that receive funding to submit pay ratios by gender and race during the County request for proposal (RFP) process or when the County requests. This information will be published annually in a report due the first full Board of Supervisors meeting in the month of August.
Where: Santa Clara County Board of Education
When: July 15 at 5pm
Agenda: link
Gavilan Community College District
Alert: Mapping Nerds – draft maps of trustee areas
The Gavilan Board of Trustees is transitioning to districted elections for the 2016 election. Below is the link to the proposed trustee areas, developed by demographer Dr. Jeanne Gobalet. The full report is available at online. There are two sets of draft maps that are proposed that will be presented at a series of community meetings for feedback and discussion.
Where: Gavilan Board of Trustees
When: July 15 at 7pm
Agenda: link
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