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Subject: New eComment for Public Hearing#5 Re District Elections/Closed Session 5:00 pm/Open Session 6:30 pm/Public
Hearing 7:00 pm
Date: Monday,November 1,20216:36:31 PM
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New eComment for Public Hearing #5 Re District
Elections/ Closed Session 5:00 pm/Open Session
6:30 pm/Public Hearing 7:00 pm
Lisa Talmage submitted a new eComment.
Meeting: Public Hearing #5 Re District Elections/Closed Session 5:00 pm/Open Session 6:30
pm/Public Hearing 7:00 pm
Item: 3. VOLUNTARY WORKFORCE HOUSING INCENTIVE PROGRAM ORDINANCE AND
IN-LIEU FEE Ordinance No. 1491 was adopted in September of 2018 by adding Chapter 9B to
the Tustin City Code entitled "Voluntary Workforce Housing Incentive Program". The Ordinance
and In-Lieu Fee are applicable only if a developer proposes to "up zone" property using the
"Residential Allocation Reservation" process to add residential units on property not currently
zoned for residential uses within the Downtown Commercial Core Specific Plan and the Red Hill
Specific Plan areas. At its August 17, 2021 meeting, the City Council requested that staff return
to the October 5, 2021 meeting for the Council to discuss potential policy direction options
regarding the City's Voluntary Workforce Housing Incentive Program Ordinance and In-Lieu Fee.
During that meeting, it was moved by Mayor Pro Tem Lumbard and seconded by Council
Member Gallagher to continue the item to the October 19, 2021 Council meeting. At the October
19, 2021 meeting, the item was continued again.
eComment: As a resident and member of Tustin Planning Partnership, I am writing to support
the continuance of the voluntary workforce housing incentive program ordinance and in-lieu fee.
One argument that has been noted in previous meetings is that the program has not yet resulted
in the development of new affordable units. This is a fairly new program (Sept. 2018), so it is not
unreasonable that it would take some time to see positive impacts, especially amid the added
challenges to development and construction brought on by the ongoing pandemic. Those
challenges aside, I believe the primary issue is that the program has not effectively incentivized
affordable housing development. I urge council members to substantially strengthen and expand
this program with INCREASED INCENTIVES so that it can truly serve its intended purpose and
incentivize robust affordable housing development. Tustin residents need affordable housing
more than ever, and incentive programs like this one are a key mechanism for the City to meet
this dire need of its residents.
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