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Home My WebLink About2023-31 Housing Element Group 2021-12-14 Minutes San Rafael 2023-2031 Housing Element Working Group Orientation / Meet and Greet Meeting December 14, 2021 MEETING SUMMARY Attendance Members Present: Omar Carrera, Don Dickenson, Linda Jackson, Lorenzo Jones, Cesar Lagleva, Amy Likover, Diana Lopez, Rina Lopez, Tom Monahan, Jon Previtali, Daniel Rhine, Joanne Webster Members Absent: Andrew Hening (excused) Staff Present: Alexis Captanian, Alicia Giudice, Barry Miller, Jacob Noonan (1/2) WELCOME/ RECORDING OF MEMBERS PRESENT AND ABSENT The meeting was called to order at 4.30 PM. Roll call was taken. (3) ACCEPTANCE OF PRIOR MEETING SUMMARIES There were no prior meeting summaries to accept. (4) DISCUSSION ITEMS A. Member Introductions Community Development Director Giudice welcomed attendees and thanked the members for their willingness to serve on the Housing Element Working Group. The Housing Element team (Noonan, Miller, Captanian) introduced themselves to the group. Each member of the Working Group then took 2-3 minutes to introduce themselves and express why housing issues were important to them. B. Overview of the Housing Element, Timeline, and Working Group Objectives Barry Miller and Jacob Noonan delivered a PowerPoint presentation that provided the context for the Housing Element, summarized Housing Element requirements, and established the expectations for the Working Group. The team reviewed the schedule for the project, and future Working Group meetings. There was a discussion among members about the material in the presentation. (5) MEMBER AND STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS The Working Group meeting schedule and tentative agenda items for 2022 were discussed. (6) PUBLIC COMMENTS Bob Pendoley asked if the PowerPoint presentation from the meeting would be on-line, and Barry Miller replied that it would. Several members commented that they appreciated the opportunity to serve on the Working Group. Jacob Noonan asked that all members read the materials in the agenda packet, and asked that all members come to the next meeting prepared to identify one Housing Element program that is working well, one Housing Element program that is not working, and one new program they’d like to add. (7) ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:00 PM.