June 11, 2023 Dear Housing Element Advisory Board, The LGCA thanks each member of the HEAB for your assistance in advising the Town Council as the Town continues to draft a compliant 2024 Housing Element. We look forward to the … Continued
Establishing Vested Rights Through SB 330’s Preliminary Application: Understanding the Key Differences Between “Deemed Complete” and “Determined to be Complete” in the “Housing Crisis Act of 2019” By Bryan W. Wenter, AICP on January 15, 2020 Senate Bill 330, referred … Continued
Below is our response to Councilmember Moore’s statement that the Los Gatos Community Alliance was “untruthful” when computing the maximum number of living units the Town would allow. And there is a Summary for those who only want the … Continued
There have recently been press reports regarding the so-called “Builder’s Remedy” that can be used to avoid local zoning requirements when a locality’s housing element does not substantially comply with state law. These reports have stated that … Continued
Summarization of our position:
Why did the Los Gatos Community Alliance have to resort to a Referendum to slow down the reckless development of the Town by four members of the Town Council? This has been a confusing issue for some people, so here is the data and opinion behind our Referendum.
We used Measure G as of 2022 to establish our number. A 1/8 cent sales tax passed in 2018 with Measure G currently generates $1.2 Million per year. A 1/2 cent sales tax would equal 4x the 1/8 cent sales … Continued
We apologize but this is about as crisp as we can get these images taken from the Godbe Research Report
CALPER’s latest actuarial report for the Misc Pension Plan shows remarkable progress in reducing the unfunded pension liability. To refresh your memory as of June 30, 2019 the unfunded pension liability for the Misc Plan was $35.9m and had a … Continued
From: Phil Koen Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 7:41 AM To: Rob Rennie <RRennie@losgatosca.gov>; Maria Ristow <MRistow@losgatosca.gov>; Marico Sayoc <MSayoc@losgatosca.gov>; Mary Badame <MBadame@losgatosca.gov>; Matthew Hudes <MHudes@losgatosca.gov> Cc: Laurel Prevetti <LPrevetti@losgatosca.gov>; Arn Andrews <aandrews@losgatosca.gov>; Gabrielle Whelan <GWhelan@losgatosca.gov>; jvannada; Rick Van Hoesen … Continued
Based on Table 3-1 from the final Land Use Element, the maximum allowable development at 100% redevelopment is 12,529 units. This was done by simply grossing up the new housing redevelopment column to 100%. For example, if low density residential … Continued