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City Council Meeting 09-08-09 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 10423 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNIT DEVELOPMENT
COST PURSUANT TO SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 9.56.070(c)
BASED ON CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND LAND COSTS
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2006, the City Council amended Santa Monica
Municipal Code Section 9.56.070 to provide that the City's affordable housing unit
development cost shall be established by resolution and that commencing oh July 1,
2007, the affordable housing unit development cost shall be automatically adjusted
annually by City Council based on changes in construction costs and land costs; and
WHEREAS, Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.56.020 defines "affordable
housing unit development cost" as "the City's average costs to development a unit of
housing affordable to low- and moderate-income households;" and
WHEREAS, in order to implement the Council's decision that the affordable
housing unit development cost be adjusted based on changes in development costs
and lands, staff formulated a specific method of measuring changes in construction
costs and land costs: and
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WHEREAS, this proposed methodology was detailed in an April 24, 2006 letter
prepared by Paul S. Silvern of HR&A Advisors, Inc. ("HR&A") on behalf df the City and
approved by the Council on June 13, 2006; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on July 24, 2007, the City Council
adopted Resolution No, .10230 (CCS) which established an affordable housing unit
development cost of $265,632; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to this methodology, on July 23, 2008, the City Council
adopted Resolution No. 10330 (CCS) which incrementally adjusted this unit
development cost by $11,953; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 10230 (CCS) and Resolution No. 1.0330 (CCS)
thereby established an affordable housing unit development cost of $277,585; and
WHEREAS, on August 26, 2009, the City published notice that at the September
8, 2009 City Council meeting, the City Council would consider a proposed resolution to
adjust the affordable housing unit development cost that private" developers may pay to
the City for the production of affordable housing based on this methodology and that the
HR&A analysis was available for review in the City Clerks Office; and
WHEREAS, the City republished this notice on September 2, 2009; and
WHEREAS, a copy of HR&A's analysis has been available in the City Clerk's
Office for public review since August 27, 2009; and
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WHEREAS, based oh this analysis, an increase in the amount of $7,217 to the
current affordable housing development cost of $277,585 would be appropriate,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The current Affordable Housing Unit Development Cost of
$277;585 established by Resolution No. 10230 (CCS) and Resolution No. 10330 (CCS}
shall be increased by $7,217.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall-certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect on October 1, 2008..
SECTION. 3. Resolution No. 10230 (CCS) and Resolution No: 10330 (CCS)
shall remain in full force and effect. This resolution does not supersede or alter
Resolution No. 10230 (CCS) and Resolution No. 10330 (CCS) in any respects.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
MAR HA JO ES MOU IE
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 8th day of September, 2009.
Ken Denser, N9ayor
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 10423 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 8th day of September, 2009, by the following vote:
Ayes: Council members: Bloom, Davis, Holbrook, McKeown
Mayor Censer, Mayor Pro Tem O'Connor
Noes: Council members: None
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: Shriver
ATTEST:
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Maria Stewart, City erk