Encinitas officials appeared to reach consensus on whether to raise the percentage of affordable housing in developments, which currently stands at 10 percent.
The City Council and Planning Commission, appearing at a joint meeting dedicated to discussing the city’s inclusionary housing policy, agreed that the city should raise the percentage to 15 percent, among other things.
The joint body heard from a panel of experts assembled by former City Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer, who moderated the two-hour workshop. The panel included Carlsbad Housing and Neighborhood Services Director Debbie Fountain, Shea Homes of San Diego division President Paul Barnes, Chelsea Investment Corp. founder and CEO Jim Schmid and Community Housing Works President and CEO Sue Reynolds.
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Council and Planning Commission meet on housing
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Shaffer learned her lesson the last time she invited residents to be on her panel. They out-experted the experts, exposing all the usual developer claims.
ReplyDeleteLisa even learned from the horse's mouth that the city was lying with its claim the state would sue the city for not adopting an HEU - not that that kept her from repeating the lie.
Residents are never considered "stakeholders," anyway.
ReplyDeleteDracula was a stakeholder.
DeleteUnfing believable. Morons..... lets invite all the schetchy homeless in to rape our children.
ReplyDeleteCare to cite any evidence that this is occurring? I've never heard of a place where homeless people are doing this. Priests you hear about.
DeleteChelsea were the folks who said of the Iris Apts. low-income residents "We keep those people under control." These are the sort to which the irrelevant Shaffer turns to as "experts."
ReplyDeleteAnd Shea Homes? Please. Why didn't she just ask the BIA to run the meeting?
Anything Shaffer is involved in stinks to high heaven.
ReplyDeleteI suppose she wants to be in the monied in-crowd, by catering to their interests.
Why was this not advertised so that members of the public could know about it and attend. For example, it could have been posted on Encinitas Undercover in order for those who are most affected to have a say or at least for them to be available to attend. Great job of creating an echo chamber, Shaffer! This is a Trump move.
ReplyDeleteThe city would never post here - don't you know EU is considered an enemy to the city, what with its annoying exposes of city antics and dirty dealings?
DeleteOf course the city wants limited public involvement so they can come back later and spin our "input." Think trump, claiming his inauguration crowds were huge.
It is the city that is the enemy of the people. Our job is to pay them to work against us so that they can maintain their jobs and collect their bloated pensions.
DeleteTrump has been the most transparent President in my lifetime. Televised meetings and debates at the whitehouse with members of both parties on the issues of taxes, illegal immigration and gun control for all to see. Those are the facts.
DeleteWhat planet are you on?
DeleteThey hide how many times he’s golfing instead of working.
The first administration in modern times to seal the White House visitor log.
No tax returns published, so we can debate possible conflicts of interest.
No blind trusts or divestiture.
They have broken their promise to report foreign government revenues at Trump hotels.
The swamp isn’t being drained, it’s being expanded and deepened.
6:30. Pkease state
Delete1. What President held a televised debate with members of both parties on 3 seperate occssions, to discuss illegal immigration, taxes and guns?
7:21: Please state where you (didn't) learn to spell. Ignorance and lack of education are the hallmarks of a Trump supporter.
DeleteThis is on Encinitas Votes. I wonder who is behind this.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.keys4homes.org/about/
Noticed ECOTOPIIA is closed. Guess they shut their doors Feb 27th. Pity.
ReplyDeleteSomeone said they'd been there for years - why'd they fold?
DeleteSomebody smoked their hemp shirts?
DeleteWhat was ECOTOPIIA and where was it? Guess that's why it failed. . .
ReplyDeleteDowntown Encinitas between D and E on east side f the 1, there for years. Guess you never go downtown.
DeleteI guess hippies don't have money.
DeleteNot everyone is supposed to live at the beach.....
ReplyDeleteTell that to the seagulls.
Delete10:52AM I have news for you. NOBODY has money. Except retired Encinitas fire chiefs.
ReplyDeleteAnd former City managers and administrators.
Delete92024 Magazine lists our local city manager as recognized by the International City/County Management Association for her 30 years of public service. Meanwhile one column below there is a story about 150 bus stop benches being shipped to Mexico for use by the nonprofit Sustainable Surplus.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Why did our universally recognized city manager intercede a dozen or so bus stop benches for the north end of Hwy 101. What's there now are donated junk lounge chairs that are chained to the bus stop or...........nothing at all.
Now don't tell me that bus stops are maintained by NCTD and they alone are responsible for the bus stop benches. Go look at the benches in RSF. There is covered bench seating to get out of the hot sun, and the schedule is listed and they are attractive, as attractive as the bus stop can be....
For 40+ years the city has failed to demand adequate bus stops in Leucadia. 40 years of ...FAILURE.
BRUST has 30 years of ...FAILURE.
Every city council...FAILURE
Encinitas equals...FAILURE.
Fear not! The Leucadia Streetscrape will fix everything! (insert sound of one man gagging).
Delete12:45 sounds like one of the bitter, former engineers from the city who is no longer here and blames his departure on Karen Brust. Many were heartened and happy to see people finally forced to leave.
DeleteOne of several who should have been canned years ago for crimes against residents. Kudos to Karen.
DeleteNotwithstanding the failures listed above, the HEU again is going to be a failure. 25 % affordable housing or no support from in a public vote. We have already told you that two years ago. You are wasting everyone's time. So inefficient. So sad.
ReplyDeleteOur council sees dollars signs and, pushed by "staff," stampede toward more-than-required units and gifts to developers. Every time, they completely leave residents - their constituents - out of the equation.
ReplyDeleteRemember a few years back as the city was getting ready to sell yet another failed HEU to the public, "staff" showed a list of "stakeholders" that did not include residents?
The stupidity and greed on the part of a gullible Council never fails to astound.
Is this the future of "Resident Activism" in the sleepy boroughs of Encinitas?
ReplyDeletehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/new-generation-anti-gentrification-radicals-march-los-angeles-around-country-100000522.html
- The Sculpin
Make it linkable. I'm not going to type that all out.
DeleteJust put the mouse on the h - left click and highlight all the way to the l - then put the mouse in the shaded area, right click and right click, then left click on the "Go to https://www.yahoo.........." and it takes you right to the site.
DeleteLets try that again:
DeleteJust put the mouse on the first h - left click and hold it down while dragging the mouse all the way to the l - take your finger of the mouse - the address should be highlighted then put the mouse in the shaded area and right click - a drop box shows up - move the mouse over the "Go to https://www.yahoo.........." and left click - it takes you right to the site.
Fuck No. Encinitas should encourage ownership. Ownership creates caring communities. This shit in this article represents slackers that have backward ass views.
ReplyDeleteAll anyone needs to do is read animal Farm to get it....It’s always the same ol’ Shit.
Regarding political issues, pension reform has fallen off the map. Meanwhile, the pension fund deficit continues to bloat.
ReplyDeletewhat about Social Security issues. That seems to be bigger and badder than local pension.
DeleteHow about the seismic stability of the 101 bridge? There is enough evidence on city records to show that there is a problem, and the City isn't doing anything to fix it... Wait until there is an earthquake and someone gets hurt, suing the city for millions beyond pension gap issues.
DeleteYou think all this other stuff is important? How about the fundamental safety of our community?
City leaders are on the Dole. They are not looking out for your best interest . The city manager is retiring in a few years, why would she want to address it ?
ReplyDeleteIt has to come from counsel. And this council not effective at addressing and for action