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My 01/04/2021 Public Comments on Emergency Shelter Zoning

My Monday, January 4, 2021 public comment to Rancho Cordova City Council Meeting Agenda Item 11.1 : AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE RANCHO CORDOVA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO TITLE 23 ZONING CODE AND DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION ON FUTURE AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23 (Discussion and Direction – Emergency Shelter permitted in Zones OIMU, M-1, M-2)

Staff Memo/Report:
https://ranchocordovaca.civicclerk.com/Web/GenFile.aspx?ar=1870

Map:
https://ranchocordovaca.civicclerk.com/Web/GenFile.aspx?ad=1203

Donald Childs
2601 Barbera Way, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670 | (916)207-2659 |donald.childs@gmail.com

January 4, 2021

TO:
Rancho Cordova City Council, City Manager Cyrus Abhar, Planning Manager Darcy Goulart
2729 Prospect Park Drive
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670


Subject: RE Item 11.1 – AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS OF THE RANCHO CORDOVA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO TITLE 23 ZONING CODE AND DISCUSSION AND DIRECTION ON FUTURE AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 23 “Discussion and Direction”

I am opposed to the permitted use of Emergency Shelters in the OIMU (Office/Industrial/Mixed Use) and believe this decision should be moved through public workshops to address residential and business concerns with having emergency shelters located near neighborhoods, retail, business parks and motels.

I am also disappointed as to how this subject was placed on the agenda, inconsistent with standard practices of cities throughout the county, region and state.

This community has a storied and unjust history in land use decisions being made at our expense to address social problems, alleviating other communities from shouldering their fair share. The need for residents and local businesses to be real, empowered stakeholders remains.

I am in complete support of permitted use of Emergency Shelters in the M-1 and M-2 zones, with the condition that council form a commission addressing housing, housing insecurity and homelessness; that commission be comprised of members of the commercial real estate community, owners, tenants within the M-1, M-2 zones, as well as housing advocates, multi-family housing property management reps, homeless npo staff, and at large seats for residents.

This commission should receive a quarterly report on permitted emergency shelters from RCPD, Code Enforcement, homeless program managers/staff measuring how many clients were served, the number of calls for services, code enforcement complaints so that the commission may provide stakeholder oversight and recommend to staff and council needed changes.

I hope in the coming months you will consider the roll out of workshops to address the permitted zoning of emergency shelters and the re-instatement of the Planning Commission to participate in bringing stakeholders together to help make these decisions in traditional, conventional ways that every other city in California above 55,000 in population have been committed to doing.

Sincerely, Donald Childs

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UPDATE: City of Rancho Cordova converts chamber loan into $192,079 Grant

UPDATE: Due to the document management IT project the city began in January 2020, documents like agendas, agenda packet documents, staff reports, attachments, presentations, resolutions prior to 2020 are often not publicly available. All city council meeting videos prior to 2020 appears to be gone forever.

Because of this, I have posted these linked documents, previously publicly available, on this web site. Please save any documents that the city gives you, you access on your computer, as it is not certain they will remain available on their web site. The city must comply with CA Public Records Act requests. You can request these documents linked below, (and from my Citizen Toolbox page) and any other documents the city produces using a CPRA request.
Link: https://www.cityofranchocordova.org/government/city-clerk/public-records-requests

On 06/17/2019 City of Rancho Cordova converted $192K loan balance from a 2008 loan to Chamber of Commerce into a Grant, forgiving the balance of debt.

http://childs4citycouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/06172019-Agenda-A-Resolution-Authorizing-a-Sixth-Amendment-to-the-Loan-Agreement-with-the-Chamber-of-Commerce-to-Convert-the-Outstanding-Loan-Balance-to-a-Grant.pdf

9.2 Subject: A Resolution Authorizing a Sixth Amendment to the Loan Agreement with the Chamber of Commerce to Convert the Outstanding Loan Balance to a Grant.

Recommendation: Adopt the Resolution.

Result of Recommended Action: Adoption of the Resolution will authorize the City Manager to execute a Sixth Amendment to the Loan Agreement between the City and the Chamber of Commerce. That Amendment would convert the outstanding loan balance of $192,079.94 to a Grant and terminate the Loan Agreement.

Staff Report: Kim Juran-Karageorgiou, Administrative Services Director.

Advances Goals:1, 2 and 5.

http://childs4citycouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/06172019-MEMO-A-Resolution-Authorizing-a-Sixth-Amendment-to-the-Loan-Agreement-with-the-Chamber-of-Commerce-to-Convert-the-Outstanding-Loan-Balance-to-a-Grant.pdf

http://childs4citycouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/06172019-Attachment-1-A-Resolution-Authorizing-a-Sixth-Amendment-to-the-Loan-Agreement-with-the-Chamber-of-Commerce-to-Convert-the-Outstanding-Loan-Balance-to-a-Grant.pdf

http://childs4citycouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/06172019-Attachment-2-RECITALS-A-Resolution-Authorizing-a-Sixth-Amendment-to-the-Loan-Agreement-with-the-Chamber-of-Commerce-to-Convert-the-Outstanding-Loan-Balance-to-a-Grant.pdf

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Tues 01/08 4:00pm City Work Session: Code Enforcement Priorities

Received this in the January Fresh Events newsletter from City of Rancho Cordova.

UPDATE 1: START TIME 4PM – City Manager Cyrus Abhar has said via email that the start time of this meeting is 4pm. He said he will look into the confusion on the incorrect posting of the start time.

City Manager Cyrus Abhar referenced it during the November 19th and  November 5th City Council meeting Public Comment periods after Sharon Judy, Angel Ball and Walt Myers addressed the City Council about the follow up on RV Parking and Access.

Tuesday, January 8, 5:30 PM: City Council Special Meeting/Work Session
Rancho Cordova City Hall, 2729 Prospect Park Drive
The next City Council Special Meeting/Work Session will occur on January 8.

The topic is Code Enforcement Priorities.

Meeting calendar page (No Agenda yet)
https://www.cityofranchocordova.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/12915/171?curm=1&cury=2019