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Gullett said the city’s 6‑cycle RHNA allocation requires 8,001 new units. \"Our progress toward this 6th cycle RHNA: we have 592 total units to date, 204 in 2024,\" he said, and noted that roughly 1,500 units were included across 163 applications submitted in 2024, driven in part by large, one‑off projects. He added that 110 of the 204 units permitted in 2024 were accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and that ADUs represented 89% of applications in 2024. Gullett emphasized that about 5,000 of the 8,001 RHNA units are for very‑low, low and moderate income households and typically require subsidy.

Gullett reviewed recent and ongoing policy work intended to increase housing production and affordable units: objective design and development standards adopted in January, an adaptive‑reuse ordinance under development (targeted for late summer), a short‑term rental ordinance that staff plans to pursue with consultant support, creek buffer revisions, and an update to the inclusionary housing program and in‑lieu fee study.

A public commenter, Steve Johnson, urged staff to brief the Planning Commission on AB 1287 (state double‑density provisions) and suggested the state law could increase unit counts under some projects; Johnson said, \"I do think there's light at the end of the tunnel as a result of AB 12 87 state bonus density, which will allow basically double density to any residential property in the city.\" Planning staff responded that state law and Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) interpretation affect how local requirements apply and that staff raises concerns through the city’s legislative platform.

Council members focused on affordable housing shortfalls, especially for very‑low and low income units. Council Member Sneddon said the APR underscores that \"most permitted units fall within the above‑market income category with limited approvals in low and very low income\" and urged the city to prioritize deed‑restricted affordable housing and a permanent funding source. Council Member Harmon and others asked about timelines for the adaptive reuse ordinance (return to Planning Commission in May; council late summer) and the short‑term rental ordinance (staff expects to pursue consultant help and aim for the Coastal Commission within about a year).

Staff clarified several technical issues raised by council: ADUs are counted as above‑moderate in the current reporting; large projects such as the Macy’s redevelopment and the Sears/Comer project account for a substantial share of application unit counts but do not by themselves close the RHNA gap; and HOME/CDBG federal funds are distinct from local inclusionary/in‑lieu fees and the housing trust fund.

Clarifying details: RHNA 6‑cycle total = 8,001 units; reported progress to date 592 units; 204 units permitted in 2024 (110 ADUs); 1,500 units included in 163 permit applications filed in 2024; ADUs comprised 89% of applications; above‑moderate production outpaced lower‑income production (489 above‑moderate total, 150 in 2024 as noted in presentation). Staff timing: adaptive reuse to Planning Commission in May and to council late summer; short‑term rental ordinance expected to reach Coastal Commission in about a year; in‑lieu/inclusionary fee economic study (BAE consultant) administrative draft expected to staff in coming weeks.

Ending: Councilmembers from across the dais said the APR reinforces the need for a multipronged approach — preserving existing affordable units, pursuing local policy tools (adaptive reuse, FAR discussions, inclusionary/in‑lieu mechanisms) and seeking permanent funding — to meet local housing and workforce needs. The council received the APR; it will be submitted to state agencies as required.
","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council - March 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Dan Gullett, principal planner, told the City Council on March 18 that the 2024 General Plan Annual Progress Report shows the city added 204 housing units in 2024 (110 ADUs) and has produced about 592 of the 8,001 units required by the current six‑cycle RHNA.","taxTitle","Santa Barbara City, Santa Barbara County, California","taxId",4209,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6631229,"Police oversight panel reports fewer complaints; city highlights training, co‑response teams",2580,1320000,3900000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2679991-5d34acdeffb70554481a458afeae472c&start=1320&end=3900","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2679991-5d34acdeffb70554481a458afeae472c/thumbnail_1320000.jpg","/articles/6631229/Santa-Barbara-City/Santa-Barbara-County/California/Police-oversight-panel-reports-fewer-complaints-city-highlights-training-coresponse-teams","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6631229-a398591ca73310363522f92797c9a638/orig.mp4?Expires=1771177652&Signature=a9lQRT9B5PAr7y3vSf2nDp~8TVwdLozN6V81P4aq19he30ioxdQQ2E7Pfa9JHwIxxIPP9h343ly3J4d2miCtml8mBncaTSjfzxwFUd8KJPGLKbx1fVAu4Q7D0ekNP~exE~D-zHmXjeUgY~emqi6yxMr6VgQGtTEmYnqXrHQQpgOD6tUxY-5cyBHmrzoFcGchD5IOq0C8KxeoIsZWDed9KhOtEDly~Icja2XpsevHZVX0Ae7JA~VBygJlI0gm5Qgsvvnx3eG~e~iQ5u7wq5kgLfg~zc0KKR6yW8ec4vHSTDXbNcWk20Pe1lOGDcED3tra7rLMNUjefsiZ~elEg85~kQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Barbara Anderson, senior assistant to the city administrator, and Police Chief Kelly Gordon presented the second annual report on the Fire & Police Commission's community oversight of law enforcement, asking the City Council on March 18 to receive the report and the commission's 2025 work plan.

The report covered the commission's first year of operations under a new ordinance, changes in complaint forms and processes, training and ride‑alongs for commissioners, and early data on complaints and investigations. Anderson said the commission had completed orientation, held community meetings and updated the tow rotation list; she described continued work to align commission policies and procedures with its newly assigned duties.

Chief Gordon summarized 2024 casework and training for the police department and framed the complaint numbers in the context of overall workload. \"We had 53,715 calls for service,\" Gordon said. \"...99.98% of the calls that officers were on, it did not result in a complaint.\" Gordon reported 8 internal (administrative) complaints in 2024 and 8 community complaints, down from 6 internal and 20 community complaints in 2023. She said final dispositions included five unfounded findings, zero exonerations, two not‑sustained and three sustained findings, with two corrective counselings and one termination among sustained cases and six investigations still open.

The chief emphasized the department's training investments and how training is being linked to accountability. She noted the department logged \"7,641 hours of POST‑certified training,\" roughly 960 hours for crisis negotiator training and over 3,200 hours for the SWAT team. Gordon said the city moved its training officer under \"community accountability\" so training adjustments can follow complaint trends: \"...we can better align our training needs with that of what we're seeing all the way around.\"

Council members asked how complaint counts related to total workload and how dispatch priorities affect response times. Gordon said dispatch receives many incoming calls (over 30,000) that do not result in an officer response, and that the 53,715 figure represents calls for service where an officer was dispatched. She said the department tracks priority‑level response times and follows up with callers when delays occur.

Council members and the commission discussed co‑response teams that pair clinicians and officers for mental‑health and high‑acuity calls. Gordon said the city now fields two co‑response teams (two clinicians and two officers) and that \"last month, they handled over a hundred calls for service\"; over the prior six months that figure ranged between roughly 50 and 100 calls per month depending on staffing and training. Council members and the chief described the teams as doing both immediate call response and follow‑up work intended to reduce future 911 use.

Commission operations were a recurring topic. Anderson and council members discussed limits on what the commission can publicly disclose because of confidentiality rules and the Police Officer Bill of Rights, and they described work planned for 2025 to deepen the commission's understanding of disclosable complaint information and to increase community engagement outside formal meetings.

Council members praised the department's professionalism and the commission's outreach while pressing for further transparency about disclosable complaint information and oversight procedures. The item was informational; Council took no independent action on the report at the meeting.

Clarifying details: 2024 totals and dispositions reported by Chief Gordon: 53,715 calls for service; 8 administrative complaints; 8 community complaints; dispositions—5 unfounded, 0 exonerated, 2 not sustained, 3 sustained; 6 complaints ongoing; training totals—7,641 POST hours, ~960 CNRT hours, >3,200 SWAT hours; two co‑response teams (two clinicians + two officers) handling 50–100 calls/month recently. The independent police monitor contracted with the city is Hassan Aden of Aden Group LLC.

Ending: Councilmembers asked the commission and staff to continue outreach and to explore ways the commission can receive and discuss disclosable complaint information. Chief Gordon and Anderson said they would continue implementation and training alignment with the commission's work plan.","Barbara Anderson, senior assistant to the city administrator, and Police Chief Kelly Gordon presented the Fire & Police Commission's second annual oversight report on March 18, saying citizen complaints declined in 2024 while the department expanded training and co‑response teams.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6631220,"Council approves consent calendar, community services funding and CDBG/HOME plan priorities",3023,7236000,10259000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2679991-5d34acdeffb70554481a458afeae472c&start=7236&end=10259","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2679991-5d34acdeffb70554481a458afeae472c/thumbnail_7236000.jpg","/articles/6631220/Santa-Barbara-City/Santa-Barbara-County/California/Council-approves-consent-calendar-community-services-funding-and-CDBGHOME-plan-priorities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6631220-f2c3feb3cdd6a586221e0c228262a3c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771177652&Signature=kifoOrDw3~Bc0Shdx9CevBzum1JqVudtHR-1to0SDbXU-CmcqB7P8-qNyyGYg-S-Aplguzdj-VrunRMzAI5A~8N1gh-0NwfVV5FUe054FF-Xx8VGFK0Fk2LrkF7U-ieBt~AZeDkorEzjirBbMsz~ZGeiXYaZzd0osGo1alUXkGxIM5VcPeCxt6cAE0~34kHnwOu54EgT094-CWVf16I9lmg4J8J3SGoj2jjrCDl1t1TAXY-uqG1sKh1Zok5QZxqzFVRMQ09bdE4S0qHj0IzKTNTkTEkn28kGErda4b9qSCU-v3v~qk1N5fSNLQHMeEjBBZTvJ8x70OFb09BdLWz~Xw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the March 18 meeting Mayor Pro Tem Friedman presided in Mayor Rouse's absence. The council took three formal package actions recorded on the public record.

1) Consent calendar: Council approved the consent calendar (items 2–8) by motion of Council Member Harmon, seconded by Council Member Gutierrez. The clerk had read the consent items into the record; they included a $1,450,000 loan agreement to the Housing Authority for affordable housing at 15 South Hope Avenue, lease amendment with Breakwater LLC for waterfront restaurant lease terms, budget amendments and contract authorizations for infrastructure and pavement maintenance projects, a $947,850 grant agreement with the California State Coastal Conservancy for a Wildfire Resilience Project, grant acceptance for \"Lunch at the Library 2025\" ($39,042) and license agreement revenue adjustments for waterfront concession licenses. The motion passed unanimously by the members present (Yes: Harmon, Santa Maria, Sneddon, Gutierrez, Jordan, Friedman; Absent: Mayor Rouse).

2) Community Development and Human Services Committee (CDHS) funding recommendations: After staff presentations and public comment, Council approved the committee's recommended allocations for fiscal years 2026–27 human services general fund grants and the FY2026 CDBG capital and public services recommendations, and authorized the Community Development Director to execute grant agreements. The motion to approve was made by Council Member Stedten and seconded by Council Member Harmon. The council recorded a unanimous vote of the members present in favor of the motion. Staff and the committee noted contingency procedures in the recommendation in case federal CDBG entitlement amounts change; council also authorized staff to backfill CDBG cuts from the general fund for one fiscal year, if federal funding were eliminated, to allow agencies time to adjust.

3) Five‑year Consolidated Plan (CDBG and HOME) priorities: Council held a public hearing on the city's five‑year consolidated plan for CDBG and HOME funds (program years 2025–2029) and the annual action plan for 2025–26. Staff outlined six priority areas for the five‑year plan (homeless assistance; decent housing; public facilities and infrastructure; economic development; planning; and a new priority for childcare, youth and senior services and mental‑health services tied to community facilities). Council Member Stedten moved and Council Member Santa Maria seconded a motion to accept the plan priorities and open the 30‑day public review period; the motion passed unanimously by the members present.

All three recorded actions were approved without recorded opposition. Councilmembers and staff noted the procedural contingency plans for CDBG entitlement uncertainties and emphasized that federal HOME funding is separately administered and distinct from local inclusionary or in‑lieu fee revenues.

Votes at a glance:
- Consent calendar (items 2–8): Motion to approve by Council Member Harmon; second Council Member Gutierrez; vote: Yes—Harmon, Santa Maria, Sneddon, Gutierrez, Jordan, Friedman; Absent—Mayor Rouse. Outcome: approved.
- CDHS funding recommendations (FY2026–27 human services; FY2026 CDBG): Motion to approve by Council Member Stedten; second Council Member Harmon; vote: unanimous of members present (Harmon, Santa Maria, Sneddon, Gutierrez, Jordan, Friedman). Outcome: approved.
- Five‑year Consolidated Plan priorities and annual action plan (public hearing opened for 30‑day comment): Motion to accept staff recommendations by Council Member Stedten; second Council Member Santa Maria; vote: unanimous of members present. Outcome: plan priorities accepted and 30‑day comment period opened.

Clarifying details: The consent calendar included a $1,450,000 loan contingent on state funding for 15 South Hope Avenue, a $947,850 Coastal Conservancy grant for wildfire resilience, and smaller grants for library and waterfront concession revenue adjustments. CDHS recommendations cover both general fund human services grants (two‑year awards) and CDBG capital and public services proposals; staff described contingency rules if federal CDBG entitlement changes.

Ending: Council proceeded to later agenda items after unanimous approval of the consent items and the consolidated plan priorities; staff will execute grant agreements subject to city attorney review and will submit the APR and consolidated plan to state and federal agencies as required.","The Santa Barbara City Council approved the consent calendar (items 2–8), accepted Community Development and Human Services Committee funding recommendations for human services and CDBG spending, and accepted priorities in the five‑year Consolidated Plan for CDBG and HOME funds. All recorded motions passed unanimously by members present.","actionData","errors"]

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