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Berkeley council postpones vote on Columbia workforce-housing PILOT application
Summary
Council delayed a decision on a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes pilot for the Columbia development after staff and council discussed updated terms; council will reconsider the application at its Oct. 20 meeting.
The Berkeley City Council on Monday postponed consideration of a workforce housing payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) application for the Columbia development, voting unanimously to move the item to the council’s Oct. 20 meeting.
City staff explained the delay was requested after council and the applicant discussed revised terms at two recent special work sessions. Van Vleck, a city staff member, told the council the pilot ordinance requires the application be considered at a regular meeting within 60 days of receipt but that updated terms discussed that evening warranted postponement so the revised application can be presented formally on Oct. 20. “As updated terms were discussed at the special…
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