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Commissioners report takeaways from Planning Commissioners Academy: housing, RHNA and meeting management
Summary
Director Virginia DeRosa and three commissioners summarized last month’s Planning Commissioners Academy in Santa Rosa, highlighting training on running effective meetings, housing element obligations, RHNA pressures, CEQA, density bonus rules and market barriers to rental development.
Director of Community Development Virginia DeRosa and commissioners who attended the Planning Commissioners Academy in Santa Rosa on March 5–7 briefed the commission at the March 18 meeting about lessons from the training.
DeRosa said the academy offered sessions for new and advanced commissioners and emphasized running effective meetings, handling disruptions politely and disclosing ex parte contacts. “They also really encouraged commissioners to really…
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