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Consultants outline housing yields and affordable unit count; transcript shows inconsistent totals
Summary
Consultants tied the specific plan to the city's housing-element obligations and referenced affordable housing commitments; the transcript contains multiple reported totals (299 and ~197/199), and commissioners asked how density bonus rules would interact with the reported yield.
Consultants tied the Moraga Canyon specific plan to the certified housing element and multiple funding sources. Andrew Watkins said the plan is one of the housing‑element programs and described the draft’s expected unit yield; the presentation included two different figures at different points: an early reference to “299” units and a later detailed description of a scheme described as “197 multifamily units, including 60 affordable units, and 2 single family units.”
Commissioners asked how state density bonus rules might change the total; a staff/consultant answer noted that any units above the EIR‑assumed total would have to be evaluated under CEQA and that density bonuses could add units beyond the stated baseline. Commissioners and commenters also discussed funding sources; one commenter and a consultant referenced a $2,100,000 contribution and county Measure A1 as part of the funding strategy for the affordable component.
