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Finucchi said HIP Housing hopes to break ground on a new-construction affordable housing project in San Carlos with Eden Housing that would contain about 33 units (mix of two- and three-bedroom units). She described partnerships with San Mateo County to provide housing scholarships and a housing-readiness program for seniors and long-stay shelter residents, and said HIP Housing is expanding its home-sharing outreach to promote accessory dwelling units and ADU plan preapproval programs in partnership with the towns of Atherton and Hillsborough.

Finucchi also described HIP Housing's self-sufficiency program for families with children (a one- to five-year housing scholarship tied to school and job training) and thanked the town for continued support.

Council members had no follow-up questions and thanked HIP Housing for the presentation.

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Hirschman said the agency has reduced emissions 94% relative to prior levels, has returned more than $100 million to customers in savings since 2016, and recently secured its largest wind contract to date, adding more than 200 megawatts to its portfolio. He said Peninsula expects multiple projects to come online soon that will add roughly 300 megawatts of capacity and move the agency closer to a 100% renewable goal.

Local programs described to the council included an EV Ready installation program (Hirschman said his slide showed 29 outlets installed in the program's early phase and an average installed cost of about $4,000 per charger), a loan program offering 0% loans up to $10,000 for heat-pump appliances repayable through PG&E bills (about 600 applications filled since the program began), and a new concierge one-stop service to help customers identify rebates, contractors and program pathways. Hirschman shared the concierge contact (info@pencleanenergy.com and (866) 966-0110).

Hirschman said Peninsula Clean Energy awarded Woodside $113,000 in member agency grant funds, which the town plans to put toward electric landscaping equipment. He added that Woodside has a participation rate of about 98% in Peninsula Clean Energy and that generation-rate discounts have saved Woodside customers roughly $2 million since the joint powers authority launched.

Hirschman also described programs for government rooftop and parking projects (government PV), used-EV rebates for income-qualified customers, and an ebike rebate program for consumers. Council members asked about avian impacts of wind and about organizational leadership changes; Hirschman said avian concerns are addressed by avian-focused organizations and that the authority has had C-suite changes but remains committed to customer affordability.

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Domkowski said he had contacted federal, state and county officials — including Congressman Mike, state Senator Becker, Assemblymember Berman and County Supervisor Mueller — to request funding support for the town's existing programs, which include a defensible-space fund, hazardous-tree removal and home-hardening measures. He told the council that about eight personnel from the Woodside Fire Protection District had been sent to Southern California for mutual-aid deployments and that the district \"staffs up through overtime so that we don't fall below any minimum staffing requirements\" while those personnel are away.

Domkowski also reported that Supervisor Dave (Mueller) and Supervisor Spear were named to a county subcommittee to review readiness and lessons learned from the Southern California fires. He said the town would agendize the Woodside Fire Protection District for an upcoming meeting to brief the council about readiness and capabilities and that the town plans a series of public speakers and workshops on prevention, evacuation and preparedness.

Public commenters reinforced the council's focus on preparedness. Resident David Middleman described private efforts to remove vegetation on a 13-acre parcel and said federal matching funds would expand such private efforts. Resident Sue Paletti urged that the town strictly apply the fire code in site-selection and project reviews, argued that some proposed housing sites merited reconsideration because of access and evacuation concerns, and said the town should not move ahead with projects that cannot meet fire-code requirements.

The town also publicized immediate, practical steps for residents: staff noted an upcoming \"Safety Tips for Older Adults\" workshop led by Woodside Fire at 3 p.m. on Thursday (in the meeting room), and town staff and partners (Woodside Library, San Mateo County Adult Services) were listed as participants.

Council members pledged continued work with the fire district, county and neighboring jurisdictions on funding and prevention. Council members also said that future project-level reviews would include fire-code compliance checks and, where necessary, project design changes to meet evacuation and apparatus-access standards.

","Council members and residents at the Jan. 14 meeting urged increased fire-prevention work and community preparedness after large wildfires in Southern California; Mayor Domkowski said the town will pursue additional federal, state and county funding and host a series of briefings with the Woodside Fire Protection District.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6307355,"Woodside adopts urgency ordinance to address state housing compliance, disputes HCD finding",3431,2408000,5839000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2433677-944add96fc3f7d96758b960f0b1cf456&start=2408&end=5839","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2433677-944add96fc3f7d96758b960f0b1cf456/thumbnail_2408000.jpg","/articles/6307355/California/Woodside-adopts-urgency-ordinance-to-address-state-housing-compliance-disputes-HCD-finding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6307355-e43c02f08c764f60bd4ea847072e4b50/orig.mp4?Expires=1771140676&Signature=kxrwkn9aN4gPnIp~YCD3moAUS~T3Rg-Ftkp5k2PF2GjvEarI15ImDyOsniF~Qm9ciXH798i~4RzaHLQPIom4ZWoXT8SmRMgSKDBevQ4Rd31XfueHUYrQmG7kHd2LiPsKGeATzynTu29PW-W5jvod8SNZWuz1jPSYkPoFVlPU3jbP~Jx4YgzP0r94QKSAG01-LNOhLQVqGz1o6OcRLamo5VweygMDYSALOnloV0Yk4sjScNtShuleXU1PO4EgUv8XNfgz1OOMaAZR~6E6NGfY87Qjv9ttUL~BwEDoP8XEw5NA-P8R6vCi9N6be48KrjgOAxRsjaPRmNZPjeN0is2ESg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Woodside Town Council on Jan. 14 adopted an urgency ordinance amending multifamily zoning language and approved a resolution disputing a California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) finding that the town was not yet substantially compliant with the state's Cycle 6 housing element.

Town Attorney Jean told the council the town missed earlier statutory deadlines because the updated housing element was adopted July 30, 2024, and rezonings were completed Sept. 24, 2024. HCD returned comments identifying two issues it said prevented a formal finding of substantial compliance: objective standards for parking and a statutory interpretation of Government Code section 65583.2(h) that affects required density for projects containing low- or very-low-income units.

Jean said HCD interprets that code to require a minimum density of 20 units per acre for multifamily projects that include low- and very-low-income units; Woodside's zoning used the phrasing \"up to 20 units per acre.\" The town worked with HCD on language to preserve the densities approved for two town-proposed projects (the High Road and Raimondo sites) while addressing HCD's concern about statutory language. Jean said a second change HCD requested would adjust multifamily parking rules from a flat two spaces per unit to a 1-space-per-bedroom standard with a 2-space maximum so small units are not burdened by an inflexible two-space requirement.

Council members emphasized speed because the town faces continuing exposure to builder's-remedy development petitions and other state enforcement risks until HCD issues a substantial-compliance letter. Council member Gold read a passage from HCD's most recent letter noting that \"these revisions meet all statutory requirements. As a result, the housing element will substantially comply with state housing element law upon adoption of the draft revisions.\" Gold said that sentence materially changed his view and supported immediate action.

The council adopted an urgency ordinance to amend the multifamily district (Woodside Municipal Code chapter 153, \u00153.02(e)) by a 5-0 vote. The council also approved a resolution amending the multifamily sites identified in the housing element (the High Road and Raimondo sites and the privately owned site discussed as \"773\" in the packet) and a separate resolution disputing the HCD letter; both passed 5-0. Jean said the privately owned site (referred to in the meeting as 773 Kenyatta/Canada Road) would be handled with a separate zoning amendment at a future meeting to lock in the density referenced in the housing element.

Public commenters, including residents and counsel representing neighborhood groups, urged the council to ensure projects comply with the fire code and CEQA when projects reach the site-specific design phase. Attorney Ariel Strauss representing Armando Drive residents argued that the Raimondo parcel may require off-site upgrades or supplemental CEQA analysis if project designs change from those analyzed in the programmatic EIR. Sue Paletti and other residents said evacuation access and D107.1 (fire apparatus access) require careful review at the project stage.

Council discussion stressed that no specific project was before the council at the ordinance stage and that any project application would trigger site-specific review including fire-code compliance and project-level CEQA checks. Staff confirmed they would return with a separate zoning amendment for the privately owned site and that the urgency ordinance and parking amendment are the immediate steps HCD requested to obtain the state's substantial-compliance finding.

Actions taken: the council passed the urgency ordinance (effective immediately), approved the multifamily-site amendments, and adopted a resolution disputing HCD's prior finding. Staff was directed to transmit the revised ordinances and a transmittal letter (including HCD's language) to HCD for prompt review.

Votes at a glance: the urgency ordinance amending chapter 153.02(e) adopted 5-0 (Council member Abarish: yes; Council member Brown: yes; Council member Gold: yes; Council member Wall: yes; Mayor Domkowski: yes). The associated resolutions passed 5-0.

What remains: Jean said staff will return with a targeted zoning amendment for the privately owned site referenced in the housing element and that site-specific projects will require additional design-level review, fire-code confirmations and any CEQA supplements necessary before approvals.

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