Council members spar over dubious RHNA presentation
Enander
The majority of the Los Altos City Council accused Vice Mayor Anita Enander and Councilmember Lynette Lee Eng of doing an end-around at Tuesday’s meeting by presenting a housing analysis from a nonprofit policy group that three council members had already rejected as controversial.
Mayor Neysa Fligor and fellow council members Jonathan Weinberg and Sally Meadows were clearly exasperated over what was intended to be a presentation from Enander about crafting a city response to the state’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) numbers. RHNA determines housing goals for each city, with targets set by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) per direction of the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development. Los Altos current target is 477 new units by 2023, ballooning to 1,948 units by 2031.
Written by Eric He
During last week’s Los Altos City Council reorganization meeting, outgoing Mayor Jan Pepper asked for a motion to approve the consent calendar.
After a few seconds of silence, Pepper said, “I will move it then.”
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Jeannie Bruins is termed out after serving eight years on the Los Altos City Council.
“And I will second,” chirped outgoing Councilwoman Jeannie Bruins, laughing.
“Our last motions, right, Jeannie?” Pepper said. “Moved by Pepper, seconded by Bruins may we please have a roll call vote?”
With smiles on their faces, the two outgoing council members departed the dais after eight years. They were the only two council members to serve consecutive terms that started in 2012 and ended last week, after Sally Meadows and Jonathan Weinberg were sworn in at the meeting.