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Councilmember Solorio spoke in support of the project. Councilmember Iglesias expressed concern with expired Environmental Impact Report; and requests to delay vote after additional community input is received. Councilmember Penaloza requests to have strict limitations on construction traffic and noise, along with construction times, as part of the building permit. Minh Thai, Executive Director of Planning and Building Agency, informed council they place a condition to require a traffic plan for construction and incorporate it as part of the mutual declaration that is being proposed for council to consider. Councilmember Sarmiento is supportive of the project, but wants to ensure there is fairness. Opined that since concessions are going to be made or when there are changes in departures from what was previously approved, then there should be an instrument to negotiate fairly on behalf of the residents and the City with the applicant to be on an equal footing. A development agreement can include both mitigation measures along with the affordable housing component. City Attorney Sonia Carvalho noted that negotiation of affordable housing would best be done via a development agreement. In addition, requested direction from council on how they would like to see the performance measures documented and guaranteed, and identify items council would like to see negotiated. Councilmember Sarmiento, noted colleagues spoke on the mitigation efforts and how they would be documented; however, with the regards to affordable housing, the applicant is to include the units he represented at the Sunshine meeting or that the affordable in lieu fee be fixed at 15% irrespective of what happens with the Housing Opportunity Ordinance in the future. Councilmember Bacerra requested two conditions. The first, regarding the timing of the traffic studies as they relate to when they are conducted are to be included in the Mutual Declaration of Acknowledgement Acceptance of Approval Conditions. This would be an additional condition to clarify that there will be two traffic studies done for each neighborhood: the first one when permits are being pulled and the second to be performed at 90% occupancy. The second condition, is to change the word in condition number four from "and" to "including". Councilmember Solorio, noted that via an Ad Hoc Committee, the In Lieu fees and Housing Opportunity Ordinance have been considered and requests that staff bring to council in the next meeting or two. Councilmember Iglesias, made a substitute motion, however, failed for a lack of a second. Mayor Pulido spoke in support of the amended motion. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 25 APRIL 21 2020