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Mayor Amezcua stated the City has met and exceeded affordable housing <br />requirements and spoke in support of the project. <br />Councilmember Bacerra thanked the applicant for his hard work and expressed <br />support for the project. He requested that 50% of the parking blocks be designated <br />for retail or commercial uses facing Bear Street, traffic signals be installed within 18 <br />months of the project's effective dates, the same configuration implemented along <br />Sunflower Street be mirrored along Bear Street, and inquired regarding Figure 3-13 <br />related to the commercial loading area along Bear Street. <br />Mayor Amezcua re -opened the public hearing at 9:08 P.M. <br />Justin McCusker, Applicant, clarified there is no commercial loading zone along <br />Bear Street. <br />Councilmember Bacerra asked regarding the community benefits fund. <br />City ManagerAlvaro Nunez confirmed the community benefits fund will be paid prior <br />to each demolition phase and appropriated during the City's budget process. <br />Councilmember Hernandez asked for clarification regarding the type of community <br />benefits investments and inclusionary housing funds included, he expressed <br />support for the proposed amendments, emphasized the hotel, if built, be union built, <br />and suggested striking the language from the project related to hotel usage. He <br />spoke in support of the project. <br />City Manager Nunez explained community benefit investments include libraries, <br />parks, street improvements, and possible housing in certain parts of the City with <br />inclusionary housing funds allowing for housing developments within the City. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Vazquez spoke in support of the project, expressed gratitude for <br />the applicant's hard work and efforts, and stated any hotel proposals should be <br />brought before the Council for public input. <br />Councilmember Phan asked for clarification on the inclusion of hotel use in the <br />project plan, potential conversion versus new construction, labor group involvement <br />if a hotel were built, community concerns about density use, and the $5 per square <br />foot in -lieu fee rate. <br />CITY COUNCIL 12 SEPTEMBER 16, 2025 <br />