Item 36 — Thursday, May 21, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
Source information changed after this summary was written. The earlier summary is withheld.
Current official agenda wording
Approve an ordinance amending density bonus and incentive program requirements in City Code Chapter 4-18 (General Permitting Standards) to clarify that the right to organize applies to density bonus and incentive programs; to authorize the director to add provisions as necessary to the land use restriction agreement to achieve the purposes of the density bonus and incentive programs and protects tenants; to allow development applications to be processed before the land use restriction agreement is signed; to allow for fee waivers; and to require an on-site professional relocation specialist, to create an offense, and to establish a penalty. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.
"Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Emily Blair and Felicity Maxwell asked council to limit changes to sections C and G pending a stakeholder process
- Council member Siegel praised clarifying tenant organizing rights in density bonus housing
The roll call
Approved on Consent 9-0
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Absent
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Absent
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 Yes
- Krista Laine D6 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 Yes
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes