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Joint Special Meeting of the Scotts Valley City Council and Planning Commission Meeting

April 5, 2023 · Scotts Valley, CA
Source: Meeting minutes 2023-04-05 (PDF, 5 pp)
Retrieved April 13, 2026 from www.scottsvalley.gov ↗
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Attendees

Jack Dilles (Mayor)
Randy Johnson (Vice Mayor)
Donna Lind (Council Member)
Derek Timm (Council Member)
Allan Timms (Council Member)
Mali LaGoe (City Manager)
Kirsten Powell (City Attorney)
Steve Walpole (Chief of Police)
Taylor Bateman (Community Development Director)
Chris Lamm (Public Works Director/City Engineer)
Lauren (Deputy City Clerk)
Sarah Wikle (Senior Planner)
Lori Gentile (Planning Commissioner)
Chuck Maffia (Planning Commissioner)
David Hodgin (Planning Commissioner)
Steven Horlock (Planning Commissioner)
Shawn Mosley (Planning Commissioner)
✓ Present: 17/17

Agenda Items

#1

6th Cycle Housing Element – potential Candidate Sites Strategies to Address RHNA and Considerations Per State Law Updates

Bill Wiseman and Ines Galmiche from Kimley-Horn presented a slide show and answered questions from the City Council Members and the Planning Commissioners.

Public Comments

7 speakers
Dave Duquette · Topic: Industrial areas concerns

Spoke about the need for more residential areas on Scotts Valley Drive and reducing commercial areas.

Steve Smith · Topic: Affordability and measurement

Spoke about concerns regarding affordability and how it would be measured.

Wayne Shaffer · Topic: Zoning restrictions on Scotts Valley Drive

Spoke about the need to change the zoning to allow for higher density residential and lower commercial component.

Bill Brooks · Topic: Support for changing zoning

Supported Wayne Shaffer's suggestion to change the zoning on Scotts Valley Drive.

Evan Sirosky · Topic: High cost of housing and limited availability

Spoke about the high cost of housing and the limited availability of housing in Scotts Valley.

David Alrich · Topic: Methodology for determining housing units

Spoke about his concerns regarding the methodology used to determine the number of housing units needed in Scotts Valley.

Robert Bailey · Topic: Underutilized properties on Scotts Valley Drive

Spoke about his property being underutilized and suggested looking at how traffic flows and the impact of work-from-home on the commercial market.