At a special city council meeting held on Wednesday, January 10th, the city council along with the Housing Element Task Force (HETF) members agreed to add the L-7 parcel of land back on to the list of parcels of land to be designated for affordable housing. The L-7 parcel of land is located on Quail Gardens Drive between Via Zamia and Quail Gardens Drive.

As recently as December 16th that parcel of land was taken off of the preliminary list of land parcels for further consideration. However, the council and HETF members reversed course on January 10th.

The L-7 lot could hold upwards of 190 units and would add significant traffic flows to Quail Gardens Drive and could have implications on housing values.

The city council is to meet again this Wednesday to continue discussions on finalizing the list of land parcels that will ultimately go to the voters of Encinitas in November of this year.

A link to the video tape of the meeting on the 10th of January can be found using the following link:

http://encinitas.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=7&clip_id=1641

As mentioned in previous articles the HOA cannot take a formal position on this matter. However, you as individual homeowners can voice any concerns by attending the city council meeting on Wednesday, January 17th at 6 PM at city hall.