Attorney General's fair housing lawsuit against Elk Grove appears settled
https://www.elkgrovenews.net/2024/07/attorney-generals-fair-housing-lawsuit.html
Elk Grove's controversial and costly lawsuit over the Oak Rose supportive affordable housing project proposed in Old Town appears to have been resolved.
Court documents filed on July 17 in the lawsuit filed by California Attorney General Rob Bonta against Elk Grove says, "Counsel for the parties have requested that the merits hearing on July 19, 2024, be vacated because they have reached an agreement on settlement terms. Accordingly, the hearing is vacated."
That hearing was scheduled in Department 36 at 1:30 p.m. today in Sacramento Superior Court. The Wednesday morning notice provided no further information about what might be included in the settlement.
This afternoon, the Elk Grove City Council's closed-session agenda for Wednesday, July 24 was released. It includes a presentation by city attorney Jonathan Hobbs on the attorney general and the Oak Rose developer's lawsuits.
Hobbs could present the settlement terms (beyond the $10 million taxpayer-funded settlement already provided to Oak Rose developer Excelerate Housing Group) to Mayor Bobbie Singh and her four councilmen during that session. If approved by the mayor, the settlement terms could be announced after the city council reconvenes in public.
Interestingly, the closed agenda also includes negotiations for two parcels on the east side of Highway 99. Those parcels included a four-acre site at 9499 East Stockton Boulevard, which is currently a church and zoned for general commercial, and a one-acre site at 9500 Elk Grove-Florin Road, a day care facility, which is zoned medium density of 18 units per acre.
Negotiations for purchasing these two properties have not appeared on previous closed-session agendas. It is unknown if the possible purchase of these two properties, possibly for additional affordable housing units, is related to the attorney general's settlement.
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