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is included in the market units. The City will market these units and be reimbursed at <br /> reasonable cost from the developer. All of the units will be consistent with the City's Home <br /> Ownership Programs relative to renting the units, occupancy and resale. The City may provide <br /> second mortgages. The proposed development also provides five "affordable by design" units, <br /> which are currently planned as two bedroom units. There are no sales price restrictions and no <br /> income eligibility on these projects. The developer is responsible for marketing the homes and <br /> is required to make a commercially reasonable effort to give first preference to individuals who <br /> have resided in Pleasanton for at least two years with a second preference to individuals who <br /> have been employed in Pleasanton for at least two years. The applicant has agreed to no "flip <br /> revisions, which will contain language in the Purchase Agreement that makes every effort to <br /> have the purchaser occupy the unit for a period of one year. <br /> Mr. Thorne and Ms. McGovern disclosed that they met with the developer. <br /> Ms. McGovern asked what the City considered an affordable cost when referring to <br /> "affordable by design" units. <br /> Mr. Bocian did not believe there was a particular cost related to the "affordable by <br /> design" units. Staff's interest and focus was on the hardware and size of a smaller unit that <br /> would be at the entry- level end of the market, and the market would drive the cost. <br /> Ms. McGovern pointed out that the Planning Commission minutes mentioned $500,000 <br /> was the affordability cost provided to the Commission. Since she has lived in Pleasanton and <br /> been involved at Council meetings, she has never seen the affordability cost come in at what is <br /> first discussed. She was not sure these units are "affordable." She believed the units needed to <br /> stop being labeled "affordable by design" because many people may not consider $500,000 <br /> affordable. <br /> Mr. Bocian said there are other terms to identify "affordable by design" such as <br /> workforce housing and /or entry-level housing. <br /> Ms. McGovern noted that Heritage Trees were proposed for this development and there <br /> was discussion by the Planning Commission about an urban forestry fund. She believed the <br /> developer agreeing to plant 256 trees resolved the issue. <br /> Mr. Iserson said Condition 13 requires a number of replacement trees and a certain <br /> number of the trees must be 24 -inch box. In addition, the applicant is also required to pay <br /> money based on the value of those trees that is established in the Hortscience Tree Report into <br /> the Urban Forestry Fund. <br /> Ms. McGovern expressed concern about the parking situation and inquired about the <br /> availability of off street parking. <br /> Mr. lserson said there are 12 guest parking spaces on the site. Off- street parking is <br /> available on both sides of Birch Creek Drive and Vine Street. He believed the parking would <br /> average out as some units would only have one vehicle and few units would have three <br /> vehicles. <br /> Ms. McGovern asked if it was possible to include a condition that requires the <br /> applicant/developer to restrict the amount of vehicles per unit to two vehicles per unit? <br /> Pleasanton City Council 18 02/21/06 <br /> Minutes <br />