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Councilmember McGovern asked if that would mean leaving vacancies open for more than 1 year. Mr. Bocian said it potentially could but would depend upon the stage of the development process. He said the goal is clearly to minimize offsite relocation and that permanent relocation should not be necessary. Councilmember McGovern noted that state law deems it permanent if any person is out of their unit for more than 1 year, and Mr. Bocian said that is certainly not the goal. Councilmember McGovern requested the cost per unit. Mr. Bocian performed some brief calculations and provided a rough cost of $280,000 per unit. He said the actual cost would be determined once the project has been designed and that all estimates are conservatively high. Councilmember McGovern asked how, without knowing the ultimate cost, funding opportunities, and credit rates, how it was determined that the City would contribute $4 million. Mr. Bocian explained that the Council set aside $4 million for the Kottinger Place project via an agenda report several years ago. He said that since the Council approved that report, staff felt it had direction from the Council to work with that amount. Councilmember McGovern asked how much of the low- income housing fund is currently earmarked for other projects. Mr. Bocian said there is nothing of significance aside from some lower- income housing loans. Mr. Fialho confirmed that it is primarily promised for low- income housing loans and added that the Council has programmatically cleared the funds for any projects that may come forward. Councilmember McGovern said land acquisition dollars should be considered as a financing source and that, with the addition of the $14.6 million in the low- income housing fund, there are certainly other sites in the community that could be used for additional housing. Mr. Fialho said the sky is the limit and that the General Plan allows the Council to extract contributions from the City's other development projects to use towards an amenity like this. He said one way to accommodate affordability requirements would be through cash subsidies. Councilmember McGovern said she has had multiple conversations with Jack Dove who has been working with certain owners to identify potential senior housing sites in the City. She asked if the potential for that has been taken off the table. Mr. Fialho said no, that everyone is aware of the significant challenges in addressing affordability throughout the community. He said there are several pieces of land in proximity to this property that could accommodate additional housing, including several vacant parcels along Stanley Drive, near St. Augustine's Church, and in the business park. He said that tonight staff is looking to the Council and task force for consensus around the number of units to move forward with. He said the Council could also provide direction to pursue multiple options in tandem. Councilmember McGovern noted that the Sienna Project recommended 100 units at Kottinger Place, 40 at Pleasanton Gardens, and suggested that a capacity of 150 -units on Kottinger may be excessive. Mr. Fialho noted that there is also a 2 -story 128 -unit option. He said there is also a recent example in Pleasanton of the City retaining land and constructing a private structure assisted living facility. He suggested that the Council may choose to build around parameters that involve assisted living or skilled nursing, which would allow residents of Kottinger Place to eventually transition across the street into whichever situation were suitable. Vice -Mayor Cook- Kallio asked how many individuals are on the current wait list of both sites, if the Kottinger Place wait list is closed, the approximate age of individuals on the list, how often the list is purged, and whether anyone have been rejected from either for accessibility issues. City Council Minutes Page 10 of 16 December 1, 2009