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Mr. Dolan noted that the next set of issues raised at the workshop, starting on page 6 <br />through page 7 of the staff report, were outside the purview of the Task Force as well as <br />that of the Planning Commission. <br />Impact of Residential development on Pleasanton schools. Concern was <br />expressed about the impacts of residential development in Hacienda Business <br />Park on schools. There was an ultimate realization that this is a bigger problem <br />than just the three properties and is related to the loss of the housing cap, that <br />this would be considered for the Housing Element Update, that another 60+ <br />acres would be rezoned for additional housing throughout the City. The task <br />force recommended that a joint meeting between the City Council and the <br />Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) Board be held to explore the issue <br />further. <br />Labor Issues. Labor issues were raised, and the Task Force recommended that <br />the City Council address this at the development plan stage. <br />Income Levels of households for affordable units. There was a request for more <br />detail regarding income levels. The Settlement Agreement included specific <br />requirements about what the level of affordability will be and about accepting <br />people with Section 8 vouchers, who could have significantly lower incomes. <br />This will be addressed in the Affordable Housing Agreement between the City <br />and the developers. <br />Funding Sources for Affordable Housing. Staff is in the process of preparing this <br />list. This is a fairly popular type of development for receiving outside grant <br />funding. <br />Services to lower-income tenants. Lower income residents would require <br />different services which should be provided for successful residential occupancy. <br />The Task Force allowed those services for some of the commercial space. <br />Green Building. The Task Force talked about making not just the buildings but <br />also the community green. The best measure for this is the neighborhood green <br />LEED rating system. Rather than making it a requirement, staff incorporated <br />many of those components into the guidelines. <br />Condo conversion. Any condo conversion proposal would have to go through <br />the same process as any other condo conversion in the City. The Settlement <br />Agreement allows both rental and ownership units. Different sectors would be <br />served by purchase versus rental homes. BRE Properties would be providing <br />rental housing; however, nothing in the guidelines precludes these from later <br />becoming ownership units. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, January 26, 2011 Page 19 of 50 <br /> <br />