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Add a new Program 34.7; review and amend the Growth Management Ordinance to reflect current housing and infrastructure conditions and current housing needs. Depending on the subcommittee's work on this, changes would be made to the Growth Management policies. Consider a program related to exploring ways to allow aging in place. Ms. Stern said one program would be the application of universal design to new housing, noting that it is much less traumatic for people to be able to stay in their homes as they age if they can do so. Consider a program having the City's Human Services and Housing Commission identify the level of need for special needs housing in the community not being met in existing housing, and having the Council consider appropriate steps to address the identified needs. This is a settlement agreement item. Consider additional programs related to Pleasanton's housing needs, such as new rental units for one-person households. Some information received on different demographic changes in the City indicate that one-person households are increasing. Vice Mayor Cook-Kallio referred to the old Nob Hill Store in the Vintage Hills Shopping Center, and said in some cases these are PUD's and permitted uses. With the new housing changes and higher densities, traffic patterns might not be the same as anticipated, and she asked if this would be a place to consider CUPs for areas with changing demographics because of higher densities. Ms. Stern suggested this might be a question for the task force. General Plan Amendments. Because the City will be creating some different land use designations, a General Plan Amendment will be needed that creates different land use designations to reflect 23 and 30 units/acre densities. Programs that address SB 2 Emergency Housing, transitional and supportive housing. SB 2 is legislation passed since the last Housing Element was adopted. It tells cities how to regulate emergency housing, which must be allowed as a permitted use in at least one district in the City. Standards can be created relating to it such as the number of beds, kinds of operational management of the business, number of required parking spaces, but a district does need to be identified where it can be a permitted use, and it can be done within one year of the Housing Element being adopted. Councilmember McGovern questioned if supportive housing can be in a single family dwelling with 3-4 bedrooms. Ms. Stern said yes; staff could look at this for up to 6 beds in a residential area and make larger facilities a conditional use. Councilmember McGovern said she knows there is senior housing where people are doing long-term care in residential homes. Ms. Stern said these are allowed and they must be added into the City's permitted uses. Councilmember McGovern referred to the 23 and 30 units/acre, she asked if staff was contemplated this as being 100% affordable. Ms. Stern said no; this is any rental or condominium project at this density. Consider a Program that commits the City to coordinating a workshop with non-profit developers and owners of sites redesignated to accommodate affordable housing at 30 units/acre for the purpose of facilitating discussion regarding potential opportunities, programs, and financial support, etc. This is a settlement agreement item and the City would work with non-profit City Council Minutes Page 16 of 19 May 3, 2011