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developers to review sites that scored high, particularly those relating to funding mechanisms, and staff would work to provide opportunities and financial support. Councilmember McGovern asked if the City looked at inclusionary low income housing funds and other cities to determine whether funds are equal to funds and the local cities around Pleasanton. Ms. Stern said staff has not to date. Councilmember McGovern suggested this be done, stating a study was done two years ago in updating the City's fees. Ms. Stern concluded her report and said she was available for questions. Councilmember McGovern said she has not compared the new document to the old Housing Element to see what is new and what is not. She asked if staff had a red-lined version. Ms. Stern said staff is creating a red-lined version and can provide this to the Council. Councilmember Sullivan said he believes Attachment 6 addresses Councilmember McGovern's request, which is a Review and Assessment of the 2003 Housing Element Programs as of February 2011. Ms. Stern said the last column talks about some of the potential changes but staff is actually in the process of preparing a red-lined version to show the changes being suggested and will provide this to the Council. Mayor Hosterman opened public comment. Peter Cohen, East Bay Housing Organizations, thanked the Council for its proclamation in support of Affordable Housing Week. He said the task force process has been quite thorough thus far. The Housing Needs Analysis Report done in December by the consultant lays out a nice picture of the City and its needs for housing. He felt a forced march can lead to creative thinking and the City can be proud of the Hacienda process, as well. The site selection process is always tricky but important, and equally important are its programs and policies. While the State does not require cities to produce anything but rather plan and zone for it, there is an expectation that there is a roadmap to making these happen over time and to facilitate meeting the actual housing need. He provided staff with some ideas and suggestions and offered that their organization can serve to be a resource to the City. Lastly, affordable housing is about people, and affordability is relative to people's positions in life and needed for all. Becky Dennis said she was looking at past RHNA allocations for the number that said at least 15% of the City's housing would be affordable to low and very low income families. Historically, the City has allocated more, but she might be wrong. She asked for a policy that gives priority to proposals that come with partnerships between non-profits and for-profit developers. She also suggested looking at the experience of the non-profit in delivering services. While Pleasanton likes to do things with inclusionary zoning, it means that in making something affordable at 50% or below, with inclusionary housing if someone earns 45% of the median, they might not be able to rent the apartment and may need to leave the community. Therefore, the safety net is not there. Regarding growth management, there is only one area where infrastructure is finite— sewer capacity. Interestingly, in analyzing the numbers for 2025, residents will use 81% of all sewer capacity and business will only use 19%. This tells her that if the City wants to develop a growth management program, it should look at allocating sewer capacity to its obligation because the City will never be able to exceed the hard number in any case and also does not want to be sued to build another pipeline. Mayor Hosterman closed the public comemnt, and confirmed that staff will take comments and questions and fold it into the process. City Council Minutes Page 17 of 19 May 3, 2011