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to be burdened with housing that is really the responsibility of its neighboring communities any more than Pleasanton should burden them with its needs and the needs it has created. Commissioner Pentin noted that the Commission just letter and that he had the chance to try and compare the Goals, Policies, and Programs with CCC's suggested changes. He asked Ms. Dennis if she was able to present the same changes to the Task Force or Housing Commission before it came to the Planning Commission or if this was recent development following the publication of the Draft Housing Element. Ms. Dennis replied that she started preparing the draft during the Housing Element update process, but the Task Force was focused on the Sites issue and at its last meeting when this was on the agenda, the members they did not have time to discuss it. She indicated that she then submitted the same letter prepared for the Task Force to the Housing Commission who made some changes to refer to the Pleasanton workforce and to refer certain things back to the Growth Management Subcommittee of the Council. She added that she also received helpful feedback from the meetings she attended as well as from the meeting with staff and the non-profit housing developers. She indicated that she then re-wrote the letter so it would make more sense in terms of what the Commission received. Commissioner Pentin stated that he found some very valid, suggested changes in the letter and some that required some wordsmithing. He asked Ms. Dennis how comfortable she would be, should the Commission not have the time tonight to go through the document and try to make those comparisons, if the Commission sends the document back to the Growth Management Subcommittee. Ms. Dennis replied that she is comfortable with this but that the Growth Management Subcommittee is not as accessible as the Planning Commission. She stated that if the Commission is interested in anything in particular, she would like them sent on the record to the Growth Management Subcommittee to deal with. She added that should the Commission not like some things, she would also like to know its reasons for not liking them. Commissioner Pentin asked Ms. Dennis if the CCC has any burning desires for certain items it would like the Commission to discuss. Ms. Dennis noted three items: (1) that the City promote the idea of for-profit and non-profit development working together. She indicated that there are some sites on the list that are big enough where this can be done, where the City can make a significant dent in its housing obligations and create some lovely communities at the same time. She added that she would hate to see those sites developed at only 15 percent which she feels would be a huge waste of resources. (2) that as commercial development is approved, sewer capacity be reserved for housing of low- and very-low- income families in Pleasanton and in the workforce. (3) that jobs be linked to housing PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 22, 2011 Page 9 of 33