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2011. He said the main two components of the element are the goals, policies, and programs, as well as the list of housing sites. They have been prepared in compliance with State law and the settlement agreement. Mr. Dolan said staff is required to rezone 69 acres and list current sites at 105 acres. The task force thought that getting feedback from HCD prior to finalizing the list was a good idea, which was agreed upon. Staff plans to make it clear to HCD that it will not plan to rezone all 105 acres, but rather do something more specific with the requirement. Mr. Dolan said secondly, all California communities are required to adopt a Housing Element and provide a land inventory to accommodate future growth. The settlement agreement affects this document in some limited ways in that there is a schedule and that it created some requirements that the City expand on its current programs to facilitate affordable housing for families. The City committed to doing an EIR which it may or may not have done anyway and also agreed to complete the rezonings concurrently with adoption of the Housing Element. Planning Manager Janice Stern reviewed the schedule, noting that the City has a commitment to adopt the Housing Element and rezonings within 90 days of receiving comments from HCD. On June 1s`, the Housing Element Task Force voted on the list of sites and recommended draft goals, policies and programs as was presented in May. Ms. Stern presented a map showing the 17 sites and sites that include a large site with potentially a smaller area which would be converted to multi-family housing which is relative to Site 11; the Kiewitt site and Site 14; the Legacy Partners site. She said the graphic representation of the Auf de Maur/Richenback Site 8 represents 11.5 acres which was the Planning Commission's recommendation, with the Housing Task Force recommendation being at 5.3 acres. Those sites recommended by the Housing Task Force at 23 urits per acre were to meet moderate income housing need, and sites at 30 units per acre were to meet low and very low income housing need. In reviewing goals, policies arid programs Ms. Stern said most programs were carried forward from the 2003 Housing Element. Staff believes the Housing Element was successful in accomplishing housing needs but needed to make changes related SB2, new State requirements for emergency shelters, supportive, and transitional housing, which are accomplished in Goal 20. They also needed to make changes relative to the settlement agreement which are embodied in Policy 45 and which require the City to identify needs for special needs housing, consider the use of lower income housing fund monies to develop 3- bedroom units supportive to low and very low income large families, to consider City assistance to non-profit housing developers, hold an annual review of the Housing Element and discuss progress in meeting the housing needs, and work with East Pleasanton Property Owners to secure a site for family housing. Other recommended amendments include exploring ways to increase construction of second units as a way to meet affordable housing need, review the condominium conversion ordinance to better protect tenants and potentially require greater affordability, to review the growth management ordinance, complete rezonings and General Plan amendments necessary to accommodate the City's housing need, assess the level of effort to overcome any infrastructure constraints that could limit affordable housing, consider a high priority for use of the low income fund for for-profit and non-profit development partnerships, and require universal design features as feasible to meet the needs of persons with disabilities and to allow people to age in place. Ms. Stern noted specific Housing Commission action related to the goals, policies and programs which include amendments to the terms used for affordability. There was concern relating to second unit monitoring requirements; that the City only does monitoring as is feasible and only as there are funds to do so; that housing education through regional partnership should be City Council Minutes Page 4 of 14 July 19, 2011