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The list of properties in the table above accommodates more units than would be required by the City's estimate and also exceeds the 84 acres which would be required if all the units on the two Hacienda sites are not counted towards the low income housing need. In order to get closer to the required 84 acres, staff is recommending a shorter list of properties as shown in Table 2. This list represents a geographic distribution of properties throughout the City that eliminates any concentration of new multifamily residential development in any one neighborhood or area of Pleasanton. The sites in Table 2 are located around the West Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station and Stoneridge Shopping Center area, the Hacienda Park area, and in south and east Pleasanton, with no one area having a disproportionate amount of potential new multifamily sites. The sites in Table 2 are also sites with existing utility infrastructure and street access, or availability of infrastructure on contiguous properties. Most of these are in-fill sites and therefore can be efficiently developed without the design and construction of major new public facilities or private improvements. The recommended sites are also located near transit (BART or frequent-headway bus lines), have convenient freeway access or are within job centers. Residential development of these sites would be consistent with and help implement General Plan goals, policies and programs related to mixed use and transit-oriented development. This type of development furthers the goal of creating a more sustainable and energy efficient city. The list in Table 2 also preserves Site 18 for a future civic use. This is consistent with the existing General Plan designation of this site as Public and Institutional and with land use concepts discussed previously such as a library or civic center expansion. The sites in Table 2 total to 84 acres which would be sufficient to meet the City's remaining housing need for low- and very-low income households and would also cover any deficiency if needed to meet State housing law requirements. Page 6 of 8