CCMIN021312SP - Laserfiche WebLink

MINUTES CITY OF PLEASANTON SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING February 13, 2012 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Hosterman called the special meeting to order at the hour of 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, McGovern, Sullivan, Thorne, Mayor Hosterman Absent: None PUBLIC COMMENT - None PUBLIC HEARINGS 1. PGPA-17 — City of Pleasanton Housing Element Update — Consideration of a General Plan Amendment to adopt an updated Housing Element of the General Plan for the 2007-2014 Planning Period Planning Manager Janice Stern presented the staff report, stating that the City of Pleasanton submitted the Draft Housing Element to the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) by August 16, 2011, as required by the related settlement agreement. In October 2011, staff received a comprehensive response from HCD outlining a number of recommended revisions. Staff prepared the proposed amendments before forwarding the revised draft to the Housing Commission for review; the Commission concurred with staff's recommendations, and offered consensus in terms of requesting more definitive language pertaining to specific timelines and quantified objectives. Ms. Stern directed the Council's attention to the redline copy of the Draft Element and reviewed the proposed additions and amendments. As proposed, the revised Draft Element contains additional analysis on housing costs for extremely low-income households; additional information about housing needs for the developmentally disabled; additional discussion on the suitability of certain non-vacant sits for future housing; additional information on the suitability of the Service-Commercial District as an area where homeless shelters could be considered as a limited use; additional discussion regarding inclusionary housing as a constraint to the potential for affordable housing; and additional details on permit, planning and impact fees for residential development. General amendments to policies and programs include additional quantified objectives and timelines wherever possible as well as the addition of"extremely low-income" to the list of households targeted by a number of programs. Ms. Stern provided a brief overview of the following program additions: • Program 41.9 — Employee and farm worker housing • Program 41.10 — a commitment to adopt a Reasonable Accommodation Ordinance allowing an administrative process for those needing accommodations for suitable housing access • Program 45.3 — Agreement to make a minimum of $1 million from the Lower Income Housing Fund available to close the funding gap for a non-profit housing development, if a suitable development were to be proposed She reviewed a rather extensive list of work, as outlined on pages 4 and 5 of the staff report, to be initiated by staff in 2012 and 2013 in order demonstrate to HCD the appropriate commitment.