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MOTION: It was m/s by Sullivan/Cook-Kallio to waive full reading and adopt Resolution No. 12- 568 opting-in the Alameda County Mandatory Commercial Recycling Ordinance. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, McGovern, Sullivan, Vice-Mayor Thorne Noes: None Absent: Mayor Hosterman BREAK: Vice-Mayor Thorne called a brief recess at 8:31 p.m. and reconvened the regular meeting at 8:38 p.m, with all members of the Council present. 11. Public Hearing: P12-1691; City of Pleasanton — Consideration of a General Plan Amendment to the Housing Element to amend Program 9.1 and Background Section on Potential Governmental Constraints to Housing Director of Community Development Dolan presented the agenda report, stating that the Council adopted the Housing Element in February 2012. Following consideration and response by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) in May, staff has prepared a number of changes for the Council's consideration. He directed the Council's attention to Exhibit A, which contains the only change to language in any of the proposed policies. After reviewing the Housing Element, HCD requested that the City add language agreeing to simplify the number of steps contained within the current growth management program. Staff is supportive of the concept and believes it can be accomplished without affecting the substance of whatever it is the Council ultimately decides during its comprehensive revision of the program. He noted several changes to the background report, which essentially provides more data or additional analysis as requested by HCD. He directed the Council to page 84, where HCD requested more detail on the regulations within the City's Zoning Ordinance that allow residential uses. HCD also felt that the last three columns of the table were not necessarily pertinent to the topic. Staff reformatted the existing table and provided an additional table on the following page. Mr. Dolan noted this information is simply an extraction of facts from the current regulations of the Zoning Ordinance for the purposes of constructing a table and is not new information or policy. He noted that since distributing the agenda report, staff had made changes to the bottom two lines relating to the recently adopted design standards and guidelines as well as the special BART standards and guidelines to reflect the Council's action. He directed the Council's attention to page 87, where staff added a brief description of the standards and guidelines at HCD's request. Councilmember Sullivan requested clarification on the table titled "Housing Types Permitted by Zone." Specifically, he asked how the "PUD" column relates to others. Mr. Dolan stated that it relates to the PUDs adopted and the associated standards for sites 22 through 33 and reminded him that the table is simply a different assembly of information already contained within the Zoning Ordinance or within PUDs as standards and guidelines. Councilmember Sullivan requested clarifying language to reflect that while something is a permitted use in a certain district, there is also a required PUD process. Mr. Dolan felt this was explained in the text but said he could also add a footnote to that effect. City Council Minutes Page 8 of 12 October 2, 2012