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THE CITY OF _ 13 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT LEASANTON© October 16, 2012 Assistant City Manager Community Development TITLE: INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17.36 OF THE PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING THE GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM SUMMARY With the 2009 Urban Habitat Settlement Agreement concerning the City's housing cap, the City Council determined it appropriate to review the City's Growth Management Ordinance (GMO) (PMC 17.36). In addition, Program 9.1 of the recently adopted General Plan Housing Element anticipates a review of the GMO to assure that the rate of residential development is consistent with the City's interests, infrastructure and state law. To facilitate this review, the City Council appointed councilmembers McGovern and Thorne to act as the Growth Management Subcommittee (Subcommittee) which has been meeting to review the ordinance. On March 20 of this year, the Subcommittee presented a report to the City Council regarding an overall framework for an amended ordinance. While it is anticipated that a broader discussion regarding a potential major revision to the GMO will occur next calendar year, the subcommittee is recommending the Council consider an amendment at this time to modify the current GMO annual housing unit allocation number from a fixed 350 units to one that adjusts every seven years consistent with the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) numbers assigned to the City as included in the Regional Needs Allocation Plan prepared by the Association of Bay Area of Governments. The Subcommittee is also recommending that reference to GMO suballocations be removed since these create a degree of complexity to the program that is not applicable to current or anticipated planning activity, and to clarify that the City Council may transfer units from one year to the next in a specific RHNA cycle to address its planning direction. RECOMMENDATION Introduce the attached Ordinance (Attachment A) amending Chapter 17.36 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code concerning the Growth Management Program FINANCIAL STATEMENT There is no financial impact as a result of this action.