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AP-10 Consultation 1. Introduction The City of Pleasanton recently completed several key planning activities: • Comprehensive General Plan update (2009) • Tri-Valley Human Services Needs Assessment update (2011) • Housing Element revision (2012) These revisions have produced up-to-date policies for housing and human services that will be in place in FY 2013 and subsequent years to guide City programs for affordability, preservation,discrimination, and other housing and community development issues. Summary of the jurisdiction's activities to enhance coordination between public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health and service agencies The City of Pleasanton completed a comprehensive update to its General Plan in 2009 resulting in up-to- date policies for housing and human services.A comprehensive update to the Housing Element was completed in 2011 and certified by State HCD in 2012.The update included the rezoning of 70 acres of land for future high-density housing development. A workshop was held in February 2013 for nonprofit housing agencies to provide information on the rezonings including development potential, property owner information, and City assistance programs. The City's Human Services Commission meets monthly to coordinate the delivery of services (including housing)to lower income residents and special needs groups in the area in cooperation with "Interact," a body comprised of representatives of each of the social service agencies in the Tri Valley area. Approximately twice yearly,the Commission holds a special,joint meeting with the City of Livermore Human Services Commission.The purpose of these joint meetings is to coordinate the delivery of services in the greater Tri Valley area. In 2011,the cities completed a comprehensive to the Tri-Valley Human Services Needs Assessment originally completed in 2003.The update incorporates data from the 2010 Census and will provide an updated and more accurate picture of services gaps in the Tri-Valley. The Human Services Commission also collaborates yearly with the City's Housing Commission to conduct a joint review as part of the annual process of allocating CDBG funds. This collaborative effort, begun in 1996, has helped to improve the coordination of assistance to housing and services in the area and has helped to simplify the process of allocating funds to local non-profits,thereby improving service delivery. Annual Action Plan 6 2013 0MB Control No:2506-0117(exp.07/31/2015)