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somewhat similar in mix to the rest of Pleasanton, so as not to create some island needing different services, which has a current average percent of single-family homes today of about 75 percent. She added that it is actually 68 percent across the State of California. She indicated that Alternatives 2 and 3 are unhealthy as they create a community just the opposite of the rest of the City, with 67 percent to 72 percent of families living in high-density apartments, a rental type of community which creates a more transient community and where other issues occur because the level of commitment is more rental than ownership. She recommended a minimum of 50 percent single-family homes, closer to Commissioner O'Connor's recommendation and more similar to what Pleasanton currently has. She added that the City may take a little bit of a hit here if necessary, but it should not go all the way to 25 percent of single-family homes and 75 percent of high-density as that would create a whole different community. Ms. Allen stated that the second question is how much of the RHNA allocation should be met in East Pleasanton, which is somewhat related to the first question. She indicated that she focused on the RHNA allocations specifically for just the affordable housing category, which is a little different from Mr. Dolan's numbers, and looked at low- and moderate-income and what the share is, which makes the percentages look even worse than what Mr. Dolan shared. She stated that she believes, as the past Council did, that balance is critical and that it can include units near BART because that is where transportation is and where jobs are today, it reduces pollution and gets the people where it is easy to get transportation, and it also eliminates traffic issues. She reiterated that Alternatives 2 and 3 really concern her as it puts 50 percent to 60 percent of the RHNA affordable housing in East Pleasanton, which is not balanced; furthermore, East Pleasanton is about as far away from BART as any area in Pleasanton. She recommended that the RHNA affordable housing allocation for East Pleasanton be at no more than 25 percent to 35 percent, which also favors an Alternative 1 scenario. Ms. Allen stated that this leaves the elephant on the table, which is the challenge that staff has of what to do with the rest; where they go if they are not allocated in East Pleasanton. She indicated that she does not have all the answers, but she thinks it is related to looking, which has never been done yet, at the questions and having a process to look at the question of what Pleasanton will look like in 20 years. She noted that the last Housing Element cycle looked at today but did not look at where the opportunities will be in 20 years. She questioned what would happen if a referendum went on with this project and no housing could be developed there. She noted that she asked that question of Nelson Fialho, City Manager, and his response was that the City would rezone commercial property near BART or elsewhere in the City to residential. Ms. Allen stated that she hates to put the cart before the horse and just dump this all on East Pleasanton because the City has not thought through a 20-year vision. She reiterated that the City needs to create a neighborhood that is right for the City and not just one for which we need numbers as that would not be healthy. She encouraged the Commission to take a long-term view and to do it really quickly. She stated that she thinks the City has a tremendous opportunity in a beautiful area to serve not only the EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 22, 2013 Page 13 of 30