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BACKGROUND The LIHF is used in support of activities to implement the General Plan Housing Element. This includes public partnerships, as well as assistance to other governmental entities, such as this proposed designation of funds for potential future grants to the Pleasanton Unified School District. The City School Liaison Committee, comprised of two City Council members (Cook-Kallio/Narum) and two School Board members (Larsen/Bowser) recommends that $250,000 be earmarked for potential new or updated facilities (e.g. preschool portables, kindergarten facilities, etc.) to serve children enrolled in the PUSD who are from special-housing needs large households, students with disabilities, extremely low-income households, homeless children, families with single- parent heads of households, etc. As set forth in the Municipal Code Chapter 17.40, Lower Income Housing Fund, the fee is assessed to "assist in meeting the lower-income and moderate-income housing goals as established in the general plan." Specific sections of the General Plan include: The General Plan Housing Element includes the following goals and policies: Goal 17: Identify and make special provisions for the community's special-housing needs. Policy 41: Provide for the special-housing needs of large households, the elderly, persons with disabilities, extremely low income households, the homeless, farmworkers, and families with single-parent heads of households. In addition, the General Plan Public Facilities and Community Programs Element includes the following policies: Policy 7: Encourage and support high quality public and private educational facilities in Pleasanton and facilitate lifelong educational opportunities for all ages. Policy 8: Coordinate with the School District to maintain elementary schools within student walking distance whenever feasible and allow other community- related facilities within these facilities. The need identified by the School Liaison Committee stems in part from the fact that many of the community's special-housing needs families include children who are lower income and/or have incomes at the poverty level (approximately $23,833 for a family of four). In 2012, approximately 732 (5%) children ages 5 to 17 enrolled in the Pleasanton Unified School District were living in households with incomes at the poverty level. As such, it can be assumed that a significant portion of the proposed grant funds would be used to support families with limited incomes. (The current income level at 50% AMI for a family of four is $44,250.) Previously, the City has allocated LIHF funds to various organizations, such as the Tri-Valley Housing Opportunity Center and the Community Page 2 of 3