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straight forward, the subject of requesting and processing trades requires much of the GMO's text in Section 17.36.090 and therefore the majority of this sections has been deleted. 2. Projects Approved Through the City's Design Review Process The current GMO requires City Council approval for any growth management unit allocation which is memorialized through a growth management agreement. However, currently, as part of the City's design review process as detailed in Section 18.20.010(8)(4) and (5) of the PMC, the Zoning Administrator has the authority to approve "custom single family homes" and "models of single family homes" and therefore, there is somewhat of a disconnect between the PMC's design review process language and the GMO. Previous GMO's addressed this situation partially by establishing a unique growth management category of projects called "Set-aside for Small Projects," which provided that five growth management units would be available during the first three quarters of a calendar for a total of 15 annual units for these homes. Because the current GMO no longer includes categories of projects, such as first-come, first- served or major projects, staff is proposing an amendment to Section 17.36.080 (2) by adding a new subsection (c) as follows: Notwithstanding part 2(b) above, growth management allocations for housing units subject to the discretionary approval of the Zoning Administrator as set forth in Chapter 18.20 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code may be approved by the Zoning Administrator and do not require a growth management agreement to be approved by the City Council. If the City Council does not agree with this amendment, the new subsection (c) would not be added and projects approved by the Zoning Administrator through the design review process would require a second step of growth management approval from the City Council. It should be noted that any unit approved by the Zoning Administrator is subject to public and City Council appeal and this assures appropriate review if deemed necessary. Also, as an option, the Council could consider limiting the number of growth management unit allocations issued through the design review to five, ten or some other nominal number. 3. Affordable Housing Growth Management Allocations While various versions of the GMO have addressed affordable housing differently, generally the GMO provides that a certain number of units are reserved for affordable housing. The current GMO does not include any provision related to affordable housing and as such, the state HCD, through the Housing Element process, indicated concern with this omission. To address this concern, the Housing Element includes Program 30.2 which reads as follows: Page 4 of 7