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projection of a declining birthrate in PUSD would be accurate in predicting future enrollment in PUSD, based on the relatively large size of new single-family houses in the City and demographic changes in the City, which result in "empty- nesters" selling their houses to younger families with children. Another concern related to the proposed elementary school raised by a meeting attendee was that it was located in close proximity to the Livermore Airport. The school site (and the entirety of the Plan Area) is within the Airport Influence Area. However, the school site is outside of Airport Safety Zones 4 and 6, where schools are prohibited. The distance between the proposed school site and the western edge of the airport runway is approximately 1.5 miles. The distance between Mohr Elementary school and the western edge of the airport runway is approximately 1.7 miles. In accordance with California Education Code, the school district is responsible for submitting a request to the State Department of Education for a potential school site that is within 2 miles of an airport runway, to which the State provides a written report of its findings including recommendations concerning acquisition of the school site. 4. Regional Housing Need Allocation Obligations. According to the City's General Plan Housing Element (certified in January of 2015), the City has zoned capacity for 3,243 housing units (including 1,980 permitted and approved housing units and 1,263 units on vacant and underutilized land). The City's RHNA for the period beginning in 2014 and ending in 2022 requires the City to have zoned land that can accommodate 2,067 residential units, meaning that the City currently has a surplus of land zoned for housing. This surplus can accommodate 1,176 housing units. Numerous attendees of the neighborhood meetings noted this surplus and encouraged the City to refrain from planning for development of east Pleasanton until additional land is needed to satisfy the City's RHNA obligations, including requirements to provide affordable housing. OPTIONS Staff is presenting for Council's discussion and consideration three options (one with two sub-options) for the EPSP process. A draft resolution to implement each of the options is provided in Attachment A. Each one is described below, with a brief discussion of competing considerations: Option 1: Continue the EPSP Planning Process and EIR Preparation. Under Option 1, the planning process would go forward, essentially as planned, with a Community- wide Meeting to be held on the Draft EPSP, followed by one or more Task Force meetings at which the Task Force may recommend to forward the Draft Plan to City Commissions for review. A hearing at the Planning Commission would be held to receive comments on the Draft EIR, by a Response to Comments Document and Final EIR. The Draft EPSP and Final EIR would ultimately be reviewed by the Planning Commission, which would make a recommendation on plan adoption/EIR Page 5 of 8