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Vice Mayor Brown said it is her understanding that Zone 7 issues water permits, not the city. She acknowledged that the issue of when development must be slowed to keep pace with the availability of resources such as water was raised almost a year ago. She strongly urged the community to come and speak at the local water retailers meeting to voice their position on the issue. Councilmember Olson expressed concern that the state has failed to understand that housing and water are competing objectives in the current climate. Councilmember Pentin said he wrote an op-ed piece for The Pleasanton Weekly regarding what he feels is the state's lack of understanding regarding the realities of the water situation. He said he looks forward to discussing the East Pleasanton Specific Plan in light of the drought. Councilmember Narum concurred. She acknowledged staffs efforts to date and said she is happy to hear that they will continue to provide residents with as much hands on assistance as possible. She thought it important to stress that users who consume 30 units or less per billing period are exempt from surcharges. MOTION: It was m/s by Brown/Narum to approve the staff recommendation, with amendments to Chapter 14.06 as noted; waived full reading and adopted Resolution No. 15-743 certifying a final addendum to the initial study/mitigated negative declaration for the recycled water project; and introduced and waived first reading of Ordinance No. 2115 adding Chapter 14.06 Regulation of Recycled Water Use, and Ordinance No. 2116 adding Chapter 14.20 Recycled Water Use for Landscape Irrigation, to the municipal code. Motion passed by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Brown, Narum, Olson, Pentin, Mayor Thome NOES: None ABSENT: None BREAK Mayor Thome called a brief recess from 8:33 to 8:42 p.m. 21. Public Hearing: City Attorney Lowell reported that the notice of the two items was not published in the newspaper as required by law. In order to comport with the requirements of the law, the Council may hear both items tonight and they will return on the Consent Calendar at the next regular meeting for adoption. (a) Consider allocations of Housing and Human Services Grant and Community Grant Program Funds for the Fiscal Year 2015 Grant Funding Cycle (FY 2015-16) Housing Specialist Scott Erickson presented the staff report. He reviewed the annual grant process which begins with a joint publicity effort with the cities of Livermore and Dublin and application workshops in December to advise various groups of the available funding opportunities. The city maintains a database of approximately 220 agencies and interested parties who fully noticed of the availability of funds. Applications were due in late January, after which the Human Services, Housing, Civic Arts and Youth Commissions put in considerable effort to review the requests and prepare recommendations for the Council's consideration. He presented a snapshot of the available funding, applications and funding recommendations for each program. The Housing and Human Services Grant (HHSG) Program funding includes approximately $215,000 in Community Development Block Grants (20% of which goes to program administration), $172,000 from the city's General Fund for human services related projects, $74,756 in federal HOME funds and $90,000 from the city's Lower Income Housing Fund. The HHSG Program received 24 City Council Minutes Page 8 of 11 April 21, 2015