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ATTACHMENT 2 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 10-390 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, <br />APPROVING ENHANCEMENTS TO EXISTING NON - DISCRIMINATION <br />HOUSING POLICIES <br />WHEREAS, in 2003, the Pleasanton City Council adopted a Housing Element; and <br />WHEREAS, the City's Housing Element includes goals and programs that prohibits <br />discrimination to housing opportunities in Pleasanton, including the goal of identifying and <br />making special provisions for the community's special needs housing; and <br />WHEREAS, the City is about to embark on an update to the existing Housing Element; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, through adoption of this resolution, the City Council reaffirms its position on <br />housing non - discrimination, and <br />WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council to update its Housing Element goals and <br />programs through study and consideration of adoption of additional goals and programs related <br />to eliminating discrimination in the areas of affordable housing for families with children and <br />senior citizens as part of its Housing Element update process. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br />CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: <br />SECTION 1. That the Council does hereby adopt the following Non- Discrimination <br />Policy: <br />In recognition of State and Federal laws which prohibit municipalities from discriminating against <br />developers of affordable housing, including non - profit developers of affordable housing, and <br />from discriminating against families with children in need of affordable housing, it is the official <br />policy of the City of Pleasanton, that the City staff and the City Council will act affirmatively to <br />promote the development of well- designed affordable housing for families with children in <br />Pleasanton. The City Manager will report regularly to the City Council on the) City's efforts to <br />fulfill this policy, the success of those efforts, and plans and proposals to attract well- designed <br />affordable housing for families with children in the future. <br />SECTION 2. As part of its Housing Element update process the Ciiy will study and <br />consider adoption of goals and programs promoting affordable non - profit housing development <br />for families, as well as for other special needs households, including strengthening existing <br />programs to promote construction of affordable three bedroom units for large families and <br />including the goal of building affordable family units and affordable senior unite in proportion to <br />the need for each. <br />SECTION 3. As part of the Housing Element Update process, the City staff will conduct <br />analysis and prepare information for review by the public and consideration o1' adoption by the <br />City Council, related to Sections 1 and 2 above. This analysis will include identifying sites that <br />may be most competitive for Low Income Housing Tax Credits based on the "site amenities" <br />point criteria included as part of the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee Application. <br />