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MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 17. Public Comment - None PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 18. Presentation of the Pleasanton Unified School District Demographers Report Micaela Ochoa Substitute Assistant Superintendent, Pleasanton Unified School District, introduced and deferred to Isaac Johnson from Davis Demographics for a report. Mr. Johnson provided details of the report addressing projections, changes in development, basis of projections, description of the data collection process, and trends. Council Member Narum noted that the number of students enrolled is greater than the birth rate and Mr. Johnson stated that there is still a relationship between the two and therefore, they have not seen a need to change the methodology. Council Member Brown commented on the cost of living in the City and children being a little more mature when moving into the City. Mr. Johnson stated that home values have increased and usually, homebuyers in Pleasanton are established, with more buying power and older children. Mr. Johnson addressed the City's future development, how various projections were developed, periods of growth and decline, middle school and high school population projections and the need to monitor specific demographics and developments. Mayor Thome commented on the recent passing of legislation, "By Right Construction" and on Regional Housing Needs Allocations (RHNA) and asked whether RHNA numbers were included in the analysis. Mr. Johnson responded affirmatively and provided examples of where RHNA numbers were taken into account. Mayor Thome noted this is a 10 -year plan and reported that in 2022 there will be a substantial change in RHNA. He suggested the need to think about that in the future. Councilmember Narum asked regarding the occupancy of the St. Anton apartments and Mr. Johnson indicated the building was not occupied when data collection took place. He also addressed the expected number of students in elementary schools. Discussion followed regarding current and projected limits in enrollment and the need for additional facilities in the future. Ms. Ochoa reported that loading schools and classes is a policy decision and that at this point, current facilities are able to accommodate students. She stated that when enrollment is up, they add portable classes but they haven't needed to do that in several years. She added that enrollment projections are done on a yearly basis but that information is available year -by -year as well. It was noted that constituents have claimed that the information in previous demographer reports have been incorrect and Mr. Johnson addressed the margin of error in previous reports. As far as going over maximum enrollment figures, Ms. Ochoa stated that they are not in violation of any education code. City Council Minutes Page3of7 June 7,2016