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project, followed by his presentation of an overview of the preliminary project merits as detailed in the staff report, and finally Abigail Goldware from MidPen Housing Corporation will cover the outreach and development processes. Mr. Bocian stated that he will touch on three things: (1) the ownership structure of both of the existing developments; (2) the milestones of the project from the start to this point; and (3) the next big steps in the future. Mr. Bocian presented the ownership structure, indicating that there are two projects involved here, both of which provide low- income housing to seniors. Kottinger Place. This is owned by the City of Pleasanton's Housing Authority since the early 1970's and is basically comprised of a Board of Directors that includes the City Council. It is a separate legal entity and the only project the Housing Authority owns and is involved with in its real course of business. The project is linked to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through an Annual Contributions contract, which sets the requirements and standards for this project. The HUD has a significant say in how the development is operated and actually provides funding for it. It is a public housing project and has been operated as one from the start. The Housing Authority, through the City, contracts out the management of the project, and it is currently managed by Barcelon Associates Management Corporation. 2. Pleasanton Gardens. This is owned by Pleasanton Gardens, Inc., a not - for - profit community -based organization [501(c)3]. The City does not have an ownership stake in this project and agreed many years ago to work with its Board cooperatively towards trying to redevelop both of these sites. It operates as a Section 8 project, and a Memorandum of Understanding in place sets forth the relationship between the City and the Board. Mr. Bocian then presented the project milestones: 2001: Study was done to determine expansion feasibility. The City began work on this development when Mr. Howard Nealy, one of the City's Housing Commissioners at that time and who is now on the Task Force and has been on the Task Force since the start, brought up the idea of the potential of trying to add more units to the Kottinger Place site, maximizing the values and the opportunity of the Kottinger Place site towards trying to provide more low- income housing for Pleasanton seniors. 2004: Kottinger Place Task Force was formed. The City Council formed a broad -based resident Task Force that includes members of the public, members of the Parks and Recreation Commission, the Housing Commission, and residents from both of the developments and the community at large. • 2006: Christian Church Homes was retained to study options. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 12, 2014 Page 3 of 24