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- Environmental Issues. Councilmembers expressed concern that the emerging PFAS water quality issues may limit water supply, which could be exacerbated by allowing for significant new development in East Pleasanton. Staff acknowledged the concern and that the City will be pursuing State and other funding to address the PFAS issue. It is also expected that the EPSP will need to address water quality and supply issues, with a guiding principle of the EPSP effort to ensure that new development mitigates its impacts in all areas, whether water supply, traffic, schools, or fiscal impacts. After questions and discussion, the City Council directed that the agenda item return to a future meeting for formal direction to be provided to staff.' DISCUSSION Please refer to the November 19, 2019 agenda report (Attachment 1), which includes the previously-provided information, including key planning considerations, project approach and scope of work, community process, and timeline for the EPSP. During and following the November 2019 meeting, City Councilmembers requested additional information on the timeline for the EPSP, and how it relates to the upcoming State-mandated RHNA and Housing Element process. The RHNA process will determine how many housing units, and at what levels of affordability, the City will have to plan for in the next Housing Element. Since the EPSP may provide an opportunity to accommodate some portion of the RHNA, understanding the magnitude of that number is important. The EPSP timeline is included as Attachment 4, indicating the various tasks for the EPSP, and points of intersection with the RHNA and Housing Element process. As shown, the timing of key decision-points in the EPSP process, particularly the selection of the proposed "base plan" (land use plan) to be carried forward into the Draft EPSP and CEQA review, would allow for the draft RHNA number to be considered in the Council's decision-making process. Staff expects little or no change between the City's draft and final RHNA allocation. However, should there be a modification to the City's final RHNA allocation after the draft RHNA number is issued, City Council will still have the ability to adjust its approach based on the Sites Analysis and Selection process of the Housing Element. Following the receipt of the draft RHNA and Council's direction on the EPSP base plan, staff expects to continue the process of identifying and analyzing sites citywide to accommodate the remaining portion of the RHNA. The ability to take into account whatever increment of the RHNA may be "solved" in East Pleasanton will give the City more certainty as it proceeds with the Housing Element update. Likewise, because the City will be well underway with the Housing Element sites analysis and selection process before the draft EPSP is finalized, information and outcomes from that process can be reflected in the EPSP, including in the required CEQA analysis. ' The continued item was originally scheduled for December 3, 2019; however, the date was adjusted to this February 18, 2020 meeting to allow for all five Councilmembers to participate and to accommodate other scheduled public hearing items. Page 3 of 4