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November 19, 2019, City Council Meeting, Excerpt Minutes East Pleasanton Specific Plan Assistant City Manager Dolan advised that staff it is asking that Council discuss the item and provide final direction at its December 3 meeting. He did advise staff will be coming back to City Council with approval for the consultant. In response to Mayor Thorne's inquiry, Assistant City Manager Dolan advised there is currently a two- year State bill regarding Urban Boundary Limits but is unaware of its status. Councilmember Pentin suggested that at each public hearing and meeting it be reiterated the project is driven by staff and not the consultant. In response to Councilmember Pentin's inquiry, Assistant City Manager Dolan clarified the subcommittee is intended to be members of the Planning Commission who will attend public meetings so there is no disconnect. In response to Councilmember Pentin's inquiry, Assistant Director Clark advised it would be in the City's best interest to have an adopted Housing Element before the EPSP, but units do not count towards RHNA. Assistant City Manager Dolan advised zoning needs to be completed for the Housing Element, but it needs an approved EPSP. In response to Councilmember Brown's inquiry, Assistant Director Clark advised environment impact includes air quality, noise and traffic and the plan is to make sure levels of service remain the same and are not degraded. In response to Councilmember Brown's inquiry, Assistant Director Clark advised RHNA numbers for 2023 will not be available until 2021 however, the number will be larger than in previous years. Assistant City Manager Dolan advised there will not be enough zoned sites to accommodate the City's RHNA obligation. He projected the number could double but concedes it's an educated guess. In response to Councilmember Brown's inquiry, City Manager Nelson Fialho advised the issue is that the state turns a blind eye to the current conditions that the City might be experiencing when issuing the housing mandates. He advised the City can address water quality in the EPSP, that the state will be looking to the City to fix the water quality issues and that they may be some funding opportunities. In response to Councilmember Narum, Assistant Director Clark advised the General Plan contains a policy to develop the EPSP. Assistant City Manager Dolan said it is like the General Plan and what was done for the original EPSP. In response to Councilmember Narum's inquiry, Assistant Director Clark advised the zoning in the allows developers to make an application for development and that the Planning Commission will employ various community outreach methods. Assistant City Manager Dolan advsied they are always open to suggestions for community outreach. In response to Councilmember Narum, Assistant City Manager Dolan advised 2023 RHNA numbers are a moving target; said the City is not looking to solve its RHNA numbers through the EPSP and that several options will be considered.