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MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 10. Public Comment Ron Payne, retired Army veteran, addressed the City Council and thanked them for their support at Las Positas College. He announced an event honoring women veterans and invited the entire community to celebrate. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 11. Review and provide direction on key planning considerations, project approach and scope of work for completion of the East Pleasanton Specific Plan. Mayor Thorne inquired as to the Council's preference to address this item as there are a number of public speakers who would like to provide testimony. Councilmembers unanimously stated they would like to receive staff's report and public testimony. Director of Community Development Ellen Clark reported staff was providing this presentation in order to seek Council's direction on key planning considerations, project approach and scope of work for completion of the East Pleasanton Specific Plan (EPSP). She noted this item came before the City Council in November 2019, although it started in 2012 and stopped in 2015. City Council Resolution 15-766 stated that a restarting of the project must come through future City Council priority-setting. Director Clark noted the 2019/2020 work plan provisions which stated the EPSP restart as a Priority "A" item. On November 19, 2019 the City Council conducted initial discussion and provided input on approach, scope and schedule of the project. Director Clark displayed the plan area and boundaries, which is an approximately 100 acre property. She noted the boundaries requested by the City Council included urban growth boundaries (UGB) inside and outside City limits. There were several key planning components which were contemplated including boundaries and development within the UGB, land use mix and housing affordability, circulation as related to El Charro Road and the East-West Connector, public facilities, including Pleasanton Garbage Service (PGS) relocation, school site, and maintenance facility, and the trail network, including the future Iron Horse Trail. Other components included airport protection area, utilities, fiscal and financial issues with no impact on ratepayers or fiscal burden to the City, environmental impacts and a phased planning approach which should include no construction ahead of the 2023 Housing Element. Director Clark spoke regarding the EPSP process approach including using the Planning Commission for guidance, frequent City Council review to"set the course,"stakeholder engagement with PUSD, Zone 7, PGS, and the County, a robust citywide public process, including public workshops and meetings, and a process driven by the City, not the developer, including reimbursement-based funding for consultant services directed and managed by staff. Director Clark spoke about how the EPSP will relate to the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) process. The RHNA process will allocate the city's "fair share" of regional housing need for the next Housing Element. The Housing Element update will include the 2022-2030 RHNA and it is staff's plan to coordinate the EPSP and Housing Element processes, with the final EPSP adjusted to the outcomes of the Housing Element sites analysis. Director Clark displayed the EPSP and Housing Element proposed timeline with related tasks and requirements with project kickoff planned for Spring 2020. Land use alternatives and refinement of EPSP base land use plan will be reviewed through Spring 2021, with a draft RHNA issued in approximately February/March of 2021. City Council Minutes Page 3 of 14 February 18, 2020