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Mayor Brown advised the current window with no grandfather clause relative to owner-occupancy is due to state law and the City should not feel obligated to change their own if not required. Councilmember Arkin agreed to add a 12-month City Council review to her motion. In response to Councilmember Balch's inquiry, Senior Planner Bonn confirmed the 1,200 square foot limit has been in the Pleasanton Municipal Code since at least 2000 and believes it has been state law even longer. He requested an amendment to the motion to keep the 1,200 square foot limit considering its 20-year existence in the City. Councilmember Testa reported several homeowners associations appealed to her to keep the owner- occupancy requirements and not lose this understood expectation. In response to Councilmember Balch's inquiry, City Attorney Sodergren stated he was only familiar with owner-occupancy requirements for the City and not HOAs and CC&Rs. In response to Councilmember Arkin's inquiry, Director Clark confirmed there would be no design review with the 1,200 square foot allowance. Councilmember Arkin advised this is why she is against the limit as 1,200 square feet is substantially larger and the affordability component gets lost in an ADU that large. She denied Councilmember Balch's amendment. In response to Councilmember Testa's inquiry, Assistant City Manager Dolan confirmed the pre- approved designs are included in the motion. MOTION: It was m/s by Arkin/Brown to introduce and waive full reading of Ordinance No. 2213 approving amendments to Chapters 18.08, 18.28, 18.32, 18.36, 18.44, 18.46, 18.84, 18.88 and 18.106 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code to comply with state legislation for accessory dwelling units with second story ADUs limited to 16 feet, except for where mandated by law and in PUDs, a 10-foot setback for ADUs on corner lots, staff's recommended landscaping and fencing guidelines, pre- approved designs, State's ADU size restrictions of 850 square feet for a one-bedroom ADU and 1,000 square feet for a two-bedroom ADU, change the terminology from "any" to "all" in the, maintain deed restrictions on ADUs approved prior to 2020, and make the finding that amendments are exempt from environmental review. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Arkin, Testa, Mayor Brown Noes: Councilmembers Balch, Narum Absent: None Mayor Brown recessed the meeting at 9:47 p.m. and resumed the meeting at 9:53 p.m. 18. Receive update regarding City's COVID-19 response and recovery actions and provide direction on additional face coverings compliance City Manager Fialho provided a brief overview of the item and reported the City declared a local emergency on March 17, 2020, focusing on public welfare, the health and safety of City employees and the community, protecting and maintaining City assets, disseminating accurate and timely information to City employees and the public, and re-entry and recovery. He reported the City's web-traffic is at an all-time high as residents look for updates. City Manager Fialho identified four key Council actions taken: supporting County and State limitations on residential and commercial evictions; fully funding non-profit housing, human services, and community grant requests for over $1.1 million; approving an augmented Business Support Program and loan fund which has issued 109 loans for a sum of over $1.2 million; and approval of a rental assistance program, giving 207 households a total of $643,857. City Council Minutes Page 10 of 17 February 16. 2021