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5. Constraints Analysis: Analyze and recommend remedies for existing and potential governmental and nongovernmental barriers to housing development. 6. Policies and Programs: Establish policies and programs to fulfill the identified housing needs. During the Housing Element Update, the City Council, Planning Commission, Housing Commission, and the public will have the ability to provide input on each key project milestone. Background: 4th, 5t" 6th Cycle Housing Elements; and 6th Cycle RHNA Process and Status The attached Planning Commission agenda report provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of the 4th, 5t" and 6th Cycle Housing Element RHNA requirements and status of the ongoing RHNA process. Staff has provided multiple status reports to the Council over the past 6 months on the ABAG/MTC process, most recently on March 16, 2021. The last update reported the ABAG Executive Board's adoption of the draft RHNA methodology in January, and subsequent submittal for HCD review on February 11, 2021. Since then, on April 12, 2021, HCD issued a letter to ABAG/MTC indicating the proposed methodology's conformance to a series of statutory objectives defined by State law. Starting in May 2021 , ABAG/MTC will begin the process to issue draft RHNA allocations and specify the procedure and timeframe for the mandated local jurisdiction review and appeal process, before the RHNA is finalized later this year. As noted in previous reports to the City Council, Pleasanton intends to submit an appeal of the Draft RHNA allocation, based on concerns previously raised during the process. Staff will continue to monitor the RHNA process outcomes; but will use the most recently published estimate as a "working" number through the initial phases of the Housing Element update. The final RHNA allocation will be issued in late 2021 , providing sufficient time for the City to make any needed adjustments to the sites inventory or other components of the Housing Element. Although it is not yet finalized, Pleasanton's draft RHNA allocation, as of May 2021, is 5,965 units, broken into various affordability categories as outlined in Table 1. Table 1: Estimated 6t" C cle RHNA and Com•arison to 5th C cle 4th Cycle 5th Cycle ESTIMATED RHNA RHNA 6th Cycle RHNA (2007-2014) (2015-2023) (2023-2031) Category Units Units Units Comparison to Cycle 5 Very Low 1,076 716 1,750 +1,034 Low 1,599 391 1,008 +617 Moderate 720 407 894 +487 Above-Moderate 753 553 2,313 +1,760 TOTAL 4,148 2,067 5,965 Page 3 of 10