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• Identifying the criteria and scoring system by which new prospective housing sites are to be evaluated. This step is the subject of this meeting and is discussed in greater detail below. Staffs completion of existing land inventory and sites gap analysis. (Anticipated October 2021) Compile a list of prospective sites from various sources, including developer- and property owner- nominated sites, or sites with known interest in housing development; sites with redevelopment capacity based on their characteristics (such as location, size, and existing utilization/underutilization) and other analysis - (September -October 2021) Apply the scoring system to the initial sites list to develop an initial draft ranking of sites for public, Commission and City Council review. This second step of review will also vet other considerations beyond the initial sites ranking — for example, assumptions about site density, affordability levels and whether any increment of sites beyond those exactly needed to meet the gap, would be identified. The City Council's direction regarding the initial list of sites will be carried forward into the required California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) analysis for the project. (Public Meetings in November -December 2021) CEQA Analysis of Sites, including analysis of traffic impacts and any site-specific significant and unavoidable environmental impacts. (January -June 2022) Review and Refinement of Final Sites List for inclusion in the Housing Element, based on outcomes of CEQA process, and community, Commission, and City Council input). (August -December 2022) Note: The Planning Commission and Housing Commission have had the opportunity to review and provide input on the initial draft sites criteria at meetings in August; the Planning Commission's recommendations have been incorporated into the Final Draft Sites Criteria included in Attachment 1. Input from both bodies is described in more detail below. DISCUSSION: SITES SELECTION CRITERIA As noted, to meet the new RHNA it will be necessary for the City to identify and ultimately rezone a number of parcels throughout Pleasanton. In past housing element cycles, the City's efforts have been focused on identifying sites for higher density housing to meet lower-income housing needs. In this cycle, however, it will be necessary to identify sites, beyond those already zoned, to accommodate moderate and above -moderate units as well. To help to screen and rank a potentially long list of sites that may be under consideration for inclusion in the Housing Element, staff proposes to use a set of criteria based on the criteria and scoring system developed in 2010-2011 for use in the 4t" Cycle Housing Page 3 of 12