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In'response to Councilmember Balch, Director Clark confirmed if Senate Bill 330 is found to conflict with the City's growth management ordinance, the State law would prevail. She advised the City can still allocate growth, following SB 330, in a manner consistent with the Housing Element. In response to Councilmember Balch, Director Clark advised it is not uncommon to list existing affordable housing projects and where they are located in the City. . In response to Councilmember Narum, Director Clark explained there are no dollar figures listed for potential school impact fees because they can vary by square footage.:Ms. Murillo advised these fees could be added to the table. Councilmember Narum noted the City should know how much the fees are before ground is broken. In response to Councilmember Narum, Director Clark clarified the report states the:City does not have affordable units at high risk'of conversion. For the most part, the City's affordable units are protected by 30-year deed restrictions or more, if not in perpetuity and confirmed there are-no affordable units at risk of conversion in the near term. She will look into the number of units at risk in 10 years, but as time progresses, they will get closer to the long-term deed restriction expiration dates. Councilmember Narum requested a statement stating staff will keep an eye on these units so the City is prepared to act if the expiration of a deed restriction is imminent. Councilmember Arkin advised performing the study on where those employed in:Pleasanton live would be valuable for the creation of workforce housing. She noted it also ties into the Climate Action Plan's goals to have more Pleasanton workers living in the City. She.agreed with Councilmember Balch's request for the inventory'list of current affordable housing. She requested similar inventory statistics on ADUs, office space, vacant buildings, and.LIHF uses. Councilmember Testa advised she is not surprised only 8% of Pleasanton residents also work in Pleasanton as the City has;been a bedroom community to Silicon Valley for years. In response to Councilmember Testa, Director Clark advised it is unlikely remote working is factored into the data based on the timing. She noted it will show up in future data reports if working from home proves to not just be a trend. She explained jobs-to-housing is a complicated balance with many factors between employment and housing opportunities and noted it will take more than just the Housing Element to solve the imbalance. She advised there isa set of employer strategies that do not belong in this document, butalso a set of housing strategies that do belong. She noted incentivizing Pleasanton employers to hire Pleasanton residents would be a worthwhile discussion, but not here. Deputy City Manager Ott reported the City has talked with, 'encouraged, and created tools to help Pleasanton employers hire more .Pleasanton residents, but stopped short of incentivizing out of financial concerns. She advised the City works to connect employers to local youth through the Tri- Valley Educational Collaborative. In response to Councilmember Testa, Director Clark explained prioritizing the missing middle is complementary to the IZO: She noted the City has never allowed ADUs to count towards inclusionary zoning requirements and the same is true of affordability by design. She clarified Councilmember Testa's hypothetical example of how a 300-unit affordable by design project without inclusionary zoning potentially could not count towards the City's low-income RHNA allotment, unless they were deed- restricted, because of the City's high housing rates. She noted smaller units could help accomplish the City's affordability goals in'the future but the historical data does not currently exist in Pleasanton to a level acceptable by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). • In response to Councilmember Testa, Director Clark confirmed many federal programs have a minimum period of 55 years of affordability, with cities having an option to require affordable rates for City Council Minutes Page 10 of 14 ' October 19,2021