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SUMMARY OF REQUESTED CITY COUNCIL INPUT The City Council's direction is requested on the following • Concurrence with staff and Planning Commission's inclusion of a 50 percent initial buffer of sites capacity, for the purposes of providing flexibility and a somewhat more conservative basis for CEQA review; and with the understanding that the Council retains flexibility to adopt a sites inventory closer to the actual RHNA "gap." • Whether the density ranges are appropriate as proposed and recommended by the Planning Commission, or whether any additional adjustments should be made. • The list of sites to be forwarded into the CEQA review and next phase of the sites selection process, as recommended by the Planning Commission or with additional modifications. NEXT STEPS Following this meeting, once the initial sites inventory list has been identified, staff and the professional services team will prepare a comprehensive project description for the Notice of Preparation (NOP) for the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) in accordance with CEQA Guidelines; the NOP will be followed by an initial scoping meeting anticipated to occur in March 2022 with the Planning Commission. Work will continue in tandem to complete the drafting of remaining sections of the Housing Element, including recommendations from the Planning Commission, followed by direction from the City Council, on a series of policy topics for potential inclusion in the Housing Element's updated policies and programs — staff anticipates these topics will be brought to the Planning Commission and Housing Commission in February, and to the City Council in March. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of this item was published in The Valley Times and courtesy notices were mailed to all property owners of sites under consideration. This item was also identified in the Pleasanton Weekly's "Agenda Highlights" for upcoming public meetings, and an email notification was sent to all interested parties who have signed up on the Housing Element website: pleasantonhousinaelement.com. Staff received 22 emails related to the Housing Element between the last Planning Commission hearings on November 10 and December 15 which are included in Attachment 6a, the majority in opposition to including Valley Plaza and Mission Plaza in the sites inventory. Staff received an additional three emails related to the Housing Element since the December 15 Planning Commission included in Attachment 6b for reference. CONCLUSION Staff is recommending that the City Council review and approve potential sites to be considered for future rezoning to allow residential development and for inclusion in the 17 of 18