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Appendix E - Public Participation Summaries: Summarizes community outreach and engagement meeting and surveys, with a particular focus on outreach to traditionally underrepresented groups. Additional outreach summaries are provided in Appendix F that are specific to Fair Housing. This appendix will continue to be updated until the conclusion of the public process. Appendix F - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH): Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) is a new requirement for the 6th Cycle and is included based on a 2018 State law (AB 686). AB 686 requires the Housing Element to comprehensively analyze and address patterns of exclusion and segregation (looking both locally and regionally), and to identify meaningful actions and strategies to address those issues and their "contributing factors." The exhaustive AFFH analysis reflects detailed guidance provided by HCD, as well as best practices from other regions that have already gone through HCD review and certification. The analysis relies both on approved data sets, as well as local knowledge and community input. The analysis includes five sections as follows: • Inclusive and Equitable Outreach: A summary of fair housing outreach and capacity that includes all economic segments of the community. • Assessment of Fair Housing: An assessment of fair housing issues, including integration and segregation patterns, racially or ethnically concentrated areas of poverty, disparities in access to opportunity, and disproportionate housing needs for all identified populations. Many of the key issues reflect those identified more generally in the housing needs assessment, including overpayment for housing, particularly among renters, and lack of affordability that is most acute for the lower-wage workforce, the disabled, and seniors. Geographically, downtown Pleasanton was identified as an area where there may be a greater risk for displacement of existing renters and lower-income residents. Lack of access to fair housing resources, especially for whom English is not a primary language, was further identified as a contributing factor in fair housing issues. • Analysis of Sites Inventory: An evaluation of whether the Housing Element's sites inventory improves or exacerbates conditions for fair housing. The analysis concludes that the sites inventory would not worsen fair housing conditions. • Identification of Contributing Factors: The identification and prioritization of contributing factors related to fair housing issues. Some of the key contributing factors to fair housing issues in Pleasanton include the location and type of housing, lack of affordable, integrated housing for persons with special needs, displacement due to economic pressures, community opposition to housing over time, and lack of marketing and language access regarding housing opportunities and resources. • Priorities, Goals, and Actions to Affirmatively Further Fair Housing: The identification of fair housing goals and actions that directly address the City's contributing factors. [This newly drafted appendix was not previously reviewed by the City Council.] Page 11 of 18