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February 22,2022 <br /> Re:Item 7,Pleasanton Housing Element Policies,February 23,2022 Agenda <br /> Dear Planning Commissioners, <br /> Following are my observations on the recommendations in the staff report and a <br /> few more recommendations. These and other recommendations create an <br /> "Affordable Housing Toolbox"that the Commission,Council,and staff can pick <br /> and choose from in the future. <br /> 1. Define Workforce Housing <br /> I support Definition#1 with a slight adjustment. "Housing intended for and <br /> affordable to Pleasanton employees and households earning local wages...". <br /> Call it"Pleasanton Workforce",which I believe was the intent in the past. <br /> The phrase has morphed over time to represent a specific income subset <br /> which I think is unfortunate.Everyone in the workforce works.Limiting it <br /> implies otherwise. We can build housing targeted for all AMIs relative to <br /> their%of jobs in Pleasanton and our RHNA requirements. <br /> 2. Streamline ADU Production <br /> Yes.The ADU I am building would have been more affordable and quicker <br /> to build if these elements had been in place. Yes,ask ADU companies to <br /> submit sample plans. Mine already has. <br /> 3. Complete Objective Design Standards <br /> Yes. Make them achievable but not too expensive. We want to create <br /> housing,not scare it away. Has Pleasanton ever had a development working <br /> group of non-profit and for-profit developers look at design guidelines to <br /> assess feasibility and suggest less expensive modifications?I recommend it. <br /> 4. Small Units,Multifamily Guidelines <br /> Yes.I sent you an article from the East Bay Times that discusses smaller <br /> units in Hayward. More tools might need to be added to the Affordable <br /> Housing Toolbox to make these available in a for-profit setting. <br /> 5. Municipal Code Amendments for Small-scale Infill <br /> Yes,for every type of housing. <br /> Please do not use the phrase"Missing Middle".Pleasanton is missing every <br /> housing type,except Above Moderate Income.It is jargon that may work in <br /> cities with only low income and high-income units. <br /> 1 <br />