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From: Ellen Holmgren To: Jocelyn Combs;Mayor and City Council Cc: Pleasanton City Clerk;Ellen Clark;Megan Campbell;Sachiko Riddle;Shweta Bonn;Steve Hernandez;Becky Hopkins Subject: RE:Item#21,Housing Policies,March 15,2022 City Council Date: Tuesday,March 15,2022 4:50:44 PM Dear Jocelyn Combs, Thank you for your email regarding Item 21 on the City Council Agenda for tonight, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. This email acknowledges receipt of your email to the Mayor and City Council, the Interim City Manager, and City staff. Thank you again for your interest in the City of Pleasanton. Regards, Ellen Holmgren, Administrative Assistant City of Pleasanton Original Message From:Jocelyn Combs Sent:Tuesday, March 15, 2022 4:27 PM To: Mayor and City Council Subject: Item#21, Housing Policies, March 15, 2022 City Council Dear Mayor Brown and Councilmembers, Thank you for the opportunity to comment on our Housing Policies. You have my previous comments and clippings in the packet. From everything I've read and sent to you, I've seen that funding, next to community support, is the biggest predictor of successful affordable housing projects in communities. So I see the Lower Income Housing Fee as critical to our success. It has two parts. Where the money comes from and where the money goes. Where the money comes from: I appreciate staff's caution. I believe that a more in depth fee review should be done sooner rather than later. Pleasanton is a desirable community. We will continue to have investment. Let's be bold and thoughtful with our fee structure. Where the money goes: I strongly recommend that ALL of the Lower Income Housing Fund, not just 55%,go to build low income housing, as the name implies.Aren't we misleading businesses that pay into the fund if the money isn't really creating affordable housing?Aren't we limiting our ability to buy land or match grants? This complex issue deserves a workshop.The creative ideas were just beginning to percolate at the Housing and Planning Commission meetings. I think of this policy, and all of the housing policies, as tools in our affordable housing toolbox.As you review each policy, I encourage you to choose the option that would increase affordable housing. Individually and as a Council you have stated your support for affordable housing.And our community seems to be following suit. The next reasonable step is to ask the Interim City Manager and staff to start discussions now with non-