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In response to Councilmember Testa, City Attorney Sodergren reported there have been several changes to the Public Records Act involving police records. He reported when there is a major incident, there is usually a criminal investigation by the Alameda County DA and an internal administrative investigation. He explained, that by law, those records are withheld until the completion of the investigations to ensure the investigations are not tainted. He advised there is only a very limited amount of material that can be released before the investigations. Councilmember Balch commended the PPD for providing training above and beyond POST's minimum standards for community benefit. He agreed the CAB is not intended to be an extension of the PPD but an attempt to bridge the divide with the residents. He commended the traffic stop class, noting it produces anxiety for even experienced drivers let alone young drivers. Councilmember Balch advised this report reflects a more-open PPD and explained it is the sort of collaboration the community is looking for, along with the creation of the CAB. He thanked the officers for their service. 26. Consider and provide direction on additional measures to provide enhanced accessibility and universal design features in new residential development Community Development Director Ellen Clark reported the item is to improve residential units for the disabled. Chief Building Official Robert Queirolo provided the California Building Code (CBC)'s definition of accessibility and the principle of universal design. He reviewed the 1990 federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the CBC covers privately funded multifamily buildings, commercial buildings, and publicly-funded buildings but does not apply to single-family, duplex, or triplex units built with private funds. He noted the CBC allows for adaptable units so they can be altered for disabled residents with only small modifications. Chief Building Official Queirolo reported the CBC is adopted into the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) but reported local amendments for more stringent accessibility requirements than those specified in the CBC are not permissible with only limited exceptions for reasons like climatic or geological conditions. AB 2787 allows the City to have a Model Universal Design Ordinance, AB 1400 allows for a Universal Design Checklist, and the City can have Project-Specific Conditions of Approval (COA). Chief Building Official Queirolo recommended the City Council direct staff to draft a Universal Design ordinance for single-family, duplex, and triplex units. He recommended the City Council direct staff to develop and implement a Universal Design Checklist for residential developments over a specified number of units. He recommended the City Council direct staff to update the current COAs for new covered multifamily projects over 15 units to include additional Universal Design features. In response to Councilmember Balch, Community Development Director Clark clarified the phrase "when feasible" in the COA section is to provide flexibility for situations where it does not work with the structure. In response to Councilmember Balch, Director Clark reported the 20-unit figure for an AB 1400 checklist came from the City of Dublin's ordinance but advised the City Council can always choose a different threshold. She clarified the checklist would apply to for-sale projects and not rental projects. In response to Councilmember Balch, Director Clark advised if a developer does not comply with a COA the City could not approve the unit's final inspection or not issue a certificate of occupancy. City Council Minutes Page 9 of 15 April 19, 2022