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Impacts and next steps. The above noted existing provisions of State Density Bonus law were used by the recently approved project at 4884 Harrison Street to achieve much higher height and density than allowed by its zoning. Should similar projects be proposed within areas determined to be "Very-Low VMT" they would similarly be able to take advantage of the additional height and density allowed by AB 2334. The extent to which additional areas of Pleasanton would meet the definition would depend on the geography used for comparison. It is noted that use of a countywide VMT per capita baseline would yield relatively fewer "low VMT" areas than if a citywide VMT per capita baseline is used, since Pleasanton, citywide, has a high VMT per capita compared to Alameda County as a whole.6 Given the community concern over the Harrison Street project, the potential for there to be more qualifying areas to receive these height and density bonuses is of significant concern, although tempered to some degree by the fact that a project also must be 100 percent affordable to qualify, which will likely limit the number of such applications. Future Legislation New legislation that may come forward in the 2023-24 legislative session is likely to include: • Plans to reduce homelessness • Addressing the growing behavioral health crisis • Ongoing housing production bills • Climate resiliency and adaptation requirements • Bolstering California's electrical grid resiliency • Bolstering innovation and technology, especially in the transit/Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) arena Prior to January 2023, staff will continue to work with the City Council and TPA to formulate budget requests for priority projects, brief relevant legislators and Capitol staff and revisit the City's and Tri-Valley Cities Coalition's legislative frameworks. Submitted by: �~ Approved by: Becky Hopkins Ellen Clark Gerry Beaudin Assistant to the Director of Community City Manager City Manager Development 6 It is noted that the bill states that either a City or county per capita baseline may be used but is not specific as to whether it is the City, or the developer, who "selects" the relevant baseline. Page 14 of 15