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Draft Housing Element December 14, 2022 13 of 21 It is noted that PUSD is currently undertaking a boundary adjustment study, which will aim to adjust enrollment boundaries to better balance impacts to existing schools; City staff are participating in the Boundary Stakeholder Committee and are continuing to provide information and data to PUSD as it undertakes updates to its demographic and enrollment projection reports, in order to most effectively plan for new facilities. PUSD has stated that neither of the sites it proposed for potential rezoning to allow housing would be suitable sites to meet its school capacity needs, since their locations do not match where existing and projected student demand is greatest, and that its preference is instead to allow for an alternative use of these sites, and for the proceeds from development to be used to help support facilities in other locations, to meet student needs. LOS Impact As noted above, Area 2 (Stoneridge Shopping Center), Area 11 (Old Santa Rita), Area 20 (Boulder Court), and Area 21 (Kiewit) are anticipated to be directly associated with added vehicle delays and traffic at impacted intersections, although for both Area 2 and Area 21, and there are potential adjustments that may occur related to projected land use (i.e., at the Mall and within East Pleasanton), that could help to reduce the projected impacts as modelled. Owner Interest Many of the sites have some form of owner interest which includes active involvement/conversation with staff, applications, completing the survey to register affirmative interest, and/or submitting separate letters of interest. Some form of owner interest has been expressed for all sites except Area 4 (Owens Drive), Area 11 (Old Santa Rita), Area 12 (Pimlico North), Area 15 (Rheem Drive Southwest), Area 20 (Boulder Court), and Area 24 (Sonoma Drive). Review by HCD The adequacy of the sites inventory has been evaluated by HCD. While no formal comments were made by HCD to explicitly reject any sites from inclusion, staff held two calls with HCD wherein they inquired about the specific sites including likelihood of redevelopment/owner interest for: Area 4 (Owens Drive), Area 9 (Metro 580), Area 11 (Old Santa Rita), Area 12 (Pimlico North Side), Area 15 (Rheem Drive Southwest), Area 18 (Valley Plaza), Area 23 (Sunol Blvd), and Area 24 (Sonoma Drive). The formal comment letter similarly focuses on non-vacant sites where there are existing, ongoing uses and activities, which include the sites listed above. Several of these sites coincide with those for which there has not been any active owner interest expressed to date. Public Input Throughout the Housing Element update process, staff has heard from several members of the community. Of the remaining sites on the potential rezone list, staff received concerns related to several sites including: