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APPENDIX CITY OF PLEASANTON The following changes are necessary to bring the City's housing element into compliance with Article 10.6 of the Government Code. Accompanying each recommended change, we cite the supporting section of the Government Code. Housing element technical assistance information is available on HCD's website at https://www.hcd.ca.gov/hcd-memos. Among other resources, the housing element section contains HCD's latest technical assistance tool, Building Blocks for Effective Housing Elements (Building Blocks), available at https://www.hcd.ca.gov/building-blocks and includes the Government Code addressing State Housing Element Law and other resources. A. Review and Revision Review the previous element to evaluate the appropriateness, effectiveness, and progress in implementation, and reflect the results of this review in the revised element. (Gov. Code, § 65588 (a) and (b).) As part of the review of programs in the past cycle, the element must also provide an evaluation of the effectiveness of goals, policies, and related actions in meeting the housing needs of special needs populations (e.g., elderly, persons with disabilities, large households, female headed households, farmworkers and persons experiencing homelessness). Programs should be revised as appropriate to reflect the results of this evaluation. B. Housing Needs, Resources, and Constraints 1. Affirmatively further(ingj fair housing in accordance with Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 8899.50) of Division 1 of Title 2...shall include an assessment of fair housing in the jurisdiction. (Gov. Code, § 65583, subd. (c)(10)(A).) Patterns and Trends: While the element reports general information and data, it must analyze this data for trends over time, patterns across census tracts, and coincidence with other components of the assessment of fair housing. Additionally, the element must evaluate patterns on a regional basis, comparing the City within the Tri-Valley subregion and Alameda County or bay area region as a whole. This analysis should particularly emphasize disparities in income compared to the region and include appropriate programmatic responses to encourage housing mobility and promote new affordable housing opportunities throughout the City, regardless of the regional housing need allocation (RHNA). Identified Sites and Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH): The element includes some discussion regarding sites and the assessment factors of the fair housing section. However, this approach to whether identified sites affirmatively further fair housing must also account for the location of identified sites by income group. A full analysis should City of Pleasanton's 6th Cycle (2023-2031) Draft Housing Element Page 1 November 14, 2022