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Appendix A - Housing Needs Assessment: The Housing Needs Assessment establishes the foundation for understanding Pleasanton's housing needs. It analyzes a range of demographic, economic, and housing-related variables that help define the extent and context of the city's housing-related needs. The needs assessment includes an analysis of the city's population, special needs groups, employment, housing stock, and housing affordability. Information in this section provides a basis from which to build housing goals, policies, and programs to address those needs. Appendix B - Sites Inventory and Methodology: Identifies locations of available sites for housing development to ensure that there is adequate capacity to address the RHNA, in each of the affordability categories. As shown in Appendix B, the City's existing zoning (i.e., residential development capacity that exists currently within Pleasanton's residential and mixed-use zoning districts) and "pipeline" of entitled projects is estimated to accommodate approximately 2,792 housing units; this number includes 93 ADUs that are assumed will be built during the Housing Element period. This estimated capacity reflects a shortfall when compared to the total RHNA allocation (total of 5,965 units). Thus, a total of 18 additional sites have been identified for rezoning to allow housing, to provide adequate sites capacity to meet the RHNA as described above. (As described below, the Planning Commission recommended some modifications to the sites inventory, which the City Council may consider adopting into the Housing Element for submittal to HCD). Appendix C - Housing Constraints Analysis: Analyzes and recommends remedies for existing and potential governmental and nongovernmental barriers to housing development. Appendix D - Existing Programs Evaluation and Review: Reviews the prior Housing Element to measure progress in implementing policies and programs. This Appendix evaluates which programs were successful and should be continued, and which programs were ineffective and should be removed or modified. Examples of recommended modifications include integrating changes to reflect State law updates (e.g., no net loss (SB 166), Housing Crisis Act (SB 330), supportive housing, emergency shelters, etc.) and providing more specificity in terms of City actions. Appendix E - Public Participation Summaries: Summarizes community outreach and engagement meeting and surveys, with a particular focus on outreach to traditionally underrepresented groups. Additional outreach summaries are provided in Appendix F that are specific to Fair Housing. Appendix F - Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH): Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) is a new requirement for the 6th Cycle and is included based on a 2018 State law (AB 686). AB 686 requires the Housing Element to comprehensively analyze and address patterns of exclusion and segregation (looking both locally and regionally), and to identify meaningful actions and strategies to address those issues and their "contributing factors." The exhaustive AFFH analysis reflects detailed Page 9 of 14