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Housing Element Amendments Planning Commission 4 of 5 to update information on water supply strategies being explored by the City . Reflected in main document pages 50-52, Appendix B, and Appendix C. • Expand Program 1.7 (Large Sites) to promote feasibility for achieving the lower- income RHNA, by including consideration of additional incentives. Additionally, clarify that for all high-density sites larger than 10 acres (i.e., Metro 580, Signature Center, Oracle, and Hacienda Terrace) that the City will provide flexibility with respect to subareas delineated for housing development on large sites, provided that the minimum densities and maximum unit counts remain within the ranges listed). (Note, this approach is similar to that allowed for the Stoneridge Mall sites). Reflected in main document pages 28-29 and Appendix B. • Add milestones and timelines to Program 1.10 (Annexations) to better track progress as implementation begins. Reflected in main document page 32. • Modify Program 4.8 (Streamlined Review) to suspend implementation of General Plan Land Use Element Policy 11 that requires public amenities/benefits to be negotiated when a project exceeds the average or mid-point density. On sites that allow residential development, this allows projects to build to the maximum density permitted irrespective of having negotiated additional amenities or benefits. (Note, this change is consistent with the approach taken for the various Housing Element sites, which use conformance to objective design standards only to determine if a project should be approved at its proposed density). Reflected in the main document page 53 and Appendix C. • Create a new program, Program 7.6, to promote housing choices and affordability in lower density areas including facilitating housing on religious institution/faith-based sites. Reflected in the main document page 66 and Appendix F. Aside from the changes noted above (to the main document, Appendix B, Appendix C, and Appendix F), there are no other recommended changes to the adopted document. Please note, there are no changes to Appendix A, D, and E. Redlines to the document are attached for reference, Attachment 2 of Exhibit B. Additionally, since receipt of the HCD comment letter, staff was approached by the owners of Area 6 (Signature Center), to request a modification to the General Plan Land Use Map to indicate that the entire 14.66-acre site, rather than just an 11-acre portion of it, be allowed to develop with housing. The original mapping was based on a prior conceptual proposal from Signature Center to retain the existing office buildings and develop housing on a subarea of the site. However, due to changes in the office market, the owner is interested in a more comprehensive redevelopment of the site, including potential removal of the existing office buildings. Staff is supportive of this change, since it would provide more flexibility to the owner to design the site and develop a feasible housing project, consistent with HCD comments. Program 1.7 and the text description for this site in Appendix B have been amended to indicate that the minimum density (30 du/acre) and that the maximum unit count (440 units) would need to be adhered to, to