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Exhibit 1 <br />Focus Group Summary <br /> <br /> <br />Downtown Restaurant Association <br /> <br />Date: February 4, 2022 <br />Time: 10-11am <br />Meeting Notes: <br />• Anectdotally, restaurant workers face challenges finding local housing they can afford, <br />although many of his workers do live in Pleasanton. Many live communally (multiple <br />individuals, families sharing) <br />• Reluctance to approach City due to concerns about immigration status. <br />• Language barriers mean it’s important to provide information in multiple languages. <br /> <br />Association of Pleasanton Teachers || Association of Pleasanton Staff <br /> <br />Date: February 2, 2022 <br />Time: 4-5pm <br />Meeting Notes: <br /> <br />• New teachers face some of the biggest challenges – tend to be younger, single and not able to <br />afford local rents. It can be challenging as a result to attract new talent to the district, when <br />long commutes are involved <br />• Inability to live locally affects teachers’ ability to fully participate in student extracurricular <br />activities and programs – facing long commutes after the school day concludes <br />• Internal survey conducted by APT (662 responses), indicated 37.5% who said they could not <br />afford to live in the Tri-Valley, and another 37% who were seeking other employment <br />opportunities closer to where they live. Retention is an issue. <br />• Sharing City information about available housing resources and opportunities with incoming <br />teachers would be very beneficial – many don’t know what programs are available to them. <br />