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2023-2031 Housing Element City of Pleasanton | 8 reference material, draft documents, etc.), meeting notices and materials, and City contact information. Any person could sign up to receive email notifications about upcoming meetings and documents; over 420 persons are on the distribution list and receive notifications of upcoming meetings and project updates. Notifications had language stating that the project website was translatable Spanish, Chinese, and Hindi. The City also offers translation and interpretive services upon request. Additional Outreach Media In addition to the project website and notification emails described above, the City advertised the Housing Element project and engagement opportunities in the Pleasanton Weekly, to the Chamber of Commerce and other business groups including East Bay realtors, the Pleasanton Progress newsletter (quarterly, mailed to all residents), and via posters at the Farmer’s Market and A-frame signs in downtown Pleasanton. The City also promoted engagement and input on the Housing Element in the City weekly e-newsletter, Facebook, Twitter, and Nextdoor through City accounts, as well as through direct outreach to community-serving organizations and other City Departments who manage various programs targeted to the public. Online Survey Early in the update process, the City offered an online survey via SurveyMonkey to gather feedback from the community on their housing preferences, needs, and future housing opportunities. The survey was active for 56 days from June 22, 2021 through August 16, 2021, and was accessible through the project webpage, as well as the City’s website (https://www.CityofPleasantonCA.gov). Notice of the survey was sent three times to subscribers of the email list as well as through the additional outreach media described above. The survey generated 622 responses from residents, property owners, business owners, and visitors of Pleasanton. Findings from this survey are found in Appendix E and are also summarized in "Key Engagement Themes” below. A subsequent survey more focused on Fair Housing issues was distributed in April 2022 through a variety of channels including email, at public events, and through paper copies. 293 additional responses to this survey were received, as documented in Appendix F.