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61 | City of Pleasanton 2023-2031 Housing Element Program 7.5 Conduct outreach to educate the community about affordable housing and its benefits to the community. This would include multi-lingual educational flyers with graphics and photographs showing examples of affordable housing projects in Pleasanton and/or the surrounding region (e.g., Tri-Valley, East Bay, etc.). • Responsible Agency: Planning Division, Housing Division • Time Period: Prepare outreach materials by March 2024 and distribute throughout the planning period biannually • Funding Source: Planning Division Budget, Housing Division Budget • Quantified Objective: The aim is to eliminate appeals filed against City approvals of affordable housing developments • Geographic Targeting: While outreach will occur citywide, enhance outreach efforts, either through additional opportunities (e.g., in-person events, physical material posting or distribution, etc.) or more frequent outreach, in Racial or Ethnically Concentrated Areas of Affluence (RCAAs) Program 7.6 To improve housing mobility and promote more housing choices and affordability throughout Pleasanton, the City will employ a suite of actions to be targeted in lower density areas, including outreach, resources, and other strategies with an overall goal of expanding housing opportunities affordable to extremely low, very low, low, and moderate income households. Actions and strategies include: 1. Religious institution/faith-based sites: Facilitate housing on religious institution/faith- based sites. In addition to outreach identified in Program 1.5 (#3), the City will expedite processing of housing applications on religious institution/faith-based sites. Permit 10 housing units on a religious institution/faith-based site(s) with a target of 60 percent of units in lower density areas during the 2023-2031 planning period. If no application for housing on a religious institution/faith-based site is received by December 2025, the City will expand outreach efforts to be conducted annually. This may include direct mailings to faith-based sites highlighting current successful affordable housing units on other faith-based sites, as well as available City grants and loans for such housing and human services endeavors. 2. Homesharing: Research and pursue a homesharing program, including coordination with non-profits and other organizations to assist with matching tenants with existing homeowners. The City may provide collaborators with data about single family homes with long-time residents, facilitate presentations at the Pleasanton Senior Center, and other outreach assistance. The City will market and take other actions as necessary at least annually with the goal of five opportunities per year.