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THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED- Ray Winther, 4501 Pleasanton Avenue, A1, believed that city planning caters to the affluent, panders to the State about the poor, and ignores the middle. He expressed frustration that the Housing Element did not address single male head of household, but did address single female head of household. He noted that at an $65,000 annual income, he made too much money to qualify for the moderate income duets in Walnut Hills- He noted that the Kaiser property needed remediation and rehabilitation, and may not be suitable right away. He noted that there were existing buildings on the West Las Positas land, and drew the Comirtission's attention to the diagrams on page 13. He inquired how far in the future that development would occur. Commissioner Roberts noted that was a redevelopment plan that would be possible in Hacienda. Mr. Winther expressed concern that as a long-time resident, the community could not Find land to build medium income housing. He noted that there was no place for people who earned between $50-75,000 annually. He did not wish to move to Livermore in order to buy an affordable home, and he did not see anything in the Housing Element that addressed the needs of people in his income bracket. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Arkin, Mr. Iserson confirmed that there were policies that addressed moderate income housing and smaller housing sizes, which would be more affordable- The selling price for a moderate income house was between $ 1 89,700 and $284,600; the income range to afford that house was $57,281 to $85,920 for a family of four. Commissioner Roberts advised that most of the existing moderate income housing was attached housing, and was usually for rent. She noted that the City was trying to address this problem. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Arkin, Mr_ Iserson confirmed that the reference to single mothers was made under Special Needs on page 29. He advised that the identified classification was "Female-Headed Household." Chairperson Arkin believed that there should be no gender rcferc;racc_ Commissioner Sullivan noted that typically, single females make less money than single males, and was identified as a special needs category. Commissioner Sed1aK noted that Mr. Winther identified a small, but significant, element of the population, and believed ii should be identified- Chairperson Arkin agreed strongly with Mr. Winther_ PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 22, 2003 Page 19