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Mr_ Paxson noted that there were some very good opportunities for the reciprocity between living acid worlcing_ Tack Dove, 5250 Case Avenue, S 1 1 O, noted that the City tour was available to all the Task. Force members, but he and Mr. Paxson did not attend because of Brown Act restrictions. He noted that the unfunded mandates was an issue that was raised frequently. He noted that the General Plan review in 1 996 included the introduction of the Housing Element, and added that the City used ABAG's numbers to indicate the kind of housing desired in Pleasanton. There was no requirement to do that, but because Pleasanton was a member of ABAG, that was a convenient action to take- He did not believe it was forced on the City by the State. Commissioner Roberts stated that she was a Task Force member, and was never notified, nor invited to the tour- Commission Maas advised that as a member of the Task Force, she was not notified or invited to attend the tour. Mr. Dove noted that twice as many million-dollars homes were built than were cited in that plan, and did practically nothing as far as the very-low income- He suggested that the City come up with some housing numbers to create a commitment to the lower-income residents- He stressed the importance of working together to resolve the City's housing problems. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner Roberts voted for the Element before, and believed that the Housing Element had been worked out as well as it possibly could be. She disagreed with the use of language such as "must" and "shall," because she viewed this document as part of the General Plan, and not as an ordinance. She believed that the Housing Element was direction for the City_ She expressed concern about 2006, considering the market conditions and the state of the economy- She had not seen any building applications come to the Planning Commission recently, not even million-dollar homes. She did not believe the State and ABAG were adjusting the numbers, and that they were not being realistic. She believed that the State and ABAG had a wish list with regard to the housing numbers and the 2006 date- She believed that the City was doing everything it could possibly do_ She agreed with Mr. Iserson's assessment that even if some of the properties were zoned, they would not ba built in the near {uture_ She noted that the City was willing to ex amine those properties, and to discuss the zoning- She advised that the process could not be perfect, and disagreed with the statement that the Bernal property was impossible- She believed that if a good plan primarily for seniors were presented to the community, it was very possible that it could be passed. Commissioner Roberts added that it should be apparent in the Housing Element that growth management comes up every year, acid that there was an opportunity to change the allocations or the ordinance every year. She suggested that the City Council should add the 160 homes that were not being built to the next year's total- PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 22, 2003 Page 24