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Water and sewer capacity Land suitable for urban development or conversion to residential use Protected open space - lands protected by state and federal government County policies to protect prime agricultural land Distribution of household growth Market demand for housing City-centered growth policies Loss of affordable units contained in assisted housing High housing cost burdens Housing needs of farm workers Impact of universities and colleges on housing needs in a community With the advice of the HMC, ABAG staff considered how to incorporate the above statutory factors into the allocation methodology, how to allocate units by income, and how to address issues such as spheres of influence, the relationship to subregions, and voluntary transfers of housing units between jurisdictions. Their goal has been to develop an allocation methodology that is consistent with the RHNA objectives and statutory requirements while also reflecting local conditions and the regional goals for growth. As an outcome of this process, the HMC developed an allocation methodology that incorporates the following factors with the following weight of each factor: Household growth (40%) Existing employment (20%) Employment growth (20%) Household growth near existing and planned transit (10%) Employment growth near existing and planned transit (10%) As detailed in the ABAG Draft Methodology memo (Attachment 2), these factors and weights were developed for numerous reasons to address the regions housing needs. The information for determining these factors such as projected household and employment growth is generated as part of ABAG's Projectionsprocess that develops regional forecasts based on available information from each of the region's jurisdictions. For the current RHNA, the weight and factors included household growth (50%) and employment growth (50%). Based on the above factors and weights for the new RHNA period, ABAG has calculated the impact of the Draft Methodology based on the current regional housing RHNA target of230,734 units. Using the target of 230,734 units in the region, Pleasanton's housing target would be 3,688 units. If approved, the methodology will be applied to the new regional housing target number that will be generated by the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and ABAG in March of this year. As a result, the table below reflects the impact of the Draft Methodology on the existing housing target number, not the new housing target for the upcoming RHNA. Page 3