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methodology would work; however, the final numbers are not known yet and are not anticipated until spring 2007. Vice Chairperson Hodgett stated that the RHNA review process has been very complicated. She felt that Mayor Hosterman and Steven Bocian did an excellent job representing the City and its interests. She noted that the emphasis on transit lines is likely to have the effect of increasing Pleasanton's housing numbers. Steven Bocian stated that there was considerable discussion on whether they would include future planned transit stations or just existing transit stations. Mr. Bocian indicated that the estimates included in the report, wh'eq applied to the regional number that is currently in use, would imply that our next overall target should go down. At this time, there is no indication on what the future number will be. 1-Iowever, ABAG keeps implying it will be a much larger regional number. Throughout the process, local staff proposed various adjustments to the methodology. One was to consider an amended definition of the jobs/housing balance indicating that perhaps a more appropriate goal is to ensure that housing is in close proximity to jobs rather than housing being in the same city as jobs. This proposal was not accepted by the committee. Staff also asked the committee to look at some of the impacts of gridlock. There was some interest in this concept, but ultimately the committee did not accept it. 1~he concern is that if you are forcing housing in areas where you already have gridlock you may be creating additional problems on the roadways. Staff also had some interest in looking at the affordability levels as they pertain to certain areas where it is more difficult to produce affordable dousing. The general sense is that the cost of providing affordable housing in one community may be more than in another community. The committee had some interest in the concept but did not accept this recommendation. Mr. Bocian stated that it should be interesting to see how the big cities handle this process. Commissioner Stark stated that jurisdictions on this side of the hill will fare much better than jurisdictions on the other side of the hill (e.g., Oakland, Berkeley, etc.). He asked if any consideration was being given to existing growth control ordinances. Mr. Bocian replied that the methodology does not include any assumptions regarding Local growth control ordinances. Rather it is based on projections that ABAG makes based on land use and related information obtained from individual cities. Mr. Bocian stated that staff will be presenting a recommendation to the City Council at the January 16 meeting regarding a response to ABAG. "1'he response will be sent to ABAG by the January 18 deadline for receiving comments. Vice Chairperson Hodgett feels that the large cities will have major concerns with the likely formula results. Commissioner Stark concurred that we should be prepared for a Page - 6 -