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103 <br /> <br />Pleasanton, not the housing that the community needs and is called <br />for in the General Plan. <br /> <br /> Mayor Mercer said that in the last couple of years Council has <br />supported a citizen's committee for affordable housing and is <br />currently supporting a Tri-Valley group of elected officials to <br />develop affordable housing. The City has adopted a low-income or <br />affordable housing fee for housing projects and for <br />commercial/industrial projects, generating 2-3 million dollars. <br />The City has started the process to develop affordable housing <br />projects through the citizens affordable housing committee and has <br />spent a substantial amount of time and money in doing so. The City <br />has provided affordable housing in every multi-family project. It <br />is not the case that if the City only asked for only low income <br />projects that people would flock here. Developers cannot make <br />money off affordable housing. The only way this kind of housing can <br />be built is if the City participates or if the City imposes certain <br />requirements, such as certain percentage of homes will be <br />affordable. <br /> <br /> Mr. Tarver replied that he didn't mean to insinuate that <br />nothing is being done, but feels that we have yet to tell, in terms <br />of growth management allocations, that we need this kind of project <br />and we need developers to help us. He was not saying that the City <br />doesn't participate to generate this kind of housing. <br /> <br /> Ms. Mohr referred to the chart in the staff report and <br />indicated with the inclusion of the proposed Robertson project, <br />Pleasanton will have met all requirements except the "very low" <br />income category requirements. She believed that it requires very <br />significant subsidies by the City to provide "very low" income <br />housing. Over the years, the Council has struggled to meet the <br />needs of the citizens. A few years ago, Council received a lot of <br />criticism for approving a large apartment project, which filled an <br />unmet need for that kind of housing. Ms. Mohr indicated Council <br />cannot dictate when property is going to be presented for <br />development or the selling price. Council can only encourage and <br />offer incentives. <br /> <br /> Ms. Scribner pointed out that the existing limit of 650 units <br />is reasonable, and Council only approved 500 units for 1992. <br />Affordable units should be first priority, but she was reluctant to <br />say we couldn't build anything else. She believes the Growth <br />Management Plan as it exists is reasonable. <br /> <br /> Mr. Butler shared the concern's of Mr. Tarver, but because of <br />the price of land and what comes to us for development, he felt <br />Council should consider projects independently and leave the <br />process the way it is. <br /> <br />11/5/91 <br /> 9 <br /> <br /> <br />