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we could very easily have, with Measure D, with the shrinkage of the urban limit line in <br />Contra Costa County, and with the no growth initiative in Tracy, where them will be no <br />further suburban development, other than things that have already been approve& <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayala stated that these people need to get from point "a" to point "b" on the <br />freeways, and at some point they will not be able to move their cars if the 22,000 units <br />that have been approved but have not yet built today, a.~ built <br /> <br /> Mr. MacDonald agreed that this is a huge issue. <br />reasonable regional transportation fee. Why shouldn't <br />transportation costs? <br /> <br />One way is to charge a <br />new growth mitigate its <br /> <br /> Jack Dove, 5250 Case Avenue, S-I10, stated that he has been interested in senior <br />housing and affordable housing. He is aware of what is available in surrounding Bay <br />Area communities. There are a number of areas in these town that am available as "fixer- <br />uppers" and available where people can live in a somewhat less desirable part of a city as <br />a starting place. Pleasanton does not have this option available. A number of affordable <br />units have been lost in recent years. Recently Pleasanton Gardens had well over 100 <br />people waiting in line for an application for affordable housing when they opened at 9:00 <br />a.m. Pleasanton needs to look at affordable housing scaled to the need of the ability of <br />the people who will be living in the units. He believed with further work this could be a <br />win/win situation for everyone concerned. <br /> <br /> Larry Levin, 3178 Weymouth Court, said inclusionany zoning was discussed four <br />or five years ago. By limiting the builder to a very small profit on 15% of the homes <br />built, the developer is going to be allowed to build out the remainder of the property at a <br />price that the market will bear. The Housing Commission has been working on this very <br />diligently for a long time. Them is not much space left in Pleasanton on which to build <br />and if the City is going to provide affordable housing for our children, something needs <br />to be done now. It has been discussed in joint commission meetings and he hopes that <br />the present staff report represents something that the Council can work with. This has <br />been discussed and brought up seven or eight times per year during the past five years. <br /> <br /> Ms. Ayaia asked if anything in the proposed ordinance was changed when it <br />returned fi'om the Planning Commission. <br /> <br /> Mr. Levin said that the Planning Commission wanted to increase the affordable <br />housing percentage. <br /> <br /> Ms. Michelotti asked about incentives in density units for sale and was that <br />explored by the commissions. <br /> <br /> Mr. Levin said that it had not been explored because they felt that one has nothing <br />to do with the other. It can be explored at another time. Because Council provides an <br />inclusionary ordinance, that does not remove the possibility about accomplishing the <br />other. It depends upon which way the City is going to go. Is the City is going to <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 12 10/17/00 <br />Minutes <br /> <br /> <br />