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continue to build $2 million and $3 million homes, or is the City going to take that land and put multi-level residential on it? It depends upon what the City wants to do. Ms. Michelotti asked if the Commission got into the rezoning issue or what it would take to create some of these opportunities. Mr. Levin said he only mealled discussing that they were extremely comfortable and that the present Planning Commission is working "hand in glove" with the Homing Commission on this issue. Ms. Michelotti asked when it was discussed about a development that would come in at the very low end of medium density or low density on the general plan, what was the discussion regarding how the developer would be able to pay an affordable housing fee, rather than realistically putting one unit or ten units in housing that was going, for example $800,000 to $1.5 million. Mr. Levin said the Commission did not spend any time on that issue. They wanted to get the inclusionaBe zoning ordinance adopted and are asking for Council to come up with that number, That way they can work with legal counsel and come up with a number that reflects what they are looking for. Ms. Michelotti asked if the discussion revolved around how realistically it would be for a very low-density project to comply with the ordinance and create the units within it. Mr. Levin did not recall. Mr. Bocian said the ordinance does have a number of alternative ways that tins can be met. He felt the ordinance does recognize that there may be certain developments where/he affordable housing may not work well. There are a number of alternatives in place and they range from off-site development to actually paying the fee. That is one of the masons why both of the Commissions felt that as long as an alternative is to pay the fee, that fee needs to be higher. There is recognition that certain areas lel't in the City will not support that type of housing and the developer would therefore need to pay the higher fee. Ms. Michelotti asked when this discussion about off-site building came up, what possibilities were there within the Pleasanton General Plan? Mr. Levin said it was discussed, but only in general terms and only briefly. They realized that when building $1milllon to $2 million homes, probably a $250,000 to $275,000 home in the middle of it is not going to work. But that disappeared when they began to discuss multiple units within the complex that could look like the "mansion" next door by making it a duplex or a triplex. Pleasanton City Council 13 10/17/00 Minutes