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a disability. She asked Council to remember that 10% of each city's population has a disability and as our population grays, this number is increasing. With the increasing population there is also an increasing need for accessible and affordable housing. While CRIL offers many services, one of the most highly requested is assistance in finding accessible and affordable housing. She works with them on where to look and on the skills to help them find units, but she cannot help them find units that are not there. Pleasanton residents that have spoken tonight have some wonderful ideas and she would like to emphasize that after the development of the Bernal Property, land in Pleasanton for housing will be scarce. As the plans unfold for this development, please remember to include accessible and affordable units for people with disabilities in the very low-income category. When painting the picture of the future of Pleasanton, she asked to picture a diverse inclusionary community of all income levels. She said we want current Pleasanton residents to stay Pleasanton residents and not be forced to leave the community only because they are now on a fixed income. Ms. Mosel spoke on a second item. She wanted to explain the CRIL services and thanked the Councilmembers for approving the funding request. The funding, along with funding from other sources, is helping CRIL fill the gap that was recently recognized by the City of Pleasanton Needs Assessment in that there were no services available for people with disabilities under the age of 60 in the Tri-Valley. With the opening of her Tri-Valley office last month this gap has been filled. She said CRIL is now in a better position to serve the Tri-Valley residents with all types of disabilities and of all ages. The goal is to teach and empower people with disabilities to remain independent and active members of the community. Services include assistance in finding housing, benefits advocacy and home care registry, just to name a few. She has seen a tremendous increase in the number of Pleasanton residents that she is serving and thanks, in part, to the funding approved at the last City Council meeting, she looks forward to serving even more residents. Tim Bormann, 4302 Muirwood Drive, said he was really taken by the singing of the National Anthem and the poetry read earlier in the meeting. He wanted to add that Pleasanton is also a city with great cultural arts. As a resident of Pleasanton for 19 years and a member of the Pot of Gold Chorus, he would like to urge the Council to support on the May 8 agenda an item of the Pleasanton Cultural Arts Council concerning the facility study and marketing plan for cultural arts. There is a great need in this area for facilities and for recognition of the cultural arts that are here. We have opportunities to do more performances, community outreach, youth outreach, as well as membership growth within these organizations. A cultural arts facility would provide much needed rehearsal space and additional performance space. The marketing plan goes a long way to develop public awareness of the valuable cultural arts assets that are available in Pleasanton and in the Tri-Valley. Larry Levin, 3178 Weymouth Court, said that Pleasanton has it all. Pleasanton is parks, recreation, library, hospital, a soon to be civic center, regional mall, smaller shopping centers and plenty of office space. He said that as we speak tonight, Pleasanton is losing its stock of affordable housing units. The Pedro's property would be ideal to Pleasanton City Council 11 Minutes 04/17/01