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Ms. Dennis asked in terms of Pleasanton's General Plan, how many units are we shy of <br />meeting our own goals? <br /> <br /> Mr. Swirl said the policy for low income housing is 15% at full build out. Twenty <br />percent of new units should be moderate. Staffhas not done a calculation of how to meet those <br />policies to date. We have done well with moderate units with apartments, but we have not <br />achieved 15% of new units for low income. <br /> <br /> Ms. Dennis believed that at build out there will not be 15% low income units of the <br />29,000 units. <br /> <br /> Mr. Swift said staffis waiting for the final census data to show the number of low income <br />families in the city. If you assume the existing low income households stay in the community <br />and look at increases in new housing, you would have to stay at 15%. In the real world, older <br />housing becomes low income housing so that would reduce the number of new low income units <br />to be built. With respect to moderate income, the policy is clear that 20% of new housing must <br />be moderate income. In Pleasanton, 35-40% of the housing starts in the last 15 years have been <br />moderate income in the multi-family units. So the City has met the goals for moderate income <br />housing. <br /> <br /> Ms. Dennis said the goal for providing housing for low income families is in the General <br />Plan as well. <br /> <br /> Mayor Pico asked if ABAG considered rental units that have affordability built in to <br />them? Some of them are losing their affordability component and he wondered if that were <br />being taken into consideration. <br /> <br /> Mr. Swift said that is not included in this report. There are no guidelines in ABAG on <br />how to report those units. <br /> <br />Ms. Michelotti asked if it is difficult to do that survey of prior affordable units. <br /> <br />Mr. Swift said no, one just needs to set up the reporting criteria. <br /> <br /> Mr. Campbell asked which number had more legal weight, the ABAG goals or the voter- <br />approved housing cap? <br /> <br /> Mr. Roush said that could not be answered because it depended on the numbers given by <br />ABAG in 2006 and whether that resulted in a figure larger than what was approved by the voters. <br />Staff would have to go back to ABAG for discussion. There are appeal processes if the City <br />disagrees. There are many steps to go through before reaching some irreconcilable conflict. <br />Staff feels we should face that when we get there. The law could change between now and 2006. <br /> <br /> Mr. Campbell asked what is the relationship between the ABAG numbers and proposed <br />legislation setting forth a fine if the goals are not met? <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council <br />Joint Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />3 11/15/01 <br /> <br /> <br />