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Ms. Michelotti asked staffto discuss how the Housing Element and the Growth <br />Management Program are related? <br /> <br /> Mr. Swift explained that the General Plan and Housing Element language are the <br />umbrella policy and the growth management ordinance is the implementation, but they are not <br />exactly the same. For example, the General Plan policy sets forth 650 units a year and the <br />Growth Management ordinance established allocations through 2004, starting with a high <br />number and reducing it to 350 units per year by 2004 with 50 affordable units. So the maximum <br />number of units under the ordinance are lower than the General Plan policy. The ordinance has <br />provisions for adjusting the numbers which would need amendment to the ordinance, but that is <br />not unusual. <br /> <br /> Mr. Levin referred to the late 1980's when the Americans with Disabilities Act was <br />adopted. In some instances where there was no enforcement, there was legal action taken against <br />businesses and communities. Would legal action be open to concerned citizens ifa city was not <br />complying with the ABAG goals? <br /> <br /> Mr. Roush said that was possible. There are organizations that do that regularly. If such <br />an action were successful, it would put a crimp in the City's approving projects, because it would <br />not have a valid General Plan. <br /> <br />Mr. Harvey asked for clarification about the census data staff is waiting for. <br /> <br /> Mr. Swift said staffdoes not know how many low income households are in Pleasanton. <br />Staff can only estimate that at present based on past data and that has not been researched at this <br />time. <br /> <br />Mayor Pico asked what the current affordable housing in-lieu fee was. <br /> <br /> Scott Erickson answered that it was $3,023 per single-family unit, $1,008 per unit for <br />multifamily unit, and commercial/industrial/office pays 52 cents per square foot. <br /> <br /> Mayor Pico indicated the Union City fee is $80,000 per unit. He felt that makes a big <br />difference in the willingness of the developers to build the affordable units. <br /> <br />3. PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> <br /> Bruce Fiedler believed that the revised Housing Element is an oppommity to set in place <br />a plan which will allow persons living in Pleasanton to remain, allow elders to be near family <br />and friends, and allow some of the city's workforce to be a part of the community. He suggested <br />five ways to achieve this. 1) Pleasanton's General Plan and ordinance should have robust "must <br />build" provisions, very significant in-lieu fees, and covenants that guarantee on-going <br />affordability. 2) Only special needs housing benefits from a congregate setting. Our workforce <br />housing (homes, duets, small condo or small apartment complexes) should be dispersed <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council <br />Joint Meeting Minutes <br /> <br />5 11/15/01 <br /> <br /> <br />