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Kira Golden, Courtney Kabealo, Katie LaFollette and Alison Shurtleff. Those present to accept the plaques were David Wright, Dave Walden, Christopher Croddy and Alison Shurtleff. The City Clerk then administered the Oath of Office to the following newly appointed or reappointed Commissioners: Civic Arts Commission - Nancy Scotto, Susan Miller; Economic Vitality Committee - Rita Lynne and Vallerie Smith; Housing Commission - Joseph Jones, Robert Carillo, and Robert Harris; Human Services Commission - Meribeth Detweiler; Library Commission Ken Koenen and Debbie Look; Parks and Recreation Commission - David Choy, Jim Dibiase, Kathy Narum and Steve Brozosky; Planning Commission - Trish Maas, Mary Roberts and Matt Sullivan; Youth Commission - Anna Currin, Bonnie Radford, Chris Testa, Sarah Rachmiel, Clinton Johnson, Adam Sloustcher, Lindsey Bauer, Tyler Sussman and Michael Johnson. Presentation by Leadership Pleasanton. (This item was continued to July 16, 2002.) Other Speakers JeffRenholts, 7489 Aster Court, asked for staffreports to be on the City's Website and noted that the Minutes Archive needs to be updated. He commented about the people who have supported affordable housing. He referred to a speaker at the last meeting who said he did not qualify for low income housing and could not qualify for the market rate homes. Mr. Renholts felt that was the biggest problem in Pleasanton. He believed people in Pleasanton wanted low density residential areas with a rural feeling. That makes it difficult to develop affordable housing. The City has put a cap on the total number of units to be allowed in the last General Plan, has reduced the number of units on the Bernal Property and Measure D reduced the amount of growth that can occur in the rural areas of Alameda County. All this forces the price of existing housing stock even higher. As a homeowner he felt that was beneficial, but it drives others out of the housing market. He said we have done it to ourselves. People talk about traffic impacts and problems because of a lack of an interchange or because of too much housing here or there, and this pushes housing out to the Central Valley. That is what causes the traffic over the Altamont, interchange problems, cut-through traffic problems, etc. That is all because there is no affordable housing in Pleasanton. He urged Council to consider whatever means necessary to increase the amount of affordable housing, whether it is more units or some way to encourage development inward rather than pushing it to the Central Valley. Bob Smith, 4742 Sutter Gate Avenue, indicated his belief that rents in Pleasanton and the Bay Area are going down and expenses for property owners are going up. He referred to an article in the Valley Times that indicated Silicon Valley rents are down 26% and the San Francisco rents are down 16%. The San Francisco Chronicle also had an article about landlords trying to attract tenants. He then described his experiences with the rental house he has in Pleasanton. He felt the law of supply and demand worked well in Pleasanton. He referred to the increases in insurance premiums for property owners and the problems that have caused it as well as other causes of increased costs for property owners. He referred to his experiences in renting his property last May and said that some people are finding it better to rent than to own property. Some rental property owners are evicting tenants so they can live in the property for two years to avoid tax consequences when they sell the rental property. All this is contributing Pleasanton City Council 4 05/21/02 Minutes