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projects that would be available houses for one thing, and that price, relative to what it is above the tier of 1500 squar feet would drop relatively by perhaps $25,000. The number of houses that are available in that price range would increase substantially. The solution to housing is supply. Price controls always poison the supply. That is why California and the Bay Area in particular are in the current mess. Mr. Brozosky said he agreed that the inclusionary housing ordinance needs to be looked at and this is something that Ms. Ayaia asked to be revisited. Christine Steiner, 596 Hamilton Way, said businesses within California are looking at relocating to areas where housing is not as expensive as it is in the Bay Area. She thanked City staff for ail o£the work done on this project. She was a member of the Housing Element Task Force and put a lot of time into this project. They wanted to produce a document that was not going to sit in a drawer and then be reviewed five years later to see what happened. They wanted to see a working document and this is what has been produced. She thought the issues of economics and supply and demand are always present. One of the keys to this is the rezoning of land. This is critical. If there is land zoned, it is much easier for a developer, especially a non-profit, to come in and get their project moving. The voters in this state in 2002 approved the largest housing bond in the history of the country. That money is available for developments. Having zoned land is critical. For very low income people it has been the non-profit sector that has successfully been able to produce the housing. This is tree in Pleasanton and all of the other communities. She encouraged the Council to look at the non-profit agencies that want to develop their proposals. Second units are being built, but there is no monitoring of these units. She had been working with Mr. Scott Erickson, Housing Specialist, to develop a program that was pro-active with owners of these units. The problems of homeowners with second units is that they do not know how to be a landlord, how to rent a unit, what the laws are. In this way the City can be pro-active in going to those owners in a very positive way by helping them make it a success. If they have a bad experience with a renter they will not rent it again; they will use it as a studio or office. It is critical the City know who is in those units and what is being rented. Not ail are being used as mother-in-law units. She encouraged the Council to approve the Housing Element with the monitoring requirements. Howard Neely, 448 Amador, shared with Councilmembers his involvement with housing in Pleasanton. There are ways the City can work with developers to address the housing situation. The Chamber of Commerce had an article in their newsletter by Allison Brooks saying there are three things needed in affordable housing: land, political will, and money. It is the political will part that is tricky. The goal for Pleasanton is to create enough low income housing to accommodate its workforce. Out of every 10 jobs, 8 are low paying jobs in Pleasanton. Four-fifths of the people in Pleasanton have low- paying jobs. He shared with Council another article about the City of Oakland and their housing plan. Oakland is looking to work with a developer to built at least 250 apartments and homes for teachers, police officers, and other public employees. In Oakland a company has had conversations with Mills College and Peralta Community College about building housing on land they own. Mr. Neely said the Hacienda Business Pleasanton City Council 19 04/15/03 Minutes