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exists within the Pleasanton boundaries and the City could also benefit from the standpoint in the use of educational field trips. Motion: It was m/s by SullivaNCook-Kallio to authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the funding agencies to contribute an additional $15,000 towards Phases 2 and 3 of the EACCS effort, and sign funding agreements committing a maximum additional amount up to $40,000 towards Phases 2 and 3 of the project, if the other agencies contribute similar amounts. Motion passed by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Cook-Kallio, McGovern, Sullivan, Thorne, Mayor Hosterman Noes: None Absent: None BREAK: Mayor Hosterman called for a break and thereafter reconvened the regular meeting. 16. Review of Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Regional Housing Needs Analysis (RHNA) determination and schedule including commencement of the City Housing Element Update process Assistant City Manager Steven Bocian gave the staff report and provided an update on the RHNA process. He said ABAG adopted a formula which looks at growth, housing and the economy, ABAG's Housing Methodology Committee is in the process of completing Pleasanton's housing allocation numbers among various income groups, he presented the 2008 annual incomes and typical rents, RHNA targets, said in March ABAG will make a ruling on any appeal or negotiated transfer, ABAG will approve the numbers in June 2008 which will go to HCD and they will approve sometime in July/August and the next target date is June 30, 2009 where the City is required to submit its adopted Housing Element to HCD. Next steps include work to update the Housing Element and staff is concerned that the General Plan Update process will be underway, so they will work to assemble technical data, address specific housing element information to do as much as they can. Once the General Plan Update process is complete, they will engage the Planning Commission and Housing Commission with the process and provide information to the City Council thereafter. Councilmember McGovern voiced concern about how many affordable units would actually be built given the current housing market. Mr. Bocian said ABAG looks at cities having their general plan and housing elements approved such that they can accommodate the number of units. City Attorney Roush said there was a revision to the Housing Element Law that states once a holding capacity was identified in the General Plan as to what a piece of property could hold, in order to reduce that number, a site would have to be found somewhere else in the community that would hold those units. She is concerned and uncomfortable about putting something in the housing element that indicates the City is accommodating this when it knows in reality it cannot, said she wants to stay within the voting cap means, as it is voter-approved. Councilmember Sullivan referred to sending letters to ABAG staff and believed it was not an open process, it was top-down and staff driven, and he confirmed the ABAG Executive Board makes the decisions on the ultimate numbers, and the Board consists of elected officials throughout the region. He questioned whether there was the ability to discuss the City's situation with those officials, and Mr. Bocian said he believed the process is complete by most indications. Councilmember Sullivan noted the Council priority to look at how to satisfy our affordable housing needs, cited needs versus what ABAG is telling us what we need to do, and he confirmed with the City Manager that the City's goal is to come into compliance with State law City Council Minutes 10 March 4, 2008