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THE CITY OF 16 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT pL£ASANTON® July 19, 2011 Community Development Planning Division TITLE: PGPA-17, CITY OF PLEASANTON. CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT THE DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT (INCLUDING A LIST OF POTENTIAL SITES TO REZONE FOR MULTIFAMILY HOUSING) TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT (HCD) SUMMARY At its last meeting on June 1, 2011, the Housing Element Task Force forwarded a list of potential sites for multifamily rezoning and a Preliminary Draft Housing Element (including goals, policies and programs) to the City Council for its consideration. These recommendations were reviewed and discussed by the Housing Commission on June 15 and the Planning Commission on June 22. Staff is now seeking the City Council's authorization to submit the Draft Housing Element to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for its 60-day review. City Council action to adopt the Housing Element (and to rezone sites to allow for multifamily residential development) will occur after consideration of the Environmental Impact Report (now in preparation), consideration of comments from HCD, and additional public input. HOUSING COMMISSION ACTION The Housing Commission reviewed the Preliminary Draft Housing Element Goals, Policies and Programs, the Preliminary Draft Housing Element Background Report, and the potential sites for rezoning at its meeting on June 15, 2011. By a vote of 6 to 0, the Housing Commission recommended approval of the draft subject to the following modifications/direction related to the Preliminary Draft Housing Element Goals, Policies and Programs: 1. Incorporate Housing Element Task Force Member David Stark's suggested edits into the Preliminary Draft Housing Element Goals, Policies and Programs. 2. Incorporate edits suggested in the letter received from Becky Dennis and Citizens for a Caring Community (CCC) as they related to Goal 5, former program 44.4 (now program 38.3), and a new program (program 15.3). 3. Forward the CCC's other suggested edits to the City's Growth Management Sub- Committee. 4. Staff to modify policy 26 to clarify its intent.