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CITY OF PLEASANTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES February 8, 2022 This meeting was conducted in accordance with Governor Newsom's Executive Order N-29-20 and AB 361 COVID-19 pandemic protocols. SPECIAL MEETING Mayor Brown called the teleconferenced regular meeting of the City Council from various remote locations to order at the hour of 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmembers Arkin, Balch, Narum, Testa, Mayor Brown Absent: None MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 1. Public Comment regarding items not listed on the agenda — None. PUBLIC HEARING 2. Continued from adjourned regular meeting February 1, 2022 — Housing Element Update - Review and approve potential sites to be considered for future rezoning for residential development and inclusion in the environmental analysis as part of the Sites Inventory for the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update Mayor Brown opened the public hearing. Wally Mayer recalled mixed-use zoning was common in Pleasanton when he was younger. He advised it makes sense to go back to more mixed-use zoning amidst increased carbon footprint concerns so there are services where people live. He referenced a project in the City of Dublin with housing above a commercial area and advised the proposed Valley Plaza project will have similar services to benefit residents. Kendra Mayott expressed concerns about the lot behind Donlon Elementary School, noting there is school access through the backside on Payne Road where it is safer and has less traffic. She advised there are traffic concerns on Las Positas Boulevard at school end times from both Donlon and Foothill High School where the street narrows to one lane. She requested help with traffic issues in this area if more housing is added. She requested the area be single-story homes to match the neighborhood and more green space for Donlon students at recess if this lot is developed. Ahmad Sheikholeslami, Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD), advised three PUSD properties are being considered tonight so PUSD has greater opportunities and flexibility to address housing issues for students and staff. He reported the schools are overcrowded and having its properties developed will allow PUSD to increase the land value and to look at a diverse set of solutions to its issues. He requested the PUSD properties stay on the list for further analysis and consideration. He explained the properties would have to go through a regulatory process before they could be sold to a developer. PUSD intends to keep Donlon and an appropriately sized field and would only consider selling a portion of the field. He reported the Neal property cannot support a new school because there are not enough students in the area. PUSD would like to consider selling this property as an option to purchase a property where the student population will increase due to the new housing. He reported PUSD's 50- year-old administrative building poorly serves its students, especially those with special needs while