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1 From:Gerry Beaudin Sent:Saturday, January 21, 2023 1:51 PM To:David Haglund Cc:Pamela Ott; Ellen Clark; Dan Sodergren; Jocelyn Kwong; Karla Brown; Jack Balch; Valerie Arkin; Julie Testa; Jeff Nibert Subject:Important Clarification re. Housing Element Update Process Dear, David – I write to you in the spirit of partnership and collaboration, and to ensure that we are working together to create outcomes that serve our entire community. As I continue to see correspondence and communication from you about PUSD-owned properties, I believe we need to set the record straight about the process the City has underway at this time. Specifically, we are working towards a citywide certified Housing Element, as required by State law. We are just days away from the State’s deadline to approve the Housing Element. The Council is not in a position to consider specific development proposals or site plans during this process or we risk delaying the objective we need to achieve. As a reminder to you and others questioning the City’s interest in providing workforce housing, the City is required to plan for nearly 6,000 housing units over the next 8 years. Consistent with the applicable requirements, nearly half of those units (over 2,750) will be targeted toward extremely low, very low, and low- income households. PUSD continues to expressly state that workforce housing is important – the City knows it is and is planning for over 2,750 units of it. In addition to the numbers, the draft Housing Element includes specific policies that encourage and incentivize the development of workforce housing, including collaborating with PUSD. At this time, the City Council is focused on approving the citywide Housing Element because that is in the best interest of the community. Setting the appropriate density range for the 18 or so sites that require rezoning as part of the Housing Element is a significant undertaking and ultimately comes down to policy decisions that will be made by the City Council. If the District is inclined to seek greater density for the Downtown and/or Vineyard Avenue site(s) after the Housing Element is approved, we can certainly work together in short order to consider the request. As you are aware, there are numerous recent examples (i.e., Sunflower Hill at Irby Ranch) of the City working collaboratively with others to accomplish projects that meet multi-stakeholder needs. Thank you for considering my request to assist the City in addressing a significant responsibility (approving the citywide Housing Element) at this time. Once that milestone is achieved I welcome the opportunity to work with you to develop workable project-level plans for PUSD-owned properties. Sincerely, Gerry Beaudin City Manager Office: 925-931-5002 gbeaudin@cityofpleasantonca.gov City of Pleasanton | P.O. Box 520 | 123 Main St., Pleasanton, CA 94566