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Ms. Dennis asked what the 15% of the units represented. Was it low and very low or what? Mr. Bocian said it was 15% low up to moderate priced. Mr. Dennis felt the moderate units had been reached. So the 15% means that 15% of the total housing units should be for 80% of the median income and below. Of the current units, how many are moderate and how many are low and very low. Mr. Bocian did not know at that moment. Ms. Dennis felt most of the current units were for moderate income families. She wanted the methodology to make sure that the calculations met the General Plan goals. She did not want to reach the end of the cap and realize there were missing affordable units. Ms. Ayala believed that the duet units on the Bemal property will be about $200,000 and will be next to million dollar houses. Somewhere in this, she has not found the mix she was looking for and has grave concerns for that particular project. She felt in order to meet the requirements for low and very low income units, it will have to be done with rental units. She felt more needs of the community could be met by going in that direction aggressively. She did not agree with the 3% of sales price fee and felt it only raised the price of homes in the community. Everyone says they want affordable housing, but are they willing to pay for it. In her estimation the only way to provide affordable housing was through rentals. Ms. Michelotti did not know where the land was available for high density development. Mayor Pico said that would be reviewed in the near future. Ms. Dennis asked if Ms. Ayala agreed with looking more to the COl for fees? Ms. Ayala agreed with that. Ms. Dennis felt that was more fair. Right now the business community has no incentive to participate in meeting the housing needs beyond paying the fee. Just like with the inclusionary ordinances, she wanted a more specific plan about what the city wants to accomplish with the fee. She felt this was a good time to discuss this with the commercial developers. Ms. Michelotti commented that the Tri-Valley Affordable Housing Committee reached the conclusion years ago that a city could reach its affordable housing goals the easiest with multiple units rather than single family units. If the people really want to provide affordable housing, it must accept the density in order to do it. So far this community has been completely resistant to high density. The Busch property is a prime example. Mayor Pico supported the staff recommendation in order to start collecting higher fees. Every day we wait the more money the city loses. He would like to consider setting a percentage Pleasanton City Council 30 09/03/02 Minutes