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Mayor Pico said with respect to setting up a blue ribbon task force committee, that the process already set up needs to be honored. It was incumbent upon Council to not interfere with that process and ~ is an opportunity for everyone in the community to comment during that process. All of the commissions, including the Housing Commission, will be making presentations addressing the various needs. His sense is that he would like to see the folks l~resent tonight follow up on the issue of affordable housing and to continue through the process. He suggested they address and approach the Housing Commission and there will be a joint Council - Housing Commission Workshop taking place April 24. Ms. McKeehan clarified that the proceeding vote meant that the item would be agendized for another discussion by the Council and that staff will ~ry to agandize that as soon as possible, possibly the second meeting in May. Ms. Dennis said that in the meantime representatives from these groups should attend meetings that address this housing. Ms. McKeehan said that the group could decide on how they would like to be noticed and could provide names to the Deputy City Clerk before leaving tonight or call the City Hail in the morning. Names and numbers will be given to the Deputy City Clerk and will be notified with future notices. Ms. Dennis asked if a process has been designed for reviewing the housing element? Ms. McKeehan said that Council would be considering that at one of the two next Council meetings. The staff report is in progress at the present time. Council will have ultimate decision, obviously, on how that process works. Ms. Michelotti encouraged this group to get the meeting dates and times of the Bernal Task Force and to go to them, as well as to the Housing Commission, because the prices of housing in Pleasanton is astronomical fight now. A developer who goes in to buy a piece of property, even something that is zoned housing, and then to get affordable housing implemented into that, is difficult at best, when the community is saying, "We want lower density." In order to get affordable housing you have to give density bonuses, you have to increase the density in order for that to occur. We have an opportunity and she encouraged everyone to become active and advocate his or her views. Many times there are people coming to council meetings, saying, "Absolutely not - do not build that." Plans for medium density housing on a piece of property in Pleasanton right now is being reduced to the very minimum because development plan on the site was set aside by. the voters and because the community is saying "no - we do not want anything less than $1 million homes here." There are two dynamic forces going against each other. She suggested the group or a representative go directly to where it is happening. There is land value at $0 on the Bernai Property. The Pedro's site cost several million dollars. The question then becomes where can we best leverage our dollars. Plemanton City Council 16 04/I 7/01 Minutes