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The Commission discussed interest in recommending that some amount of affordable housing be provided on the site through other alternatives, such as duet style units, which have been provided in developments such as Walnut Hills (Bernal development). The City has received feedback from the neighborhood through the Housing Element community workshops to consider density options for the site which indicate that the community would not be supportive of higher density units on site. Staff has attached the Minutes from the Planning Commission Workshop held on August 31 to reflect additional input from the neighborhood on this project. In consideration that this option has not been reviewed by the community and based on previous informal feedback received from the community regarding concerns over unit density, the Applicant has stated that they will not revise their plans to consider on-site unit options prior to submittal to Planning Commission or Council. However, Housing Commission may provide this recommendation to City Council and it would be at Council's discretion to delay the project approval for consideration of the affordable unit option. Regarding future project review, Housing and Planning Division staff are coordinating to include the Housing Commission's review of affordable housing proposals earlier into the newly adopted Planning Workshop process to allow for the Commission to have an earlier opportunity to hear and discuss on-site housing options. This would provide the affordable housing options to be reviewed along with the project development discussion. Staff is working with Planning on developing that process. However, staff will also be discussing this idea with City Council to determine to what extent they wish to reverse recent practice of accepting in- lieu fees to fulfil affordable housing obligations within single-family detached developments. Option 4: Recommend that the proposed Affordable Housing Agreement be rejected. The Pleasanton Municipal Code (Chapter 17.44.090) states that: "The Housing Commission shall make recommendations to the City Council either accepting, rejecting, or modifying the developer's proposal..." If none of the previous options are acceptable to the Housing Commission, staff suggests that the Commission simply vote to reject the proposed affordable housing proposal. CONCLUSION The HC is tasked to make a recommendation to City Council at this time. The Commission may opt to approve staff's recommendation, reject the recommendation, and to submit an alternate recommendation which may include the options described or others that the Commission may develop during this deliberation process. If the Commission makes an alternate recommendation than Staffs, then both recommendations will be included in the Planning Commission's agenda review package for their consideration of the PUD on December 14. The recommendation and all Minutes documenting the HC's consideration of this item will be forwarded to City Council for review and approval/adoption of a recommendation or other comment. Page - 4 -