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noted that 92% of Pleasanton workers commute from other areas which means a lot of cars on the road causing greenhouse gases, and there is a lack of affordable housing. She commented on some things that are not being shown in the Housing Element and felt Pleasanton needed to be congratulated on what it has been able to achieve but expressed her concern about 672 low-income units that are at risk of conversion. Ms. Combs commented on a field trip taken with nonprofit developers in Dublin and Livermore and how amazing their projects are. She encouraged members of the Housing Commission to speak out at Planning Commission and City Council meetings as the Housing Element moves forward. Chairperson Galvin thanked Ms. Combs for the letter she had written and indicated he had been surprised at survey results she had indicated. Becky Dennis — Ms. Dennis indicated that she too had been distressed at the 92% number of Pleasanton workers who are commuting from other areas and noted that American Community Surveys is an interesting place to obtain data. She commented on the high-density housing built around the BART station and the drop-off of the 15% low-income units that were included. Ms. Dennis commented on the decision made to include housing in the Hacienda Business Park and how every time affordable housing is built that Pleasanton becomes more desirable. She felt that Pleasanton has done well in all sectors but would like to see the city achieve its goal of bringing its workforce living closer to jobs in the area and questioned why people living in housing near BART are leaving the city for jobs in other cities. Ms. Dennis questioned if the city was providing housing that would allow it to obtain climate and carbon credits and felt it was important to know how it can cut down on people commuting. She felt collecting data was important to be able to understand how to succeed and encouraged the commission to determine if staff was able to produce information that would provide a clearer picture on what needs to take place. Chairperson Galvin thanked Ms. Dennis for her comments and the information provided in her September 15, 2021 letter to the commission. Mr. Hernandez asked Ellen Clark, Director of Community Services and Jennifer Hagen, Associate Planner to provide draft Preliminary Report sections for the 6the Cycle Housing Element Update. Ms. Clark provided a PowerPoint presentation and advised that this is an opportunity for the Housing Commission to provide input on some of the key documents and some initial research findings in this first portion of the Housing Element process. She noted that staff will be providing a summary of the community outreach conducted that includes several community meetings and a community survey. Ms. Clark indicated that a key piece is to look forward to future policy items and discuss what will be key pieces and engage with the commission on policy topics important to be investigated and further reviewed during the Housing Element process. Ms. Clark asked Jen Murillo, Senior Associate with Lisa Wise Consulting, to comment on the next portion of the presentation. Ms. Murillo advised that a state -mandated element of the city's General Plan prescribes what needs to go into the Housing Element and some components are included in the background report. Discussions at this meeting will include policy and programs review that are an evaluation of current Housing Element programs, while looking at what is working and should continue as well as what is not working. She noted that the housing needs assessment examines demographic employment and housing trends and conditions, paying attention to the special needs population and includes housing resources assessment and housing constraints assessments. Commissioners were advised by Ms. Murillo that the housing element update process that began in the Housing Commission September 16, 2021 Page 3 of 9