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spring will take about 18 -months and the plan is for it to end in January 2023 with an adopted Housing Element. She noted the commission will continue to be involved throughout the process, and public engagement will continue via meetings and other events. Ms. Murillo reviewed with report sections with commissioners that included basic housing needs and special housing needs. She noted that Pleasanton has a higher income population compared to other areas, has 20% of households that are low-income (earning under $110,000 for a 4 -person household), has a high rate (70%) of homeownership, and has more jobs than residents. Additionally, commissioners were advised that only 8% of people who work in Pleasanton live in the city which shows a disconnect between jobs and residents; seniors make up 15% of the population; 7% are people with disabilities who may require accessibility improvements to their homes and living conditions; approximately 120 Pleasanton people are experiencing homelessness; and about 3,520 people are living in poverty. Ms. Murillo advised that in reviewing Pleasanton housing, it was noted that most is single-family housing with three or more bedrooms, and about 50% of the households are occupied by one or two people. She commented on the cost of housing and noted that 25% of homeowners and 44% of renters in Pleasanton are cost burdened which means they are spending over 30% of their income on housing. Commissioners were provided further information by Ms. Murillo on governmental constraints that create uncertainty in areas of permitting and approval process and State law that must be considered and addressed. She discussed new bills that have passed since the City of Pleasanton adopted their current Housing Element that now need to be included and commented on programs that currently exist and may need to be modified or updated. Ms. Murillo talked about housing programs offered by the city and resources available at the regional, state, and federal level. She noted that it may be necessary for the city to address, improve or enhance its existing programs. Ms. Hagen advised that as the city moves forward through the Housing Element process staff will be providing summaries of the outreach that is being conducted and that at this meeting information has been provided from the recent community/stakeholder meetings and survey at which people were introduced to the Housing Element Update. She noted that the stakeholder meetings were intended to provide insight to high priority considerations for the Housing Element Update and allowing stakeholders to better understand the challenges and opportunities. Commissioners were informed by Ms. Hagen that stakeholder meetings were held via Zoom by Lisa Wise Consulting representatives and staff members. She noted that the housing developer group commented on the complicated process of building in Pleasanton due to the city review process and fee constraints combined with recent labor challenges and cost of materials, while service providers focused on specific housing needs of varying populations. Ms. Hagen noted that the consensus from these meetings was that local businesses have a challenging time recruiting employees and young professionals due to the lack of housing affordability for entry level workers in Pleasanton. She advised that people recognized housing needs with the potential for redeveloping existing or older commercial centers with a consistent theme of the survey being maintaining the value and importance of an existing neighborhood's character. Commissioners were advised by Ms. Hagen that staff was requesting them to provide additional items for discussion that they do not believe are already included in the list of policy items and noted that some programs and policies will be brought back to the commission for further in-depth discussion in early spring 2022. She informed the commission that the next steps of the Housing Element Update will be to review results of the community wide survey with the Housing and Planning Commissions and City Council and in November and December hold a public workshop or community meeting, and once Housing Commission September 16, 2021 Page 4 of 9