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affordability categories while looking at family size, age, disability, etc. that generates detail about special types of housing. She indicated that the Needs Assessment provides detail about local needs and conditions to help the city tailor programs effectively. Commissioner Fischer noted that at the previous Housing Commission meeting commissioners had discussed site selection criteria, walking distances to BART and buses and access to the freeway, and she had commented on some of the people being seniors, but had been informed that would not be a factor requiring specific housing, so wondered why now a divide was being done if specific housing for seniors was not being done. Ms. Clark advised that the city could have programs that are supportive of senior housing and services, and as Ms. Murillo had indicated many seniors are on fixed incomes and make up a disproportionate share of the lower income community. Commissioner Fischer commented on the 8% of people who work and live in Pleasanton. Ms. Murillo noted that of the 60,000 people who work in Pleasanton, 5,000 have been identified as working and living in the city. Commissioner Fischer felt it would be helpful to determine the number of Pleasanton residents who commute to jobs in Dublin or Livermore, since commuting a distance within five miles should not be considered a major commute. Commissioner Kiziloglu commented on the increase in homeless individuals since what had been reported when she joined the commission four years ago. She felt the actual number was closer to 220 because many are living under bridges and in other locations. Commissioner Kiziloglu then discussed the number of homeowners and renters that are dealing with housing cost burdens and questioned whether the City of Pleasanton has a statistical understanding of the community previously. Ms. Clark advised that the analysis is part of every Housing Element cycle; however, the state is requiring more detailed information be included in the housing needs assessment and has added new topics and categories. Commissioner Kiziloglu questioned whether numbers currently being reported are different from those that had been reported previously. Ms. Clark indicated that staff could look at the last reporting to determine how trends have changed. Commissioner Kiziloglu commented on the housing down -payment assistance program that would provide $100,000 assistance to three individuals and felt with the cost of housing in Pleasanton this was a good gesture, but not enough. She also commented on the slow process of the program. Commissioner Soby commented on one segment of the homeless population that could be housed in affordable housing if provided support and another segment that required rehab training. He discussed an organization that had presented to this commission and provided information about their success in Oakland getting people off the street by rehabbing and training them to go out into the workforce and questioned if this was something that should be included in this reporting. Commissioner Soby also discussed the Pleasanton transportation problem and felt it was not something that would be solved within the Housing Element being discussed and was a separate issue needing to be considered. Commissioner Soby agreed with Commissioner Fischer's earlier comment about determining how many people are commuting to Dublin and Livermore and felt it would be helpful if those numbers could be provided. Commissioner Kiziloglu felt that when talking about housing issues the city also needed to consider climate issues and how to reduce carbon emission as this is something that is not just a community issue but a world issue. She felt that providing affordable housing would reduce the number of people commuting to Pleasanton from places like Stockton and Sacramento and would like to see people living close to their jobs. Commissioner Kiziloglu also felt it was wrong to push homeless out of the community and felt resources to help them were not currently available should be made available. Housing Commission September 16, 2021 Page 6 of 9