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Commissioner Kiziloglu commented on not being automatically reappointed to the Housing Commission and felt having to go through another application and interview process was political. Chairperson Galvin discussed the number of people living in his court that years ago had children but are now senior citizens. Four homes have senior couples and two have widows, and he felt this was indicative of other homes in other subdivisions. He commented on about 18% of Pleasanton's population being over age 65, many of them not wanting to move, changes to their income and needs, and felt a deeper understanding of seniors was needed in the reporting since they are about 20% of the population. In the next section of the reporting Ms. Hagen advised that staff was looking for comments and questions pertaining to the housing constraints analysis. She noted that current governmental constraints include zoning and permitting processes and non-government constraints include housing supply conditions, development costs, variable financing, and overall environmental structure constraints. Commissioner Duggan commented on the city's approval rate when people apply for a permit to renovate their home being only 56% when the approval rate for other permits was at the 75% level and questioned if this was something she had misread. Ms. Clark noted that most residential remodels are approved and rarely is an application denied or needs to go to an appeal and would need to further verify what Commissioner Duggan was referencing. Ms. Murillo stated that what Commissioner Duggan was referencing related to the approval of financing requests which is not something in the city's control. Commissioner Duggan felt it was unfortunate that such a high percentage of residents could not receive financing approval and wondered if there was something the city could do to help with this problem. Commissioner Duggan indicated she had also noted the length of time being taken for people to receive permitting or reviews and suggested follow-up steps be taken. Ms. Clark provided details about the process for completing projects and the considerable amount of time that staff spends with applicants making sure all project requirements are carefully completed, and there are no concerns from the community. Commissioner Duggan asked for clarification about properties converted into low or affordable housing not being counted into RHNA numbers. Ms. Clark advised that with current programs the state does not allow for converted units to be counted towards RHNA because it does not show an increase in new units, but they go from market rate to low or moderate -income categories, and market rate units now need to be found because they have been taken out of the pool. Commissioner Soby asked about criteria being two times the number of bedrooms plus one, but statistical information in the report being reviewed uses one person per room. Ms. Clark advised this was a definition that has come from the state, and Ms. Murillo stated it is something also tracked through the census. Mr. Bergman from Lisa Wise Consulting provided additional information on the definition. Commissioner Soby asked if the state counting used of one person per room meant that kitchens were not included. Ms. Clark commented on the standard definitions used by the State and federal government. Chairperson Galvin discussed with Ms. Clark alternatives to planned unit developments and the importance of sorting them into various categories when reviewing multi -family housing projects, but only to the extent they are consistent with developed and adopted design standards and other requirements. Ms. Clark felt there was going to be a necessity for state laws to override local standards to avoid impeding someone's ability to develop. Commissioner Kiziloglu asked about constraints on infrastructure in relation to building affordable housing or increasing the housing production, soil contamination, and what mediation there might be. Housing Commission September 16, 2021 Page 7 of 9