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ITEM 4: PUBLIC COMMENTS <br />PLEASANTON <br />_ HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE ae a <br />j. Typical hourly and mean wages of typical jobs of Pleasanton <br />Residents <br />k. Typical hourly and mean wages of typical jobs in Pleasanton <br />1. Commute patterns of Pleasanton residents <br />m. Commute patterns of those commuting to jobs in Pleasanton from <br />outside Pleasanton <br />3. Do not use bar chart Figures for the Housing Element. They are not clear <br />and in some instances are very confusing such as Figure A-7 Workers by <br />Earnings, by Jurisdiction as Place of Work and Place of Residence. <br />Numerical tables such as the ones used in Pleasanton's previous Housing <br />Element and all the others that I reviewed are clearer. <br />4. The Table numbers combined with the Figure numbers are confusing as <br />well. For example, there is a Figure A-1 and a Table A-1. Again, just use <br />tables. We are all used to reading and understanding them. <br />5. Page A59 "Assisted units at risk of conversion". There are 672 low-income <br />units in Pleasanton at risk of conversion to market rate in more than 10 <br />years. It isn't clear where these are. They must have been built before 2001 <br />because after that date all affordable units are in perpetuity. 672 units is a <br />large number for us. There should be a program for "Preservation Options" <br />like other cities. Ten years is not too soon to work on keeping them <br />affordable. <br />6. Accessory Dwelling Units are discussed in Section D.1 in the draft Housing <br />Element. It should be included in the Needs Assessment as well and there <br />should be a table of how many have been build every year and what is their <br />potential. When ADUs are rented at affordable rates, they can qualify for <br />meeting our housing numbers. Piedmont has a good section on this, and <br />SCAG has done a study as well. Links at the end. <br />7. Office conversions deserves its own program. Although I haven't seen <br />another city address this, my guess is that with more employees working <br />from home, some businesses may choose to close their offices. This could <br />present an opportunity to convert office space to affordable housing. With a <br />program in the Housing Element allowing this conversion, perhaps <br />encouraging it, Pleasanton would be prepared. Program 38.3 sort of <br />addresses this issue but is not so much conversions but tear downs. <br />Item 4 - Provided to Housing Commission for the September 16, 2021 Meeting <br />AFTER PACKET DISTRIBUTION 3 <br />