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PLEASANTON <br />ITEM 4: PUBLICHOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE r`" es <br />Housing Constraints: <br />Include discussion of the constraints raised by the Stakeholder groups listed <br />in Exhibit C: <br />a. Pleasanton fees being too high. Add a table comparing Pleasanton <br />fees with other local cities. <br />b. Current fee schedule is a disincentive to building small, more <br />affordable units. The fee schedule charges on a per unit basis, <br />regardless of unit size. Look at changing to unit size? <br />c. The PUD process is inefficient and time consuming. Eliminate or <br />streamline it? <br />d. A clear and concise set of rules should be established for <br />development. <br />e. Limited city staff is an impediment. <br />f. Address the political environment that sees no necessity for affordable <br />housing. (Attached is a link to "Five Myths about Affordable <br />Housing") <br />g. The preference for developing larger homes limits the ability of <br />essential workers, non-profit staff, and commuter populations from <br />moving into the city. How do we change that paradigm? <br />2. Include discussion of how the Affordable Housing Fees are being collected <br />and allocated, as well as a table showing amounts collected by year and <br />expenditures by year by type of expenditure. These funds could be used as <br />seed money for non-profit 100% affordable developments and used to attract <br />grant and other funding. Where are they going? <br />Existing Housing Programs Review <br />9.1 Housing Affordability — Seek State and Federal assistance to fund <br />affordable housing. Rewrite this program to make it proactive rather than <br />reactive. With Kottinger Gardens and Sunflower Hill, there was already a <br />project that needed funding and the funds were found. The first step is to <br />invite non-profit developers to review Pleasanton affordable housing sites, <br />choose one and then look for funding. The state has $313 in funding available <br />and The Bay's Future has $500 million in affordable housing funds for five <br />Bay Area Counties including Alameda County, as examples. As other cities <br />vie for the funds, Pleasanton loses out because we do not have a project. It <br />truly requires a dedicated full-time employee or part time FTE whose sole <br />purpose is to create affordable housing. <br />Item 4 - Provided to Housing Commission for the September 16, 2021 Meeting <br />AFTER PACKET DISTRIBUTION 4 <br />