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ITEM 4: PUBLIC CON Page 2 9.1 - Seek State and Federal assistance for the development of housing to meet the housing needs of local employee households with extremely low, low, and very low incomes as well as those with disabilities (including developmental disabilities). Potential sources may include the Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program (AHSC) as well as other organizations with a GHG emissions reductions focus, HUD Section 202 and 811 programs (for senior housing and housing for persons with disabilities), the State HELP and CHFA programs, State/Federal lower-income housing tax credits, and bond financing. The timing of application will depend upon the schedule for specific projects proposed by individual developers in as much as the City does not currently own any land for development of housing affordable to low - and very low-income households and those with disabilities. If the City is successful in securing an open source of funding for housing affordable to low- and very low-income households, such as State HELP fiords, the availability of these funds will be promoted through the City's web site, in local newspapers, and through posting at public places subject to normal procedures. 9.2 - Seek creative alternative and non-traditional means, including using available City financial and property resources and working cooperatively with community groups and business community members desiring to reduce their carbon footprint through the provision of employee housing that will assist in the production of or preserve housing for extremely low-, very low-, low-, and moderate -income- households as well as special needs housing including housing for those with disabilities. 9.3 - Advocate changes in Federal and State legislation to provide incentives for the development of housing for special needs and housing affordable to extremely low-, low- and very low-income households and to overcome barriers to housing affordable to low- and very low-income households. Advocate for changes that will allow occupancy priority for local VLI and LI employees. 11.1 - Continue to provide incentives such as reduced development fees, assistance in public improvements, priority in permit processing, increased density, altered site -development standards, mortgage revenue bonds, affordable -housing competition, and other creative incentives to encourage the development of housing affordable to moderate-, low-, extremely low-, and very low-income households and households with special needs. The highest :A priority will be pkteeel on given to nonprofit projects with local business partners that provide the largest number of units at the greatest level of affordability. The availability of incentives will be incorporated in the City's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance, to be consistent with State law and recent court decisions, but for specific projects, will also be promoted through the City's web site, in local newspapers, and through posting at public places subject to normal procedures. 15.4 - Support State legislative reform to improve the fair -share housing process and provide financial and other incentives to strengthen local jurisdictions' abilities to meet their fair -share responsibilities and support Pleasanton's efforts to reduce GHG emissions by providing housing affordable to VLI and LI local employee households. 18.3 - Use the Lower -Income Housing Fund to help build housing affordable to low- and very low-income, locally employed households on City -owned land. Item 4 - Provided to Planning Commission for the September 22nd Meeting AFTER PACKET DISTRIBUTION 3