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ATTACHMENT 6 THE CITY OF Planning Commission " Agenda Report ,fill PLEASA,-NTON, February 9,2022 Item 4 SUBJECT: P21-0751, 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update APPLICANT: City of Pleasanton PURPOSE: Review and provide a recommendation on housing policy topics including the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance, Lower - Income Housing Fund, and City housing programs as part of the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update EXHIBITS: A. Excerpted General Plan Policies for Lower Income Housing Fund B. Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance Comparison among Tri - Valley Jurisdictions C. Inclusionary Housing in the US, by Fannie Mae, dated December 2020 D. Best Practices for IZOs, by Local Government Commission, dated November 2018 STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Planning Commission review and provide a recommendation on housing policy topics including the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance (IZO), Lower -Income Housing Fund (LIHF), and related City housing programs as part of the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update. SUMMARY On September 22 and October 19, 2021, the Planning Commission and City Council, respectively, reviewed four sections of the Preliminary Report prepared for the Housing Element. The report included: a Housing Needs Assessment, a Housing Constraints Analysis, a Review of Existing Programs, and information on Housing Resources. The Review of Existing Programs portion of the report provided an overview of the existing Housing Element policies and programs and is a means to measure and demonstrate to the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) progress in implementation. In addition to the existing policies and programs in the Housing Element, the City Council and Planning Commission considered a suggested list of additional policy topics that might be addressed in the Housing Element update, and agreed these items were worthy of additional discussion. The Planning Commission is now requested to review these additional policy topics and provide a recommendation to City Council regarding whether or not these topics should be included as new or modified goals, policies and programs of the Housing Element.