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UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS & JOINERS OF AMERICA <br /> Carpenters Local 713, Alameda County <br /> Mailine Address •— `" Union :Meetings: <br /> ._ <br /> 1050 Mattox Road ."� t�! 1311 Second and Fourth <br /> Hayward,California 94541-1298 — ` � Thursdays <br /> • www.carpenters713 org <br /> August 2, 2022 <br /> City of Pleasanton <br /> Planning Division <br /> 200 Old Bernal Avenue <br /> Pleasanton, CA 94566 <br /> Attn: Megan Campbell, Housing Element Planning Lead <br /> Via Email: mcampbell@citvofpleasantonca.gov <br /> Re: City of Pleasanton Draft Housing Element Update <br /> Dear Ms. Megan Campbell, <br /> Please accept these comments on the above referenced Housing Element Update on behalf of <br /> the members of Carpenters Local 713, which represents working men and women in the City of <br /> Pleasanton and Alameda County. We appreciate the opportunity and look forward to working <br /> together on this important endeavor. <br /> To meet the urgent need for housing units outlined in the State's Regional Housing Needs <br /> Allocation (RHNA), as well as the policy goals outlined in the City of Pleasanton Housing Element <br /> and larger General Plan, it is vital that the City of Pleasanton support efforts to build the local <br /> construction workforce. Local 713 has long been at the forefront of training the next generation <br /> of construction workers, opening pathways to the industry for diverse and traditionally <br /> underserved populations, and embracing new technologies and delivery methods to expedite the <br /> construction of much needed housing. <br /> Currently, neither Alameda County nor the City of Pleasanton have enough skilled, highly <br /> productive residential construction workers to build the 5,965 units that the city of Pleasanton is <br /> supposed to produce over an 8 year time period.'This is itself a 189 percent increase from the <br /> prior Housing Element cycle's RHNA goals.2 However, as the housing crisis in our communities <br /> has continued to deteriorate in recent years, the number of workers employed in residential <br /> building construction in Alameda County has actually decreased by 18% since 2004.3 A <br /> continuously shrinking residential construction workforce cannot build nearly 6,000 units of <br /> housing in 8 years. <br /> 'Page 25:Final Regional Housing Needs Allocation(RHNA)Plan:San Francisco Bay Area,2023-2031 <br /> 2 Page 3:City of Pleasanton 2014-22 Housing Element(RI-INA goal over this period=2,067 units) <br /> 3 QCEW data:Difference between 2004 employment and 2020(latest available)in Private NAICS 2361 Residential building <br /> construction for All establishment sizes in Alameda County,California,NSA <br /> 1 <br />