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Page 6 of 12 project now to remove residential uses from the APA; this change would reduce the number and mix of units and require significant changes to the circulation plan and general site layout. Unit Count and Proportion of Senior Housing As noted, the applicant’s preferred plan includes 697 units, which results in a gross density of 10.75 units per acre. Table 2 compares this total proposed unit count with the applicant’s second alternative shared on February 18, 2025, and the pending Builder’s Remedy project in the county. Table 2 also compares the percentage of age-restricted units in the preferred plan with the second alternative and the county application. Table 2: Proposed Unit Comparison Preferred Plan Alternative 2 County Proposal Unit Type Units Percent Units Percent Units Percent Not Age- Restricted 590 85% 540 86% 0 0% Age Restricted 107 15% 88 14% 445 100% Total 697 628 445 Staff requests City Council feedback on the total number of units in the applicant’s preferred plan. For the purpose of initiating project review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), staff recommends proceeding with a project description reflecting the greatest density that the City may be willing to accept on the site. Through the project and CEQA review process, the City will identify potential impacts from this density and require mitigation measures and/or conditions of approval to eliminate or reduce these impacts. If necessary, mitigation measures or the final project approvals may include reducing the number of project units. The City Council should note that the East Lakes project needs to include a sufficient number of units to finance the infrastructure needed to support the project. If the project includes too few units, financing needed infrastructure (including El Charro Road) becomes infeasible as the per unit cost is too high. City staff is currently in the process of preparing cost estimates for El Charro Road and other area-wide infrastructure improvements. This cost information will be used to help prepare an East Pleasanton infrastructure financing plan to be considered by the City Council as part of the East Lakes project review. Staff will also share additional analysis on the East Lakes unit count needed to reasonably absorb infrastructure costs at future meetings. Finally, if the environmental and other reviews continue to support a larger project, staff notes it would generate more units to be counted toward the RHNA, including a number in excess of what was counted in the Alameda County 6th Cycle Housing Element: this would be to the City’s advantage. Staff also requests City Council feedback on the proportion of age-restricted units in the applicant’s preferred plan. As shown in Table 2, in the applicant’s preferred plan, 85 percent of the total proposed units would be available to all households (not age restricted) Page 329 of 348