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THE CITY OF maim .8"1 gALA%IEDA COUNTY j LE 7 SANTOI V COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY March 17, 2026 VIA EMAIL: XXXXXCa XXXXX.XXX TBD, TBD Association of Bay Area Governments Bay Area Metro Center 375 Beale Street, Suite 800 San Francisco, CA 94105 Subject: Transfer of Regional Housing Needs Allocations and Credits between County of Alameda and City of Pleasanton Dear TBD: On behalf of the County of Alameda (County) and the City of Pleasanton (City), this letter is intended to transmit and memorialize a mutually acceptable agreement regarding the transfer of a portion of the County's Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) responsibility to the City associated with the annexation by the City of the "Merritt Property," which was finalized by Alameda County LAFCo on February 4, 2026, pursuant to Government Code Section 65584.07(d). Government Code Section 65584.07(d) encourages counties and cities to reach a "mutually acceptable agreement" for transferring RHNA related to a city's annexation of unincorporated land. If such an annexation occurs after the council of governments (COG — here, ABAG) has made its final RHNA allocation, the affected county and city may agree to transfer part of the county's allocation to the city. The transfer agreement must be submitted to the COG within 90 days after the annexation. However, the COG may extend the deadline if an extension aligns with the objectives of the Housing Element Law (Government Code Section 65584.07, subd. (d)(2)(A)). A transfer agreement submitted under Government Code Section 65584.07(d) "shall be effective immediately upon receipt by the COG" (Government Code Section 65584.07, subd. (d)(2)(A)). A RHNA transfer under this section "shall be based on the RHNA methodology adopted by the COG pursuant to Government Code Section 65584.04." However, the statute states that the RHNA transfer"shall not be made" if the COG confirms that the annexed land was fully incorporated into the RHNA methodology used to allocate the city's share of the regional housing needs (Government Code Section 65584.07, subds. (d)(2)(A) and (d)(3)). As outlined below, the County and the City believe the RHNA transfer agreement meets all applicable statutory criteria to be effective immediately upon receipt by ABAG.