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CITY OF PLEASANTON <br />Annual Action Plan <br />2026 <br /> 5 <br /> OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 09/30/2021) <br />PR‐10 Consultation ‐ 91.100, 91.110, 91.200(b), 91.215(l) <br />1. Introduction <br /> <br />The Consolidated Plan is an important document for the Alameda County HOME Consortium. Built on <br />interagency coordination, consultation, and public participation, the Consolidated Plan focuses attention <br />on housing and community development needs and resources available to meet these needs. <br /> <br />The FY2025-2029 Consolidated Plan was prepared through consultation with other public and private <br />entities. At the countywide level, the HOME Consortium Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), composed <br />of staff from all jurisdictions in the HOME Consortium, met bi-monthly to provide policy input into the <br />Action Plan planning process. Additional countywide consultation efforts are discussed in detail in the <br />Alameda County section of the Consolidated Plan is an important document for the HOME Consortium. <br /> <br />The Pleasanton City Council served as the highest-level decision-making body for all matters related to the <br />Consolidated Plan. The City Council holds public meetings twice monthly on the first and third Tuesday of <br />the month. The City Council will meet on May 19, 2026, to: 1) review recommendations for HHSG funding <br />from the HSC for projects to be included in the next Action Plan and solicit public comments, and <br />2) formally approve the Action Plan for FY 2026-2027 for submission to HUD prior to the June 3, 2026 <br />submittal deadline. <br /> <br />Provide a concise summary of the jurisdiction’s activities to enhance coordination between <br />public and assisted housing providers and private and governmental health, mental health <br />and service agencies (91.215(I)). <br /> <br />The City’s General Plan Housing Element Update for the 2023-2031 planning period was adopted by the <br />City Council on January 26, 2023 and certified by the California Department of Housing and Community <br />Development. This recent Housing Element update process provided a significant opportunity for public <br />input regarding goals, policies, and programs for the City’s future housing development. The Housing <br />Element process was conducted in collaboration with Lisa Wise Consulting, Inc. (LWC), a consultant <br />specializing in the preparation of local housing elements. The process involved the following public events <br />throughout 2021: 1) introductory meetings with the Planning Commission, Housing Commission, City <br />Council, and the community; 2) stakeholders meeting with for- and non-profit housing developers, <br />community and housing advocates, and local institutions, and businesses; 3) sites criteria meetings; 4) <br />preliminary report meetings; 5) initial sites introduction meetings; 6) sites inventory meetings; 7) housing <br />policy/program items meetings; 8) draft housing element meetings; 9)HCD comments and revisions <br />meetings; and 10) adoption meetings. Stakeholder meetings involved participation from both non-profit <br />and for-profit groups, including Tri-Valley Haven, Catholic Community of Pleasanton, Tri-Valley REACH, <br />CityServe of the Tri-Valley, Goodness Village, Sunflower Hill, East Bay Housing Organization, Pleasanton <br />VFW Post 6298, Greenbelt Alliance, Pleasanton Unified School District, East Bay for Everyone, and Open <br />Heart Kitchen. <br /> <br />The City maintains an active database of potential interested parties and uses it to send out notification of <br />grant funding opportunities at the beginning of every application cycle. The list currently includes <br />approximately 250 nonprofit agencies, individuals, and other interested parties. In addition, ads are placed <br />in local newspapersand on the City’s website. <br />Page 219 of 908