PLEASANTON CITY COUNCIL AND
PLEASANTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ( PUSD) BOARD OF TRUSTEES
JOINT SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Pleasanton Unified School District Boardroom
5758 W. Las Positas Blvd., Pleasanton, CA 94588
1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
PUSD BoardPresidentMary Jo Carreoncalledthemeetingto orderat 6:02 p.m., led the Pledge of Allegiance and then turned the meeting over to the meeting chair, Mayor Brown.
2. Roll Call
PUSD Director of Communications Patrick Gannon conducted the roll call.
Members present:
Pleasanton City Council: Mayor Karla Brown, Valerie Arkin, Jack Balch, Jeff Nibert, Julie Testa PUSDBoardof Trustees: BoardPresidentMaryJoCarreon, JustinBrown, SteveMaher, KellyMokashi, Laurie Walker
Member not present:
PUSD Student Board Trustee Valentina Avalos
3. Presentation: Youth in Government Day 2024 (City/ PUSD) Chairof YouthCommissionCarysShannonpresentedandCity Directorof LibraryandRecreationHeidi Murphy andPUSDDeputy SuperintendentEd Diolazo providedsupport. Following thepresentation, thepanel answered questions from members. Mayor Brown opened public comment. There were no speakers. Mayor Brown closed public comment.
4. Presentation: 2023 Collaboration Highlights ( City/ PUSD) PUSDDeputySuperintendentEdDiolazoandCity Directorof LibraryandRecreationHeidiMurphypresented.
Followingthepresentation, thepanelansweredquestionsfrommembers. PoliceChiefDavidSwingandPUSD AssistantSuperintendentAhmad Sheikholeslamijoined thepanelto answerquestions. Mayor Brown opened public comment. There were no speakers. Mayor Brown closed public comment.
5. Presentation: City andDistrict FinancialOverviewandRevenueOptions (City/PUSD) PUSDAssistantSuperintendentAhmadSheikholeslamiandCity Directorof FinanceSusanHsiehpresented.
Following the presentation, the panel answered questions from members. Mayor Brown opened public comment. There were no speakers. Mayor Brown closed public comment.
6. Presentation: CityandDistrictCollaborationin Planningfor theFuturein considerationoftheCity's HousingElementUpdate, PUSDBoundaryAdjustment, andCurrent PUSDEnrollment (City/PUSD) PUSDDeputySuperintendentEdDiolazo, PUSDAssistantSuperintendentAhmadSheikholeslamiandCity Director of Community DevelopmentEllen Clark presented. Following the presentation, thepanelanswered questions from members. Mayor Brown opened public comment. There were no speakers. Mayor Brown closed public comment.
7. Adjournment
The meetingadjournedat 9:18p.m.
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CALL TO ORDER
CITY OF PLEASANTON
CITY COUNCIL
MINUTES
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
5: 00 PM
MayorBrowncalledthe SpecialMeetingWorkshopof the City Councilto order at the hour of 5:00 p.m. from the Council Chamber located at 200 Old Bernal Avenue.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Arkin, Balch, Nibert, Testa, Mayor Brown
Absent: None
PUBLIC COMMENT
MayorBrownopened publiccomment. There being no speakers, Mayor Brown closed the public comment
WORKSHOP
Present initial findings and receive policy direction on Development Impact Fees, inclusionaryhousingrequirementsand Lower -IncomeHousingFees, and City water and sewer connection fees
Recommendation: Presentinitialfindingsand receivepolicydirectionon DevelopmentImpact Fees, inclusionaryhousingrequirementsand Lower -Income Housing Fees, and City water and sewer connection fees
1. Set Sewer and Water Connection Fees at, or close to, the maximum.
2. Set inclusionary rate at 15% for all projects; set in -lieuAffordable Housing Fee as close to cost to construct as feasible.
3. Set CFF and TIF fees at a financiallyfeasiblelevel.
The City Council provided direction regarding the recommendations as follows:
1. Council agreed to the recommendation with the clarification that connection fees for residential is calculated per unit, but other categories are calculated by square foot.
2. Council requested this item be revisited for future discussion, with the percentage to a somewhere between 15- 20%. Staff will provide additional City Council Minutes Page 1 of 2 May 7, 2024
scenarios for square foot versus per unit charge.
3. Council requested a recommended range for consideration
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Brown adjourned the meeting at 6:39 p.m.
Jo e yn Kw ng, ity Clerk
City Council Minutes Page 2 of 2 May 7, 2024