CITY OF PLEASANTON
CITY COUNCIL
PLEASANTON.
MINUTES
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
5: 00 PM
CALL TO ORDER/ ROLL CALL
MayorBrowncalledtheWorkshopoftheCityCouncilto orderat thehourof 5:00p.m from the Council Chamber located at 200 Old Bernal Avenue.
ROLL CALL
Present: Councilmembers Arkin, Balch, Testa, Mayor Brown
Absent: Councilmember Nibert
Mayor Brown amended the order of items on the agenda with item 1b to be heard before item 1 a.
PUBLIC COMMENT
Mayor Brownopened publiccommentfor each itemseparately.
WORKSHOP
1. Reviewand providedirectionon the followingitems:
b. Provide direction regarding a public art fee and program Recommendation: DevelopandpresentforCivicArtsCommissionandCity Council consideration:
A " percent for art" program for Pleasanton based on best practices from neighboring cities
Updates to the City's Municipal Code to provide for a "percent for art" and better clarify the public art process and responsibilities A public art plan to guide the expansion of the public art program throughout the city
Presentationby Heidi Murphy, Directorof Libraryand Recreation.
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Mayor Brown opened public comment. The following individuals provided comment: Jan Coleman - Knight, Kellene Cousins.
Mayor Brown closed the public comment.
The City Councilprovideddirectionto proceedwith the recommendationand to make the program broad enough in scope to include potential use of the fund for art -basedcommunityprogramsand art grants, andto prioritizeinstallation, maintenance, and acquisition of public art.
a. Providedirectionon key policyconsiderationsfor an updateof the Inclusionary ZoningOrdinanceand affordablehousingfee
Presentationby EllenClark, Directorof CommunityDevelopmentand consultant Megan Gregory with Economic and Planning Systems.
Mayor Brown opened public comment. There being no speakers, Mayor Brown closed the public comment.
Mayor Brown recessed the workshop at 6:40 p.m. with the meeting to resume after the conclusion of the regular meeting in order to finalize the City Council' s direction regarding item 1a.
The workshop reconvened at 9:50 p.m.
The City Council provided direction as follows:
1. Inclusionary rate for for -sale and rental projects
Establish a 15% inclusionary rate for both rental and for -sale projects (all unit types), with rental units at 60% Area Median Income ( low- income) and for - sale projects at 120% AMI ( moderate income).
Reduce " threshold" project size for residential developments subject to IZO from 15 to 10 units.
Bringbackfor City Councilconsideration, as part of the future affordable housing fee rate discussion:
o Consideration of an interim measure to stimulate multi -family housingproduction, allow rentalapartmentprojectsto payfees in lieu of constructing on-site housing for up to 30% of the required units, for up to two years.
o An option for rental projects that includes units at 50% and 60% AMI
2. Amount of the affordable housing fee
Establish an affordable housing in -lieu fee for projects not subject to inclusionaryrequirements, or otherwisepermittedto pay in -lieufees, of up to City Council Minutes Page 2 of 3 August 20, 2024
45.57 per squarefoot for single-family and townhomeprojects, and up to 20-25 per squarefoot for multi -family projects, with these preliminary recommendations subject to refinement as part of the broader consideration of the overall fee program.
3. Modificationsand refinementsto the existing IZO
Make proposals fully compliant with the IZO subject to approval at the same level as the underlying project
Makeall alternativecomplianceproposalssubjectto City Council reviewand approval, and subject to findings
Continueto includea rangeof alternativecomplianceoptions, including payment of in -lieu fees, also subject to City Council review and approval, subject to specific findings and structured to encourage use of options other than payment of the in - lieu fee.
Disallow JADUs to count toward meeting the IZO requirement and return with more information regarding ADUs.
Improvefeasibilityfor on-site inclusionaryunits by providingadditional flexibilityas to smallerunit sizes/types, and clusteringof inclusionaryunits in some circumstances
Add quantitative standards to ensure minimum unit sizes and other standards are met
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Brown adjourned the meeting at 10:14 p.m
J c lyn K ong ity Clerk
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