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on+37 acres located at the southwest intersection of I-580 and El Charro Road (Staples Ranch). b.PUD-68, Continuing Life Communities Application for Planned Unit Development (PUD) Development Plan to establish allowed uses and the construction of a senior care community totaling+1,079,150 square feet and related site improvements on +46 acres located at the southwest intersection of I-580 and El Charro Road (Staples Ranch). c.Staples Ranch Project Development Agreement Review of a proposed Development Agreement for the proposed 124- acre Staples Ranch development located southwest of I-580 at El Charro Road. Steven Bocian advised that staff would be approaching the presentation of the Staples Ranch projects in a different way than the usual procedure. He then presented an overview of the process, stating that staff would first present the report on the three projects – Robin Giffin on the Hendrick and CLC projects and Michael Roush on the Development Agreement – followed by a presentation by the developers for Hendrick and CLC. He continued that the Commission will then have the opportunity to ask questions of staff and the developers, after which the Commission with take public testimony, deliberate, and take action. Mr. Bocian then presented a brief overview of the entire Staples Ranch development and displayed the land use map approved by the City Council, pointing out the two projects for discussion this evening, as well as the Neighborhood and Community Parks which will come before the Commission at a later date. He also identified the 11 acres approved for retail development which has to be originally developed by Fremont Land but which no longer has a developer at this time. Mr. Bocian then displayed the conceptual site plan which showed the location of the retail center, the auto mall, and the senior community project, as well as Stoneridge Drive, Charro Road, and I-580. Mr. Bocian continued that on February-March 2009, the City Council approved an amendment to the Specific Plan, the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the project, and the pre-zoning and rezoning of the project area. He added that the City had received the Planned Unit Development (PUD) application for the ice center proposed for the community park area and that staff is currently working on a draft ground lease with the developer as the ice-skating center would be operated by a private firm. He noted that staff is also involved with a purchase and sale agreement for the neighborhood park and is working cooperatively with the City of Livermore regarding the El Charro Road design. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 24, 2009 Page 3 of 22