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trees on both sides, and described egress and ingress to and from the entrance to the dealership. Rick Aschenbrenner, Chief Executive Officer of Continuing Life Communities (CLC), stated that they are a builder but think of themselves as owners/operators of retirement communities. He indicated that he hopes their pursuit of the property will result in being part of Pleasanton town for a long time. He then introduced Dennis DiBiase, project architect; David Gates, landscape architect; Charles Salter, sound consultant; John Koehler, air quality consultant from ERM; members of the project staff; and future residents of the project. Mr. Aschenbrenner indicated that they are very pleased with the plan and thanked staff for their assistance. He presented slides of the project and noted that in response to parking comments, they had changed the apartment building to a garden terrace building, which reduced density by about 30 units and freed-up space for parking. Mr. Aschenbrenner stated that the site plan was designed to protect from the freeway and to make the best possible impact from the neighbors. He pointed out a connection where neighbors will receive some ground and grading of land and add that they have agreed with building some walls. He presented homes on Vermont Place with an eight-foot high wall in place, noting that they are 150 feet from the two-story health center building with a mansard. He also presented the site line study for homes along Staples Ranch Road, showing that they have no impact and will actually receive a reduction from freeway noise. Mr. Aschenbrenner then displayed a slide showing West Las Positas Boulevard, stating that buildings present the least amount of profile. He showed the seven-foot tall fence separating the buildings from existing houses, and the single story villa, and the three-level and four-level buildings. Mr. Aschenbrenner then described the berm area along the edge of the property, cross sections of what the berm would look like, the elevation difference between the property and the freeway, and a 20-foot berm with an eight-foot high retaining wall on top, which would protect the property from sound and also screens the building from the freeway and vice versa. Mr. Aschenbrenner then presented the site looking west from the auto mall property, noting that the height of the building and the top of the berm and wall are exactly the same. He presented a cross section looking west from the freeway, the proposed installation of trees in the PG&E easement, and photographs of similar berms they propose to emulate. He noted that buildings will look much different than the auto mall buildings. Mr. Aschenbrenner noted that the community would include many site amenities and presented samples from other communities and actual residences. He added that they PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 24, 2009 Page 5 of 22