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worthwhile attractive project on this site. He stressed his client's request for assurance that the vested commercial development rights for this site will remain. Mayor Hosterman said they clearly and lawfully would. She cautioned him that tonight's comments set the tone for this process and that he must be as committed to this process as everyone else. Mr. Steinbush confirmed but asked the public to understand that there is a science to real estate development. Mayor Hosterman assured him that anyone serving on the task force would undergo a thorough education. She said this an excellent opportunity for anyone who is not a large property owner to learn something of planning, as well as an opportunity for those people to educate property owners on what the public can support. Dennis Areilano said, as a homeowner within the Valencia development, he pays a portion of his homeowner's dues to the business park and receives virtually no services in return. He thanked the Council for creating the task force with representation from local homeowners and asked that the encumbering agreement fees be addressed as part of this process. Mayor Hosterman confirmed, referring to the staff report. Debbie Sanders, representing Homeowners of Valencia at Hacienda, shared two proposals regarding the makeup of the task force and the work plan. She said that homeowners support the appointment of City Council members and Planning Commissioners, as well as the five at large members proposed. She requested only one appointment to represent all commercial interests at the Hacienda Business Park, to include the three properties in question and the commercial rental properties of Archstone and Springhouse, whose interests are aligned with other commercial principles in the park. She acknowledged staff's desire to be inclusive but argued that the interests of 626 individual residential property owners have been condensed into four representatives, creating a clear imbalance. She advised that the interests of commercial property owners as well as residents along Stoneridge Drive and Valley Avenue would be best represented in the larger advisory group. She asked that the work plan include the mandatory requirement that any proposed development cannot result in any financial impact to the non commercial residential developments that are currently under obligatory agreements with the park. In calendar year 2009, the 626 residential homeowners collectively paid approximately $185,000 to the park for services which benefit the commercial property owners and tenants. She requested that the task force be allowed sufficient reasonable time to do its job, to be secured by a mandate that the "good cause" provision would not be accepted prior to the task force being in place for a minimum of 12 months from the date of the first meeting. Steve Bursley concurred with Ms. Sanders and supported it as the collective position of the Valencia at Hacienda Homeowners' Association. He stressed the current financial impacts imposed upon homeowners by the park and asked that any new development must take that into consideration so they are not further penalized. Stan Kataoka concurred with speakers. Peter MacDonald, BRE Properties, said his client is eager to work with the task force process but has some concerns. He shared a letter from then Mayor, Tom Pico, welcoming his client's proposal for TOD in 2003. He outlined the six year delay that has led to this task force and said he has major concerns with any further delay. He noted that the rezoning ordinance allows for project proposals to be brought forward with good cause, and said he would consider it such if City Council Minutes Page 6 of 21 November 3, 2009