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r receive the same type of public attention they would receive if they went on to the City Council; and, therefore, these houses may disappear without the community being aware of the situation. In response to an inquiry from Commissioner Roberts, Ms. Kline advised that staff is working on the issue ofMr. Chestnut's fence. Commissioner Roberts commented that when three of the Commissioners toured the Centex Home's 21st Century House, she heard that if the City requires the construction of homes to surpass the State Uniform Building Code the City must prove that it is different. Ms. Seto advised that this is an issue that has been raised by representatives of the Home Builders' Association. Ms. Seto provided additional clarification, stating that in reading the law, she does not see a conflict, and she will be reviewing some language that is being prepared by the Alameda County Waste Management Authority's legal counsel. Commissioner Sullivan commented that three of the Commissioners visited the Centex house in Livermore. He reported that Centex is attempting to build a net-zero energy house. He further commented that the costs to do the things to achieve the net-zero energy for this home was about $20,000 to $30,000 more than not doing these things. Commissioner Roberts noted that the energy usage and efficiency of this house will be monitored by U.C. Davis. Commissioner Sullivan advised that he hopes when Centex constructs homes in Pleasanton that they will bring some ofthis knowledge to these homes. r-'- Commissioner Maas stated that she wants to be sure that the scale of the project is considered in the preparation of the Green Building Ordinance. 8. MATTERS FOR COMMISSION'S REVIEW/ACTION a. Future Planning Calendar Discussion of the April 10, 2002 Planning Commission meeting date. Chairperson Maas noted that the Planning Commission has been invited to attend a roundtable discussion hosted by the City of San Ramon on Apri11 0, which is the same date as the regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting. The Commission agreed to reschedule its meeting to April 9. It was agreed that Chairperson Maas and Vice Chairperson Kameny would make a brief presentation on some of the issues that are being addressed in Pleasanton. --- Commissioner Sullivan reported that he understands the W. Las Positas Interchange Community Advisory Committee recommendation report and minority report have been completed. He asked about the process for review ofthese documents by the Planning Commission. Ms. Kline advised that the document will be provided for review prior to a presentation being made to the Planning Commission. She noted that it is likely that this will be scheduled for the April 9 meeting, but may not be heard until April 24, as staff is also scheduling the new 2001 Baseline Traffic Report for review. Ms. Kline confirmed that after the Planning Commission comments on the W. Las Positas report it will go on to the City Council. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES March 13,2002 Page 14