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~. Frank Gordet, 1471 Maple Leaf Court, noted that he worked on the referendum, and had originally opposed the project. He was pleased to report that working with the Ponderosa representatives had been very responsive to the residents' needs and concerns through their neighborhood forums. He complimented the Ponderosa staff on traffic distribution and the flow-through, and added that the design benefited both the Kamp and the Mohr Avenue areas. He liked the offset of the lots and the 10-foot setback, which allowed the residents to have space between their homes. He believed the project was a good one and was comfortable in endorsing it. Mike Reever, 1557 Maple Leaf Drive, agreed with the previous speaker, and added that working with Ponderosa Homes had been a nice experience. He noted that they had maintained an open dialogue, and that they went out of their way to create something positive for the residents. He added that they had been honest about what they could and could not do, and took the desires of the various groups into account. He noted that he totally supported the project and believed that any major changes in the project would result in a negative reaction on him and his neighbors. ,..--. Patricia Belding, 7703 Highland Oaks Drive, noted that she represented the Interfaith Poverty Forum, which promoted affordable housing for low-income people in the community. She recalled the second workshop presented by Ponderosa a year ago, in which the concerns regarding affordable housing were made. Since then, they had met with Ponderosa numerous times, and they had since revised their proposals. Ms. Belding supported their present plan, and believed they did a good job in listening to the concerns of the community. She had suggested that they put more affordable housing units in the development, which they did. She noticed a great spirit of cooperation on Ponderosa Homes' part, and appreciated that, and commended them for their efforts. Susan Janjigian, 1501 Maple Leaf Drive, noted that all the residents on her street agreed that Ponderosa had been wonderful to work with. She noted that Ponderosa had come a long way in their dealings with the community, especially regarding traffic and methods to calm the heavy traffic. She was also supportive of the offsetting oflot lines and the fence design. She complimented the collaborative efforts between Ponderosa Homes and the residents of Maple Leaf Drive. Jack Dove, 5250 Case Avenue, noted that bus service was needed to bring people to the site in the future. He suggested that Dial-A-Ride be brought to the senior apartments, and added that he had spoken to representatives from Raley's and Safeway to arrange twice- weekly buses to serve the senior apartments. He noted that the seniors were very active in the community and that it would take a financial commitment to provide these services to them. In response to Commissioner Roberts' question whether he believed the number and dispersal of the units were sufficient, Mr. Dove replied that the dispersion of the units was not as important as the services and sense of community. He added that many of the services were provided by the residents themselves to help each other; that sense of ,--. community was very important to him. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES June 26, 2002 Page 9