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engage the public and stakeholders in things such as livability standards, open space, and community and transit interface. The initial look at what the task force has been working on will come before the Council December 16, 2010 and then come back before the Council for final adoption no later than March 1, 2011. Councilmember McGovern confirmed with staff that the vision statement prepared would be available at the upcoming workshop. Mayor Hosterman opened the public hearing. Devendra Vidhani, addressed the City Council, said the combined effect of residents, retail and construction would have significant impacts on roads and other infrastructure in the neighborhood. He disagreed with the EIR's less than significant impact findings. Assuming that 1/3 of what he calculated as 3,000 new residents are of school going age, the increase exceeds current school populations in the area. He said the cumulative effects of this impact would result in lowered test scores, neighborhood appeal, property values, and property tax revenues. He asked what sort of parks and outdoor facilities are planned for the development. Debbie Sanders, addressed the City Council, said she is a bit disappointed in the progress to date and feels she is not well represented. She the topic of assessments paid to the business park has been removed from any discussion, which disturbs her. She questioned the EIR findings and said the translation of 30 units per acre into residents has to have a significant impact the community. Mayor Hosterman said staff would contact Ms. Sanders to discuss the status of the assessments. Councilmember Sullivan asked staff to discuss the additional environmental reviews to come. Mr. Dolan said that adopting the PUD change commits the City to evaluating that package of requirements through the CEOA process. In many instances, this will provide more information than was available or evaluated before. Sheng Gao, addressed the City Council, said his feelings regarding the rezoning have changed but he still believes a project with this density will reduce the value of Pleasanton. He said many residents are frustrated with dealing with the Council and staff. He said the new development will have clear and significant impacts on schools and traffic and asked the Council to address the concerns of the community. The Mayor closed the public hearing. Motion: It was M/S by Thorne /Cook - Kallio to waived full reading and introduce Ordinance No. 2016 amending zoning for three sites in Hacienda Business Park to require residential development meet certain core standards related to density, affordability and unit mix, consistent with the settlement agreement approved by the city council on August 17, 2010 in the case of Urban Habitat v. City of Pleasanton. Motion carried by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Cook - Kallio, McGovern, Sullivan, Thorne, Mayor Hosterman Noes: None Absent: None City Council Minutes Page 15 of 16 December 7, 2010