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He would like to look at the pro forma on the feasibility analysis from Mr. Reber and he thinks an independent review should also be obtained because he does not think the City should simply take the developer's word on it, and the City should validate that independently. Finally, Councilmember Sullivan said while the City is in a hurry, the City is also presenting what it is doing to the larger community, and more time should be taken in workshops with visuals and explaining to the community. Councilmember Thorne said he would like to talk about the prescriptiveness of the guidelines because he is very concerned about getting to the end of the process and having a set of standards and guidelines that will not allow anything to be built. He noted that the East Bay Regional Park District has funding for the Iron Horse Trail and suggested taking this into consideration. Regarding live /work units, units take up more parking spaces than a normal unit. They also take up more density and it may be that the City ends up with something it does not want if they look like residences. Regarding retail, he thinks the City should be cautious in having the right amount of retail, that it be vital and occupied. Regarding Owens Drive, he thinks the City should listen to the developer on their need for setbacks and density requirements. He does not have a problem with narrowing of the street. He would like to hear from traffic engineers about backups on Owens Drive if this is done, and he agrees with speakers about putting barriers in the street and to ensure there is the right look as being able to navigate the street with fire trucks. He voiced concern with the school issue. At the last liaison meeting with the school board, they talked a little bit about the issue. It turns out that elementary schools servicing the area are already the most crowded in the City. They will work on this diligently with the liaison group and task force. As far as busing is concerned, Wheels has a school tripper service. They are cutting back on services right now due to the downturn in the economy, but there could be discussion about increasing school tripper service to the Hacienda Business Park to service student's needs. Lastly, regarding affordability, he suggested reviewing the possibility to involve one of the non- profit developers because the City must meet its affordability requirements. Mayor Hosterman said when she and Councilmember McGovern went through the settlement negotiations, they received a pro forma from the developers and from BRIDGE Housing Corporation and she was not sure this has been shared with the task force or not. Councilmember McGovern said they had BRIDGE looking at doing different levels of affordability. They saw that at that point it was not a viable idea due to the fact that there was no funding for units at $200,000 each. She said the whole idea with inclusionary housing is that it has been used in Pleasanton and for families. She thinks it is no one's business if family's units are affordable or not, that the inclusionary zoning helps protect this, and more discussion is needed on this. She said the City first must be a livable community, a community where people need to live, and it should be an integral part of the community. The vision statement is important and there needs to be specific guidelines in it when talking about open space play areas, trail connections, pedestrian amenities, pool areas, fitness centers, community rooms, access to all modes of transportation, public plazas, water features, greens and trees, and she is looking for these things to be included. Secondly, there must be buy -in from the community on this. Joint Workshop Minutes Page 10 of 13 December 16, 2010