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General Plan themes related to sustainability or high quality of life, compatibility with height and massing of neighboring development, impacts on trees, species, or historic resources, items relating to whether the site experienced a lot of noise or air quality issues, geological issues, fire hazards, whether there were wireless facilities nearby, as well as property owner interest. Points were awarded for criteria met. The task force selected a preliminary list of sites for community review. Approximately 17 sites were taken to 3 community workshops. Information was presented on site selection and individual sites. Feedback was received from participants during and after the workshops, and comments were compiled and placed on the City's website. Ms. Stern reviewed the following 17 sites considered at the workshops and subsequently discussed by the Housing Commission and Planning Commission meetings. Site 1: BART There is a surface parking lot in the BART station in the Hacienda Business Park. There is an interest on behalf of BART to see part of that parking lot in a mixed use development, part of which would be residential. They have assumed approximately 3 acres there which could be converted from surface parking to a multi-family housing project, and structure parking would need to be provided from parking taken from the surface. She said generally, the task force did not receive too many comments; two positive comments were received regarding this, and one comment regarding overcrowded schools on that particular site, but generally it did not ignite much comment. Site 2: Sheraton Hotel The Sheraton Hotel is near the Stoneridge Shopping Center and is about 2 acres. Not many comments were received on this particular site; one was positive and one was about overcrowded schools. Site 3: Stoneridge Shopping Center There is a large surface parking area and an opportunity to convert some of it into a multi-family housing site. The task force assumed something the size of the Winstar development of about 7 acres or 350 units if it were at 50 units/acre or less than that, at 30 units/acre. Three comments were received; one was that the expanded shopping opportunities would be better than housing and another comment related to overcrowded schools. Site 4: Kaiser The Kaiser site is 6.1 acres and south of the Stoneridge Shopping Mall, is 3 acres and vacant and sits adjacent to the medical office building. Kaiser was going to put a hospital on it at one time, but currently they are not actively marketing the site, they will retain it over the next few years, but have no immediate plans for expanding uses. One comment was received relating to overcrowded schools. Site 5: Rosewood Auto Sales — Deleted from Consideration This site has a cross-out on it. Staff had heard from the owner of the site, which is the BMW and Mini-Cooper site on Rosewood Drive just south of the freeway 1-580 ramp. The owners do not see this as being freed up in the planning period between now and 2014, and staff will delete it from the list. Site 6: Irby-Kaplan-Zia Site 6 is 3 parcels adding up to about 6 acres, owned by Irby-Kaplan-Zia which is on Stanley near First Street. The southern part of it is in the DSP area. It is somewhat vacant with a farmhouse complex on the southerly part of the site. It backs up to the creek, with a self storage City Council Minutes Page 4 of 19 May 3, 2011