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will be 69-70 units on the property with people living there full-time, which is a significant <br />change and double what is in place today. He recalled that some of the other <br />comments made by Task Force members over the last several meetings for Site 12 <br />include: Not sure what to do with itxplore how to work with Site 12eep Site 12 <br />on the listfeel funny about Site 12need more informationserious concernsnot <br />sure it fitsTask Force that the list of <br />criteria included in the attachments to him sent via emails Adverse conditions <br />such as odors, bad air quality, geologic or fire hazard area, or high noise environment, <br />compatibility with the surrounding residential development in terms of height and <br />massing, and consistency with the General Plan themes such as preserving and <br /> <br /> <br />Mr. Casey asked the Commission and the community to imagine they are the individual <br />or family moving into Site 12 if approved. He asked them to think about where their <br />children will play will they play in the parking lot? Will they be safe walking to school? <br />He noted that the Santa Rita Road and Valley Avenue intersection is one of the busiest <br />intersections in town, and there are at least one or two car accidents a quarter at that <br />intersection. He continued with questions on whether they will be able to sleep at night <br />from the noise on Santa Rita Road from the cut-through traffic that exists today; if they <br />would be able to move through town easily with one bus line, as the site is supposed to <br />be located close to mass transit; if they will have enough parking; how close they will be <br />to medical support and if they will have to call for a ride or drive; how close they will be <br />to shopping where they can walk rather than drive; and will they have to drive or get a <br />ride to BART if they want to go to San Francisco to visit a family member. <br /> <br />Mr. Casey stated that residents wanting to go to the park will have to cross Valley <br />Avenue or Santa Rita Road, and to get to Valley Avenue and go west, they will cut <br />through the apartments rather than drive down Santa Rita Road and around. He <br />indicated that the site will not support parking in the play area, senior pick up, and <br />transport area, residential parking, or emergency vehicle access. He added that the <br />bottom line is that he and his neighbors will lose quality of life because the City has <br />failed to plan accordingly for affordable housing over the years. He noted that the area <br />already has low-income housing at the corner of Santa Rita Road and Mohr Avenue <br />while some areas in town have zero, and he asked that the burden be shared around <br />the town at many ideal locations other than Site 12. <br /> <br />Mr. Casey requested the Commission to consider the neighborhood and ask whether <br />the site will fit in the existing neighborhood and will not impact the current houses and <br />the quality of life there. He noted that a three-story building on the site will impact not <br />only the residents in this neighborhood but many people in the City and will not fit in the <br />area or the architecture surrounding the environment. <br /> <br />Sangita Patel thanked the Commission for re-arranging its agenda and allowing the <br />public to speak earlier tonight. She indicated that she was speaking on behalf of the <br />Site 7 <br />residents of the communities that will be impacted by and reiterated that she <br />would speak on what had already been mentioned at the Housing Commission meeting. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MINUTES, April 27, 2011 Page 13 of 40 <br /> <br />