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Ms. Stern noted that the total number of sites adds up to 3,000 units. She pointed out that as discussed in an earlier Commission meeting, the City needs to identify sites for at least 2,000 units consisting of about 330 units at 23 units per acre and almost 1,700 units at 30+ units per acre. She noted that the number on units is running a surplus at this point and the discussion is whether or not the Commission wants the list to ride through to the EIR process and through the HCD review in order to receive its comments and then make a decision based on that. Mr. Dolan noted that obviously there is a big surplus. He stated that it would be hard to imagine that ultimately, when the rezonings are done, the City would rezone significantly more than it needed to; however, the City would like to reserve some of these because this is not the only Housing Element and RHNA assignment the City will have; the City will have them on a regular basis as it moves forward. Mr. Dolan stated that his thinking on this has evolved. He noted that he spent a few of the Task Force meetings encouraging the members to try and narrow the list down and to provide more input as it moves forward ultimately for the City Council. He indicated that he now believes that this does not necessarily have to be done because all the discussions about which sites should stay and be removed were predicated on "what if" scenarios, many of which had to do with the reaction of the HCD to individual sites. He noted that at this time, he does not see any harm in leaving the list large, getting the feedback from HCD, and then making those decisions. He recommended leaving the list large at this point, with a few exceptions of any sites on the list the Commission could not support under any circumstances. He commented, though, that he does not know if there are any that would fall under that category as most of these sites have been pretty well vetted, with the exception of the ones that were added towards the end, but for which a public outreach meeting was held this week. He added that all the sites have been determined by most people who have reviewed them as good housing sites, so it is a matter of picking the right combination among them. He stated that he thinks the decision to narrow the list down might be easier after the City has heard from the HCD because its comments might make those decisions easier; for example, if there are certain themes of sites the HCD is not supportive of, that dialogue would change significantly rather than just trying to guess its reaction at this point. Additionally, Mr. Dolan stated that he thinks it is all right to talk about any variation on the density on individual sites. He indicated that on some of the sites, the Task Force considered 23 units versus 30 units to the acre, and he indicated that this is useful information as it moves forward. Commissioner Blank agreed with Mr. Dolan's recommended approach and indicated that he was not sure it made a lot of sense to make any recommendations on the sites before hearing back from the HCD. He indicated that he was curious about why Site 16, Vintage Hills Shopping Center, was taken off the list and inquired if that was done as a result of a Task Force vote. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 22, 2011 Page 13 of 33