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Ms. Stern said yes; there was a specific vote on that. She added that there was a lot of discussion about the amount of high-density housing around that immediate area, as well as about the viability of the shopping center itself which has languished for many years and is finally getting some life back in it. She indicated that some members wanted to give it a chance. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Comments from the Property Owners/Developers/Representatives Pat Costanzo, representing Kiewit (Site 11), stated that Kiewit has operated as a business in Pleasanton for 45 years and asked the Commissioner to support the ten-acre allocation for its site. He displayed a map showing where the best ten-acre location would be on the property, which is at the corner of Valley Avenue and Busch Road, with the remaining property adjacent to the east allowing for an overall well planned mixed-use community as development of the property proceeds. Mr. Costanzo stated that at the last Task Force meeting, a desire was expressed that if the Kiewit site and the adjacent Site 14 were allocated density, building not start until the Specific Plan is completed. He indicated that while Kiewit believes its property and the ten acres could be developed earlier than that, it agreed to wait as long as there is a set timeframe for the Specific Plan to be completed, and if that timeframe was not met, Kiewit would have the right to develop then. He added that the recommendation at that Task Force meeting was to start the Specific Plan by the first quarter of 2012 and have it completed by the second quarter of 2013, with the Specific Plan and the project entitlement being processed concurrently during the 18-month period. Mr. Costanzo noted that there were two issues that came up through all the hearings: the first related to too much density in this area. He noted that based on a Google aerial map which he displayed, there is only one true high density in the area, an apartment complex; the other surrounding high density sites have only 8 to 15 units to the acre, a senior housing is located across from the Kiewit property, and the other property is the Legacy Partners (Site 14). He concluded, therefore, that there is a fair allocation if these two sites are zoned as recommended and that it is not overburdening the area. Mr. Costanzo stated that the second issue refers to traffic concerns. He noted that at the last Task Force meeting, Mike Tassano, City Traffic Engineer, presented a traffic analysis showing that developing all the proposed sites in the area will not trigger any level of service (LOS) past LOS D. He added that this is also looking at the whole holding capacity for the Kiewit site, which has over 500,000 square feet of R&D that is certainly not being developed right now. He stated that he is respectfully simply pointing out that by giving Kiewit this density, the issues that were raised would not be really issues. He requested that the Commission support leaving the ten acres on the site. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 22, 2011 Page 14 of 33